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Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 129 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#
Hi-fiSTEREO6Across1 CharacterLETTER6Across1 Peter, possibly a petRABBIT6Across1 SoakedSODDEN6Across5 Quicker routeSHORTCUT8Across7 End of the line for a transport executive?RAILHEAD8Across7 Tailpiece - a fish has oneCODA4Across8 InformTELL4Across8 IrrigateWATER5Across9 Prepare a coup good-heartedly?COOKUP6Across10 RascalVARLET6Across10 BlunderBOOBOO6Across10 Is an airman crazy for her?MARINA6Across11 Leg boneFIBULA6Across11 AssessedVALUED6Across11 SpreeREVEL5Across12 SlippedSLID4Across14 CourtWOO3Across14 Inflamed by a revolutionary?RED3Across14 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across16 Those dressed up figuresNINES5Across16 Damp and chillyDANK4Across17 Invariably a woman has a RomeoEVER4Across17 CreamBEST4Across18 He needs a taxi just to go about half a mileCALEB5Across19 Let downLOWER5Across19 HellHADES5Across20 Electricity supplyPOWER5Across21 Being injured, a chap takes me inLAMED5Across21 EvaluatedRATED5Across22 Spoke highly of a seeded manPIPED5Across22 FrenziedlyMADLY5Across22 Coarse fileRASP4Across23 Perhaps a joker, this character?CARD4Across23 AlsoBESIDES7Across23 SwindlerCHEAT5Across24 InstructTEACH5Across26 Cancel the clean-up!SCRUB5Across26 EstateMANOR5Across26 Having a crush on, show affectionHUG3Across28 LairDEN3Across28 Ranking high, historically, they rebuilt AthensTHANES6Across29 BreedREAR4Across29 Line on a weather mapISOBAR6Across29 Hate being unreasonably testedDETEST6Across30 SwampBOG3Across30 WheedleCAJOLE6Across30 Prophet who got Thomas most upset?AMOS4Across31 PortentOMEN4Across31 Abstaining from alcoholTEETOTAL8Across32 NoblemanDUKE4Across32 Told what to do in specific termsDETAILED8Across32 Of toneTONAL5Across33 TasksDUTIES6Across33 Fishing port with a centre for making netsOSTEND6Across33 SellerVENDOR6Across35 CommotionPOTHER6Across36 AlludeREFER5Across37 ElbowedNUDGED6Across38 ScarcityDEARTH6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ProfuseLAVISH6Down1 WeptSOBBED6Down1 Save from a terrible curse at closing timeRESCUE6Down1 Relatively impecunious dealer?BROKER6Down2 AntelopeRHEBOK6Down2 FieryTORRID6Down2 There may be a catch in itTRAP4Down3 Norway's capitalOSLO4Down3 PitcherEWER4Down3 With light heart, was inclined to have picked up the piecesGLEANED7Down4 RefereeARBITER7Down4 ScoldedRATED5Down4 Give troubleACTUP5Down5 NumberSEVEN5Down5 Admitted in a bulletin, finallyLETIN5Down5 SpokenORAL4Down6 The ones Sadie could give a fellow?IDEAS5Down6 Book of mapsATLAS5Down6 PlasteredDAUBED6Down7 NakednessNUDITY6Down8 Urban areaTOWN4Down8 Fruit centreCORE4Down8 LavatoryLOO3Down9 A failure up to no good againDUD3Down9 Drinks counterBAR3Down12 In such a cage, some birds would rise!RIB3Down12 MeatVENISON7Down13 Is deficient inLACKS5Down13 No - and you needn't ask again!NEVER5Down13 TurretTOWER5Down15 MachineLATHE5Down15 Napoleon Solo had a couple (no, not names!)GAMES5Down15 ExcludeDEBAR5Down16 Assumed nameALIAS5Down18 It can be grown by a veteran for a companionVETCH5Down18 FoundedBASED5Down18 Auction itemLOT3Down19 It goes to one's headCAP3Down19 LooseSLACK5Down19 Shown the way from WimbledonLED3Down20 MarryWED3Down20 I survive in a rail crash in the countryLIBERIA7Down21 FixedSET3Down21 Model of excellencePARAGON7Down21 EncounteredMET3Down22 Steal fromROB3Down22 Playful bit of a tune on the pianoPUN3Down22 Turn downREJECT6Down23 Suitably talented to work for a tailor?CUTOUT6Down23 In the rough sea a good long time!AGES4Down24 CowardlyCRAVEN6Down24 SoonANON4Down24 Diminutive couple in line for a number of points?DOTTED6Down25 DeservedEARNED6Down25 Cleans feathersPREENS6Down25 Pupil's composition?STUDY5Down26 MerrimentMIRTH5Down26 Harangues a rising star out for a bit of funRANTS5Down27 Group of nineNONET5Down27 WriterAUTHOR6Down27 WeirDAM3Down28 Border of the marshHEM3Down28 FiresideHEARTH6Down28 It's decorative and there's nothing to add, perhapsDADO4Down30 ChillyCOLD4Down30 DrilledBORED5Down30 YawnedGAPED5Down31 RippedTORE4Down33 LearningLORE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. 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.