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Evening Standard Crossword August 1 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 1 2024 answers. The Thursday 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#
DallyDAWDLE6Across1 Long storiesSAGAS5Across3 Container of riches, treasure, perhapsCHEST5Across3 BeatDEFEAT6Across5 AccostCONFRONT8Across8 Word of warning about crime, initially, from the policeFORCE5Across8 Jacket partLAPEL5Across8 RaiseLIFT4Across9 Has tasteful associations, but can be shaky in useCRUET5Across10 Acts without wordsMIMES5Across10 WagerBET3Across10 Hill in a pastoral areaTOR3Across11 PitchTAR3Across11 Moira confused an islanderMAORI5Across12 Stringed instrumentSITAR5Across12 AcuteSHARP5Across12 Nude in an exotic act or showCABARET7Across13 Large apeGORILLA7Across13 Striped animalZEBRA5Across15 HatchetAXE3Across15 Fabulous Greek authorAESOP5Across15 TreeOAK3Across17 One said to have been successfulWON3Across18 LubricateOIL3Across18 Cease livingDIE3Across18 Irregular stripe in computer graphicsSPRITE6Across19 DrunkardSOT3Across19 Give to charityDONATE6Across19 IreANGER5Across20 CoverLID3Across21 Old soldierVETERAN7Across21 When a New York father, being obliging, will helpANYTIME7Across21 Depend merely on me being awayRELY4Across22 Pastry dishesPIES4Across22 SuitableAPT3Across22 Floor coveringLINO4Across23 Make the cocoa go round in jug?STIR4Across23 HintCUE3Across23 NothingNIL3Across24 Gets the use of George's?BORROWS7Across24 ExpressionlessDEADPAN7Across24 Star signCANCER6Across26 SoilEARTH5Across26 To a saint, the pious conclusion is the flowery part!STAMEN6Across26 Lash it back with a rope's end!TIE3Across29 VeerYAW3Across29 Auction itemLOT3Across29 In Genesis, allegedly, it's a sort of 'hemp'SISAL5Across31 Girl's nameSUSAN5Across31 RevokesREPEALS7Across32 Wandering in the gallery can mean trouble!ALLERGY7Across32 DestinyFATE4Across33 A pettish name to call ElizabethLIBBY5Across34 LoyalFAITHFUL8Across34 Peace birdsDOVES5Across34 Menagerie animal?NAG3Across35 ReboundRECOIL6Across35 Chest boneRIB3Across35 Possibly withered, not red but pallidWHITE5Across36 FretFIDGET6Across36 Continental quiltDUVET5Across36 A warm toneSEPIA5Across37 Whole rangeGAMUT5Across37 Subsequently, much laughter is heardAFTER5Across38 Incisors, sayTEETH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TruncheonBATON5Down1 Germanic deity who gave woman new heartWOTAN5Down1 OverheadABOVE5Down2 Thin, bony, but not exactly scraggy?SCRAWNY7Down2 RidiculesDERIDES7Down2 ResistDEFY4Down3 Race of theatre goersHEAT4Down4 Opera songARIA4Down4 EraEPOCH5Down4 DissuadeDETER5Down5 Treat the new potatoes with jam?SCRAPE6Down5 RiverAMAZON6Down5 CreaseFOLD4Down6 One determined to be an essayist?TRIER5Down6 Warning deviceSIREN5Down6 Vital organHEART5Down7 AddAFFIX5Down7 Only a serf, but he had plenty!HELOT5Down7 StandardPAR3Down9 Opprobrious thing to doROB3Down9 BuffaloBISON5Down10 SumTOTAL5Down11 Type of railway coachSLEEPER7Down12 FishSKATE5Down12 Just say the wordMENTION7Down12 SoothsayerAUGUR5Down13 A novel name for '9'ROY3Down14 IlluminatedLIT3Down14 PorticoPORCH5Down14 PassageALLEY5Down15 Examines what may be fit for consumption by saints!SIFTS5Down16 Deep circular dishBASIN5Down16 BequeathENDOW5Down16 She's grey, and may turn palerPEARL5Down17 Greek authorAESOP5Down17 Sly, going round the market astutelySMARTLY7Down19 Lags behindDAWDLES7Down19 GlassesSPECS5Down20 Could such a widow make hay?GRASS5Down20 Another name for a sailALIAS5Down21 Blood vesselsVEINS5Down21 From the sideLATERAL7Down23 Mr Todd of the Flying SquadSWEENEY7Down23 Indicate, designateDENOTE6Down24 The idea that beef is about lb1BELIEF6Down24 Mineral wealth meaning nothing to the Italian?OIL3Down25 Fizzy drinkPOP3Down25 AngryIRATE5Down25 BodeAUGUR5Down27 The right rhyme for 'drunk'TIGHT5Down27 DreadfulAWFUL5Down27 Military traineeCADET5Down28 Island in the wild part of DalmatiaMALTA5Down28 RobberTHIEF5Down28 RevileABUSE5Down30 A horse, that is, for a little girlAGGIE5Down30 Photo bookALBUM5Down30 NilZERO4Down31 Put one's feet upREST4Down32 Being fit is a bit of a blessingABLE4Down32 HutSHED4Down32 Musical monologue in opera, perhapsRAP3Down33 IntentionAIM3Down33

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