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Evening Standard Crossword February 5 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 5 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
Is bound to have a net return if you hurryHASTEN6Across1 NeedleSTYLUS6Across1 RescuedSAVED5Across4 Baker's dozenTHIRTEEN8Across7 BullyHECTOR6Across7 Happened to be the person commanding a dog, like a setterOCCURRED8Across7 Perfidious producer of pork piesLIAR4Across8 Not at homeAWAY4Across8 EvilBAD3Across9 Cold dessertTRIFLE6Across10 Compete with a backward girl for a placeVIENNA6Across10 PerformedDID3Across10 Work upEXCITE6Across11 As seen by the couple about to back usVISUAL6Across11 MadnessFOLLY5Across12 OozeSEEP4Across13 Heavenly end for many a RussianSKY3Across14 OwingDUE3Across14 DissuadeDETER5Across15 Like the doubtful activities of a sharkFISHY5Across16 HostelHOTEL5Across16 Crazy contribution to diet?NUTS4Across17 ChristmasNOEL4Across17 CalmSERENE6Across17 Lily-like creature?TIGER5Across19 NoblemanEARL4Across19 RefundREPAY5Across19 LariatLASSO5Across20 One eating a piece of celery with too much noiseDINER5Across21 TribunalFORUM5Across21 BroadenWIDEN5Across22 The bulletin's incomplete, you'll admitLETIN5Across22 SickILL3Across22 Assist in crimeABET4Across23 Driven crazy by the EnglishMADE4Across23 TwistedTANGLED7Across24 NutPECAN5Across26 To mature, a bit of a writer needs a penRIPEN5Across26 SpoilMAR3Across27 FalsehoodLIE3Across28 PennilessNEEDY5Across28 Bird fabled to devastate much cornROC3Across28 Waterproof jacketANORAK6Across29 Really trying to get the opposition dismissedALLOUT6Across29 ComparesLIKENS6Across30 Prepared to be featheredTARRED6Across30 Go back again with a man-eaterOGRE4Across31 ReviseEDIT4Across31 OverlookMISS4Across31 Be inclined to rely rashly on going carefully!TENDERLY8Across32 TyrantAUTOCRAT8Across32 ConquerMASTER6Across33 SoldiersTROOPS6Across33 Joining up the southeastern flankSEWING6Across33 CogsTEETH5Across35 ChessmanPAWN4Across37 BirdOUZEL5Across38 FishEEL3Across39 ConsumeEAT3Across41 EraseDELETE6Across42 LongYEARN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lovely place, this port out EastHEAVEN6Down1 Exactly correctSPOTON6Down1 ToolCHISEL6Down1 Considers the endless requirements in printingTHINKS6Down2 LegalLAWFUL6Down2 EntryACCESS6Down2 DeityGOD3Down3 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Down3 Batty TV character?NORA4Down3 SecureSAFE4Down4 If cruel, could be the devil!LUCIFER7Down4 Welsh townWREXHAM7Down4 WorshipADORE5Down5 Giant visibly very different from Cyclops!ARGUS5Down5 DeserveMERIT5Down5 AmplifiedENLARGED8Down6 Not even fully finished, strangely enoughODDLY5Down6 Heavenly messengerANGEL5Down6 AssistantAIDE4Down8 TravelRIDE4Down8 In a terrible struggle, it's for fearLEST4Down8 Alcoholic drinkALE3Down9 Some article on New YorkANY3Down9 DefameDENIGRATE9Down11 ShyCOY3Down12 Title of various IraniansSIR3Down12 Steam needed to get forwardAHEAD5Down13 TautTENSE5Down13 PlaguePEST4Down14 Brimless capBERET5Down15 A car for James Bond's boss, noteMINIM5Down15 InformTELL4Down16 WanderROAM4Down18 Possibly unlit beforeUNTIL5Down18 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down18 Great, maybe, but still a small birdTIT3Down19 StickROD3Down19 Genetic information?GEN3Down20 Play on wordsPUN3Down20 HeightALTITUDE8Down21 FundFINANCE7Down21 Study an eccentric dude getting strippedDENUDED7Down21 The French love this forenameLEO3Down22 ConflictWAR3Down22 Self-defenceAIKIDO6Down23 LoanedLENT4Down23 Next day, a more shortened lineMORROW6Down23 In one unit of land, see another!ACRE4Down24 Sugar plantBEET4Down24 TitleNAME4Down25 SamplesTASTES6Down25 Ultimately a happy one?ENDING6Down25 IntenseDEEP4Down26 HeathenPAGAN5Down26 Displeased, being infested?RATTY5Down26 A sound, if cheap, drinkPLONK5Down27 PricesCOSTS5Down27 CoverLID3Down28 Cloth or paperRAG3Down28 RubberERASER6Down29 Little things of Toyah's? Ah, no!TOYS4Down30 LatvianLETT4Down30 PulledYANKED6Down30 GuideSTEER5Down32 CastSHED4Down34 DashELAN4Down36 MeadowLEA3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 5, 2026. 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.