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Evening Standard Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 16 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 128 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#
Call offCANCEL6Across1 Posh headgear of birds out for a bit of funCROWNS6Across1 LeafPETAL5Across2 Voting ageEIGHTEEN8Across7 ApertureHOLE4Across7 In the gents outfitters, chaps say naughty thingsMENSWEAR8Across7 Game associable with NapoleonSOLO4Across8 BabyINFANT6Across8 RotateTURN4Across8 FeelGROPE5Across9 Red or Irish setter, maybe, or an old sailorSEADOG6Across10 Nutty sweetNOUGAT6Across10 KidnapABDUCT6Across11 A tool in piecesJIGSAW6Across11 ShootBUD3Across11 IntimidateCOW3Across13 Not many occupy a safe worldFEW3Across14 DozeNAP3Across14 EmployedUSED4Across15 ColourRED3Across16 Rant wildly about love, yet betrayRATON5Across16 TruckLORRY5Across16 At the time, a tow-headed femaleTHEN4Across17 Former Russian emperorTSAR4Across17 StaffPOLE4Across18 NumberDIGIT5Across19 EncourageHEARTEN7Across19 Steve's cup?DAVIS5Across19 PleasedGLAD4Across20 RelocatesMOVES5Across21 Is this town a military one?MILAN5Across21 ElderlyAGED4Across22 JuryPANEL5Across22 He's not yet an officer, and mostly no gentlemanCADET5Across22 Check onMONITOR7Across23 WalkwayPATH4Across23 A wooden smile?BEAM4Across23 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 Yes, boy, he's a classic heroJASON5Across26 AnxietyPANIC5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across27 TupRAM3Across28 Aboard, he gets a firm kissCOX3Across28 AdmonishWARN4Across28 IndifferenceAPATHY6Across29 What any doe may become, eventuallyONEDAY6Across29 Made slow progress as an airmanTAXIED6Across30 PainfullySORELY6Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across30 Neglect makes Timothy much upset!OMIT4Across31 LoiterLAG3Across31 EagerKEEN4Across31 In a difficult situation, went round the bend!CORNERED8Across32 ToiletLAVATORY8Across32 CutSEVER5Across33 Wild goings-on when Rose drunkenly embraces JoeORGIES6Across33 ThingENTITY6Across33 TakeACCEPT6Across36 ExcludeOMIT4Across37 CedeYIELD5Across38

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It's worn - blimey - on TV!CORSET6Down1 Brass instrumentCORNET6Down1 PremiumBONUS5Down1 PumaCOUGAR6Down2 Like a horse used for a trickWOODEN6Down2 FixPEG3Down2 Fasting periodLENT4Down3 Smoking people out brings a bad atmosphereSMOG4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 UntruthLIE3Down4 French wineCHABLIS7Down4 You can take them in pairsASPIRIN7Down4 AbsentOFF3Down5 Just the smallest bit stale, perhapsLEAST5Down5 Happen againRECUR5Down5 EnlistENROL5Down6 OnenessUNITY5Down6 Livery colour?BROWN5Down6 Food fishTUNA4Down8 Secure as possible at the back of a cafeSAFE4Down8 KnockRAP3Down9 Not highly disreputable?LOW3Down9 ExcusePLEA4Down10 BotchedBUNGLED7Down11 Talk of the town?GAS3Down12 SlanderedDEFAMED7Down12 SpeckDOT3Down12 A rota arranged for distribution of blood suppliesAORTA5Down13 ClotCONGEAL7Down13 Bread partCRUST5Down13 MarriageWEDDING7Down14 Fastening pinRIVET5Down15 Will he also clean the master's car?VALET5Down15 SendREMIT5Down16 WiltDROOP5Down17 VegetablePEA3Down18 FragmentSCRAP5Down18 Anybody can answer this clueHUMAN5Down18 Acted up againDID3Down19 Put onDON3Down19 Conservative tax?VAT3Down20 CongealGEL3Down20 A German boss?MANAGER7Down21 FellowDON3Down21 Heavy knifeMACHETE7Down21 Cash demanded fishily?COD3Down22 MinePIT3Down22 Packing up the fight game?BOXING6Down23 FatherPARENT6Down23 Prayer endingAMEN4Down24 StoryTALE4Down24 The divorcee takes it as a way outEXIT4Down24 PrimeHEYDAY6Down25 On the catwalk, they're seldom upsetMODELS6Down25 DullardDUNCE5Down26 BucketsPAILS5Down26 Lord Haw-Haw's girl?JOYCE5Down26 Burns, but is no towering infernoSEARS5Down27 SimplisticNAIVE5Down27 Mechanical part of a cameraCAM3Down28 Fish eggsROE3Down28 WildRABID5Down29 "Fuss" is a verbTODO4Down30 Scottish isleSKYE4Down30 EncounteredMET3Down32 Pig penSTY3Down33 StriveVIE3Down34 WandROD3Down35

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