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Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 17 2026 answers. The Monday 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#
ChosenELITE5Across2 Should this memorial be near Victoria?ALBERT6Across4 ScoldsCHIDES6Across4 AiryETHEREAL8Across7 The quiet one is novelAMERICAN8Across7 ClassGENRE5Across7 A cleaner, much pushed aroundVACUUM6Across8 Make evidentEVINCE6Across8 SoundVALID5Across8 Something broadcast about parking in hasteSPEED5Across10 Young salmonSMOLT5Across10 DaisyASTER5Across10 EnclosurePEN3Across12 EstimateGUESS5Across13 PodiumDAIS4Across13 A marked sign of approvalTICK4Across13 Act as a trade union for sailorsTURN4Across14 CarryTOTE4Across14 A whole lot of supportPILE4Across15 LivedRESIDED7Across15 Brave personHERO4Across15 LairDEN3Across16 Too weakly ineffectual to get out of the rain?WET3Across16 Council for healthy eatingDIET4Across17 ReallyINDEED6Across17 CrippleMAIM4Across17 In which room-mates may swotTWOS4Across19 PraiseLAUD4Across19 BedCOT3Across19 RenovationRENEWAL7Across20 Friend with a way of helping you get around the shipCOMPANION9Across21 Delicate matterHOTPOTATO9Across21 GambleDICE4Across23 DesireWANT4Across23 Find fault with the fishCARP4Across23 Head supporterNECK4Across24 Bird's homeNEST4Across24 EnjoyLIKE4Across25 Organise the athletics?RUN3Across26 ArousedEXCITED7Across26 BashfulSHY3Across26 ContinentASIA4Across27 In Rome, 50% of divorces had his backingOVID4Across27 Religious imageICON4Across29 Issue them with the thing in questionEMIT4Across29 VesselPAN3Across30 InventDEVISE6Across31 Nominally cooked riceERIC4Across32 ElementZINC4Across32 Name a companion to take to the operaENOCH5Across33 FrightenSCARE5Across33 Swerving fast round a left-handed bend, makes mistakes!FAULTS6Across34 SweatSWELTER7Across34 TranquilSERENE6Across34 Twice disheartened, about to start making a little moneyTWOPENCE8Across35 LearnedEDUCATED8Across35 ImprovedBETTER6Across36 Family groupsGENERA6Across36 MeasureMETER5Across37 MeadowLEA3Across38 AquanautDIVER5Across39 SouvenirRELIC5Across40 AdvantageASSET5Across41 GlowSHINE5Across42

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StartedBEGUN5Down1 AnimalBEAST5Down1 Character swiftly excluded from the upper classFAUST5Down1 DeleteERASE5Down2 To dartSHOOT5Down2 The answer is positively negative!NEVER5Down2 Sort of family figureKIND4Down3 MinorLESSER6Down3 GravelGRIT4Down3 RankTIER4Down4 TranslucentCLEAR5Down4 Smith's property held by GranvilleANVIL5Down4 One reinstated in the team?BACK4Down5 SplendidCAPITAL7Down5 Wading birdIBIS4Down5 CollierMINER5Down6 Go beyondEXCEED6Down6 Ways of getting placesROUTES6Down6 GuidedLED3Down9 Musical instrumentsVIOLAS6Down9 Acid complaint by an expertACETIC6Down9 EbbedRECEDED7Down11 Riotous crowdMOB3Down11 Place back up on top of the TVPUT3Down11 Old witch's place in a good bookENDOR5Down12 FruitLEMON5Down12 FiendishDEMONIC7Down13 DizzyGIDDY5Down13 Great entertainment?TITANIC7Down13 ElicitEDUCE5Down14 Go out of shape permanentlyPEP3Down15 PelvisHIP3Down15 BroadcastSOW3Down16 PairDUO3Down16 Proved best, as one saidWON3Down16 I'm left to get things from abroadIMPORT6Down18 AccomplishATTAIN6Down18 DelineatedDEFINED7Down18 Had become conscious of what's good in various waysWOKEN5Down20 GarretATTIC5Down20 RestrictLIMIT5Down21 Cut and dried grassHAY3Down21 Is able to see a pointCAN3Down21 Look in one day, and you'll find him inNED3Down22 BeverageTEA3Down22 PostponeDEFER5Down22 Person the dog found to its taste?CURATE6Down23 Breathe with difficultyWHEEZE6Down23 ElucidateEXPLAIN7Down24 HillTOR3Down25 In parenthesis, believe it or not!SIC3Down25 FelineCAT3Down27 Scornful expressionSNEER5Down28 DebaseDEMEAN6Down28 The long viewVISTA5Down28 BirdOWLET5Down29 Prickly plantsCACTI5Down30 Climb with Logan, sayMOUNT5Down30 PoorNEEDY5Down31 Did something dicey?THREW5Down31 PoetryVERSE5Down32 GustoZEST4Down32 Otherwise known as Mrs Alf GarnettELSE4Down32 Spot a key agentESPY4Down33 DrainSEWER5Down33 IllSICK4Down33 FishEEL3Down35 WealthyRICH4Down36

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