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Evening Standard Crossword February 7 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 7 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 131 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#
AlternativeOTHER5Across3 Think the chaps at the outside are having funAMUSEMENT9Across9 ConfirmRATIFY6Across9 AccordAGREEMENT9Across9 DancerBALLERINA9Across10 BulkVOLUME6Across10 Boatman I travel east with and find most uncongenialABOMINATE9Across10 LiberatedFREED5Across11 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across12 Remitted the said moneySENT4Across12 Simple plantALGA4Across12 Nearly all lost a pound - the majorityALMOST6Across13 PassionateARDENT6Across13 We do pack in a box and secure firmlyTIEDOWN7Across14 Paper-folding artORIGAMI7Across14 DelicateNICE4Across15 ManaclesHANDCUFFS9Across15 With a stick, running in, set on the ChineseCANTONESE9Across15 AlterationAMENDMENT9Across17 FateDESTINY7Across17 Cannot possibly accommodate a child - not ICONSONANT9Across17 Once the diet's worked, no longer isEXISTED7Across18 WanderingNOMADIC7Across18 Uneven in qualityPATCHY6Across19 In brief, muted, weird criesPRECIS6Across19 SpotDOT3Across20 SetteeSOFA4Across20 Photographed with a drinkSHOT4Across20 ShyTIMID5Across21 UndergarmentPETTICOAT9Across23 The only summer hat left - it's a bit muchLASTSTRAW9Across23 RestrainREIN4Across23 Amusing or otherwise, he has a lot to learnIGNORAMUS9Across25 Game birdPARTRIDGE9Across25 Swimming poolLIDO4Across25 Slip out of the buildingSHED4Across26 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Across26 PeerNOBLE5Across26 Type of houndAFGHAN6Across27 Trim the treeSPRUCE6Across27 ChopHEW3Across28 In lodgings, set about compiling the resumesDIGESTS7Across29 ErrorMISTAKE7Across29 ImaginedDREAMED7Across30 InimitableMATCHLESS9Across32 Working out, as one mooches in to callREASONING9Across32 ParchedARID4Across33 EngagementBETROTHAL9Across34 Daubed it on, being drunkPLASTERED9Across34 Another helpingSECONDS7Across35 Clearly frightened, has played the cardSHAKING7Across35 ObserveNOTE4Across35 BragBOAST5Across36 Blood vesselARTERY6Across36 Detecting and putting on recordNOTING6Across36 ThrowTOSS4Across37 Said you incline towards the rightLIEN4Across37 VoucherTICKET6Across38 AlienatedESTRANGED9Across38 Taking ill again with flu, sent offRESENTFUL9Across38 In another placeELSEWHERE9Across39 WanderingERRANT6Across39 Do they keep rooms cool and bright?FANLIGHTS9Across39 LateTARDY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Killing, you gather, to exterminate the raceMASSACRE8Down1 Long raceMARATHON8Down1 FoodstuffBREAD5Down1 Branch of mathsTRIGONOMETRY12Down2 Witches were once such a topicBURNINGISSUE12Down2 Map bookATLAS5Down2 GreatTERRIFIC8Down3 Is such a story on radio enjoyed by the cultured?WELLREAD8Down3 AwayOFF3Down3 Greek capitalATHENS6Down4 In one's element when there's a partyATHOME6Down4 DespotTYRANT6Down4 FlatEVEN4Down5 SummaryABSTRACT8Down5 A bit, or piece, on the presidentPARTICLE8Down5 WandROD3Down6 Claim there's strifeCONTENTION10Down6 ThoroughlyALTOGETHER10Down6 SensationalLURID5Down7 In turn, agree evil still existedLIVEDON7Down7 Stages of historyPERIODS7Down7 CapBERET5Down8 Puts back curbs all round, you sayREINSTATES10Down8 JPMAGISTRATE10Down8 Sending back, with "Love from Spain," a bouquetAROMA5Down11 AngryIRATE5Down11 TraineeLEARNER7Down13 BlemishSTAIN5Down14 CrownCORONET7Down16 Golfer's assistantCADDIE6Down16 But so ludicrously English it's stupidOBTUSE6Down16 CedeYIELD5Down18 Almost cried going back to the seatPEW3Down19 NothingNIL3Down19 MinePIT3Down19 Where the race ends and it's back to the stable immediatelyHOMESTRAIGHT12Down21 OutdatedOLDFASHIONED12Down21 CouchDIVAN5Down22 It's loud, OK, and gives you a shock?FRIGHT6Down22 Painting on plasterFRESCO6Down22 ExpertPASTMASTER10Down23 Where we just holidayed? Anything would be better!LASTRESORT10Down23 Doing great - taking a breakRIPPINGOFF10Down24 PresentNOW3Down24 Deviating from a party lineOFFMESSAGE10Down24 Single again, but with great animosityIRE3Down25 Play on wordsPUN3Down25 DeletedERASED6Down27 HurryHASTE5Down28 SpousesHUSBANDS8Down28 Truly bothered about the information, needing to act fastURGENTLY8Down28 Wet on the day, thought the water isn't settlingDRAINING8Down29 FlinchWINCE5Down29 DriverMOTORIST8Down29 Have us turn against and see off the AfricansSUDANESE8Down30 Joined upENLISTED8Down30 ToothMOLAR5Down31 On return, is not changing one's ideasNOTIONS7Down31 Chat, informallyCHINWAG7Down31 DemiseDEATH5Down32 UnspokenTACIT5Down33 Gather the animal on the inside is the damAMASS5Down33 A blow to the heart would nauseatePUTOFF6Down34 ManservantBUTLER6Down34 RosterROTA4Down34 WagerBET3Down36 AttemptTRY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 7, 2025. 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.