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Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2022 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2022 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 130 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#
SaluteGREET5Across1 PulsatesTHROBS6Across4 Writing nothing breathlesslyNOTING6Across4 ScratchedSCORED6Across5 At length, this creature maybe can do with half a bananaANACONDA8Across7 Cosmetic itemEYELINER8Across7 AntelopeIMPALA6Across8 PassageAISLE5Across8 An offshoot of Brussels?SPROUT6Across8 The best man, joined by Agnes for drinksCHAMP5Across10 In abeyanceONICE5Across10 StageDEGREE6Across10 ImitatedAPED4Across11 A real artist, again, is hard to findRARE4Across13 Wading birdIBIS4Across13 Night insectMOTH4Across14 OccupantTENANT6Across14 To me, it's a little houseHOME4Across14 PortentOMEN4Across15 Taking so long makes this game no good!SOLO4Across15 MostMAXIMUM7Across15 PallidWAN3Across16 Sloppy way some of the lads kissLAX3Across16 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across17 A platform for crazy, heartless ideasDAIS4Across17 ThroughPER3Across18 Tipster who means everything to the French?TOUT4Across19 Second-handUSED4Across19 StealROB3Across19 As set up by a driver or a fast-drinking greyhound?LAPRECORD9Across21 FinishedPERFECTED9Across21 CaribouDEER4Across21 MeasureMETER5Across23 Maori war chantHAKA4Across23 In sounding alarms, there is always special occasionGALA4Across23 Form a union with James?BOND4Across24 ChristmasNOEL4Across24 HarvestCROP4Across24 Produce eggsLAY3Across26 You could take one to the advice bureauCAB3Across26 Blast of windGUST4Across27 Friendly societyCLUB4Across27 FellowDON3Across27 ToupeeWIG3Across29 Were released from jugEWER4Across29 Long strideLOPE4Across29 RestRESPITE7Across31 ScoffedJEERED6Across32 Charlie possessed landCHAD4Across32 CavityHOLE4Across32 Elegance of a goddessGRACE5Across33 ReligionISLAM5Across33 Here, you're in collision with a womanHITHER6Across34 ComingADVENT6Across34 ValleyDALE4Across34 Official musical instrument?RECORDER8Across35 PistolREVOLVER8Across35 DitchTRENCH6Across35 Swiss cityGENEVA6Across36 A score and a half!THIRTY6Across36 AnaestheticETHER5Across38 RegardESTEEM6Across39 TrivialPETTY5Across40

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Snake poisonVENOM5Down1 Be equal in a gameMATCH5Down1 Post offREMIT5Down2 To many a man, just a pompous little girlMADAM5Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 ConcealHIDE4Down3 With which to clean up TV?SOAP4Down3 InsectEARWIG6Down3 ClanTRIBE5Down4 FastenTIE3Down4 Sounding nosy?NASAL5Down4 ChairSEAT4Down5 RendsRIPS4Down5 Rushed to the heart of the forestTORE4Down5 UndidOPENED6Down6 Narrative songBALLAD6Down6 It's sweet, and there's nought that might be mistaken for it!NOUGAT6Down6 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Down7 To a professional heavyweight, it's almost nothing!PROTON6Down9 ObtainedSECURED7Down9 Sixty secondsMINUTE6Down9 At this timeNOW3Down11 It's a question of showmanshipHOW3Down11 ImpudenceCHEEK5Down12 VitalityPEP3Down12 Outwardly the dinner gong?MEDAL5Down12 HugeIMMENSE7Down13 ChallengeDARE4Down13 Our beds contain not even one whole plant!ROSEBUD7Down13 DoltOAF3Down15 Teacher sounds a bit surlySIR3Down15 MarryWED3Down16 In London, this courtly lord has his own gateLUD3Down16 DeclareAVER4Down16 EngineMOTOR5Down17 An American in Paris?APACHE6Down18 Mythical monsterDRAGON6Down18 That of the thistle, for instance, is gold with a red backORDER5Down20 VendsSELLS5Down20 UnderBENEATH7Down20 In short, the party of experiment?LAB3Down21 RemunerationPAY3Down21 Loaf with a nutty flavour?COB3Down22 CribCOT3Down22 DischargeEMIT4Down22 Deal withHANDLE6Down23 Loud, tasteless, but good at splitting hairs?GARISH6Down23 CoaxCAJOLE6Down24 Health resortSPA3Down25 DueOWED4Down25 Sleuth can offer a bit of protectionTEC3Down25 CorsairPIRATE6Down26 OrbSPHERE6Down28 ExtremeULTRA5Down28 Proverbially happy little chapLARRY5Down28 She always looks washed out on half daysWANDA5Down30 Oily fruitOLIVE5Down30 SolidifyGEL3Down30 Coarse abrasiveEMERY5Down31 Equip anew to get back to central GermanyREARM5Down31 This placeHERE4Down32 A cuppa for the cleaning lady?CHAR4Down32 Salty old drink?GROG4Down33 ConsiderDEEM4Down33 Golf clubIRON4Down33 MaterialREP3Down36 SeverCUT3Down37

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