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Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
Afternoon napSIESTA6Across1 It can be blown from a pipeBUBBLE6Across1 CompositionESSAY5Across3 Song of lonelinessSOLITUDE8Across7 Longest or shortest daySOLSTICE8Across7 BarrelCASK4Across8 Discontinue supportingDROP4Across8 ObjectiveTARGET6Across9 It's played mainly by American schoolchildrenHOOKEY6Across10 Zodiac signTAURUS6Across10 AgainstVERSUS6Across10 Jungle huntSAFARI6Across11 Tear it badly - the dress!ATTIRE6Across11 LanguageLATIN5Across11 OtherwiseELSE4Across12 Writing toolPEN3Across14 By making a hamper vegetarianPER3Across14 Sea birdTERN4Across15 IrritatesRILES5Across16 Betray in the manner of the deserter aboardRATON5Across16 WishedDESIRED7Across17 Done on a large scaleMASS4Across17 Mostly the red variety?DEER4Across17 ToothMOLAR5Across19 It's played with effortless artistrySITAR5Across19 LabelTAG3Across20 Foreign language letter to mail, perhapsTAMIL5Across21 ComicDROLL5Across21 School punishmentLINES5Across21 The game for bigheaded fliersBOWLS5Across22 The southern USDIXIE5Across22 DetailITEM4Across23 Hams proceed to go with sausageMASH4Across23 RemainderREST4Across23 JumpLEAP4Across25 ElevateRAISE5Across26 At sea, can keep crews movingSCREW5Across26 PigmeatBACON5Across26 Roll of moneyWAD3Across28 Ruby red sealant?WAX3Across28 InsectANT3Across28 State without proofALLEGE6Across29 They're thought of altruisticallyOTHERS6Across29 SaveSALVAGE7Across30 Difficult, and it's no good going by taxiTAXING6Across30 StrictSEVERE6Across30 Lives a double life at OxfordISIS4Across31 Norse godODIN4Across31 Stool pigeonINFORMER8Across32 Musical composition makes me no poetTONEPOEM8Across32 CeaseSTOP4Across33 DozenTWELVE6Across33 City no longer a noted centre of potteriesEXETER6Across33 FlatEVEN4Across35 ShyTIMID5Across36 ReviserEDITOR6Across38 FurERMINE6Across39 TiredWEARY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Beaten due to signs of having been smoking in bedBASHED6Down1 MethodSYSTEM6Down1 WarhorseSTEED5Down1 Ronnie's dog?BARKER6Down2 TrapsSNARES6Down2 CrowdPRESS5Down2 Poses a questionASKS4Down3 Spot a key agentESPY4Down3 FishEEL3Down3 Up toASFARAS7Down4 Possibly astir in numbers due to the windMISTRAL7Down4 GazedSTARED6Down4 Ultimate, lastFINAL5Down5 GreedyAVID4Down5 An old army measureCUBIT5Down5 LongingYEN3Down6 Scottish islandLEWIS5Down6 Number seen to include a fiveSEVEN5Down6 IslandISLET5Down7 Drinking vesselsCUPS4Down8 As taken for a trip?DOPE4Down8 EmployingUSING5Down8 The poet may put it over shortlyOER3Down9 StarSUN3Down9 Black salt?TAR3Down12 Tree typeFIR3Down12 Registers the carROLLS5Down13 HarvestsREAPS5Down13 MercifulLENIENT7Down13 Sea duckEIDER5Down14 At Ponders End, mail is sorted for the citySIMLA5Down15 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down15 Rush aboutRAMPAGE7Down16 A repealed statute, to be precise?EXACT5Down18 Shock, dismayAPPAL5Down18 FrockDRESS5Down18 SickILL3Down19 Tool on a chain, perhapsSAW3Down19 Mingle, blendMIX3Down19 Say it's soTIS3Down20 Sheltered sideLEE3Down20 A breakdown can lead to strain on itTOWROPE7Down21 Delays, loitersLINGERS7Down21 Be noted as a flierBEE3Down22 DepartLEAVE5Down22 Female deerDOE3Down22 Deep narrow gorgeRAVINE6Down23 Girl in a state getting a kiss!MAXINE6Down23 ChartMAP3Down24 ParadiseEDEN4Down24 A political line?AXIS4Down24 Put up for hire, being soundHIGHER6Down25 From that placeTHENCE6Down25 Round containerBASIN5Down26 Thus a hut is ramshackle, in a waySOUTH5Down26 Animal in its smaller form, having no tail!RHINO5Down27 SimplerEASIER6Down27 Boy's nameCLIFF5Down27 Lived in KawasakiWAS3Down28 AdvantageASSET5Down28 MarryWED3Down28 SubjectTOPIC5Down29 TypeSORT4Down30 Father suggests it's up to meTIME4Down30 EvadeAVOID5Down31 FinishedENDED5Down32 MudMIRE4Down34 PullTOW3Down36 AridDRY3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. 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.