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Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 132 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#
NipPINCH5Across2 Walks, or goes quietly in electric carsTRAMPS6Across4 Short sleepCATNAP6Across4 AmazeASTONISH8Across7 OddQUEER5Across7 Town with a colourful roadside featureREDDITCH8Across7 One goes to games possibly to get picturesIMAGES6Across8 Be againstOPPOSE6Across8 ReappearRECUR5Across8 Famous clown given a drinkCOCOA5Across10 WanderedROVED5Across10 ConcurAGREE5Across10 BeakerCUP3Across12 Can it smooth down a pointed ear?WEAR4Across13 BlemishSTAIN5Across13 BlazeFIRE4Across13 Picture cardKING4Across14 Even around the delta there's a riverEDEN4Across14 DreadfulDIRE4Across15 BetWAGERED7Across15 Fits, perhaps, when you sort out what's too bigSIFT4Across15 SkillART3Across16 Looking hot during the fire danceRED3Across16 PrecipitationRAIN4Across17 I join '15 Down' on the riverISIS4Across17 HammerMALLET6Across17 MuckMUD3Across19 Money reserveFUND4Across19 A tow-headed bowler will never give you this!THAT4Across19 RottedDECAYED7Across20 Not temporaryPERMANENT9Across21 As carved for a Boer feast?ROASTBEEF9Across21 RosterROTA4Across23 A lot more than an individual YankeeMANY4Across23 FoundationROOT4Across23 Furze can be said to have natural beautyFURS4Across24 NoblemanLORD4Across24 SoilDIRT4Across25 Opposite of dryWET3Across26 Bobby is company for PennyCOP3Across26 FellTOPPLED7Across26 HairlessBALD4Across27 Birds in the music roomEMUS4Across27 As resorted to by sufferers from spasms?SPAS4Across29 DischargeEMIT4Across29 ChildTOT3Across30 DebaseDEMEAN6Across31 ConfederateALLY4Across32 An examination of speechORAL4Across32 Was inclined to have an article lent outLEANT5Across33 Pickling solutionBRINE5Across33 Some more pasta is needed for this mealREPAST6Across34 OesophagusGULLET6Across34 DiscountedREBATED7Across34 With which knights fought with much rivalry for a companionCHIVALRY8Across35 ClapsAPPLAUDS8Across35 Eat greedilyDEVOUR6Across36 Pinch someone's noseSNITCH6Across36 CodeMORSE5Across37 SolidifyGEL3Across38 InflexibleRIGID5Across39 MeadowFIELD5Across40 CutSEVER5Across41 SpreeREVEL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Down1 A couple of big-headed peopleBRACE5Down1 AllowanceQUOTA5Down1 HarshSTERN5Down2 Draw out a wild deuceEDUCE5Down2 DangerPERIL5Down2 FormerlyONCE4Down3 She's from MauritaniaRITA4Down3 PressedIRONED6Down3 GangCREW4Down4 Church singersCHOIR5Down4 One tea leaf is simply no goodTHIEF5Down4 EbbedRECEDED7Down5 Small sharkTOPE4Down5 What a door is when it's not a doorAJAR4Down5 CheatedDUPED5Down6 LudicrousABSURD6Down6 One quietly readjusted on your digital radio?PRESET6Down6 Anything of substance or importanceMATTER6Down9 DogCUR3Down9 FavourPREFER6Down9 HarmedDAMAGED7Down11 Alcoholic spiritGIN3Down11 A bit of a good day, you can see as unusualODD3Down11 Wading birdEGRET5Down12 If I get no backup on either side, it can cause tearsONION5Down12 Dreaming of a bit of fun in Wilts, possiblyWISTFUL7Down13 StingSMART5Down13 In the endFINALLY7Down13 ApportionALLOT5Down14 A diminutive siblingSIS3Down15 FaintDIM3Down15 InsectANT3Down16 Tensioned ropeGUY3Down16 As in the battles of Britain and TraflagarRAF3Down16 Dorothy wrote a novel essay about the Central LibrarySAYERS6Down18 SatanTEMPTER7Down18 Suitable for cropsARABLE6Down18 He's on the way somewhere in GermanyHESSE5Down20 Directly belowUNDER5Down20 Round vesselPOT3Down21 EaterDINER5Down21 Fast and rhythmic, it can be punishingRAP3Down21 Signal agreementNOD3Down22 BoulderSTONE5Down22 Noted American means of transportationBUS3Down22 Like the latest fashion for sailorsMODERN6Down23 RubbishREFUSE6Down23 CompletelyTOTALLY7Down24 Be victoriousWIN3Down25 A name made in one short month?JAN3Down25 TankardPOT3Down27 Communion tableALTAR5Down28 DeathDEMISE6Down28 In which to do as well as one's opponent?MATCH5Down28 StartBEGIN5Down29 Vessels broken when there's a slipPAILS5Down30 Take awayMINUS5Down30 To ribTEASE5Down31 Remains in supportSTAYS5Down31 As wellALSO4Down32 PatternMODEL5Down32 Kind of house usable as a postal centreOAST4Down32 Be very fond of nothing!LOVE4Down33 EnquiredASKED5Down33 A beakBILL4Down33 InsectBEE3Down35 CubesDICE4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 17, 2023. 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.