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Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2021 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
DemonGHOUL5Across3 Slogs wildly, but not without polishGLOSS5Across3 ChiefMAJOR5Across4 SummaryPRECIS6Across7 Nautical chairman?BOSUN5Across8 FriendsMATES5Across8 MarryWED3Across9 Of birthNATAL5Across10 Seed casePOD3Across10 Captured tank, perhaps, out EastTAKEN5Across10 Knight's titleSIR3Across11 Write a splendid piece for the pianoPEN3Across11 FoundationBASIS5Across12 DirectionNORTH5Across12 Value of an orderMERIT5Across12 MongooseMEERKAT7Across13 Force to be a soldier?DRAGOON7Across13 VanquishROUT4Across13 Let's copy the foreigners!LETTS5Across15 LukewarmTEPID5Across15 ThighboneFEMUR5Across15 CowsCATTLE6Across17 AfflictAIL3Across18 Fellow of 50, nowadaysLAD3Across18 Veteran actor; corny, but possibly athleticOLDHAM6Across19 StudyPERUSE6Across19 TidyNEAT4Across19 PresentTHERE5Across20 To us, Rosie getting upset is no laughing matterSERIOUS7Across21 Extremely uglyHIDEOUS7Across21 FlatEVEN4Across22 They're of one accordAYES4Across22 As wellALSO4Across23 A hitch not mentionedKNOT4Across23 ProsperitySUCCESS7Across24 TwistedTANGLED7Across24 Sound replacementDUBBING7Across24 High price of devious arson on the fifth of NovemberRANSOM6Across26 Digging toolSHOVEL6Across26 MeadowLEA3Across27 DeleteERASE5Across28 A corps or unitARE3Across29 PossessesHAS3Across29 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across31 Prima donnaDIVA4Across31 It can spoil satinSTAIN5Across31 StitchesSUTURES7Across32 Mistakenly calls the operator for something to eatSCALLOP7Across32 NuclearATOMIC6Across33 FlowerTULIP5Across34 Reversible vesselKAYAK5Across34 Record many a bad scoreLOG3Across35 Cleaning utensilMOP3Across35 TemptressSIREN5Across35 Sleeveless garment permitted to a soldierGILET5Across36 Coniferous treeCEDAR5Across36 It takes money to feed oneMETER5Across37 ExcludeDEBAR5Across37 PokePROD4Across37 SorceryMAGIC5Across38 PriseLEVER5Across38 Points out a line on the map of FranceSEINE5Across38 DelvedDUG3Across39 FellowDON3Across41 TideSEASON6Across42 NumberSEVEN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Old Bill, an artist, is a bit of a nutCOPRA5Down1 Artist's standEASEL5Down1 GhostSPIRIT6Down1 Swiss psychologist joining the French in wild placesJUNGLES7Down2 GroundTERRAIN7Down2 DiminishREDUCE6Down2 MouthfulSIP3Down3 HotnessHEAT4Down4 Food listMENU4Down4 Legal right that heartens foreignersLIEN4Down4 DecorateADORN5Down5 UnifiesUNITES6Down5 In the film world, merely ordinary picturesSTILLS6Down5 ExternallyOUTWARDS8Down6 Sad about half the team being overfed!SATED5Down6 Intense beam of lightLASER5Down6 Triangular part of a model tankDELTA5Down7 French capitalPARIS5Down7 GentleSOFT4Down8 Neckwear itemTIE3Down9 Large area you can only half search?SEA3Down9 DeputedDELEGATED9Down11 Mum's out to do wrong, I see, but not a lotMODICUM7Down12 MenacingBALEFUL7Down12 A duck has a right to be feathered!OAR3Down14 Young goatKID3Down14 SourTART4Down14 TowsPULLS5Down16 RepastMEAL4Down16 The object of a rough night?THING5Down16 DevilDEMON5Down17 Metal worker, not necessarily blackSMITH5Down17 DuckTEAL4Down18 Australian term for a dislocated spine?OUTBACK7Down19 BrawlPUNCHUP7Down19 Couples with quiet mannersPAIRS5Down20 BanquetFEAST5Down20 WaverHESITATE8Down21 Medicinal plant taken for Neptunian ends in salt waterSENNA5Down21 Wading birdHERON5Down21 PresupposesASSUMES7Down23 PourTEEM4Down23 As court painter, could he ring the monarch?KNELLER7Down23 Give a name to a blend of teaDONATE6Down24 SafeSECURE6Down24 Chap brought up in the heart of ParisIRA3Down25 ConsumeEAT3Down25 CloseNEAR4Down25 OozeDRIP4Down26 There's room for the cat to stray out of it anewATTIC5Down27 Ramshackle dwellingHOVEL5Down27 EssentialVITAL5Down28 Bill can get a kiss out of Elsie, initiallySIKES5Down28 OverACROSS6Down29 FinaleENDING6Down30 ReimburseREPAY5Down30 He's jolly bony!ROGER5Down30 AwayASIDE5Down32 Cut an article in three waysSAWN4Down32 MagnitudeSIZE4Down32 A fortune in clothingLOT3Down33 StealROB3Down33 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 ImageICON4Down36 ObtainGET3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 2, 2021. 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.