Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 14 2026 answers. The Friday 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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AlterCHANGE6Across1 DischargeEMIT4Across5 Depict as a sinister manPORTRAY7Across8 RegainsREDEEMS7Across8 MotoredDROVE5Across8 No longer blue, having made a lot of moneyCLEANEDUP9Across9 CurveARC3Across9 VolatileMERCURIAL9Across9 FeverAGUE4Across10 FlagIRIS4Across11 AvoidEVADE5Across12 Make merryREVEL5Across13 PassionateTORRID6Across13 For a time, the musical instrument is sharpTHORN5Across13 AwkwardINEPT5Across14 Mislay the ring in it that's too bigLOOSE5Across14 Cry outEXCLAIM7Across15 The nicest possible cover for a rain tankCISTERN7Across15 Large deerCARIBOU7Across16 StitchedSEWN4Across16 It's sharp and injured the girlCUTLASS7Across16 LamentationDIRGE5Across17 Bag the prizePURSE5Across17 Happen to see the ball caught by the dogOCCUR5Across18 TidyNEAT4Across18 DeceivesDUPES5Across18 Therefore the top is not hollowSOLID5Across20 ConsumedATE3Across20 Indifferent gestureSHRUG5Across20 Keep saying is, but perhaps isn't, going outINSIST6Across22 Front of bootTOECAP6Across22 FixedSET3Across22 FishedANGLED6Across23 Make one anxious to stop the baby crying?RATTLE6Across23 AttemptTRY3Across23 TopAPEX4Across24 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 YearnsASPIRES7Across25 Taking up little space in the agreementCOMPACT7Across25 IntonationCADENCE7Across27 Everything in the pot can be eaten by a vegetarianSHALLOT7Across27 ImmersedDIPPED6Across28 HeaddressTIARA5Across30 Don't notice the name on the bookMISSAL6Across30 In noisy mannerLOUDLY6Across30 ClergymanPASTOR6Across31 It's found in salt and mud, so I worked outSODIUM6Across31 Hair dyeHENNA5Across32 StoveOVEN4Across32 Snaps "Black ties are out!"BITES5Across32 ExpectantAGOG4Across33 WrathIRE3Across34 A small jug found in the woodASPEN5Across35 Trainee officerCADET5Across35 SharpACUTE5Across35 After a time the doctor writes back a letterOMEGA5Across36 AcidTART4Across36 TautTENSE5Across36 SittingSEANCE6Across37 Go along with and have a drinkINDULGE7Across37 SluggishLANGUID7Across37 Scolding for getting the rope all tangled upREPROOF7Across39 HellINFERNO7Across39 Leaving when there's a summons to lunch, round about oneGOING5Across41 Period of historyTUDOR5Across41 Had a go at and vexed oneTRIED5Across42 HabituateINURE5Across42 Carnivorous invertebrateCENTIPEDE9Across43 Have in mind the idea that you should give a party?ENTERTAIN9Across43 Floor showCABARET7Across44 Kitty I make the mistake of introducing to the entertainerPIERROT7Across44

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Amphibious rodentBEAVER6Down1 ArtfulCRAFTY6Down1 Still receiving deliveries at homeNOTOUT6Down1 Plant-eating insectMEALYBUG8Down2 PreciseACCURATE8Down2 Level with the flagSTANDARD8Down2 FreeGRATIS6Down3 Uncertainties of meaningAMBIGUITIES11Down3 Is it knitted with wire wool?CABLESTITCH11Down3 StoppedPREVENTED9Down4 Belonging to factionSECTARIAN9Down4 Part of a landscape by a colour-blind artist in Kentucky?BLUEGRASS9Down4 ObviousEVIDENT7Down5 Unforeseen drawbacks in eligible bachelors?CATCHES7Down5 AgreesACCEDES7Down5 Definitely not the very smallestLEASTOFALL10Down6 Right to preferential treatmentPRECEDENCE10Down6 LakeMERE4Down6 Certain to get us upset againSURE4Down7 GoodbyeTATA4Down7 TrialTEST4Down7 OwingDUE3Down8 The instant the seconds are out, gives a pasting toSTICKS6Down10 BrawlFRACAS6Down10 Think of a number and write it downCOMPOSE7Down11 Interferes officiouslyMEDDLES7Down11 It lets you in and gets you something to eatENTREE6Down12 EntertainedAMUSED6Down12 ProfaneDESECRATE9Down14 WagesPAY3Down15 MarryWED3Down17 Eliminates, when one switches off the engineCUTSOUT7Down19 OutbreakERUPTION8Down19 Aquatic birdPELICAN7Down19 FittingAPT3Down20 ObsoleteEXTINCT7Down21 SavedRESCUED7Down21 Refers to when one visitsLOOKSUP7Down21 Saying someone had struck you when he hadn't?THUMPINGLIE11Down24 Musical instrumentBARRELORGAN11Down24 Unable to readILLITERATE10Down26 "Please move into the centre," clear as can bePLAINTOSEE10Down26 FussNIGGLE6Down26 StickADHERE6Down27 SignificanceMAGNITUDE9Down28 What was that you said hospitably to the departing guest?COMEAGAIN9Down28 PriceCOST4Down29 It's really great being a bird! I can fly!TITANIC7Down29 MinistersATTENDS7Down29 Derived from milkLACTIC6Down30 Only a silver lining is too littleMEAGRE6Down30 RipTEAR4Down30 YearsAGE3Down31 Original sin?BADSTART8Down32 Something that hindersHANDICAP8Down32 Feeling off colour, parking inside quicklySPEEDY6Down33 ConfusedADDLED6Down33 If most indisposed by the head cold, get sweetsCOMFITS7Down34 AngrySTROPPY7Down34 Provided, as the nest is by the henLAIDON6Down38 Out of actionUNUSED6Down38 WorryFRET4Down40 Knock for the mechanic, looking embarrassedPINK4Down40

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