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Evening Standard Crossword August 11 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 135 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 11 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 135 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#
FragranceAROMA5Across3 Like the tired old cassette?PLAYEDOUT9Across9 BarSTRIPE6Across9 ChastiseCASTIGATE9Across9 Family memberRELATION8Across10 IsleISLAND6Across10 Hint that makes clear one should followOVERTONE8Across10 EraEPOCH5Across11 Much the same as “Care to?”LIKE4Across12 StoryTALE4Across12 CaribouDEER4Across12 It’s a bad start getting one caught in the drawerARTIST6Across13 CakeGATEAU6Across13 Showing tirednessYAWNING7Across14 Having a smell that, from the door, wafts round to usODOROUS7Across14 Greenish-blueTURQUOISE9Across15 So one is bent, then, on entering, to winONTHENOSE9Across15 IdenticalSAME4Across15 CostEXPENSE7Across17 DepictionPORTRAYAL9Across17 Stick around, mind in a whirl, for the gameBADMINTON9Across17 With a claret concoction, adding the final note: it’s sweetTREACLE7Across18 Mounted troopsCAVALRY7Across18 Then embraced the half-back: a GreekTHEBAN6Across20 CountenanceVISAGE6Across20 YouthLAD3Across20 NuisancePEST4Across21 Go inENTER5Across21 Undecided, to begin withOPEN4Across21 FormerlyONCE4Across23 Dig in the cold, having on an Aran woollyCARDIGAN8Across24 QualifiedELIGIBLE8Across24 ExcursionTOUR4Across25 Netted more than, when renovatedMADEOVER8Across26 HintINTIMATE8Across26 CutHEWED5Across26 JewelGEM3Across28 Regards as characters, we’re toldEYES4Across28 Domestic animalsPETS4Across28 Looked, for best end, terribly dearSTARED6Across29 Make possibleENABLE6Across29 DeterminedDECIDED7Across30 The NetherlandsHOLLAND7Across31 When the cat turning tail gets caught, makes fun ofSENDSUP7Across31 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Plan to get a coloured picture ofBLUEPRINT9Across34 DispersedSCATTERED9Across34 NakedNUDE4Across35 ReadjustedRESET5Across36 Doesn’t include, since one doesn’t garage the carLEAVESOUT9Across36 Newlyweds' holidayHONEYMOON9Across36 PhysicianDOCTOR6Across38 How effusive the oil man is?GUSHING7Across38 InterruptDISTURB7Across38 GiftTALENT6Across39 Reserve and you occupyENGAGE6Across39 LaudPRAISE6Across39 PostponeDEFER5Across40 Unit of landACRE4Across40 If prepared to cook for the dogFIDO4Across40 Unsweetened biscuitsCRACKERS8Across41 Spray against corrosion you have no confidence inMISTRUST8Across41 Punctuation markSEMICOLON9Across42 Warns of earthquakes, giving the figures tooTHREATENS9Across42

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To put it plainly, is a while unconsciousSPELLOUT8Down1 OverjoyedECSTATIC8Down1 ApartASIDE5Down1 StablemanOSTLER6Down2 Does it cost a fortune to post?PACKET6Down2 CrawlCREEP5Down2 DisasterCALAMITY8Down3 In the game of ours, is beaten by meFOURSOME8Down3 ImitateAPE3Down3 Cross outDELETE6Down4 Do nothing to give you the impressionSTRIKE6Down4 RestREPOSE6Down4 RodentsMICE4Down5 SuccessesTRIUMPHS8Down5 The brat broke, with a stick, the outside lightPORTABLE8Down5 TreeASH3Down6 Another member of the crew - oldSECONDHAND10Down6 DramatistPLAYWRIGHT10Down6 TriteBANAL5Down7 Took my place so I don’t get into troubleSTOODIN7Down7 Flight attendantSTEWARD7Down7 AppendedADDED5Down8 Open with a blunt corkscrew, to find nothing insideUNBOLT6Down8 AlterMODIFY6Down8 Is a wrong number, silly!ASININE7Down11 NimblenessAGILITY7Down11 RevealedEXPOSED7Down13 AttainREACH5Down14 WedMARRIED7Down16 The coin possibly does contain copperESCUDO6Down16 LeakageULLAGE6Down16 FinishedENDED5Down18 ObtainGET3Down19 Delete the time - a third of a secondERASE5Down19 ManservantVALET5Down19 Make up the numberTEN3Down20 CompeteVIE3Down20 Notices the cupboardPRESS5Down22 AdditionalEXTRA5Down22 BirdROBIN5Down22 How quietly a cat will swoop on preyPOUNCE6Down23 UseEMPLOY6Down23 FishEEL3Down24 CriminalBANKROBBER10Down25 Extracting the information from and leavingGETTINGOUT10Down25 Frozen waterICE3Down26 Cross mother upMAD3Down26 EraseDELETE6Down27 IncidentEPISODE7Down27 Net here will protect the plantsHERBAGE7Down27 DizzyGIDDY5Down28 LeniencyMERCY5Down29 Hungarian capitalBUDAPEST8Down30 Backs out of the engagementRETREATS8Down30 Good-lookingHANDSOME8Down31 CheatedDUPED5Down31 Seeing “Breakfast Food” up in lights surprises oneSTAGGERS8Down31 CellsDUNGEONS8Down32 GodDEITY5Down32 In the old days, would have to root around for foodPOTROAST8Down32 DependableSTAUNCH7Down33 Runs, leaving small foot-marks?SPRINTS7Down33 PresentHERE4Down34 Implied the sun being out would help?UNSAID6Down35 RidiculousABSURD6Down35 Funeral carHEARSE6Down36 Gets blazing when one comes upon?LIGHTS6Down36 WandROD3Down36 SailorTAR3Down37 He’ll have meat - nothing to start withOLIVER6Down37 SupernaturalOCCULT6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 11, 2023. 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.