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Evening Standard Crossword February 6 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 6 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
Floor coveringCARPET6Across1 HolySACRED6Across5 Learns one's no stay-at-home?FINDSOUT8Across9 InheritanceDOWER5Across9 On timePUNCTUAL8Across9 BirdEAGLET6Across10 The foreigner is a bit of a liabilityALI3Across10 ConcealedHID3Across10 Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmlyANCHOR6Across11 FlinchedWINCED6Across11 SpotPIMPLE6Across11 The test has been rigged again, in a waySTREET6Across12 CalledNAMED5Across12 Outdoor mealPICNIC6Across12 Sturdy shoesBROGUES7Across13 Sound very good, though having got a little disheartenedCRACKLE7Across13 Charitable donationsALMS4Across14 DrossSCUM4Across14 Measure the rain one has trappedACRE4Across14 Twice a yearBIANNUALLY10Across15 Owing to having gone in above one's head?DEEPINDEBT10Across15 They come out for the auditionEARPLUGS8Across17 AnnoyIRRITATE8Across17 YouthLAD3Across17 PresentHERE4Across18 Follow winding courseMEANDER7Across18 It's no good if you apply a smaller quantityUSELESS7Across18 Large flightless birdRHEA4Across19 A journey for threepenceTRIP4Across19 ConsumedEATEN5Across20 See, among the gashes from the blowsCLOUTS6Across21 Subdivision of diocesePARISH6Across21 AssessedRATED5Across22 TurnedROTATED7Across23 Ensured one would have no more negative thoughts?DEVELOPEDONESMIND17Across24 WhiskersBEARD5Across24 26th American presidentTHEODOREROOSEVELT17Across24 PostponeDEFER5Across26 Pointed projecting partsPRONGS6Across27 Gets going on the small pastriesSTARTS6Across27 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across29 Wild goatIBEX4Across29 Be alone when Ben has left the plantALOE4Across29 Type of cloudCUMULUS7Across30 CrowdMOB3Across30 Sinatra performing is skilled at his workARTISAN7Across30 OnlySOLE4Across32 Wall-paintingMURAL5Across33 Took the trouble to set the two deer freeBOTHERED8Across33 Marine gamefishBLUEFISH8Across33 Child prodigyWUNDERKIND10Across35 Don't be rough with the cards!DEALGENTLY10Across35 LoathsomeODIOUS6Across35 Exploited the oldUSED4Across36 Tickling sensationITCH4Across36 BurdenSADDLE6Across36 Musical tempoALLEGRO7Across37 Gives generously, they reveal?SHOWERS7Across37 PrincipleTENET5Across37 Electrical deviceDYNAMO6Across38 SmoothedEVENED6Across38 You should avoid them if you're slimming, my dearsSWEETS6Across38 WreckageDEBRIS6Across39 Did he keep changing his viewpoint as an artist?TURNER6Across40 MethodicalFORMAL6Across40 He's crazy for vegetarian foodNUT3Across41 Fossil fuelGAS3Across41 About the female animals, exaggeratesOVERDOES8Across42 OptimisticSANGUINE8Across42

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The wee "36" is almost newLITTLEUSED10Down1 Very generousMUNIFICENT10Down1 FoldCREASE6Down1 Scrutinise minutelySCAN4Down2 I get dole, losing nothing by not workingIDLE4Down2 StewRAGOUT6Down2 Critical point in timeJUNCTURE8Down3 Satisfies one that coins have not fallen insideCONTENTS8Down3 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 Drop of liquidGLOBULE7Down4 He has a stab at making a labelSTICKER7Down4 SumTOTAL5Down4 StitchedSEWED5Down5 JudgeADJUDICATOR11Down5 Delighted, amused and a little embarrassedTICKLEDPINK11Down5 ParchedARID4Down6 Punctuation markAPOSTROPHE10Down6 Go towards but leave footprints behind youMAKETRACKS10Down6 FireworkROCKET6Down7 Scribble "sun-stroke"SCRAWL6Down7 BestowIMPART6Down7 EvadedDODGED6Down8 Left, which is a mistake?NOTRIGHT8Down8 Climbing plantCLEMATIS8Down8 Stop to get a container to put the second inAVAST5Down10 NonsenseHOOEY5Down10 BullfighterMATADOR7Down13 TrappedCAGED5Down15 Agree the friend must come over for the conferencePALAVER7Down16 Cotton fabricNANKEEN7Down16 BlitheMERRY5Down16 HellHADES5Down18 SpreeREVEL5Down19 Vast crowdHORDE5Down20 Show the key is in the wrong doorRODEO5Down20 BowNOD3Down21 ColourRED3Down22 View as a good head, all roundOPINION7Down22 Male deerROEBUCK7Down22 Good and bad days a lift operator knows all aboutUPSANDDOWNS11Down23 Study of birdsORNITHOLOGY11Down23 SuitBECOME6Down24 If all else fails, Zurich from the list of holiday venues?LASTRESORT10Down25 WorshipADMIRE6Down25 ContemptibleDESPICABLE10Down25 Sporting competitionTOURNAMENT10Down26 One with nothing vital to communicate?DEADLETTER10Down26 Cattle foodFODDER6Down27 NicheRECESS6Down28 KinsmanRELATION8Down28 Says glibly, as one leaves in a hurryTROTSOUT8Down28 PonderedMUSED5Down30 FoundedBASED5Down31 List that will make an impression on youREGISTER8Down31 Never finishingUNENDING8Down31 No one's fool, but upset by lovePASSION7Down32 Give approval toENDORSE7Down32 SilentMUTE4Down33 Making sure nobody will see you getting a lickingHIDING6Down34 TardyLATE4Down34 DisinterEXHUME6Down34 Harped on how one was no mere guest?DWELT5Down35 Payments for workWAGES5Down35 Stops tipsENDS4Down39 Common senseNOUS4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 6, 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.