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Evening Standard Crossword February 9 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 9 2018 answers. The Friday 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#
EvenFLAT4Across1 UncookedRAW3Across4 DungeonCELL4Across6 AlwaysAYE3Across9 Understanding what the nod of the head meansAGREEMENT9Across9 ConcordAGREEMENT9Across9 ManifoldMULTIPLE8Across10 Kind person who’s something of an oddityCHARACTER9Across10 Cricket strokeSQUARECUT9Across10 PeruseREAD4Across11 Bird of preyHAWK4Across12 Nonsense! A hard drinker knocks it backTOSH4Across12 Are in charge and get silver hair all round!MANAGE6Across13 Writing deskBUREAU6Across13 Time-consuming businessPALAVER7Across14 Entertainment with refreshments? And how!ICESHOW7Across14 ResinLAC3Across14 Large animalsELEPHANTS9Across15 Hurried after, cold and humbledCHASTENED9Across15 StallBOOTH5Across16 ForeverETERNALLY9Across17 With figures about heart trouble tries to frightenTHREATENS9Across17 AugmentENHANCE7Across18 Gave heart, in the end, to the performers who felt unappreciated?ENCORED7Across18 CrucialCRITICAL8Across19 Type of beerBITTER6Across19 Rule that it’s gold and I prove to be wrongORDAIN6Across19 Reject as falseDENY4Across20 Stash away - with the exception ofSAVE4Across20 SingerTENOR5Across21 LogicREASONING9Across23 Given a power one felt affronted byPRESENTED9Across23 WritingDOCUMENT8Across23 Out-of-datePASS4Across24 CaptivatedENTRANCED9Across25 Either fire or unload itDISCHARGE9Across25 Ready moneyCASH4Across26 Are out to get the point they deserveEARN4Across26 ConsumeEAT3Across27 Public speakerORATOR6Across27 Considered taking action - myself includedDEEMED6Across27 Motorcycle attachmentSIDECAR7Across29 Did it contribute to the snarling of the old-time traffic?GROWLER7Across29 DisplaceMOVE4Across31 Legal proof that you’re the champion?TITLEDEED9Across32 Underwater swimmerSKINDIVER9Across32 EnhanceHEIGHTEN8Across33 NothingNIL3Across34 Seems irritated when one withdraws from the matchSCRATCHES9Across34 DangerousHAZARDOUS9Across34 StaggerREEL4Across35 Less heavyLIGHTER7Across35 Gave the impression, as one left on the tripTOOKOFF7Across35 PlaythingTOY3Across36 AnswerableLIABLE6Across36 Once it’s planted, does it shoot up?ROCKET6Across36 DreadFEAR4Across37 GaspPANT4Across37 Grasp the branchTWIG4Across37 ExpenditureOUTGOINGS9Across38 Stop a man with a packet coming from the supermarketDETERGENT9Across38 Citrus fruitTANGERINE9Across39 Put a curb on the police, perhaps, or give them more powerREINFORCE9Across39

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Fine soft woolCASHMERE8Down1 “A bit soft,” object toPARTICLE8Down1 MonarchsCROWNEDHEADS12Down2 How obvious it is the fortune-teller’s a fake?CRYSTALCLEAR12Down2 ExtolLAUD4Down2 Successive orderSEQUENCE8Down3 Stayed to meander about. I went insideREMAINED8Down3 CarryTOTE4Down3 DeputisedREPLACED8Down4 EmphasiseSTRESS6Down4 Desert sandSTRAND6Down4 CryWEEP4Down5 EdibleESCULENT8Down5 Took to be the done thingACCEPTED8Down5 FreightCARGO5Down6 Additional partSUPPLEMENT10Down6 As a hen would do when its henhouse had been demolished?LAYINRUINS10Down6 WatchEYE3Down7 ExtendPROLONG7Down7 Get a different route and means of accessGATEWAY7Down7 FewestLEAST5Down8 Naively optimisticSTARRYEYED10Down8 A lot of people got shot in itCROWDSCENE10Down8 Laugh when he goes into the standTEHEE5Down11 PoliteCIVIL5Down11 FragmentSCRAP5Down12 PoisonVIRUS5Down13 IlluminatedLIT3Down14 BoatCANOE5Down15 CarriageHANSOM6Down16 Artist who was a convert?TURNER6Down16 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down17 HurriedHASTY5Down18 InsectBUG3Down19 Not even rum!ODD3Down19 DistrictLOCALITY8Down20 Reference workENCYCLOPEDIA12Down21 Spring waterAPRILSHOWERS12Down21 FurrowRUT3Down22 The route to the interiorTHROAT6Down22 RoamWANDER6Down22 HussROCKSALMON10Down23 No shortage of work for the con-man?PLENTYTODO10Down23 DisrespectfulIRREVERENT10Down24 The far tree, felled subsequentlyTHEREAFTER10Down24 IsolatedALONE5Down25 Served up, tooDID3Down25 Do wrongERR3Down25 OdourSMELL5Down26 Reduce speed, after a fashionMODERATE8Down28 IotaWHIT4Down28 IndefatigableTIRELESS8Down28 LashWHIP4Down29 Very hotSIZZLING8Down29 From where the flowers are, getting one a flowerGARDENIA8Down29 IntendMEAN4Down30 ReticentRESERVED8Down30 No longer caring, decided not to keep the appointmentRESIGNED8Down30 Writing about Rome, I digress in the autobiographyMEMOIRS7Down31 IssueEDITION7Down31 ContendVIE3Down32 The fish will be rising right awayTROUT5Down33 Piece of cast metalINGOT5Down33 It’s safe to tie upSECURE6Down34 Vigorous and enthusiasticHEARTY6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 9, 2018. 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.