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Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2020 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#
FindLOCATE6Across1 Cave man of Gaelic legendFINGAL6Across1 UntrueFALSE5Across3 But, when extra, it’s surprisingORDINARY8Across7 Gambling gameROULETTE8Across7 AdoFUSS4Across8 The cry a chap makes out of love!MOAN4Across8 AttackerRAIDER6Across9 Sam the beltBROWNE6Across10 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Across10 CanopyAWNING6Across10 Boy’s nameROBERT6Across11 Character change for a GIFIGARO6Across11 ElicitEDUCE5Across11 InactiveIDLE4Across12 MoistenWET3Across14 It can be skeletal, noteKEY3Across14 StoryYARN4Across15 Pass onRELAY5Across16 Received with thanks by a boyTAKEN5Across16 InclinedLEANING7Across17 BombastRANT4Across17 Invariably, it can be five shortEVER4Across17 WandererNOMAD5Across19 In jest, to some extent, they’re OKJOKES5Across19 EntrapNET3Across20 Glutted with dates?SATED5Across21 SingerTENOR5Across21 A shelterHAVEN5Across21 Jack’s hat?STRAW5Across22 MatureRIPEN5Across22 HeroIDOL4Across23 Long moustaches severely trimmedACHE4Across23 End partTAIL4Across23 DandyBEAU4Across25 LongYEARN5Across26 You’ll find him in EastEnders or in SpitalfieldsALFIE5Across26 French capitalPARIS5Across26 TransgressionSIN3Across28 A hint to start the ball rollingCUE3Across28 CouchBED3Across28 Takes onADOPTS6Across29 Wander around and you may get cautionedWARNED6Across29 KeenlyEAGERLY7Across30 New rag improvised by a composerWAGNER6Across30 Main circus tentBIGTOP6Across30 Border on being a tuba compositionABUT4Across31 Fencing swordEPEE4Across31 RemorsefulCONTRITE8Across32 Banter about BR?RAILLERY8Across32 ParadiseEDEN4Across33 Star signPISCES6Across33 Biting wit can have one in tearsSATIRE6Across33 Board gameLUDO4Across35 ObscureVAGUE5Across36 AssaultASSAIL6Across38 EbbRECEDE6Across39 PatternMODEL5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Minced beef by the pound, note, won’t make you strongFEEBLE6Down1 Accounts bookLEDGER6Down1 TrackTRAIL5Down1 An expanding producerGROWER6Down2 A charmAMULET6Down2 HouseVILLA5Down2 GaelicERSE4Down3 Left on one’s Tod?LONE4Down3 ChargeFEE3Down3 Unplaced horseALSORAN7Down4 Restricted time, perhaps, in coverLIMITED7Down4 PassionateARDENT6Down4 Iron alloySTEEL5Down5 PlunderSACK4Down5 It’s paddled up and downKAYAK5Down5 SheepEWE3Down6 TrivialPETTY5Down6 Structure at the pierhead only?PYLON5Down6 GiantTITAN5Down7 Young deerFAWN4Down8 To me, a good-hearted ass!MOKE4Down8 RepresentativeAGENT5Down8 No particular one key partANY3Down9 Take a seatSIT3Down9 Can it arise from smouldering ashes?GAS3Down12 Sleeping placeBED3Down12 Manage to get to the far end, everyone?REACH5Down13 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Down13 DeterminedDECIDED7Down13 LikeENJOY5Down14 All to take a kiddie for a bit of a walkTOTAL5Down15 Group of witchesCOVEN5Down15 ReconstructREBUILD7Down16 A female to make sweet music with?VIOLA5Down18 In frontAHEAD5Down18 KindGENRE5Down18 CrowdMOB3Down19 Somewhat shocking piece of pottery?JAR3Down19 DozeNAP3Down19 Where there’s a bridge to the gardensKEW3Down20 BlokesMEN3Down20 Highly cunning about upsetting PeteSTEEPLY7Down21 Past eventsHISTORY7Down21 Wicked? Yes, with no love lostSIN3Down22 RevoltREBEL5Down22 RendRIP3Down22 Big catsTIGERS6Down23 Imposing for a whileAUGUST6Down23 ShelterLEE3Down24 Poker stakeANTE4Down24 A bit reticent where money’s concernedCENT4Down24 Cause an egghead wild angerENRAGE6Down25 Jacket featureLAPELS6Down25 Protective eye coveringPATCH5Down26 A drawback to Oscar, for instanceAWARD5Down26 The weak half of a barFRAIL5Down27 CharacterNATURE6Down27 CircularROUND5Down27 Cable car for hire, with driver?CAB3Down28 StartedBEGAN5Down28 Drink gingerlySIP3Down28 ThickDENSE5Down29 Sound of a car hornBEEP4Down30 At journey’s end, was about to give directionsWAYS4Down30 SovereignRULER5Down31 RusticYOKEL5Down32 NimbusHALO4Down34 VigourVIM3Down36 FishEEL3Down37

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