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Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
CustomaryUSUAL5Across1 WithdrawRETIRE6Across1 Possibly put on in a London parkUPTON5Across1 StripedBARRED6Across5 Passes over sporting leaders, in shortSKIPS5Across6 SmearsDAUBS5Across6 Go inENTER5Across9 A few words or couple of letters making a point, cleverlyCAPTION7Across9 IndicatorPOINTER7Across9 ConsideredDEEMED6Across10 Girl's name for a French cityNANCY5Across10 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Across10 AscendingRISING6Across11 Female relativeNIECE5Across11 Change from green to red, maybeRIPEN5Across11 QuickRAPID5Across12 DruggedDOPED5Across12 Come out with a burst of speedSPURT5Across12 Loud noises from puffersBELLOWS7Across13 Fiery personHOTHEAD7Across13 PitcherEWER4Across14 Sibilant little siblingSIS3Across15 FavouritePET3Across15 Man-eating giantOGRE4Across17 Prepare less than expeditelyEDIT4Across17 IntelligenceWIT3Across17 Tease a companion for a sign of restlessnessTWITCH6Across18 RidiculeDERIDE6Across18 JeerJIBE4Across18 TwelveDOZEN5Across19 Where frogs' legs may be eaten in pairsPARIS5Across19 Tarantula, saySPIDER6Across20 Faith in direct actionCREDIT6Across20 DeserveMERIT5Across20 Untidy stateMESS4Across22 In business, one is not softFIRM4Across22 AdjustedTUNED5Across22 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across23 Is he half cut?HAL3Across24 TallyAGREE5Across24 Shade of brownTAN3Across24 Sharp replyRIPOSTE7Across25 Wherein rushing water cuts round a bend?SLUICES7Across25 Crept out of hotels without finishing lunchSTOLE5Across26 AnewAGAIN5Across26 Drying clothTOWEL5Across26 Of rabiesRABID5Across27 Irrational devotion to a mere crazeMANIA5Across27 Judged to interfere with tradeRATED5Across28 Breaks suddenlySNAPS5Across28 One advising a priest, perhaps, on central heatingTIPSTER7Across29 Young hareLEVERET7Across29 AleBEER4Across29 Flat enterable from front or rearLEVEL5Across30 NuisancesPESTS5Across30 HeatedHOT3Across30 TyrantsTSARS5Across31 Aliens from the ends of the earthPOLES5Across31 Sea eagleERNE4Across32 PeeledPARED5Across33 AvoidedEVADED6Across35 LikingPALATE6Across36 SendREMIT5Across37 Ball gameTENNIS6Across38 ProperDECENT6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SaveREDEEM6Down1 Old sailorSEADOG6Down2 SeesawTEETER6Down2 Covered with extremes of peril on the wrong datePLATED6Down2 Mysterious officer heading a sectOCCULT6Down3 RushREED4Down3 Native AmericanAPACHE6Down3 BequeathENDOW5Down4 No it's less than ten a yearNAY3Down4 Auction itemLOT3Down4 CapBERET5Down5 Walks up and down?STEPS5Down5 Work doughKNEAD5Down5 ParchedARID4Down6 Thus growl, love, at points of sadnessSORROWS7Down6 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down6 DryARID4Down7 FruitRAISIN6Down7 Use needles to a possibly comforting endKNIT4Down7 Sort of licence one needs to write verse?POETIC6Down8 SupportedBACKED6Down8 StubbornDOGGED6Down8 Shaving implementRAZOR5Down12 No such thing as a piece of cake!SWEAT5Down12 BullfighterPICADOR7Down13 A place to comb when stranded?BEACH5Down13 RaiseHOIST5Down13 Wrong use of wordsLIBEL5Down14 CoachTRAIN5Down14 JamWEDGE5Down15 Drunken sot, I see, showing little emotionSTOIC5Down15 HeapsPILES5Down15 JockeyRIDER5Down16 TantaliseTEASE5Down16 Amid hisses, a bad actor simulatesSHAMS5Down16 ArbiterJUDGE5Down18 SatanDEVIL5Down18 A name one may fight forTITLE5Down18 Beastly end for a man to have?PIGTAIL7Down19 StartBEGIN5Down19 DeciphersDECODES7Down19 Have a grave effect uponRAVAGE6Down21 Golf pegTEE3Down21 Royal residencePALACE6Down21 ClimbsMOUNTS6Down22 BeverageTEA3Down22 Character playing a big part in a gambling gameFIGARO6Down22 Dazed stateSTUPOR6Down23 In Congreve, readers, you'll find a hero named PaulREVERE6Down23 ServileABJECT6Down24 InsurgentREBEL5Down25 Cut a corner in a window frameSLASH5Down25 RecoverREGAIN6Down25 Locate with sound senseSITE4Down26 Tip upTILT4Down26 ColonnadeARCADE6Down27 Bit of a square peg, this salesman?REP3Down28 FreshestNEWEST6Down28 HardenSET3Down28 HellHADES5Down30 LukewarmTEPID5Down31 FairyPERI4Down33 AppointmentDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. 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.