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Evening Standard Crossword August 20 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 20 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
PositionPLACE5Across1 OverlookFORGET6Across5 TenderOFFER5Across8 The complaint about the sliced bacon is going too farABITTHICK9Across9 AlertONTHEBALL9Across9 AlternativelyOTHERWISE9Across10 DiscountREBATE6Across10 The main abode?HOUSEBOAT9Across10 ReviseEDIT4Across11 Stash away in the cellar?SALT4Across12 StalkSTEM4Across12 GunPISTOL6Across13 Put a PS about the roundabout having been very popular?ADORED6Across13 HazardPITFALL7Across14 RelaxingEASING6Across14 The person disembarking from the boatLIGHTER7Across14 Sombre information about the young French wineGRAVENEWS9Across15 ComfortCONSOLE7Across15 DelectableDELICIOUS9Across15 With the exterior a write off don't moveWAITTHERE9Across17 AbradesWEARSDOWN9Across17 The son went off and lumbered one withSADDLED7Across18 MalesMEN3Across18 GetRECEIVE7Across18 Improvised, which compensated forMADEUP6Across19 ColourPURPLE6Across19 TavernINN3Across19 PlaceSPOT4Across20 Consequently, you repeat, it is only fairSOSO4Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Delicacy, father, and limberness are required for itFRAGILITY9Across23 LovelyBEAUTIFUL9Across23 BeneathUNDER5Across23 RindPEEL4Across24 Went through the notes too quicklyOVERSPENT9Across25 ForceCONSTRAIN9Across25 Curl up or flattenROLL4Across26 MasticateCHEW4Across26 FervourARDOUR6Across27 JewelGEM3Across27 The lion's running after a girlALISON6Across27 ThwartedCROSSED7Across29 AgeDAY3Across29 A seal about to lug off something floating in the waterSEAGULL7Across29 NotwithstandingDESPITE7Across31 WanderedROAMED6Across32 He pesters Hill, the advisorTORMENTOR9Across32 PromiseGUARANTEE9Across32 MeasureMETE4Across34 There is the phone the tots were playing withONTHESPOT9Across34 PlantSUNFLOWER9Across34 FoolishnessIDIOCY6Across35 The note below says "To Wash"LAUNDER7Across35 WindMISTRAL7Across35 Got clear, or was caughtNETTED6Across36 VegetableCELERY6Across36 FlowerIRIS4Across37 The one that didn't get on with youTHEE4Across37 ShedsOUTHOUSES9Across38 Fire-raisingARSON5Across38 Not too young to be taught a lesson!SCHOOLAGE9Across38 LitterSTRETCHER9Across39 Feeling out of sorts in your armchair and uncomfortable?ILLATEASE9Across39 PhysicianDOCTOR6Across39 HeronEGRET5Across40

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Having the ticket and the times of the journeysPASSAGES8Down1 DeemCONSIDER8Down1 RaceSTEEPLECHASE12Down2 One may be seen kissing others in the hallBILLIARDBALL12Down2 UntruthLIE3Down2 VoiceBARITONE8Down3 Does it complain when the gardener pulls it up?BINDWEED8Down3 RoughCOARSE6Down3 TextilesCLOTHS6Down4 Goes round to get the garmentsSKIRTS6Down4 NewtEFT3Down4 LiberateFREE4Down5 AdherentFOLLOWER8Down5 Now revealed to have come out and been followedSHADOWED8Down5 ElevatedRAISED6Down6 With no reduction in the price - and fat it is!FULLFIGURE10Down6 DejectedCHAPFALLEN10Down6 ObjectiveTARGET6Down7 They don't worry the steeple jack - he has bad sightHEIGHTS7Down7 ObjectPROTEST7Down7 Began to trade, perhaps, in beerSTARTEDOUT10Down8 TerrierBEDLINGTON10Down8 SenseFEELING7Down9 Extravagant? Wrong again!OUTRE5Down11 US stateIDAHO5Down11 BarrierDAM3Down12 ProngTINE4Down13 Bringing back rice (about a pound) and a cakeECLAIR6Down16 MaterialCHINTZ6Down16 FormerlyONCE4Down16 FinishedENDED5Down17 ChumPAL3Down19 In spring, is allowed toMAY3Down19 RetributionNEMESIS7Down20 LaudablePRAISEWORTHY12Down21 Leading, with the hurdle race nearly overONEJUMPAHEAD12Down21 SwiftFAST4Down22 AmbleSTROLL6Down22 Wobbling for an instantASHAKE6Down22 GameBACKGAMMON10Down23 To start with, be embarrassed by the early enthusiasmFIRSTFLUSH10Down23 DividedPARTED6Down24 An attempt to intimidate that doesn't work?IDLETHREAT10Down24 ExcellentFIRSTCLASS10Down24 VehicleCAR3Down25 Concede the point, on netting itOWN3Down25 CheeseEDAM4Down25 DirgeLAMENT6Down26 SeasonSPRING6Down28 CloudyOVERCAST8Down28 What is harder to explain is I don't know himSTRANGER8Down28 OppositeCONTRARY8Down29 Food in aspic?SETMEALS8Down29 RidiculousDERISORY8Down30 StillYET3Down30 I need time to consider - switch the light onLETMESEE8Down30 Lures into trouble and one's lad is ruinedLEADSON7Down31 SoldierWARRIOR7Down31 "Not even a collar", you sayROUGH5Down33 ExpensiveDEAR4Down33 AdvantageASSET5Down33 SpatterSPLASH6Down34 Get in after tying up the boatOBTAIN6Down34 RabbitDOE3Down36 HintCUE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 20, 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.