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Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2018 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#
SundownSUNSET6Across1 It's endless and could be magicCIRCLE6Across1 ConcerningABOUT5Across3 Outburst that could bring aid to the peopleDIATRIBE8Across7 Cosmetic itemEYELINER8Across7 Small mammalVOLE4Across8 Pain does father no goodPANG4Across8 ThreatMENACE6Across9 Doctor going back to tell fibs to young lassGIRLIE6Across10 Censures, informallySLATES6Across10 ComfortSOLACE6Across10 Rat, for exampleRODENT6Across11 Regarding a city, England's capital is culturedURBANE6Across11 HeronEGRET5Across11 SetteeSOFA4Across12 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across14 One caught in the Elbe?EEL3Across14 LakeMERE4Across15 Goes by horseRIDES5Across16 One takes a turn around townTURIN5Across16 ParticularSPECIAL7Across17 SongbirdWREN4Across17 Transported soldiers for trainingRAPT4Across17 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 Local centre also shifted (as to Newcastle?)COALS5Across19 PerformedDID3Across20 It takes a turn playing records!TABLE5Across21 InflexibleRIGID5Across21 TruckWAGON5Across21 Be ill, perhaps, due to transgressionLIBEL5Across22 Brimless capBERET5Across22 ObserveNOTE4Across23 Men of tomorrowBOYS4Across23 Put one's feet upREST4Across23 NurseTEND4Across25 RelaxedEASED5Across26 Shoot the rotten prigs!SPRIG5Across26 Cold dishSALAD5Across26 For everyPER3Across28 Prohibition, as related to alcoholic drinkBAR3Across28 FinishEND3Across28 ThreefoldTRIPLE6Across29 The remainder showed hesitation in disseminating toshOTHERS6Across29 ScornedDERIDED7Across30 A growing source of wooden bladesWILLOW6Across30 Fuel gasBUTANE6Across30 Finishing comfortably in good styleABLY4Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 Absolute rulerAUTOCRAT8Across32 The vehicle one got rid of has goneVANISHED8Across32 FeverAGUE4Across33 AppetiteHUNGER6Across33 A happy one can be dramaticENDING6Across33 SeasonTIDE4Across35 SeraglioHAREM5Across36 EngravedETCHED6Across38 AntennaAERIAL6Across39 IntendedMEANT5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
No ordinary eel can be said to dance!CONGER6Down1 Playground itemSEESAW6Down1 GatherAMASS5Down1 Talk about the French at Swiss Cottage!CHALET6Down2 Absolutely correctSPOTON6Down2 StabKNIFE5Down2 Golf pegsTEES4Down3 Border of united GermanyEDGE4Down3 ExpertACE3Down3 Unplaced horseALSORAN7Down4 Make a shocking debut at short legSTARTLE7Down4 MendicantBEGGAR6Down4 FinishedENDED5Down5 EmployedUSED4Down5 Tobacco usefully wrappedCIGAR5Down5 ChildTOT3Down6 WorriesFRETS5Down6 Left still on the lochLEVEN5Down6 ChallengedDARED5Down7 UrnVASE4Down8 Quietly representative sort of school?PREP4Down8 StitchedSEWED5Down8 There's nothing in lining upNIL3Down9 PermitLET3Down9 It should have a lane to itselfBUS3Down12 RacketDIN3Down12 Smart way to get fit in New YorkNIFTY5Down13 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down13 ApertureOPENING7Down13 SharpACUTE5Down14 Swede (a prize specimen?)NOBEL5Down15 Weekly payWAGES5Down15 SiftedRIDDLED7Down16 Take up half the load as you chooseADOPT5Down18 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Down18 EnjoyedLIKED5Down18 StrikeHIT3Down19 Where to get advice about taxis?CAB3Down19 StandardPAR3Down19 A £50 totalALL3Down20 ObtainedGOT3Down20 She's catty in a big wayTIGRESS7Down21 State of being marriedWEDLOCK7Down21 Ball location, a bit unbelievable?LIE3Down22 LiabilityDEBIT5Down22 Soft bread rollBAP3Down22 Go backRETURN6Down23 It's no good embracing everything in one songBALLAD6Down23 SpikeEAR3Down24 EpochsERAS4Down24 The suburb of Paris one may have landed inORLY4Down24 Working for unity with the southeastern memberSEWING6Down25 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Down25 Watch bandSTRAP5Down26 To mend shattered loves is all you have to doSOLVE5Down26 With no tail, this animal is obviously shortenedRHINO5Down27 DebaseDEMEAN6Down27 ElevatorsLIFTS5Down27 It protects against spillage in imbibingBIB3Down28 KeenEAGER5Down28 Play on wordsPUN3Down28 DullardDUNCE5Down29 The twoBOTH4Down30 Go paddling with VirginiaWADE4Down30 NumberDIGIT5Down31 TradedDEALT5Down32 PaleFADE4Down34 BorderHEM3Down36 EncounteredMET3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 15, 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.