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Evening Standard Crossword August 11 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 11 2020 answers. The Tuesday 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#
FragmentSCRAP5Across1 RenewRESUME6Across1 Optical device with soft rims, possiblyPRISM5Across1 DisgracedSHAMED6Across5 Rolls dished up with the roastROTAS5Across6 Brazilian danceSAMBA5Across6 CombineUNITE5Across9 Amuses Mark and Leslie!TICKLES7Across9 Thin on topBALDING7Across9 ElfSPRITE6Across10 Best one to trade withIDEAL5Across10 DizzyGIDDY5Across10 FestivalEASTER6Across11 Snow leopardOUNCE5Across11 You get it going!ALONG5Across11 FilamentFIBRE5Across12 ImplantEMBED5Across12 Instrument with an electric circuit?CELLO5Across12 Tried to involve an MP in crooked dealsSAMPLED7Across13 Short axeHATCHET7Across13 FrozenICED4Across14 Whistler’s property?HIS3Across15 Hairstyling productGEL3Across15 A way outEXIT4Across17 Greek god with quantities of landARES4Across17 YelpYAP3Across17 Road by which one can leave Trieste, possiblySTREET6Across18 VenerateREVERE6Across18 TenderSORE4Across18 Threshing implementFLAIL5Across19 Wait for a friend at the end of the roadDALLY5Across19 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across20 The following drinkCHASER6Across20 BoatCANOE5Across20 UnclothedBARE4Across22 He’s from New Zealand, nominallyALAN4Across22 SeniorELDER5Across22 BlasphemousPROFANE7Across23 Can it be a ravine over there?YON3Across24 RescuerSAVER5Across24 And notNOR3Across24 Take refugeSHELTER7Across25 Come round with a spare part to matchCOMPARE7Across25 Be in the position to take noticeSITUP5Across26 LiabilityDEBIT5Across26 Remarkably largeGIANT5Across26 Boy’s nameCRAIG5Across27 To many a boy, an assertive little girlMADAM5Across27 A line possibly nice for old peopleICENI5Across28 Room under the roofATTIC5Across28 Play or take part in a tricky matchMACBETH7Across29 RefuseRUBBISH7Across29 ClothedCLAD4Across29 Like a regular returnLEVEL5Across30 Ride a bikeCYCLE5Across30 MarshlandFEN3Across30 Tropical plantSENNA5Across31 Sight possibly seen at the bus terminus?SENSE5Across31 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 ElevatedRAISED6Across35 ElectionVOTING6Across36 RepulseREPEL5Across37 EvadedDODGED6Across38 StaggeredREELED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RuralRUSTIC6Down1 Culminating pointCLIMAX6Down2 HideSCREEN6Down2 A Communist vehicle in ClevelandREDCAR6Down2 Puts one’s foot down firmlySTAMPS6Down3 SilentMUTE4Down3 KidnapABDUCT6Down3 FoeENEMY5Down4 Not far from familiarMIL3Down4 RemunerationPAY3Down4 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down5 Highly smitten in a batty sort of way?SKIED5Down5 ConfessADMIT5Down5 LeaderHEAD4Down6 Unusually early to accept it as the truthREALITY7Down6 Swimmer’s breathing tubeSNORKEL7Down6 FeverAGUE4Down7 SystemMETHOD6Down7 Capital of CzechoslovakiaOSLO4Down7 A release by the BBCAUNTIE6Down8 SupporterBACKER6Down8 SwarthierDARKER6Down8 TouchesFEELS5Down12 Cared to chop woodCEDAR5Down12 PerplexedBAFFLED7Down13 Cheeky, say, about “University Challenge”SAUCY5Down13 Wading birdHERON5Down13 Has she got the mange?MEGAN5Down14 Italian riverTIBER5Down14 WaterwayCANAL5Down15 It’s in Iceland where hake swim round the lakeHEKLA5Down15 Gain access toGETAT5Down15 DruggedDOPED5Down16 PriseLEVER5Down16 More than a ton weight!STONE5Down16 PrecipitationSLEET5Down18 CorrectRIGHT5Down18 It floats in poolsSLOOP5Down18 Can be claimed to make a pointDECIMAL7Down19 SendREMIT5Down19 ExhaustionFATIGUE7Down19 Was poetry a chore for him?HORACE6Down21 StrayERR3Down21 BadlyPOORLY6Down21 Very happy or cheerfulBLITHE6Down22 FinishEND3Down22 An American in Paris?APACHE6Down22 AreaREGION6Down23 Stadiums wherein Arsenal could ultimately lose money?ARENAS6Down23 ScratchedSCORED6Down24 Insults deliberatelySNUBS5Down25 Restrains a dog taking heartless bitesCURBS5Down25 DiverseVARIED6Down25 Treat ’em as identicalSAME4Down26 LassGIRL4Down26 IntermentBURIAL6Down27 ’Tis different but means the sameITS3Down28 PulledTUGGED6Down28 DonkeyASS3Down28 PaledFADED5Down30 Not everNEVER5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 OnlySOLE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. 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.