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Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 129 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 12 2024. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Oak tree fruit51 AcrossReveal answer → Drift aloft like an airship53 AcrossReveal answer → Cut54 AcrossReveal answer → Ludicrous situation56 AcrossReveal answer → Staggered67 AcrossReveal answer → Author who created the term 'adsum'?58 AcrossReveal answer → Spray can79 AcrossReveal answer → Lubricate39 AcrossReveal answer → Happening510 AcrossReveal answer → Cushion310 AcrossReveal answer → Basket with a hole in it510 AcrossReveal answer → Log boats511 AcrossReveal answer → Good as can be for cooking311 AcrossReveal answer → Powdery512 AcrossReveal answer → Rasps512 AcrossReveal answer → Just the horse to nip around with?512 AcrossReveal answer → Killed413 AcrossReveal answer → Light anorak713 AcrossReveal answer → Suitable surname for a sailor boy713 AcrossReveal answer → It's about them forming partnerships515 AcrossReveal answer → Container315 AcrossReveal answer → Valued515 AcrossReveal answer → Placid617 AcrossReveal answer → Article417 AcrossReveal answer → Invariably five short318 AcrossReveal answer → Demure618 AcrossReveal answer → By such means, send a letter619 AcrossReveal answer → Javelin519 AcrossReveal answer → Merit419 AcrossReveal answer → Tolerates620 AcrossReveal answer → Manner520 AcrossReveal answer → The drunken sot possibly sent out for a hat721 AcrossReveal answer → Masculine422 AcrossReveal answer → Work in a shop usually422 AcrossReveal answer → Fuel322 AcrossReveal answer → Think to charge a pound423 AcrossReveal answer → Better - yet so inferior!724 AcrossReveal answer → Generous724 AcrossReveal answer → Regret324 AcrossReveal answer → Sunshade725 AcrossReveal answer → Enclose, confine526 AcrossReveal answer → To half starve the chaps is a bit of a bloomer626 AcrossReveal answer → And not327 AcrossReveal answer → Bet527 AcrossReveal answer → Defect528 AcrossReveal answer → Detests528 AcrossReveal answer → Leaves in hot water?329 AcrossReveal answer → Coloured arc729 AcrossReveal answer → Oyster's gem530 AcrossReveal answer → The wrong thing to be found in531 AcrossReveal answer → Slightly drunk531 AcrossReveal answer → Untamed431 AcrossReveal answer → Payment of very little substance for writers732 AcrossReveal answer → Grave633 AcrossReveal answer → He may have a special suit for work534 AcrossReveal answer → Follow535 AcrossReveal answer → Volunteers a kiss as tribute335 AcrossReveal answer → She helped Jason to fleece her dad536 AcrossReveal answer → Comfort437 AcrossReveal answer → A refreshing thing to do537 AcrossReveal answer → Beast of burden all over its master?538 AcrossReveal answer → Grin538 AcrossReveal answer → Mournful339 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle341 AcrossReveal answer → Communal642 AcrossReveal answer → Penetrate543 AcrossReveal answer →

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Emergency61 DownReveal answer → To tease us up can be sweet!51 DownReveal answer → Warning62 DownReveal answer → Heterodoxy62 DownReveal answer → As egg containers they should share the load72 DownReveal answer → Vigour33 DownReveal answer → Kidnapper's payment63 DownReveal answer → Had been lying to a chap - the padre!44 DownReveal answer → Team44 DownReveal answer → Mesh34 DownReveal answer → Evade55 DownReveal answer → In a west London town, I make a case65 DownReveal answer → Film55 DownReveal answer → Outer86 DownReveal answer → Runs only slowly, having a bad heart56 DownReveal answer → Without end76 DownReveal answer → She's a treasure to the master57 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately47 DownReveal answer → Challenge48 DownReveal answer → Strong cord68 DownReveal answer → Would a tartan lining suit it?39 DownReveal answer → Perilous911 DownReveal answer → Flicks512 DownReveal answer → Share option arranged outright712 DownReveal answer → Cheroot, say513 DownReveal answer → Spring414 DownReveal answer → Make sure your eyes are open314 DownReveal answer → Magic servant514 DownReveal answer → Spanish snacks515 DownReveal answer → Cant516 DownReveal answer → Three could put you to sleep516 DownReveal answer → Rip416 DownReveal answer → Cunningly, in a silly way!517 DownReveal answer → Devil518 DownReveal answer → Check418 DownReveal answer → A show dog?719 DownReveal answer → More than a few719 DownReveal answer → Think about nothing but a rodent520 DownReveal answer → In this puzzle, the second lump!521 DownReveal answer → Fuel gas621 DownReveal answer → Charm821 DownReveal answer → African country622 DownReveal answer → Secure423 DownReveal answer → Sumptuously provided with food around the Orient723 DownReveal answer → Defeated competitors623 DownReveal answer → A broken romance624 DownReveal answer → Stud425 DownReveal answer → Apron525 DownReveal answer → The little boy's room325 DownReveal answer → Cripple426 DownReveal answer → German man426 DownReveal answer → He keeps attempting to name a German city527 DownReveal answer → Spicy328 DownReveal answer → Beautiful girl, if undersized528 DownReveal answer → Powerless629 DownReveal answer → Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy brute530 DownReveal answer → Ditch630 DownReveal answer → Dig532 DownReveal answer → Betting system that may go to one's head432 DownReveal answer → Valiant fellow?333 DownReveal answer → Jump434 DownReveal answer → Close436 DownReveal answer → Owing340 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 12, 2024. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.