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Evening Standard Crossword August 19 2022 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 19 2022 answers. The Friday 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#
PetalLEAF4Across1 BreachGAP3Across4 FortuneLUCK4Across6 SadnessSORROW6Across8 ExcursionOUTING6Across9 A clothier? Wrong. A garage mechanicOUTFITTER9Across9 LifelessINANIMATE9Across9 PinchNIP3Across10 EvidentAPPARENT8Across10 Flushes when one exacts revengeGETSEVEN8Across10 Quantity of liquid a fish needs to stay aliveGILL4Across12 FireSHOOT5Across12 PalCHUM4Across12 InnTAVERN6Across13 Right through, struggle against the fearFRIGHT6Across13 Become aware you can make it come trueREALISE7Across14 LukewarmTEPID5Across14 SanctionAPPROVE7Across14 SaintVALENTINE9Across15 There’s no doubt about it, you’re off key there!THATSFLAT9Across15 KingdomREALM5Across15 Thought a lot of, is certain to have a walk-aboutTREASURED9Across17 DazzlingBRILLIANT9Across17 SunburntTANNED6Across18 Chose about fifty to have preservedPICKLED7Across18 FactREALITY7Across18 From the fish, back to the birdPARROT6Across20 GirlLASSIE6Across20 ExpiatedATONED6Across20 SchemePLAN4Across21 Astound by contriving, without ado, to knock outSTUN4Across21 DruggedDOPED5Across24 ApprehendedARRESTED8Across24 A great pass, turning, catchCOLOSSAL8Across24 RefurbishRENOVATE8Across26 HarassHARRY5Across26 Interrupted by an objection, I tend to go wrongBUTTEDIN8Across26 SignOMEN4Across28 WorshipADORE5Across28 Announced I would be kept under observationEYED4Across28 DreadfulHORRID6Across29 Having become cooler, going out, clad myself inCALMED6Across29 FinishEND3Across30 Smash that’s somehow returnedSHATTER7Across31 ReapHARVEST7Across31 IdioticSTUPID6Across32 ThoroughfareAVENUE6Across33 RuseSTRATAGEM9Across34 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across34 Yes, it’s a mere forgery the spy got hold ofAGREEMENT9Across34 FaucetTAP3Across35 ConstantPERPETUAL9Across36 FastenedTIED4Across36 “Spring having sprung”, omitsLEAVESOUT9Across36 RegardRESPECT7Across38 A lean-to the Frenchman builtANATOLE7Across38 Join forces with again? How could you!REALLY6Across39 KillMURDER6Across39 HerbMINT4Across40 Are turning right backREAR4Across40 ProspectusBROCHURE8Across41 Heavens, is that why you were never smacked as a child?GOODNESS8Across41 PlantSPEEDWELL9Across42 Easily avoiding teacher’s attentionHANDSDOWN9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FindDISCOVER8Down1 Yearns to do better than, as a fielderLONGSTOP8Down1 HandbookMANUAL6Down2 EraEPOCH5Down2 She’ll let you know when to turn roundSTELLA6Down2 DesolateFORLORN7Down3 DisasterCALAMITY8Down3 Frightened to open, went aheadSTARTLED8Down3 For the clever, propitiousBRIGHT6Down4 HarshSEVERE6Down4 DressGOWN4Down4 SupportPROP4Down5 Does he shake people to rouse them?AGITATOR8Down5 MarijuanaCANNABIS8Down5 SuppleLITHE5Down6 PhantomAPPARITION10Down6 Made to leave the fast waySTARVEDOUT10Down6 RestrictCONFINE7Down7 WrestleGRAPPLE7Down7 Why answer?BECAUSE7Down7 WoolANGORA6Down8 Checked up to find it’s a unit of weightDENIER6Down8 Be very eager to get hold of the last item of jewelleryPENDANT7Down11 FateDESTINY7Down11 SickILL3Down11 DrunkardSOT3Down12 Golf-pegTEE3Down13 AppendADD3Down16 CaughtNAILED6Down16 Small, you grant, and pasty-facedSALLOW6Down16 ChartMAP3Down17 ConsentAGREE5Down19 ExpectedAWAITED7Down19 A quiet road near youCLOSE5Down19 YouthLAD3Down20 Standing a round for a cronyPAL3Down20 BeverageTEA3Down21 Sprain, when you turn roundTWIST5Down22 RemnantODDMENT7Down22 LimberLITHE5Down22 To soldiers, one source of dangerMENACE6Down23 OpposedAVERSE6Down23 RabbitDOE3Down23 Sickness cured when the patient is put in a castSTAGEFEVER10Down25 PossessOWN3Down25 ConsiderateTHOUGHTFUL10Down25 ColourRED3Down26 It’s awful when the ace turns upBAD3Down26 Are not caught? I don’t believe you!GETAWAY7Down27 ResponseREPLY5Down27 AssociateCONSORT7Down27 ExciteROUSE5Down29 ReviseEDIT4Down30 RecollectREMEMBER8Down30 Does sleeping on it tangle the hair?MATTRESS8Down30 Smart, concealing everything and playing for timeSTALLING8Down31 InuredHARDENED8Down31 MoistDAMP4Down31 Withdrawing again before it turns roundRETIRING8Down32 SneakTELLTALE8Down32 Taking moments to get you another helpingSECONDS7Down33 PeriodSTRETCH7Down33 So terribly near to catching and that’s whyREASON6Down35 VenueRESORT6Down35 See “hate” is misspelled, yes, “hate”LOATHE6Down36 ReadPERUSE6Down36 Again go on about some state in AmericaOREGON6Down37 JoinedUNITED6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 19, 2022. 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.