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Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 8 2024 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#
Picture houseCINEMA6Across1 CurseSWEAR5Across3 The majority, getting out of line, are a bit wetMOIST5Across3 OutlawBANDIT6Across5 TakenACCEPTED8Across8 Could one teach a trout to swim?TUTOR5Across8 Ancient ItalianROMAN5Across8 SnareTRAP4Across9 To whom Aidan switched from Diana?NADIA5Across10 Undergoes combustionBURNS5Across10 SkillART3Across10 Loudly express disapproval of an unfinished novel?BOO3Across11 Cooking vesselPAN3Across11 Maybe the time's about right for worthinessMERIT5Across12 RoyalREGAL5Across12 CommandORDER5Across12 Like a sandbag, it has striking potentialHANDBAG7Across13 Short axeHATCHET7Across13 Prison roomsCELLS5Across15 EncounteredMET3Across15 She's established in the V and AVESTA5Across15 AwayOFF3Across17 Do men fight for seats in it?BOX3Across18 WonderAWE3Across18 GratuityTIP3Across18 Die a bit of a hero in a shipwreckPERISH6Across19 SerpentASP3Across19 Serving dishTUREEN6Across19 LastFINAL5Across20 FellowDON3Across21 Type of boneHUMERUS7Across21 Additional house numbers?CODICIL7Across21 Trashy part, hardly colourfulASHY4Across22 Egg cellOVUM4Across22 WrathIRE3Across22 Slightly wetDAMP4Across23 An appeal, or maybe part of onePLEA4Across23 MeadowLEA3Across23 ResinLAC3Across24 Leave hastily, a fugitiveRUNAWAY7Across24 Face clothFLANNEL7Across24 SubsidesABATES6Across26 RedRUDDY5Across26 Antipodean creature found moving by us pomsPOSSUM6Across26 Seaman's manipulative artTAR3Across29 ShelterLEE3Across29 LubricateOIL3Across29 Glutted with dates?SATED5Across31 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across31 German measlesRUBELLA7Across32 To a point, an old-fashioned way to be tranquilisedSEDATED7Across32 AgitateSTIR4Across33 Warmish when the tide's out around the pierheadTEPID5Across34 Bus stationTERMINUS8Across34 Whole rangeGAMUT5Across34 It's good as hot airGAS3Across35 Bomb-holeCRATER6Across35 BeverageTEA3Across35 One still wicked after coming to a bad end?DEVIL5Across36 PropertyESTATE6Across36 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Across36 Obviously more than one short dayMONTH5Across37 Molars, sayTEETH5Across37 Many lonely ladies have such stockingsNYLON5Across38 HarvestsREAPS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GemstoneTOPAZ5Down1 Where to confer knighthood upon the excellentDUBAI5Down1 EncounterINCUR5Down2 Praise doggedly merited?GOODBOY7Down2 Sacred placeSANCTUM7Down2 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 Rotary member, this Russian?OLEG4Down4 SharpenWHET4Down4 FollowingAFTER5Down4 EmblemBADGE5Down5 Point terrible evils out as you complain tearfullySNIVEL6Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 ObserveNOTE4Down6 Spud dined in extremes of terror!TATER5Down6 Measuring stickRULER5Down6 CornerANGLE5Down7 LikenessIMAGE5Down7 Starts fabricating stories of civil disorderRIOTS5Down7 Floor coveringMAT3Down9 Not making a centuryTON3Down9 UseAVAIL5Down10 SubjectTOPIC5Down11 RevokesREPEALS7Down12 TenderOFFER5Down12 The most you can expect from a generous parentMAXIMUM7Down12 AteDINED5Down13 An odd rhyme for almost any personBOD3Down14 That manHIM3Down14 RecoverRALLY5Down14 DecorationMEDAL5Down15 Pointless, maybe, but having point in cricketSILLY5Down16 Established by lawLEGAL5Down16 TautTENSE5Down16 The way one looks as an onlooker?AHEAD5Down17 Shoot from coverSNIPE5Down17 Like some piece judged to be plagiarisedPIRATED7Down19 To end upTURNOUT7Down19 PutrefyGOBAD5Down20 Lives temporarily with a roguish scampCAMPS5Down20 Box of vital personal treasuresCHEST5Down21 A personHUMAN5Down21 ExpungesDELETES7Down23 Perfect organ composition by fatherPARAGON7Down23 Of a womanFEMALE6Down24 Politely contradictedRUDELY6Down24 The char's eating companion?WAD3Down25 Pen partNIB3Down25 PerformerACTOR5Down25 PartyBEANO5Down27 Their fertility is locally unusualOASES5Down27 SpeakUTTER5Down27 Big catTIGER5Down28 Became established as a clique, being fashionableSETIN5Down28 LamentDIRGE5Down28 RejoiceEXULT5Down30 Trying to be touchy?TESTY5Down30 Censure, informallySLATE5Down30 WorryFRET4Down31 HindquartersRUMP4Down32 Storage place for various oilsSILO4Down32 SoilDIRT4Down32 Not all castanets are brown!TAN3Down33 Sheltered sideLEE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 8, 2024. 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.