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Evening Standard Crossword August 19 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 19 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Light creamy dessertMOUSSE6Across1 MistakeSLIP4Across1 Clever bighead, never wrongBRIGHT6Across1 CrowdMOB3Across4 IllSICK4Across6 Direct hit!BULLSEYE8Across7 Evidently striking old people?HITTITES8Across7 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across8 She may nag if we upset herWIFE4Across8 Leg, for exampleLIMB4Across8 MumSILENT6Across9 HeatedHOT3Across10 Sourly referring to a department duly halvedACIDLY6Across10 Loves deeplyADORES6Across10 DoseDOSAGE6Across11 Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initiallySPRUCE6Across11 FlutterHOVER5Across12 HardenSET3Across14 Like something new into which one can changeNEO3Across14 EnduredSTOOD5Across14 CheatedDUPED5Across15 Girl’s nameHELEN5Across16 He needs a tin opener and a new suitTITUS5Across16 Look pronouncedly like a king of the theatreLEER4Across17 EvaluateRATE4Across17 PlanSCHEME6Across18 Forbidden style for a bootTABOO5Across19 Bereaved wifeWIDOW5Across19 EmanatedISSUED6Across20 Rod’s out to back it, darlingCUTIE5Across21 Bravery awardMEDAL5Across21 Chap born to be boozy around April 4thROBIN5Across22 Of CubaCUBAN5Across22 BardPOET4Across23 They may amuse you to the end of your daysTOYS4Across23 EnticeTEMPT5Across24 Assumed nameALIAS5Across26 TrapSNARE5Across26 Player of a soft and ripe interpretationPIPER5Across26 An incipient bloomerBUD3Across28 LongYEARN5Across28 Person’s residence, slangPAD3Across28 Be first to get to the fore with heavy metalLEADON6Across29 Edible seedLENTIL6Across29 DampWET3Across30 Turn upARRIVE6Across30 Is it altogether bound to be a large sum?BUNDLE6Across30 To us, points of advantageUSES4Across31 Act of lendingLOAN4Across31 Mary lets loose just like a man!MASTERLY8Across32 FameREPUTE6Across32 GemstonesEMERALDS8Across32 Breathless, she can show poiseSOPHIE6Across33 CreaseRUMPLE6Across33 Nervously irritableONEDGE6Across33 EmployedUSED4Across34 FaucetTAP3Across35 SwarthyDARK4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AngoraMOHAIR6Down1 Bawl, i.e., in miserable styleBEWAIL6Down1 Housey-houseyLOTTO5Down2 A leading lady and good Scots queenGUIDER6Down2 Private evening partySOIREE6Down2 RecedesEBBS4Down3 Go firstPRECEDE7Down3 The ones to take a little money from a Poet LaureateTHEY4Down3 Funnily, he and his son found fame on TVSTEPTOE7Down4 LegendMYTH4Down4 BoozeALCOHOL7Down4 CreamBEST4Down5 LawfulLEGAL5Down5 A proud walk in support of somethingSTRUT5Down5 DivideSPLIT5Down6 Pieces of land, possibly one lessISLES5Down6 Republic in SW ArabiaYEMEN5Down6 ComfortCONSOLE7Down7 MissingLOST4Down8 Points out half of it is alcoholic!WINE4Down8 EncounteredMET3Down9 She gave Ziegfeld a startFLO3Down9 IndividualONE3Down11 Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballerRIO3Down12 OwnsHAS3Down12 StitchSEW3Down12 Soft, a bit cute and bashfulCUSHY5Down13 SpiritRUM3Down13 Magic servantGENIE5Down13 Of tidesTIDAL5Down15 Suitable proportion for a lion-hearted rodent!RATIO5Down15 FavouritePET3Down16 ObscureDIM3Down17 She can only play one note on the fifeEFFIE5Down18 AbundantAMPLE5Down18 A vessel (among the last U-boats?)TUB3Down19 AdmitCONFESS7Down19 Spider’s trapWEB3Down19 Has it a disturbing content?BIN3Down20 Karate expertDAN3Down20 A fine headdress means nothing, covered in ice-cream!CORONET7Down21 AgentSPY3Down21 MelodiousMUSICAL7Down21 CheckedSTEMMED7Down22 FelineCAT3Down22 Bright colour means a lot to soldiersRED3Down22 Exhibit or flauntPARADE6Down23 Prepare to play a melody better?TUNEUP6Down23 FellowDON3Down23 Norse godODIN4Down24 But they may be evenODDS4Down24 DozenTWELVE6Down25 Momentarily, you may have a hand in itSLEEVE6Down25 WatchEYE3Down25 Fat, soft piecePLUMP5Down26 Narrow wayALLEY5Down26 CircularROUND5Down27 BuryINTER5Down27 Dad’s way is old-fashionedPASSE5Down27 In favour ofPRO3Down28 It can be stopped by requestBUS3Down28 SovereignRULER5Down29 Purchases made by usBUYS4Down30 DepartedWENT4Down30 TooALSO4Down30 ExcursionTRIP4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 19, 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.