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Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2019 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2019 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Touches downLANDS5Across3 Drift aloft like an airshipFLOAT5Across3 PileSTACK5Across4 WorshippedADORED6Across7 Author who created the term 'adsum'?DUMAS5Across8 GroupsBANDS5Across8 SpoilMAR3Across9 GratuityTIP3Across10 Artist's standEASEL5Across10 Basket with a hole in itCREEL5Across10 Good as can be for cookingGAS3Across11 Boy's nameTOM3Across11 Just the horse to nip around with?PINTO5Across12 PaleFAINT5Across12 FreewheelCOAST5Across12 FactsDATA4Across13 Suitable surname for a sailor boyJACKSON7Across13 SkylineHORIZON7Across13 It's about them forming partnershipsITEMS5Across15 Ancient artefactRELIC5Across15 BeliefCREED5Across15 AssentedAGREED6Across17 Invariably five shortEER3Across18 Raised edgeRIM3Across18 By such means, send a letterPOSTAL6Across19 MeritEARN4Across19 Begin againRESUME6Across19 SkirmishMELEE5Across20 DiapersNAPPIES7Across21 The drunken sot possibly sent out for a hatSTETSON7Across21 Go by boatSAIL4Across22 Work in a shop usuallyOPUS4Across22 MouthfulSIP3Across22 Think to charge a poundFEEL4Across23 Vessel for flowersVASE4Across23 ThrivePROSPER7Across24 ErasedDELETED7Across24 Better - yet so inferior!SOUNDER7Across24 Stick or hold fastADHERE6Across26 To half starve the chaps is a bit of a bloomerSTAMEN6Across26 ClamourDIN3Across27 DressedROBED5Across28 ExtinguishedOUT3Across29 Leaves in hot water?TEA3Across29 The wrong thing to be found inERROR5Across31 Parisian undergroundMETRO5Across31 PainACHE4Across31 Payment of very little substance for writersPENSION7Across32 FeelerANTENNA7Across32 FigurineSTATUE6Across33 GemstonesOPALS5Across34 He may have a special suit for workDIVER5Across34 Volunteers a kiss as tributeTAX3Across35 GrooveRUT3Across35 AfterLATER5Across35 She helped Jason to fleece her dadMEDEA5Across36 Deadly sinPRIDE5Across36 A refreshing thing to doRENEW5Across37 EvaluatesRATES5Across37 BarRAIL4Across37 PeelSTRIP5Across38 Arm jointELBOW5Across38 Beast of burden all over its master?LLAMA5Across38 ObscureDIM3Across39 BeverageTEA3Across41 GuardDEFEND6Across42 AppendedADDED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
To tease us up can be sweet!SUGAR5Down1 TruncheonBATON5Down1 HaphazardRANDOM6Down1 As egg containers they should share the loadBASKETS7Down2 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down2 DoorwayPORTAL6Down2 EncounteredMET3Down3 SoonANON4Down4 SecureSAFE4Down4 Had been lying to a chap - the padre!LAIN4Down4 CommerceTRADE5Down5 Desirable residenceDESRES6Down5 In a west London town, I make a caseACTION6Down5 PenitentCONTRITE8Down6 Runs only slowly, having a bad heartTROTS5Down6 SatisfiesSATES5Down6 She's a treasure to the masterGEMMA5Down7 Jeans fabricDENIM5Down7 CubesDICE4Down8 And notNOR3Down9 Would a tartan lining suit it?MAC3Down9 OfferedPRESENTED9Down11 Share option arranged outrightPORTION7Down12 LikenCOMPARE7Down12 Fastening deviceZIP3Down14 ElderlyAGED4Down14 Make sure your eyes are openSEE3Down14 ReviseEDIT4Down16 Three could put you to sleepETHER5Down16 Of the moonLUNAR5Down16 Cunningly, in a silly way!SLILY5Down17 SurrendersCEDES5Down17 RushREED4Down18 A show dog?POINTER7Down19 MotivesREASONS7Down19 Think about nothing but a rodentMOUSE5Down20 Major religionISLAM5Down20 In this puzzle, the second lump!SUGAR5Down21 DidEXECUTED8Down21 Time when darkNIGHT5Down21 SaucyPERT4Down23 Old soldierVETERAN7Down23 Sumptuously provided with food around the OrientFEASTED7Down23 A broken romanceSERIAL6Down24 Drive or push forwardPROPEL6Down24 TableLIST4Down25 The little boy's roomDEN3Down25 PlacePUT3Down25 ObstinateDOUR4Down26 He keeps attempting to name a German cityTRIER5Down27 DisparageDECRY5Down27 Beautiful girl, if undersizedMODEL5Down28 Wear awayERODE5Down28 DefeatedBEATEN6Down29 DeceiveDELUDE6Down30 BuryINTER5Down30 Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy bruteFOXED5Down30 ChosenELITE5Down32 Betting system that may go to one's headPERM4Down32 TooALSO4Down32 Valiant fellow?IAN3Down33 Pistachio, sayNUT3Down33 ParchedARID4Down34 ImitatedAPED4Down36 MalesMEN3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 12, 2019. 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.