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Evening Standard Crossword August 16 2022 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 16 2022 answers. The Tuesday 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#
ReddenBLUSH5Across1 WoodFOREST6Across4 Jam, maybe, but not much butterSCRAPE6Across4 DeridedMOCKED6Across5 Erroneous investment in some minesMISTAKEN8Across7 BrollyUMBRELLA8Across7 IntelligentCLEVER6Across8 ShelfLEDGE5Across8 Discourage an insincere attitude to workOPPOSE6Across8 Rugged peaks, saySPEAK5Across10 Look at minutelySTUDY5Across10 WithdrawRETIRE6Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 Sound excessively thick-headedTOOT4Across13 HumbleMEEK4Across13 CarryTOTE4Across14 InhabitantNATIVE6Across14 Mother Shipton's?HERS4Across14 SeizuresFITS4Across15 It's in extremes of feverishness that one has outburstsFITS4Across15 LibertyFREEDOM7Across15 Animal doctorVET3Across16 Piece of ideology in a bookLOG3Across16 ConceitedVAIN4Across17 Speed pastSPED4Across17 CanTIN3Across18 The end of a cricket team?TAIL4Across19 SullySOIL4Across19 CatTOM3Across19 Prepared to be persuaded not to measureREADYMADE9Across21 US stateMINNESOTA9Across21 YieldCEDE4Across21 SpreeREVEL5Across23 WitherWILT4Across23 Jeff's canine companion?MUTT4Across23 The provision, for money, of a small drinkSALE4Across24 Tenant's paymentRENT4Across24 BackREAR4Across24 RepairFIX3Across26 Usually brilliant bit of managementGEM3Across26 DeceptionHOAX4Across27 It's said to be our timeHOUR4Across27 LairDEN3Across27 ObtainGET3Across29 Sign of augmentationPLUS4Across29 Style and vigourELAN4Across29 SwungDANGLED7Across31 FavourPREFER6Across32 A duck and a sheep out to go astrayROAM4Across32 RepastMEAL4Across32 Something hard for the butcher to take in hand?STEEL5Across33 Statement of beliefsCREDO5Across33 Most mature priest, possiblyRIPEST6Across34 AllegesCLAIMS6Across34 Sand-hillDUNE4Across34 A dishy worker, and that's not allHANDSOME8Across35 RestrainsINHIBITS8Across35 WornERODED6Across35 ProprietorsOWNERS6Across36 The two known for their thickness?PLANKS6Across36 SeniorELDER5Across38 MythLEGEND6Across39 TrivialPETTY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RuptureBURST5Down1 An accident on court?SMASH5Down1 ConcerningABOUT5Down2 Schoolmaster's bloomer?ASTER5Down2 UntruthLIE3Down2 ExtremelyVERY4Down3 Worth robbing? You can depend on it!BANK4Down3 CarvedSLICED6Down3 AspectFACET5Down4 Girl’sHER3Down4 Nose not so brokenSNOOT5Down4 IntendMEAN4Down5 StinkREEK4Down5 Transported or carried awayRAPT4Down5 ReviewerCRITIC6Down6 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Down6 Shakespeare character, terribly spoiltPISTOL6Down6 EraseDELETE6Down7 Sort of order sent to pals?POSTAL6Down9 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down9 Period of instructionLESSON6Down9 In additionTOO3Down11 As used in writing a pointed article?PEN3Down11 SatanDEVIL5Down12 TankVAT3Down12 Seats arranged to advantageASSET5Down12 Inorganic matterMINERAL7Down13 EatDINE4Down13 What a neat mathematical problem is worth?TIDYSUM7Down13 FlipperFIN3Down15 Finally stuffed with food?FED3Down15 By way ofVIA3Down16 But evidently it does merit some beliefLIE3Down16 UnusualRARE4Down16 ShiftedMOVED5Down17 The sadness of a way that's so crookedPATHOS6Down18 National songANTHEM6Down18 Taped in expert styleADEPT5Down20 Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down20 ThreatenedMENACED7Down20 Not that favourite trumpet piece? How odd!RUM3Down21 BlendMIX3Down21 Annual share of the market, in shortMAR3Down22 GenderSEX3Down22 DreadfulDIRE4Down22 OsierWILLOW6Down23 Melina's new servantMENIAL6Down23 RescindREPEAL6Down24 Not goodBAD3Down25 ElderlyAGED4Down25 Growing regret?RUE3Down25 DisproveREFUTE6Down26 DisregardIGNORE6Down28 Fertile spotOASIS5Down28 Minced or not, they aren't particularly niceOATHS5Down28 Bitter variety of melonLEMON5Down30 Man's nameLEWIS5Down30 NumberTEN3Down30 ScandinavianNORSE5Down31 At bedtime, go to it!SLEEP5Down31 Act without wordsMIME4Down32 Restraint gets Irene no end upset!REIN4Down32 Des and I make a teamSIDE4Down33 RushREED4Down33 CotCRIB4Down33 MaterialREP3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. 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.