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Evening Standard Crossword February 5 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 5 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Traditional practiceCUSTOM6Across1 Keep tearing endlessly aroundRETAIN6Across1 AlludeREFER5Across3 Reckon to eat poorly at various timesESTIMATE8Across7 Surprise greatlyASTONISH8Across7 A fishBASS4Across8 High ground in VietnamETNA4Across8 BrainyCLEVER6Across9 Escape with a broken toe in a tug disasterGETOUT6Across10 RankSTATUS6Across10 SightVISION6Across10 Concluding partFINALE6Across11 Effective ruler of the street?REGENT6Across11 StupefiedDAZED5Across11 ElderlyAGED4Across12 Alcoholic spiritGIN3Across14 The sphere of royalty?ORB3Across14 IdolHERO4Across15 Cuts into cubesDICES5Across16 Trips, hopefully without fallingRIDES5Across16 DelightedPLEASED7Across17 GirlLASS4Across17 Is a dashing candidateRUNS4Across17 Competitor (5)RIVAL5Across19 Anybody can sing oneHUMAN5Across19 LairDEN3Across20 With the bad housing, Victor’s in a terrible hole!HOVEL5Across21 SpreeREVEL5Across21 RotDECAY5Across21 Terry taking a bath, perhaps?TOWEL5Across22 StudentPUPIL5Across22 MildMEEK4Across23 As a concert piece, it can’t fail!CERT4Across23 Farmyard birdsHENS4Across23 ReignRULE4Across25 NumberDIGIT5Across26 Summarise shortlyRECAP5Across26 HutCABIN5Across26 StriplingLAD3Across28 Some legumes can take a lot of chewingGUM3Across28 BeakerCUP3Across28 State without proofALLEGE6Across29 His employer being out for half an hour, he’ll give a loanUSURER6Across29 BiggestLARGEST7Across30 Detesting a thing being out of orderHATING6Across30 CorsairPIRATE6Across30 River scene of historic battle in navy serviceYSER4Across31 Paper quantityREAM4Across31 Large snakeANACONDA8Across32 Showed signs of wanting to communicateGESTURED8Across32 ParchedARID4Across33 Full form of MrMISTER6Across33 Actors who no longer star, perhaps?EXTRAS6Across33 AlwaysEVER4Across35 Boring-toolAUGER5Across36 ChargeACCUSE6Across38 BowedNODDED6Across39 ConditionSTATE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The campanologist’s double?RINGER6Down1 Hand toolCHISEL6Down1 FragmentSCRAP5Down1 In movies, they may get cars to crash!ACTORS6Down2 To be preciseTHATIS6Down2 SkirmishMELEE5Down2 Majority, bulkMASS4Down3 Clever way to mend a netNEAT4Down3 ColourRED3Down3 VacationHOLIDAY7Down4 A drink the pit worker has a name forMINERAL7Down4 RubberERASER6Down4 Light purpleLILAC5Down5 FlatEVEN4Down5 Beaten in a friendly gameMATED5Down5 FreeRID3Down6 Brogues, for exampleSHOES5Down6 Gets out for a bit of fun with the chapsGENTS5Down6 EnjoyedLIKED5Down7 SacksBAGS4Down8 A noted heavyweight able to teach boysETON4Down8 AllianceUNION5Down8 Point raised in abundanceNUB3Down9 StarSUN3Down9 It’s alcoholic, that’s very clearGIN3Down12 NothingNIL3Down12 Not even upset at the bitter endNEVER5Down13 FruitLEMON5Down13 EnchantmentGLAMOUR7Down13 Old-fashionedDATED5Down14 Figure in a duet that can help one to sleepDUVET5Down15 LawfulLICIT5Down15 LiberateRELEASE7Down16 Desires wild grouse, not duckURGES5Down18 Shock, dismayAPPAL5Down18 SatanDEVIL5Down18 Girl’sHER3Down19 The way of a showmanHOW3Down19 AgentREP3Down19 Gibson in the part of Hamlet, possibly?MEL3Down20 Girl’s nameVAL3Down20 Optimistic of finding fresh fuel for a flightHOPEFUL7Down21 Underground cellDUNGEON7Down21 Jack’s cunning artTAR3Down22 ThrustLUNGE5Down22 Baked food itemPIE3Down22 To badgerHARASS6Down23 Style estimated nicestCUTEST6Down23 EquipmentKIT3Down24 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Down24 Top man reducing the rise in crimeEMIR4Down24 Nobody would take them for slacksTIGHTS6Down25 Kebab spikeSKEWER6Down25 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down26 Around the North Pole, warm covers for climbersRUNGS5Down26 Cures gone wrong, dammit!CURSE5Down27 GiftTALENT6Down27 DesolateBLEAK5Down27 Inflationary cause of the balloon going up?GAS3Down28 WaterwayCANAL5Down28 FibLIE3Down28 ThrowPITCH5Down29 Baby carriagePRAM4Down30 A park with character, misterHYDE4Down30 AvoidEVADE5Down31 DealTRADE5Down32 TwosomeDUET4Down34 DonkeyASS3Down36 Fish eggsROE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.