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Evening Standard Crossword August 18 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 18 2020 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 125 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#
FragmentSCRAP5Across1 Our love? Only for half a dayAMOUR5Across1 GemstonePEARL5Across2 Making a stink about being broke?SKINT5Across6 DirectionSOUTH5Across6 HorrifyAPPAL5Across7 ToothMOLAR5Across8 SweetheartDARLING7Across9 Card game associated with bridgePONTOON7Across9 ShiningAGLOW5Across10 In Siena, it’s known for its seedANISE5Across10 The pride of rugby?LIONS5Across11 Open soreULCER5Across11 EdgeVERGE5Across12 TrapNET3Across12 Not exactly cubic measureCUBIT5Across12 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Across13 Would he be short of a title if he lost one?BARONET7Across13 Old-fashionedDATED5Across13 ExhilarationELATION7Across15 SummitTOP3Across15 Supplied from the café down the roadFED3Across15 One island said to be eightEYOT4Across17 WornERODED6Across17 ExpertsACES4Across17 Garment; possibly mink, with circlesKIMONO6Across18 AttractivenessALLURE6Across18 SheepEWE3Across19 Be inclined to take the mislaid part on trustSLANT5Across19 OathCURSE5Across19 Immediately make a poor performance outside the theatrePRONTO6Across20 Catalogued for referenceONFILE6Across20 FallDESCEND7Across20 Clean up badly againPURE4Across22 Girl’s nameTINA4Across22 ProphetSEER4Across23 One of eight in a row?OAR3Across24 ShyCOY3Across24 DejectedDOWN4Across25 Health checkMEDICAL7Across25 Happy to see a learner relaxed after a poor startPLEASED7Across25 Like the change in your pocketSMALL5Across26 DeniedNEGATED7Across26 FoundationBASIS5Across26 Backless sofaDIVAN5Across27 Take off for an excursion to the heart of HampshireSTRIP5Across27 Like one’s rights in the use of Roman numeralsCIVIL5Across28 Chops wildlyHACKS5Across28 Tiresome fellow with evidence of debtTEDIOUS7Across29 Book of wordsLEXICON7Across29 Was lazy, but maybe did about half a mileIDLED5Across30 DiscourageDETER5Across30 BalladLAY3Across30 Mends with stitchesDARNS5Across31 LoatheDETEST6Across31 A rogue with taking waysTHIEF5Across31 AbradedSCRAPED7Across34 CashMONEY5Across37 GrooveRUT3Across38 LiabilityDEBIT5Across39 RevoltREBEL5Across40 RescuerSAVER5Across41 Fishing basketCREEL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
JavelinSPEAR5Down1 High-quality brandyCOGNAC6Down2 WalkedPACED5Down2 Weekly letter to a wandering nomadMONDAY6Down2 To push for an outcomeUPSHOT6Down3 AvoidedELUDED6Down3 Handsome youthADONIS6Down3 AscendRISE4Down4 Hard or soft, it’s fishyROE3Down4 Dog’s footPAW3Down4 CompeteCONTEND7Down5 Strong drinkSTOUT5Down5 PrecipitationSLEET5Down5 StickBATON5Down6 To canvass is thus perfectly legalSOLICIT7Down6 NestleSNUGGLE7Down6 Join by dint of a bit of tinkering?KNIT4Down7 Eye upOGLE4Down7 Much like Anson, he was an explorerNANSEN6Down8 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Down8 GarlandLEI3Down9 ChosenELECTED7Down11 One instrumental in taking up a collection?CELLO5Down12 WorthVALUE5Down12 ThickDENSE5Down13 Byron character who has to exist by arranging popBEPPO5Down13 DestructionHAVOC5Down13 Muscular, informallyBEEFY5Down14 Turning, it applies pressure round the ringROTOR5Down14 SymbolTOKEN5Down14 Soldier’s jacketTUNIC5Down15 In which to look sharpFOCUS5Down15 Of the footPEDAL5Down16 WonderAWE3Down16 Lavished affection on a diminutive coupleDOTED5Down16 PostponedDELAYED7Down18 Fire remainsASHES5Down18 Eleanor, we hear, gives us a ringKNELL5Down18 Puzzled as to why the umpire raised a finger?STUMPED7Down19 Mrs MopCLEANER7Down19 Maybe read about a race improperly abandonedRATTED6Down21 BeginnerNOVICE6Down21 TwelveDOZEN5Down21 Albanian capitalTIRANA6Down22 Pretty average place with a churchPARISH6Down22 HarmonyUNITY5Down22 ServietteNAPKIN6Down23 Live where soldiers have a teamRESIDE6Down23 ToldRELATED7Down24 Note valueMINIM5Down25 Port Authority in the clearPLAIN5Down25 Just the place to go with an oppo?SITE4Down26 Hay bundleBALE4Down26 BreachGAP3Down27 Incision a golfer may do well to makeCUT3Down28 Carry bricks in thisHOD3Down28 DeathDEMISE6Down28 TwistSCREW5Down29 SumTOTAL5Down32 DrainSEWER5Down33 MassageRUB3Down35 ExpensiveDEAR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 18, 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.