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Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
BogusSHAM4Across1 AwayOFF3Across4 GraspGRIP4Across6 Had the tune played in it obsessed one?HAUNTED7Across8 American mammalRACCOON7Across8 Lawn-watererSPRINKLER9Across9 YouthLAD3Across9 A tough-guy robot?MANOFIRON9Across9 CoinedINVENTED8Across10 TopAPEX4Across11 Pink for a boy!LANCE5Across13 Legal defenceALIBI5Across13 ExpiringDYING5Across14 WickedBAD3Across14 Run to time, you findTRACE5Across14 MeritDESERVE7Across15 Admits one fools peopleTAKESIN7Across15 About rip-offs that are going round, they’re very funnySCREAMS7Across16 KingdomREALM5Across16 Whaling spearHARPOON7Across16 LustreSHEEN5Across17 For “set-rate”, the figure’s enteredPLACE5Across17 ProportionRATIO5Across18 Brass bottleNERVE5Across18 IntercededMEDIATED8Across19 I mean to return the day after, losing no timeRAPID5Across20 Irritable, informallyRATTY5Across20 AlludeREFER5Across21 Sailing vesselsYACHTS6Across22 Capsizes, with surprising resultsUPSETS6Across22 MaintenanceUPKEEP6Across23 LoathedDETESTED8Across23 Ate and ranBOLTED6Across23 GluedSTUCK5Across24 European countryBELGIUM7Across25 Administers corporal punishment - doesn’t workSTRIKES7Across25 ClearnessCLARITY7Across27 Go wrong and you discharge the wrong person?MISFIRE7Across27 WandROD3Across27 UnhappinessMISERY6Across30 Clearly indicates witchcraftSPELLS6Across30 CunningWILE4Across31 PassionARDOUR6Across31 Squeals when it burstsSPLITS6Across31 Prepared to be shotPOSED5Across32 OpinionsVIEWS5Across32 CustomPRACTICE8Across33 Golf pegTEE3Across34 Scolded, deserved itRATED5Across35 LariatLASSO5Across35 OozeSEEP4Across35 One minute she’s fine, next minute she’s gloomyAPRIL5Across36 Take in knowledgeLEARN5Across36 OwingDUE3Across36 Comforts one when the note case is lostSOLACES7Across37 Foreign noblemanMARQUIS7Across37 PlimsollPUMP4Across37 Though out of step, sir, don’t give upPERSIST7Across39 Light rainDRIZZLE7Across39 Man painting a symbol on a cardHEART5Across41 Cut offSEVER5Across41 Pulls in and discovers the L-plate has fallen offEARNS5Across42 AstoundAMAZE5Across42 A mere error, the agent holds, in the contractAGREEMENT9Across43 RashFOOLHARDY9Across43 Amalgamated with again, having said one wouldn’tREFUSED7Across44 JealousENVIOUS7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bet there’s a N in the composer’s nameWAGNER6Down1 SwordRAPIER6Down1 Ill feelingACRIMONY8Down2 The denim confection, as well, will be popularINDEMAND8Down2 PassHAND4Down2 TreacleGOLDENSYRUP11Down3 Don’t worry – holiday guaranteedRESTASSURED11Down3 BearingMIEN4Down3 PastaSPAGHETTI9Down4 Hurried up, furious the sea was going outMADEHASTE9Down4 Old-fashionedOUTDATED8Down4 PaleFADE4Down5 RestrictiveBINDING7Down5 Objected strongly to concealing the chargeLOATHED7Down5 ClearingGLADE5Down6 Very tall buildingSKYSCRAPER10Down6 Putting signs by, the names that have had a rebuke?TICKINGOFF10Down6 KnockRAP3Down7 ExpensiveDEAR4Down7 Doesn’t stay – is workingGOES4Down7 PerfectIDEAL5Down8 SudsLATHER6Down10 The shutter is heavierCLOSER6Down10 AnalyseDISSECT7Down11 Want to catch a snake that’s ill-temperedWASPISH7Down11 GatherAMASS5Down12 Of course I would need to break inINDEED6Down12 RegainRECOUP6Down12 FarewellADIEU5Down13 BanBAR3Down14 PostponeDEFER5Down15 SharpACUTE5Down17 TemperamentalMOODY5Down18 Doesn’t keep the profitsRETURNS7Down19 PlayhouseTHEATRE7Down19 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 Locks of hairTRESSES7Down21 It’s obvious one is hidden in the casePATIENT7Down21 ColourRED3Down22 Girl – a model – who’d be no good as a fielderMISSASITTER11Down24 Shade of blueULTRAMARINE11Down24 BanalTRITE5Down25 Blue-veined cheeseGORGONZOLA10Down26 Imprudent to be counselled by those in need of treatment?ILLADVISED10Down26 CrawlCREEP5Down26 Understand the lady’s coming back and hang aboutAPPREHEND9Down28 Strong attackBROADSIDE9Down28 RushedSPED4Down28 He’ll leave an hour after midnightWILLIAM7Down29 ConspireCONNIVE7Down29 PaceSTEP4Down29 DrossSCUM4Down30 Having trouble from scratchSCRAPE6Down30 TuneMELODY6Down30 Word-for-wordVERBATIM8Down32 Stopped when one bawled outPULLEDUP8Down32 ShelterLEE3Down32 Stop on a winding side streetDESIST6Down33 SiblingSISTER6Down33 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Down34 “A recreation that’s beyond me”, I put inPASTIME7Down34 PlanetURANUS6Down38 Run in pursuitCAREER6Down38 “It’s the in thing” makes you lose your temperRAGE4Down40 Golf clubIRON4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 8, 2019. 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.