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Evening Standard Crossword February 9 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 9 2024 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#
GraspGRIP4Across1 DelvedDUG3Across4 ApplaudCLAP4Across6 TuneAIR3Across9 Given a push to get started, leftSHOVEDOFF9Across9 Off-the-cuffIMPROMPTU9Across9 SubsideCOLLAPSE8Across10 Show the vessel to me that I'm to go inPANTOMIME9Across10 Lucky charmHORSESHOE9Across10 GasNEON4Across11 EarthSOIL4Across12 And one is heartless with the girlANNE4Across12 Don't leave me shivering in the waterREMAIN6Across13 Religious versesPSALMS6Across13 VegetablePARSNIP7Across14 Having left before you departTESTATE7Across14 SolidifyGEL3Across14 ChangeableUNSETTLED9Across15 A fan and he's holding something upSUPPORTER9Across15 StartedBEGAN5Across16 InsightINTUITION9Across17 Possibly meant to think going in will create a diversionAMUSEMENT9Across17 Piano keys, commonlyIVORIES7Across18 For the French, the usual answerNORMANS7Across18 PositiveEMPHATIC8Across19 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across19 The bird did fly in to get under coverHIDDEN6Across19 UncommonRARE4Across20 The egg the female is protecting is one of a pairSHOE4Across20 PunitivePENAL5Across21 Boy's nameALEXANDER9Across23 Expenses incurred once you leave your front door?OUTGOINGS9Across23 AbandonedDESERTED8Across23 LanguageLATIN5Across24 WatchfulOBSERVANT9Across25 Should have followed them out, I reckonedMETHOUGHT9Across25 FairJUST4Across26 Figure the poem is some kind of secret messageCODE4Across26 DefectiveDUD3Across27 CounterbalanceOFFSET6Across27 He waves the wand about againANDREW6Across27 Roof beamsRAFTERS7Across29 Charges, having caught us, but the case is thrown outACCUSES7Across29 InstrumentHARP4Across31 Blasted freezing!PERISHING9Across32 IncredulityDISBELIEF9Across32 UnionALLIANCE8Across33 ProsecuteSUE3Across34 Leaving for something newDEPARTURE9Across34 WarshipDESTROYER9Across34 RindPEEL4Across35 High fashion dressmakingCOUTURE7Across35 It's anything but fair play!TEMPEST7Across35 ParchedDRY3Across36 TeeterWOBBLE6Across36 Was turning to look at something in the playgroundSEESAW6Across36 Aquatic birdSWAN4Across37 RetainKEEP4Across37 With an English mother, is of Dutch originEDAM4Across37 EntertainerTAPDANCER9Across38 Going to put them with an egg into the oven to cookONTHEMOVE9Across38 TranslateINTERPRET9Across39 Lose an opportunity, say, through bad luckMISCHANCE9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
U.S. stateMISSOURI8Down1 The two twits got in a hitmanASSASSIN8Down1 Spring weatherAPRILSHOWERS12Down2 Working only for moneyCOINOPERATED12Down2 ChamberROOM4Down2 DisciplesAPOSTLES8Down3 They're in the store wrapped up ready for fans to buyROSETTES8Down3 HeapPILE4Down3 ExhaustedDEPLETED8Down4 TowedPULLED6Down4 A loud "Show business"AFFAIR6Down4 IncreasedGREW4Down5 English countyCHESHIRE8Down5 The European put the water drain the wrong way roundSPANIARD8Down5 BoatCANOE5Down6 AuspiciousPROPITIOUS10Down6 Means it's something to playINSTRUMENT10Down6 UntruthLIE3Down7 ChorusREFRAIN7Down7 As to changing colour on the outside when cookedROASTED7Down7 FragranceAROMA5Down8 DejectedDESPONDENT10Down8 Sent me to fill the breach, creating animosityRESENTMENT10Down8 That is to slot the name into, silly!INANE5Down11 Indian languageHINDI5Down11 RevoltREBEL5Down12 JetSPOUT5Down13 BreachGAP3Down14 WrinkledLINED5Down15 Asian countryTAIWAN6Down16 In other words, turn the table on the speakerORATOR6Down16 CircumferenceGIRTH5Down17 PoorNEEDY5Down18 Rocky hillTOR3Down19 Partakes of, when one is forced toHAS3Down19 VictimCASUALTY8Down20 OscarACADEMYAWARD12Down21 Grandiloquent way of describing the soprano voiceHIGHSOUNDING12Down21 GuidedLED3Down22 Do take the dog to go along with youCONCUR6Down22 FavourPREFER6Down22 Act as judgeADJUDICATE10Down23 The tenant's job?OCCUPATION10Down23 TimidityDIFFIDENCE10Down24 Literally trueNONFICTION10Down24 HumbleABASE5Down25 The women started to cut backMOW3Down25 Not at homeOUT3Down25 ForceIMPEL5Down26 Indicate by your expression when you enterREGISTER8Down28 AlightLAND4Down28 Computer programsSOFTWARE8Down28 SupportBACK4Down29 DeterminedRESOLUTE8Down29 Commendation a US fruit is about to getAPPLAUSE8Down29 PainACHE4Down30 MightSTRENGTH8Down30 The one set in the ship is more eroticSTEAMIER8Down30 He's rude being shown inUSHERED7Down31 EvenREGULAR7Down31 RegretRUE3Down32 Send back right on timeREMIT5Down33 Drink noisily, commonlySLURP5Down33 In a daze read out, with an exclamation of surpriseDREAMY6Down34 RubbleDEBRIS6Down34

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