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Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
SmartSPRUCE6Across1 KetchupSAUCE5Across3 He lived near VictoriaALBERT6Across4 CopiedAPED4Across5 Their tales aren't newOLDWIVES8Across7 EngineMOTOR5Across8 SlipLAPSE5Across8 Intend somehow to get canned!TINNED6Across8 EveryALL3Across9 Might it break the racket?SMASH5Across10 FurnaceOVEN4Across10 CornerANGLE5Across10 SideTEAM4Across11 Boy's nameBEN3Across11 Put upERECT5Across12 PlayerACTOR5Across12 TasteSAVOUR6Across13 Team with biasSIDE4Across13 Herb typeOREGANO7Across13 Potentate's pavilion?TENT4Across14 Groups of playersTEAMS5Across15 Come and get it!HERE4Across15 VendSELL4Across16 A Schumann piece you can singHUM3Across16 The tail of a sheep, I see, is very longEPIC4Across17 MiddayNOON4Across18 FreeRID3Across18 Shore birdCURLEW6Across19 They like bananas and split peasAPES4Across19 FinishEND3Across20 Subtly put a guard on a friendGRADUALLY9Across21 Underground roomsCELLARS7Across21 NoblemanEARL4Across22 FriendPAL3Across22 FruitPEAR4Across23 Finish searching for a fathead in the back of beyondFIND4Across23 AridDRY3Across23 She's back from BasildonLISA4Across24 Headache tabletASPIRIN7Across24 DestinyFATE4Across24 PitcherEWER4Across25 Dismays, terrifiesAPPALS6Across26 A fishy endingFIN3Across26 Many an animal needs little drinkDRAM4Across27 GiveDONATE6Across28 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across29 A mate to make much ofCHUM4Across29 LazinessSLOTH5Across30 Hard outer caseSHELL5Across31 MirthGLEE4Across32 Drunkard's insult?SLUR4Across32 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Across32 French river or small German articleSEINE5Across33 AtmosphereAURA4Across33 Nominally he works in leadDANIEL6Across34 RecedeEBB3Across34 TeacherTUTOR5Across34 Quotations from old treatisesEXTRACTS8Across35 Make amendsATONE5Across35 Dog breedPUG3Across35 Beauty but skin deepVENEER6Across36 EntranceGATE4Across36 Academy AwardOSCAR5Across36 JokerJESTER6Across37 Of birthNATAL5Across37 SpoolsREELS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ScarceSPARSE6Down1 Snake typeCOBRA5Down1 Food and drinkTOAST5Down1 In his business there's much promotionADMAN5Down2 ApplicableRELEVANT8Down2 CrossbreedMONGREL7Down2 An attractive detective, on the quiet?DISH4Down3 RefrainCHORUS6Down3 Moving article on prisonASTIR5Down4 HairstyleAFRO4Down4 NullifiedCANCELLED9Down4 AmazeASTOUND7Down5 Prickly plantCACTUS6Down5 Bald headed individual a dog might go forBONE4Down5 NoblemanPEER4Down6 Go inENTER5Down6 Rushes around like a monkeyRHESUS6Down6 MoistDAMP4Down7 Soft runny mudSLIME5Down7 MeadowLEA3Down8 Golf pegTEE3Down9 Is out of town formulating ethicsIDEALS6Down9 Satisfied with the rail serviceMET3Down11 InfiniteENDLESS7Down12 Hardback!STERN5Down12 Worldly way to put the wrong clause rightSECULAR7Down13 AfflictAIL3Down14 RegretfulREPENTANT9Down14 PlaythingTOY3Down15 Covered in aphides!HID3Down15 I say there, that was a popular song!HEY3Down16 ForeignALIEN5Down16 StatuteLAW3Down17 Sabre, for exampleSWORD5Down17 On such steamers, do you get your feet wet?PADDLE6Down18 Warship typeCRUISER7Down19 AdornORNAMENT8Down19 ConsumeEAT3Down20 Fishy sounding locationPLACE5Down20 American stateTEXAS5Down20 It's drunk in nogginsGIN3Down21 ExhaustDEPLETE7Down21 Thin pancakeCREPE5Down21 Mean to go first-class to MineheadAIM3Down22 With quick light tapsPITAPAT7Down23 It can be grand in the endFINALE6Down23 AttractivenessALLURE6Down24 Manage the marathon maybeRUN3Down25 Steal fromROB3Down25 TurnROTATE6Down26 StagePHASE5Down27 LimbMEMBER6Down27 Communion tableALTAR5Down28 Dictator of where to draw the line?RULER5Down28 ExpectantAGOG4Down29 RoyalREGAL5Down30 It's a bit knotty in WhitchurchHITCH5Down30 ChairSEAT4Down30 ColourHUE3Down31 A French water departmentMEUSE5Down31 ToyDOLL4Down32 Glue in suitable measureSIZE4Down32 Majestic stallion?SIRE4Down33 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 15, 2024. 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.