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Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 123 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 15 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 123 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#
Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across1 VapourSTEAM5Across1 Done the French way (as Murphy might be?)FRIED5Across1 WeptSOBBED6Across5 Supplying milk, goes three-quarters of a mile to churchMILCH5Across6 Liver, kidneys, etc.OFFAL5Across6 BeleaguerBESET5Across8 A low resort, with vice, takes the plungeDIVESIN7Across9 DisapprovalCENSURE7Across9 Nominal success including symbolic victoryGAVIN5Across10 DiscussionDEBATE6Across10 Jewelled headdressTIARA5Across10 Start scrubbing away, there's a good chapSCOUT5Across11 CharacterETHOS5Across11 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across11 High sounding woman, maybe laughingHYENA5Across12 Light brownBEIGE5Across12 Bogey, perhapsCOLONEL7Across13 Coarse fabricHESSIAN7Across13 RushingRACING6Across14 Work or playACT3Across15 Star signLEO3Across15 PerplexedBEMUSED7Across15 InquiresASKS4Across17 A non-starter starting soon!ANON4Across17 Works doughKNEADS6Across18 FavouritePET3Across18 That one under the chestnut tree?SMITHY6Across18 Snow houseIGLOO5Across19 Chatter with pater?PRATE5Across19 ColourRED3Across19 CompelOBLIGE6Across20 Provided with manpower in a crude sounding wayCREWED6Across20 ExpensiveDEAR4Across21 Greek letterBETA4Across22 The heat of battle?FIRE4Across22 AgueFEVER5Across23 Property of the washerwoman?HER3Across24 Mountain passCOL3Across24 WanderROAM4Across24 Dirt-removerCLEANER7Across25 Joins Charlie East in the slips maybeSPLICES7Across25 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Across26 Remains of a female's fire?ASHES5Across26 NoiseDIN3Across27 No rock cake, but it suggests a stoneSCONE5Across27 Greek dishKEBAB5Across27 Started, for instance, during prohibitionBEGAN5Across28 VentilatedAIRED5Across28 One holding a drink for an acrobat?TUMBLER7Across29 MaladyILLNESS7Across29 TankVAT3Across29 Keeps stray dogs!PEKES5Across30 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Across30 StagePHASE5Across31 They can burst with some nasty resultsTYRES5Across31 LendingLOANING7Across31 DirtySOILED6Across32 EatDINE4Across34 LaceholeEYELET6Across35 BurrowTUNNEL6Across39 StrictSTERN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ToleratesABIDES6Down2 FastenTIE3Down2 Cause of an outbreak of arson around Mile EndREASON6Down2 Name one child after an inventorEDISON6Down3 Counting-frameABACUS6Down3 To the other sideACROSS6Down3 The racket in a boarding schoolDIN3Down4 EncounteredMET3Down4 OceanSEA3Down4 AsteriskSTAR4Down5 She's stonyBERYL5Down5 TreeASPEN5Down5 StrengthenedBRACED6Down6 Call something you shouldn'tMISNAME7Down6 HerbOREGANO7Down6 PerilDANGER6Down7 Outdoor eventFETE4Down7 In camp, no politician was a ruler!INCA4Down7 Made amendsATONED6Down8 Get hold of a car partCLUTCH6Down8 CutSEVERED7Down9 Was informed by one article in a groupHEARD5Down12 CircuitLAP3Down12 Canal boatBARGE5Down12 LocationSITE4Down13 Arrest a guy with a companionCATCH5Down13 ChaosHAVOC5Down13 He doesn't keep changing rolesLOSER5Down14 ArtSKILL5Down14 A teetotaller, I see, has a high positionATTIC5Down15 LoadedLADEN5Down15 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down16 Taps out a messageTYPES5Down16 ThereforeERGO4Down16 SatanDEVIL5Down17 MarsupialKOALA5Down18 Puts an end to saintly operationsSTOPS5Down18 The classic hero peers drunkenly at usPERSEUS7Down19 DishonourableIGNOBLE7Down19 SignifiedDENOTED7Down20 Deliver with a confused curse at closing timeRESCUE6Down21 Spanish danceBOLERO6Down21 ExileBANISH6Down22 So be itAMEN4Down22 Posh clothes of the better class YankeeFINERY6Down22 BeliefsTENETS6Down23 Tell, once again, a confused taleRELATE6Down23 DislikeRESENT6Down24 GreedyAVID4Down25 NoblemanCOUNT5Down25 People optionally interrupted by IanSERBS5Down25 SlanderMALIGN6Down26 Abel's murdererCAIN4Down26 Is such a room for poker?ANTE4Down26 The girl to win?BET3Down28 PurposeINTENT6Down28 SnakeASP3Down28 NumberTEN3Down30 HollowDELL4Down33 AyeYES3Down36 StrayERR3Down37

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