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Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2021 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#
PillTABLET6Across1 LampoonSATIRE6Across4 Fixing the south-east extensionSEWING6Across4 SmallLITTLE6Across5 Pasta tubesMACARONI8Across7 Something useful to an angler with a dinghy?BOATHOOK8Across7 It takes a blow to make the little devil work!IMPACT6Across8 ContinualCONSTANT8Across8 ObservationNOTICE6Across8 GatherMASS4Across9 Quiet, rearward part of a mine?SHAFT5Across10 BorderHEM3Across10 Not these!THOSE5Across10 WrathANGER5Across12 Clever way to scoffNEAT4Across13 MonsterOGRE4Across13 PainfulSORE4Across14 In a courtly way, he's like a London BaronEARL4Across14 Stinging insectWASP4Across15 Gentlemen possibly held dearSIRS4Across15 TurfSOD3Across15 Market of free commerce, initiallyEEC3Across16 PlungeDIP3Across16 Rainstorm country!IRAN4Across17 EntranceDOOR4Across17 PossessOWN3Across17 VaseURN3Across18 Drop in to see a hand?CALL4Across19 GreetHAIL4Across19 TankVAT3Across19 CoarseGROSS5Across20 Forestalled being guillotined?HEADEDOFF9Across21 Typewriter keyBACKSPACE9Across21 FinishEND3Across21 LubricateOIL3Across22 Place one on the counterBARI4Across23 FastenTIE3Across23 Skeleton partBONE4Across23 Bill of fareMENU4Across24 VehicleCAR3Across24 Try to hit the ball out of sight!PUTT4Across24 EachEVERY5Across26 Torn clothRAG3Across26 Would he give pounds for a hardback?LAD3Across26 Ride maybe involving a sharp turnSPIN4Across27 ThinLEAN4Across27 StreetcarTRAM4Across29 What a poacher may cook for breakfastEGGS4Across29 Fish-eggsROE3Across29 Celebrity, a man of prideLION4Across32 Former West German capitalBONN4Across32 Weapon for pointing, perhapsARROW5Across33 CompetentABLE4Across33 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Across33 Flexible or moulded piece of platinumPLIANT6Across34 NameNOMINATE8Across34 CryptsVAULTS6Across34 American reluctant to pay for a bun?TIGHTWAD8Across35 SaveREDEEM6Across35 Move in wavesUNDULATE8Across35 On such a fine night, keep out of the carSTARRY6Across36 OnerousTAXING6Across36 SpecimenSAMPLE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Leaves outOMITS5Down1 A coach has a way of cursing!ABUSE5Down1 ThespianACTOR5Down2 SolitaryALONE5Down2 SW English cross-country runnerTAMAR5Down2 Wounded in the arm?SHOT4Down3 LuxuriantLUSH4Down3 French cheeseBRIE4Down3 Lofty sportsman?SKIER5Down4 CoachTRAIN5Down4 CroonsSINGS5Down4 Sobbed quietly in the rainWEPT4Down5 SuppleLITHE5Down5 CarryTOTE4Down5 Coin to steal self-centredly?NICKEL6Down6 DomesticatedTAME4Down6 Spring backRECOIL6Down6 LariatLASSO5Down7 Lucky Sam, going back to bedMASCOT6Down9 Child without parentsORPHAN6Down9 ConfusionHAVOC5Down10 Witch in a Sacha Guitry classicHAG3Down11 EngineMOTOR5Down11 SpicyHOT3Down11 Too-early start for an airmanFLIER5Down12 Chair carried on polesSEDAN5Down12 FishANGLE5Down12 Figure to secure something often knocked downNINEPIN7Down13 SphereGLOBE5Down13 RowerOARSMAN7Down13 CorrodedRUSTY5Down14 Sorry Sadie's lost, that isSAD3Down15 Cooking vesselWOK3Down15 ScoffSNEER5Down15 EvadeDODGE5Down16 Spirit of Michael FaradayELF3Down16 PerishDIE3Down16 It's sweet and most elevatingRAISIN6Down18 Feline mammalOCELOT6Down18 As successor to a stern monarchAFTER5Down20 SharpACUTE5Down20 Was bound to be caughtHAD3Down21 SwampBOG3Down21 Being a debt-collector is dullDUN3Down22 WritePEN3Down22 FruitBANANA6Down23 Dancing and having a good time on a reduced dietBALLET6Down23 StrollAMBLE5Down25 In the past, when an air gunner needed a bit of oxygenAGO3Down25 FuelGAS3Down25 PoisonVENOM5Down27 FollowENSUE5Down28 Silly but not exactly dottyPOTTY5Down28 SendREMIT5Down28 SummariseRECAP5Down30 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down30 Produced with an audible groanGROWN5Down30 BrawlMELEE5Down31 YieldCEDE4Down31 Vegetable entangled with weedsSWEDE5Down31 Minor deviationBLIP4Down32 Where to lie in a level-headed manner!LAIR4Down32 GemONYX4Down32 Pain in each earACHE4Down33 FoodGRUB4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 12, 2021. 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.