Daily Express Crossword August 31 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Daily Express Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday 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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Across
Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HumidDANK4Across1
Item of crockery has a tastePALATE6Across1
MadMANIACAL8Across3
Put off, having aim to improve lineDIAMETER8Across4
PrecisSUMMARY7Across9
CutSEVER5Across10
He's on his own concerning clues' solutionRECLUSE7Across10
Coach monarch in public performanceBUSKING7Across11
SupplementallyADDITIONALLY12Across11
Places switched, having European structureSETUP5Across12
Officer organised a ride after prisonBRIGADIER9Across13
PastelCRAYON6Across13
Sweeping food on the roadTHOROUGHFARE12Across14
ActorPLAYER6Across15
ForwardPRESUMPTUOUS12Across17
The tales about distance produce complaintATHLETESFOOT12Across18
Extremely fatOBESE5Across20
DiscipleAPOSTLE7Across21
WithstoodRESISTED8Across22
EntertainerHOST4Across23
Terribly posh listeners in production areaSHOPFLOOR9Across23
Track is small and meagreSPOOR5Across24
Strangely clean victory for contained communityENCLAVE7Across25
Shark to follow angleDOGFISH7Across26
Lack of methods surrounding attorney at the momentNOWADAYS8Across27
How cheese was prepared generated annoyanceGRATED6Across28
Down
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Leech getting place behind soldierPARASITE8Down1
RemotenessDISTANCE8Down1
WanderingNOMAD5Down2
Place ointment around interiorLOCATION8Down2
Defeat the leader on moundTHUMP5Down3
HaphazardlyANYHOW6Down4
Not beating about the bush, if brine is involvedINBRIEF7Down5
EstablishmentINSTALLATION12Down5
Service a lot of land, making killingsMASSACRES9Down6
PolitelyCIVILLY7Down6
Deceive first threesome by way of petty detailsTRIVIA6Down7
SkulkLURK4Down7
Look for respectREGARD6Down8
CarpingCAPTIOUSNESS12Down8
Nocturnal visitor getting bishop to budge hurriedlyBEDBUG6Down9
ExpectationPROSPECT8Down12
CloseAIRLESS7Down14
No longer held to be beyond controlOUTOFHAND9Down15
TransfixIMPALE6Down16
Mark joins first settlerCOLONIST8Down16
Revolutionary died after celebrity stiffenedSTARCHED8Down17
SurpassOUTDO5Down18
BellowROAR4Down19
Behold huge city in a relaxed wayLOOSELY7Down19
Angry speech I found in businessTIRADE6Down20
Like a bird towards the rearASTERN6Down21
City bully pursues doctorsMOSCOW6Down22
That's sweet, darlingSUGAR5Down24
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Monday, August 31, 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.