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Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2024 answers. The Monday puzzle has 129 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#
Oak tree fruitACORN5Across1 Drift aloft like an airshipFLOAT5Across3 CutSEVER5Across4 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across6 StaggeredREELED6Across7 Author who created the term 'adsum'?DUMAS5Across8 Spray canAEROSOL7Across9 LubricateOIL3Across9 HappeningEVENT5Across10 CushionPAD3Across10 Basket with a hole in itCREEL5Across10 Log boatsRAFTS5Across11 Good as can be for cookingGAS3Across11 PowderyDUSTY5Across12 RaspsFILES5Across12 Just the horse to nip around with?PINTO5Across12 KilledSLEW4Across13 Light anorakCAGOULE7Across13 Suitable surname for a sailor boyJACKSON7Across13 It's about them forming partnershipsITEMS5Across15 ContainerTUB3Across15 ValuedRATED5Across15 PlacidSERENE6Across17 ArticleITEM4Across17 Invariably five shortEER3Across18 DemureSEDATE6Across18 By such means, send a letterPOSTAL6Across19 JavelinSPEAR5Across19 MeritEARN4Across19 ToleratesABIDES6Across20 MannerSTYLE5Across20 The drunken sot possibly sent out for a hatSTETSON7Across21 MasculineMALE4Across22 Work in a shop usuallyOPUS4Across22 FuelGAS3Across22 Think to charge a poundFEEL4Across23 Better - yet so inferior!SOUNDER7Across24 GenerousLIBERAL7Across24 RegretRUE3Across24 SunshadePARASOL7Across25 Enclose, confineHEMIN5Across26 To half starve the chaps is a bit of a bloomerSTAMEN6Across26 And notNOR3Across27 BetWAGER5Across27 DefectFAULT5Across28 DetestsHATES5Across28 Leaves in hot water?TEA3Across29 Coloured arcRAINBOW7Across29 Oyster's gemPEARL5Across30 The wrong thing to be found inERROR5Across31 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across31 UntamedWILD4Across31 Payment of very little substance for writersPENSION7Across32 GraveSOLEMN6Across33 He may have a special suit for workDIVER5Across34 FollowENSUE5Across35 Volunteers a kiss as tributeTAX3Across35 She helped Jason to fleece her dadMEDEA5Across36 ComfortEASE4Across37 A refreshing thing to doRENEW5Across37 Beast of burden all over its master?LLAMA5Across38 GrinSMILE5Across38 MournfulSAD3Across39 VehicleVAN3Across41 CommunalPUBLIC6Across42 PenetrateENTER5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EmergencyCRISIS6Down1 To tease us up can be sweet!SUGAR5Down1 WarningCAVEAT6Down2 HeterodoxyHERESY6Down2 As egg containers they should share the loadBASKETS7Down2 VigourPEP3Down3 Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down3 Had been lying to a chap - the padre!LAIN4Down4 TeamSIDE4Down4 MeshNET3Down4 EvadeELUDE5Down5 In a west London town, I make a caseACTION6Down5 FilmMOVIE5Down5 OuterEXTERNAL8Down6 Runs only slowly, having a bad heartTROTS5Down6 Without endFOREVER7Down6 She's a treasure to the masterGEMMA5Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 ChallengeDARE4Down8 Strong cordCATGUT6Down8 Would a tartan lining suit it?MAC3Down9 PerilousDANGEROUS9Down11 FlicksFLIPS5Down12 Share option arranged outrightPORTION7Down12 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down13 SpringWELL4Down14 Make sure your eyes are openSEE3Down14 Magic servantGENIE5Down14 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down15 CantBEVEL5Down16 Three could put you to sleepETHER5Down16 RipTEAR4Down16 Cunningly, in a silly way!SLILY5Down17 DevilSATAN5Down18 CheckREIN4Down18 A show dog?POINTER7Down19 More than a fewSEVERAL7Down19 Think about nothing but a rodentMOUSE5Down20 In this puzzle, the second lump!SUGAR5Down21 Fuel gasBUTANE6Down21 CharmTALISMAN8Down21 African countryMALAWI6Down22 SecureSAFE4Down23 Sumptuously provided with food around the OrientFEASTED7Down23 Defeated competitorsLOSERS6Down23 A broken romanceSERIAL6Down24 StudBOSS4Down25 ApronPINNY5Down25 The little boy's roomDEN3Down25 CrippleLAME4Down26 German manHERR4Down26 He keeps attempting to name a German cityTRIER5Down27 SpicyHOT3Down28 Beautiful girl, if undersizedMODEL5Down28 PowerlessUNABLE6Down29 Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy bruteFOXED5Down30 DitchTRENCH6Down30 DigDELVE5Down32 Betting system that may go to one's headPERM4Down32 Valiant fellow?IAN3Down33 JumpLEAP4Down34 CloseNEAR4Down36 OwingDUE3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 12, 2024. 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.