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Evening Standard Crossword August 18 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 18 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 127 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#
FrontFACE4Across1 The vessel a drunken sot takes upSTOUP5Across3 SummariseRECAP5Across3 PinchNIP3Across4 MethodMODE4Across6 Made to payFINED5Across8 ReptileLIZARD6Across8 Get onBOARD5Across8 DemurOBJECT6Across9 Cook us tea, perhapsSAUTE5Across10 Strict vegetarianVEGAN5Across10 ConsumeEAT3Across10 Be indebted toOWE3Across11 As served in the late afternoon?TEA3Across11 ZestGUSTO5Across12 EssayPAPER5Across12 He's only a quarter of an hour at the pitMINER5Across12 He goes in, but is often "on strike"BATSMAN7Across13 Cowboy hatSTETSON7Across13 FlimsyFRAIL5Across14 A handy game, one figuresFIVES5Across15 RecessNICHE5Across15 AngryIRATE5Across15 Apple tree!OAK3Across18 SummitTOP3Across18 LocatedTRACED6Across18 MoroseSULLEN6Across19 Industriously making a vehicle somewhat oilyBUSILY6Across19 TieFASTEN6Across20 RealGENUINE7Across21 Able to be whistled?TUNEFUL7Across21 MimickedAPED4Across22 A wet type with much foolish prideDRIP4Across22 What water may do at the pithead, you understandSEEP4Across23 Ring of lightHALO4Across23 Louis Armstrong provided stray cats with some new homesSATCHMO7Across24 Whaler's spearHARPOON7Across24 SameDITTO5Across24 Getting a monarch out of chancery is riskyCHANCY6Across26 EmployingUSING5Across26 RadiatorHEATER6Across26 KeenEAGER5Across28 In favour ofPRO3Across29 Being colourful, he takes half of us inHUE3Across29 AgentSPY3Across30 AdditionalEXTRA5Across31 Hearty opera singer?TENOR5Across31 Knitting rodsNEEDLES7Across32 WishDESIRE6Across32 Not quite having a fit eleven is justifiableTENABLE7Across32 BeastANIMAL6Across33 A dangerous thing to get stroppy with!RAZOR5Across34 MistakeERROR5Across34 RemainSTAY4Across34 Do such potatoes resemble tomatoes?RED3Across35 ThrowLOB3Across35 BrownTAN3Across35 Grip a good fileGRASP5Across36 U,S, stateTEXAS5Across36 EntranceGATE4Across36 To moisten, it has to be waterBEDEW5Across37 BodeAUGUR5Across37 Weird echo on the lakeEERIE5Across38 DiscourageDETER5Across38

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KioskBOOTH5Down1 Statistically essential?VITAL5Down1 FarewellADIEU5Down2 WorriedFRETTED7Down2 For wild apes, there's nothing better to eatPEASOUP7Down2 StretchyELASTIC7Down3 NakedNUDE4Down4 Style and vigourELAN4Down4 The spare you have in a bag to go swimmingTHIN4Down4 Wide streetAVENUE6Down5 SchemePLOT4Down5 On replacing a fuse, a turn to the left is beneficialUSEFUL6Down5 ChiefMAJOR5Down6 DangerPERIL5Down6 Capital arrangement of airs for the pianoPARIS5Down6 RefuseDECLINE7Down7 Hidden storeCACHE5Down7 There's plenty of iron in itSTEEL5Down7 Drifting, it's a danger to swimmersNET3Down9 WondermentAWE3Down9 FittingAPT3Down11 Liked by manyPOPULAR7Down12 ObtainedGOT3Down12 Prepare for taking mum to Kew some dayMAKEWAY7Down12 One person of manyMAN3Down14 ChildSON3Down14 Not dirtyCLEAN5Down16 When I let a wild dove out, it's worth seeingVIDEO5Down16 AppendADD3Down16 Take pleasure inENJOY5Down17 She's slightly famous for her figureSYLPH5Down17 NewtEFT3Down17 PhotographerSNAPPER7Down19 But an actress can cut meat!BUTCHER7Down19 RevereRESPECT7Down19 Have a washBATHE5Down20 Benedict Arnold's commandEDICT5Down20 ConsumedATE3Down21 CriticiseGETAT5Down21 Giant canned potato centreTITAN5Down21 DrenchedSOAKING7Down22 Scorched around a lot when plastered!SMEARED7Down23 And notNOR3Down23 RuffianHOODLUM7Down23 Funeral carHEARSE6Down24 Treat the new potatoes to a little butter?SCRAPE6Down24 Ancient tribesman in a brownish uniformHUN3Down25 MineralORE3Down25 DevilIMP3Down25 To listen to a thickhead takes courageHEART5Down27 EvictEXPEL5Down27 ClamorousNOISY5Down27 WalkTREAD5Down28 Senor's strange languageNORSE5Down28 PreciseEXACT5Down29 Is such a brother or sister still growing?ELDER5Down30 DispatchedSENT4Down30 RefuteREBUT5Down30 StoryYARN4Down31 He's in town tonightTONI4Down32 Organ of smellNOSE4Down32 Furniture there's room to sit onBED3Down33 RecordLOG3Down33

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