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Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 2 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
BadgerHARASS6Across1 CurrentSTREAM6Across1 Trustworthy intelligence?BRAINS6Across1 ExertionEFFORT6Across5 StrangleTHROTTLE8Across7 Sign of quality of team operation in the Church of ScotlandKITEMARK8Across7 Little home of the house miceSEMI4Across8 CylinderTUBE4Across8 ExpressVOICE5Across9 Get that drifting boat in!OBTAIN6Across10 CupboardCLOSET6Across10 KnockedRAPPED6Across10 Remember a mystery callerRECALL6Across11 TestTRYOUT6Across11 MinorLESSER6Across11 KinglyREGAL5Across12 Complete an article for lb50ALL3Across14 AlwaysEVER4Across14 MarryWED3Across14 IrritableTESTY5Across16 Kid a fellow, that's allTOTAL5Across16 PermitLET3Across17 They're useful for audition and in rehearsalEARS4Across17 EnclosuresPENS4Across17 GalaFETE4Across18 Terriers know when capturedTAKEN5Across19 JestsJOKES5Across19 NowadaysTODAY5Across20 Currently connectedWIRED5Across21 StinkingFETID5Across21 Of oldOLDEN5Across22 DetestedHATED5Across22 Little ones are novelWOMEN5Across22 Music circle?BAND4Across23 UndertakingVENTURE7Across23 SeparatePART4Across23 ReadjustedRESET5Across24 Drab robes, possiblySOBER5Across26 BeleagueredBESET5Across26 Give outALLOT5Across26 Unhealthy outcome from some mishap, usually?PUS3Across28 CongealGEL3Across28 Allow some men to get fitENABLE6Across29 ParchedARID4Across29 WobbleTEETER6Across29 ColourYELLOW6Across30 ColourRED3Across30 Rate or figureRECKON6Across30 MerelyONLY4Across31 The humblest of RAF menERKS4Across31 CarryTOTE4Across32 Walked with an oldster meandering around LeatherheadSTROLLED8Across32 Gross injusticeINIQUITY8Across32 Freshwater mammalsOTTERS6Across33 FlowerTULIP5Across33 Canny type of batsman?OPENER6Across33 RemarkableSIGNAL6Across35 CoarseVULGAR6Across36 BarLEVER5Across37 DashedDARTED6Across38 Member of the clergyRECTOR6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ThoroughfareSTREET6Down1 Minor difficultyHICCUP6Down1 Suit to change intoBECOME6Down1 Is put out of business by moral principlesIDEALS6Down2 EntertainsAMUSES6Down2 TornRIPPED6Down2 On the face of it, it's all overSKIN4Down3 Let it standSTET4Down3 DeclareAVER4Down3 Permitted, indeed, to be removedDELETED7Down4 WooedCOURTED7Down4 PatternMODEL5Down4 Distinctive characterETHOS5Down5 SplendourECLAT5Down5 Revolutionary design for a tramMARAT5Down5 SenseFEEL4Down6 Would such a cap suit jolly Roger?SKULL5Down6 WeightyHEFTY5Down6 EjectedOUSTED6Down7 Soup-dishTUREEN6Down8 Urban areaTOWN4Down8 Expert shooting, maybe?STAR4Down8 Four-posterBED3Down9 On a motorway, a learner driver won't get far!MIL3Down9 Get a hundred advanced by a trickCON3Down12 Affirmative replyYES3Down12 Provide only a versionLAYON5Down13 RefinedGENTEEL7Down13 CompleteUTTER5Down13 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Down15 Problems with motor transport out EastCARES5Down15 ElectorVOTER5Down15 RantedRAVED5Down16 SwiftFLEET5Down18 BanishmentEXILE5Down18 Where one is out of actionACTON5Down18 Chap short of timeTIM3Down19 PrincipleTENET5Down19 Fast aircraftJET3Down19 He doesn't get the nice portion of chicken!KEN3Down20 Young goatKID3Down20 In a wide sense, mundaneWORLDLY7Down21 DecisiveFATEFUL7Down21 StillYET3Down21 SphereORB3Down22 Flycatcher!WEB3Down22 SpicyHOT3Down22 Piece of small shotPELLET6Down23 Fastener apt to give way?BUCKLE6Down23 ConfederateALLY4Down24 ElevatedRAISED6Down24 Demands a dolt to consume a cocktailASKS4Down24 CroonerSINGER6Down25 Meal obtainable from the Red InnDINNER6Down25 TurretsTOWERS6Down25 Meaning seen to change when preceded by "S"SENSE5Down26 GarretATTIC5Down26 HuntedSOUGHT6Down27 The river ends in a bay, here in WalesBARRY5Down27 AdmitLETIN5Down27 InformationGEN3Down28 DreadTERROR6Down28 Word used in pricing a period piecePER3Down28 Perform unoriginallyREDO4Down30 ToyYOYO4Down30 ReignedRULED5Down30 AquanautDIVER5Down31 StoryTALE4Down33 ChastePURE4Down34

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