Spread out and work two ways(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Spread out and work two ways”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025.
The answer is
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- #36 down Frank (4) 4th June 2026
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- #17 across Accessible (4) 5th May 2026
- #21 across Undecided, to be frank (4) 17th April 2026
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- #24 down Frank has less than twopence (4) 2nd April 2026
- #15 across Frank (4) 27th March 2026
- #25 across Frank (4) 17th March 2026
- #17 across To be frank, there's nothing to write (4) 16th March 2026
- #27 across Not closed (4) 25th February 2026
- #31 across Frank's university (4) 15th February 2026
- #22 across Start to make music with some women (4) 26th January 2026
- #17 across Start by being honest (4) 18th January 2026
- #31 across Unlock (4) 17th January 2026
- #33 across Frank (4) 7th January 2026
- #31 down Frank (4) 14th December 2025
- #14 across Frank (4) 18th November 2025
- #29 across Frank's championship? (4) 15th November 2025
- #25 across Frank (4) 10th November 2025
- #21 across Begin by taking round to the fold (4) 31st October 2025
- #15 across Frank (4) 23rd October 2025
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- #11 across Frank (4) 12th October 2025
- #21 across Parking in the wrong one, to start with (4) 19th September 2025
- #19 across Unlock (4) 3rd September 2025
- #19 across Prepared to admit (4) 26th August 2025
- #17 across Spread out and work two ways (4) 18th August 2025
- #12 across Frank (4) 16th August 2025
- #24 down Frank (4) 9th August 2025
- #19 across Undecided, to be frank (4) 8th August 2025
- #14 across Frank (4) 5th August 2025
- #7 down Unlock (4) 24th July 2025
- #24 across Frank (4) 7th July 2025
- #31 across To be honest, there's nothing to write (4) 6th July 2025
- #24 down Ready for business (4) 1st July 2025
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down A girl accepts it as friendship (5)
- #2 down Absolute, say (5)
- #3 down Fish in a London well! (4)
- #4 across Roughly treated by a gang with a plot (6)
- #4 down His stinginess upsets me sir! (5)
- #5 down There's nothing in a half bottle to give you a kick (4)
- #6 down Runs without running (6)
- #7 across She wove a hair mat (4,4)
- #8 across Hardly bags to drink (6)
- #9 down Container of something topping (6)
- #10 across Stamp a letter, we understand (5)