Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 12 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 134 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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SatisfyPLEASE6Across1 Non-liquid foodSOLIDS6Across4 Any person with relatives can get the needleBODKIN6Across4 MessengerHERALD6Across5 A letter from Paul to a sweetheart is a warming thingPULLOVER8Across7 Boiled sweetACIDDROP8Across7 Note groupOCTAVE6Across8 I'm a long time making picturesIMAGES6Across8 IdledLAZED5Across9 One offering a shoulder to cry on, maybe?CRONY5Across10 BelieveCREDIT6Across10 Rub outERASE5Across10 WorshippedADORED6Across11 BlitheMERRY5Across12 Bad painting of a bud, possiblyDAUB4Across13 Outdoor garmentCOAT4Across13 Bill of fareMENU4Across14 FlatEVEN4Across14 That kissable KatharinaKATE4Across14 FlingHURL4Across15 As preserves, they're there for the openingTINS4Across15 Farm animalPIG3Across16 Much reduced fareFAR3Across16 Food of love, allegedly?VEAL4Across17 Louse-eggNIT3Across17 Water jugEWER4Across17 ManufacturedMADE4Across18 One is able to go round east of this cityCAEN4Across19 DryARID4Across19 GiverDONOR5Across20 Criticise, though many may get to Paris on timeDISPARAGE9Across21 LoveADORATION9Across21 AdjusterTUNER5Across22 Dad's initially troubled historyPAST4Across23 Fencing swordEPEE4Across23 NominalTITULAR7Across23 Try outTEST4Across24 It means goodbyeTATA4Across24 StitchedSEWED5Across24 InsectANT3Across26 FoundedBASED5Across26 Show willingNOD3Across26 EdiblesFOOD4Across27 A he-man gives a little coughAHEM4Across27 Of the earOTIC4Across29 ParchedARID4Across29 Can one be a Turner?TINA4Across29 MarshlandFEN3Across30 Multiplication stableSTUD4Across32 DecoyLURE4Across32 Rotary fileBURR4Across32 Damage to the stern, possiblyRENTS5Across33 LoathedHATED5Across33 FireplaceGRATE5Across33 See a sign of dental troubleCARIES6Across34 Spanish dishPAELLA6Across34 Bounder understood to be a beastly boxer?KANGAROO8Across35 JeansTROUSERS8Across35 CadROTTER6Across35 StrictSEVERE6Across36 Sticky game?HOCKEY6Across36 SuitcaseVALISE6Across36 SpreeREVEL5Across37 EvadedDODGED6Across38 ModernRECENT6Across39

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SeraglioHAREM5Down1 Character turning up with cops at the King's HeadSPOCK5Down1 ChosenPICKED6Down1 GiantTITAN5Down2 Distribute a toll, or issue sharesALLOT5Down2 TeamELEVEN6Down2 VergeEDGE4Down3 Funny girl about to finish workJOKY4Down3 ThinSLIM4Down3 Animal's trailSPOOR5Down4 ConsumedEATEN5Down4 He has a line in chaffBRIAN5Down4 CentreHEART5Down5 LatvianLETT4Down5 Doctor Jack is dullDRAB4Down5 WhirlpoolEDDY4Down6 EmptyDEVOID6Down6 In the cinema, maybe, he's concerned with hard waterICEMAN6Down6 AviatorAIRMAN6Down7 TotterDODDER6Down8 To sum up, pet, it's a rich wineMUSCAT6Down9 French portCALAIS6Down9 KingREX3Down11 Strike out in fear, apparentlyRAP3Down11 Soft leatherSUEDE5Down12 Ben points out ViNEVIS5Down12 StreamRIVULET7Down13 Opened up late and completed the exteriorDILATED7Down13 Museum officialCURATOR7Down13 Get money from, quietly, with thanksTAP3Down15 ElectorVOTER5Down15 That womanHER3Down15 Can it make you feel robbed of pounds?FEE3Down16 FamousNOTED5Down16 Narrow broochPIN3Down16 Wall-paintingMURAL5Down18 As property, a broken teasetESTATE6Down18 PitifulWOEFUL6Down18 PostponeDEFER5Down19 Stone entrance?AGATE5Down20 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Down20 FreeRID3Down21 AppropriateAPT3Down21 Pop up, just the sameDAD3Down21 Man's nameTED3Down22 The sheepish maleRAM3Down22 TagTAB3Down22 InfuriateENRAGE6Down23 Murphy, it seems, will take a shot at a duckPOTATO6Down23 HolySACRED6Down24 PieceBIT3Down25 Little creature in quarantineANT3Down25 DroopedWILTED6Down25 LyingSUPINE6Down27 SpeakORATE5Down28 FraudDECEIT6Down28 Strongly built dogHUSKY5Down28 NarrowTAPER5Down30 Powerless to do a bit of finer tuningINERT5Down30 ManagedFARED5Down30 Where actors have no right to shuffle aroundASCOT5Down31 StopCEASE5Down31 Not everNEVER5Down31 ColourBLUE4Down32 One of those legal smoothiesSILK4Down32 On the road, a dangerous gear changeRAGE4Down33 PresentHERE4Down33 SullenGLUM4Down33 ValleyDALE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. 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.