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Evening Standard Crossword August 1 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 1 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
ScorchesSINGES6Across1 Songs arranged by CarlosCAROLS6Across1 AbreastABEAM5Across3 Liked the ultimate success of a show jumper?EVENTUAL8Across7 Eland, sayANTELOPE8Across7 HighTALL4Across8 Rather than imprisonment, it's great!FINE4Across8 BusyACTIVE6Across9 Forced to employ a chauffeur?DRIVEN6Across10 Baby's soft shoeBOOTEE6Across10 AttackerRAIDER6Across10 First section in a seriesOPENER6Across11 Source of timber for building forts out EastFOREST6Across11 SeniorELDER5Across11 WickedEVIL4Across12 MeshNET3Across14 Leased for some little timeLET3Across14 MonsterOGRE4Across15 Aggressive behaviourAGGRO5Across16 Writer of a clever news piece?VERNE5Across16 MildLENIENT7Across17 Golf pegsTEES4Across17 Growing source of a bit of a smell, possibly?ELMS4Across17 WirelessRADIO5Across19 What the fiddler did even before being applauded!BOWED5Across19 ConsumeEAT3Across20 As a broadcaster, maybe, could be worseSOWER5Across21 AvariceGREED5Across21 As yetSOFAR5Across21 The set number fed outFIXED5Across22 Tired, worn outJADED5Across22 HutSHED4Across23 Home can be the first place to run!BASE4Across23 Petrol, for exampleFUEL4Across23 SandGRIT4Across25 DismalDREAR5Across26 Novel villain in association with drinkFAGIN5Across26 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Across26 SwindleCON3Across28 A drink to help in recuperationCUP3Across28 DrunkardSOT3Across28 Capricious ideaWHIMSY6Across29 Claim it's a legal fiddle at closing timeALLEGE6Across29 PamphletLEAFLET7Across30 Such toil can bring you a house and homeHONEST6Across30 Of the seaMARINE6Across30 Is stony, like me being out of money and cross!ONYX4Across31 Assist in a crimeABET4Across31 Warm undergarmentsTHERMALS8Across32 Very nice, thanks to the way the flutes are playedTASTEFUL8Across32 Door handleKNOB4Across33 IrritableTETCHY6Across33 Blue streamer?DANUBE6Across33 SeasonTIDE4Across35 ToothMOLAR5Across36 RueREGRET6Across38 AptitudeTALENT6Across39 SeizedTAKEN5Across40

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Is able to get led astray by a lightCANDLE6Down1 Water iceSORBET6Down1 TagLABEL5Down1 A duck subsists on fruit, it seemsOLIVES6Down2 Grinds into small piecesGRATES6Down2 SoilSTAIN5Down2 AuctionSALE4Down3 Interviewed for observation?SEEN4Down3 HailAVE3Down3 Total loss of hopeDESPAIR7Down4 One Channel port somewhere in HantsANDOVER7Down4 AppertainBELONG6Down4 Not oldYOUNG5Down5 DistrictAREA4Down5 It grows underground at mid-AprilTUBER5Down5 SpoilMAR3Down6 Paris undergroundMETRO5Down6 Dish only half up - and tardily!PLATE5Down6 ProverbADAGE5Down7 Sound qualityTONE4Down8 As entertainment, it could be somewhat flimsyFILM4Down8 WelcomeGREET5Down8 Bit of bone trouble possibly catchingNET3Down9 PermitLET3Down9 About 500 are leftistRED3Down12 The selfEGO3Down12 Difficulties getting a horse aboard ship?SNAGS5Down13 Rub outERASE5Down13 RenditionVERSION7Down13 DweltLIVED5Down14 If you can't spell too well, don't throw it in!TOWEL5Down15 Thin biscuitWAFER5Down15 FlusteredRATTLED7Down16 Where near beer is served?LOCAL5Down18 PlanetEARTH5Down18 TestTRIAL5Down18 LimbLEG3Down19 Fight a big-headed beastBOX3Down19 Stick, shaftROD3Down19 On the first of December, we got marriedWED3Down20 Male parentDAD3Down20 Picked out a unique hardback!SINGLED7Down21 FruitSATSUMA7Down21 Word of reproach for being noisy, that isFIE3Down22 TendencyDRIFT5Down22 Crowd or packJAM3Down22 Large wooded areaFOREST6Down23 John, whose hairstyle could take any formBUNYAN6Down23 AridDRY3Down24 Single entityUNIT4Down24 It's far from baseAPEX4Down24 Property of note, sayESTATE6Down25 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down25 Hits at fliesSWATS5Down26 Could she be hopelessly uncharitable?FAITH5Down26 Fancy slipper material, that's clear!GLASS5Down27 DiscountREBATE6Down27 LubricatedOILED5Down27 Trick played by an N.C.O.?CON3Down28 BorderSKIRT5Down28 TaxiCAB3Down28 DurableTOUGH5Down29 Pole used as a supportMAST4Down30 Part of the ship said to be holedHOLD4Down30 CompareLIKEN5Down31 CogsTEETH5Down32 RosterROTA4Down34 EncounteredMET3Down36 ManagedRAN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 1, 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.