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Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
ElementaryBASIC5Across2 DefeatsBEATS5Across3 A choice questionWHICH5Across3 OtherwiseELSE4Across7 Lager for the boys!REGAL5Across8 RebelliousUNRULY6Across8 TarnishSTAIN5Across8 SketchDRAFT5Across9 RusticRURAL5Across10 Leave mine at the back of the houseHOPIT5Across10 An exclusive joint?BAR3Across11 Raised edgeRIM3Across11 CushionPAD3Across11 Pieces of land there’s a reason not to be onAREAS5Across12 Boy’s nameDENIS5Across12 FateLOT3Across13 Does it make you storm more wildly than the other chap?OUTRAGE7Across13 SeamanMARINER7Across13 Based on truthVALID5Across15 So be itAMEN4Across15 A warm toneSEPIA5Across15 SorrowfulSAD3Across16 An abbreviated monikerIKE3Across18 Shade of brownTAN3Across18 AssistantAIDE4Across18 Picture houseCINEMA6Across19 Cut out part of a rude passageDEDUCT6Across19 TryATTEMPT7Across19 FollowTAIL4Across20 Can they arrange resale at the trading centre?DEALERS7Across21 PlantBEGONIA7Across21 CowlHOOD4Across22 MarqueeTENT4Across22 Inferior piece of work by the post officePOOR4Across22 VirtuousGOOD4Across23 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across23 Nips back for the rideSPIN4Across23 Undertakes to go east to the Ganges, possiblyENGAGES7Across24 Ten-sided figureDECAGON7Across24 RegrettedRUED4Across25 Gather mistakenly it’s something to chewTHERAG6Across26 MaltreatsABUSES6Across26 PlaythingTOY3Across27 DaybreakDAWN4Across28 Master Charlie’s little coatMAC3Across29 FatherDAD3Across29 FinishEND3Across30 RecordLOG3Across31 As taken to show favouritism?SIDES5Across31 Sits for an artistPOSES5Across31 Pull back in the rear as usualREGULAR7Across32 Exact copyREPLICA7Across32 CoinPENNY5Across33 EssentialVITAL5Across34 River tours by arrangementSTOUR5Across34 Some ladies kiss sloppilyLAX3Across35 EpochERA3Across35 A fun time for drunken peersSPREE5Across36 PurchaserBUYER5Across36 PartDIVIDE6Across36 PitcherEWER4Across37 OperatorsUSERS5Across37 Silk cotton always gives a good finishKAPOK5Across37 RecentlyNEWLY5Across38 Stray carriers?TRAYS5Across38 HeathenPAGAN5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Drinking tubeSTRAW5Down1 For a start, is it socially acceptable to be in debt?DEBUT5Down1 GlimmerGLEAM5Down1 Having restrictionsLIMITED7Down2 Not exactly a carrier plane?HARRIER7Down2 CouchBED3Down2 SpringSPA3Down3 Water jugEWER4Down4 SeverCUT3Down4 A fast runner – or does one hear different?HARE4Down4 SphereORB3Down5 Petty detailsTRIVIA6Down5 Rushes boxes of wine round for the hotelCHASES6Down5 SpateFLOOD5Down6 Girl’s nameSUSAN5Down6 Washed down a suitable dose at the hospitalHOSED5Down6 Copy a key for a girlMIMIC5Down7 AxiomMAXIM5Down7 An old-fashioned gangster’s gun?GAT3Down9 VentilateAIR3Down9 StuntFEAT4Down10 GrasslandPASTURE7Down11 DelineatedDEFINED7Down12 Indicates, designatesDENOTES7Down12 Lo, an egg may be a thousand years old!AGELONG7Down12 Word-for-wordLITERAL7Down13 TryingTESTING7Down14 HorseNAG3Down14 Initials used as an “alias”AKA3Down14 BraceSTRUT5Down16 FruitLEMON5Down16 Footwear for emergency use at sea?PUMPS5Down16 RotDECAY5Down17 Make restitution at lunchtimeATONE5Down17 BeauDANDY5Down17 FittingAPT3Down18 Fortified buildingCITADEL7Down19 One possibly rearmed with fancy ideasDREAMER7Down19 InexpensiveCHEAP5Down20 Places noticesSPOTS5Down20 PremiumBONUS5Down21 YouthLAD3Down21 Could a great ball be held under such a roof?DOMED5Down21 Profane clause rewritten rightSECULAR7Down23 Wicked or unprincipledGODLESS7Down23 PartROLE4Down24 Feast on an egg!EASTER6Down24 Wish or long forDESIRE6Down24 HiatusGAP3Down25 A less than engaging witticismGAG3Down25 UnfastenedUNDID5Down26 ShamBOGUS5Down27 Free-living type broad in the beam?HIPPY5Down27 Replaced damaged treesRESET5Down28 NumberSEVEN5Down28 FemalesWOMEN5Down29 FrightenSCARE5Down30 Historically, a son upset about a kissSAXON5Down30 Girl from Bury?RUBY4Down32 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Down32 GainWIN3Down32 Bit of a race, but it gets you nowhere!LAP3Down33 VitalityPEP3Down33 AngerIRE3Down33 LongingYEN3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 17, 2020. 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.