Daily Express Crossword August 12 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Express Crossword August 12 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 54 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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SilenceSTILLNESS9Across1 Seeing note on espionageESPYING7Across1 Loser managed as wellALSORAN7Across5 HootBOO3Across8 Initially putting any chart around shrubPYRACANTH9Across9 HarmfulDELETERIOUS11Across9 Once more, go over wild caperRECAP5Across10 Pioneering males in troubleSEMINAL7Across11 StrayDIGRESS7Across11 Warehouse is put back in down paymentDEPOSIT7Across12 By earAURAL5Across12 Verify sign in television reportsDOCUMENTARIES13Across13 BrightnessLUSTRE6Across13 ImpedeRETARD6Across15 SplendidGRAND5Across17 Jute clothHESSIAN7Across18 Sell connection to a gameAUCTIONBRIDGE13Across18 IndifferentUNCONCERNED11Across20 Incline to set off - most trimLEANEST7Across20 DogCUR3Across22 RuffianDESPERADO9Across23 Captive has got terrible EnglishHOSTAGE7Across23 Loud stream is an unnecessary extraFRILL5Across25 Puritan accepted rubbish, on the day, stuck outPROTRUDED9Across26 Behold terribly rude son in place of pilgrimageLOURDES7Across27 City accepts rage management with enthusiasmEAGERLY7Across28

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Uncover old attitudeEXPOSE6Down1 BindTIE3Down2 Epic drama about health workerPARAMEDIC9Down2 SuppleLITHE5Down3 Food container didn't start in former empireINCAN5Down3 Noble fellow composed lament, following informationGENTLEMAN9Down4 Way outEGRESS6Down4 A pot initially concealed garden pestAPHID5Down5 Packing awaySTOWAGE7Down5 RemarkOBSERVATION11Down6 Fight some distance from recycling centreSCRAPYARD9Down6 Topless dresses produce surprisesROCKS5Down7 Seed leafCOTYLEDON9Down7 Stop mine turning into jobs for the familyNEPOTISM8Down8 ParliamentLEGISLATURE11Down10 AssiduityDILIGENCE9Down11 Made smallerREDUCED7Down14 Used an implement with strong bone structureCHISELLED9Down14 Point to European on top of the worldNORTHPOLE9Down15 GratitudeTHANKS6Down16 The French nerd somehow pursues diamonds for another foreignerICELANDER9Down16 Helping boy with large fuel orderLADLEFUL8Down17 SiftSIEVE5Down19 Lethal of French lady's fashionDEADLY6Down19 ConcludeEND3Down21 Farewell from a deity abroadADIEU5Down21 Pasta turned out to be Spanish foodTAPAS5Down22 Show indifference to a short jacketSHRUG5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. 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.