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Evening Standard Crossword August 20 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 124 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Martial art61 AcrossReveal answer → Chair41 AcrossReveal answer → In fact, the worst conclusion possibly hurts61 AcrossReveal answer → Obscure34 AcrossReveal answer → Knife46 AcrossReveal answer → Eye disease87 AcrossReveal answer → The remaining six balls, evidently not needed87 AcrossReveal answer → I'm in Los Angeles, that great city48 AcrossReveal answer → Surety48 AcrossReveal answer → Sicken39 AcrossReveal answer → Incarcerate to prevent further speeches?610 AcrossReveal answer → Contemned810 AcrossReveal answer → Verse610 AcrossReveal answer → Punishment about it is limited611 AcrossReveal answer → Ale411 AcrossReveal answer → Yearly611 AcrossReveal answer → Born as314 AcrossReveal answer → Curve314 AcrossReveal answer → Legendary giant mastered by his partner314 AcrossReveal answer → Man's name516 AcrossReveal answer → Cabin516 AcrossReveal answer → In the sun, perhaps, they get a bit of a red back516 AcrossReveal answer → Evaluate417 AcrossReveal answer → It flows to the southwest in a Scandinavian country417 AcrossReveal answer → Shoes819 AcrossReveal answer → Bread maker519 AcrossReveal answer → The "cat" I have in court519 AcrossReveal answer → Composition521 AcrossReveal answer → Support for a singer getting out of line521 AcrossReveal answer → To father521 AcrossReveal answer → Colour522 AcrossReveal answer → She's a bit mad in the morning522 AcrossReveal answer → Fluctuate423 AcrossReveal answer → Called up some strangers423 AcrossReveal answer → Part823 AcrossReveal answer → Direction524 AcrossReveal answer → Portable seat in an American saloon526 AcrossReveal answer → Shinbone526 AcrossReveal answer → Barrier327 AcrossReveal answer → Enclosure328 AcrossReveal answer → You won't find him in Weatherfield328 AcrossReveal answer → As worn beneath the tree-tops?629 AcrossReveal answer → Immediately629 AcrossReveal answer → Eight pints630 AcrossReveal answer → Term of address for misguided brutes?630 AcrossReveal answer → Nicodemus's birds can't fly431 AcrossReveal answer → Cease431 AcrossReveal answer → Confederate431 AcrossReveal answer → Does it grow naturally on broken-down old weirs?832 AcrossReveal answer → American city832 AcrossReveal answer → Start833 AcrossReveal answer → Thought it wrong to take time out633 AcrossReveal answer → Army chaplains633 AcrossReveal answer → Sheep334 AcrossReveal answer → Sea-eagle435 AcrossReveal answer → Snoop336 AcrossReveal answer → Arrived437 AcrossReveal answer →

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Smoked herring61 DownReveal answer → Foolishly lets us fight61 DownReveal answer → Always42 DownReveal answer → The sea god's possibly torn it62 DownReveal answer → Pointed beard62 DownReveal answer → Unsightly43 DownReveal answer → Sort43 DownReveal answer → It's given open-handedly43 DownReveal answer → Discolourations, we hear, on the map of Surrey74 DownReveal answer → Anguish84 DownReveal answer → Group of five74 DownReveal answer → Manufactured45 DownReveal answer → Stand-in doctor55 DownReveal answer → Don't be too greedy to consume duck!55 DownReveal answer → Fur56 DownReveal answer → The Tories lose nothing by such experiments56 DownReveal answer → Public meeting56 DownReveal answer → Fasten37 DownReveal answer → Vigilant58 DownReveal answer → Curved48 DownReveal answer → Little support for a sportsman who's slipping48 DownReveal answer → Anger39 DownReveal answer → Victimise a vessel39 DownReveal answer → And not312 DownReveal answer → Frequently512 DownReveal answer → Union head312 DownReveal answer → Shroud513 DownReveal answer → Friendship513 DownReveal answer → Joint contribution advanced by a group513 DownReveal answer → Wonder314 DownReveal answer → Ring-shaped roll515 DownReveal answer → Surrounded515 DownReveal answer → Yes, Sarah has this kind of hemp515 DownReveal answer → Emulate517 DownReveal answer → Inn518 DownReveal answer → Inspection of accounts518 DownReveal answer → One who goes down as a deceiver of referees?518 DownReveal answer → The ADC cannot possibly be a gentleman!319 DownReveal answer → Insect319 DownReveal answer → Go from a girl - Bond's boss320 DownReveal answer → Greed820 DownReveal answer → Knowledge320 DownReveal answer → Large fern721 DownReveal answer → The punters trust them721 DownReveal answer → Tuber322 DownReveal answer → Alcoholic spirit322 DownReveal answer → Friday, perhaps322 DownReveal answer → Screamed623 DownReveal answer → In effect, a riot in Ulster623 DownReveal answer → Star-making skills424 DownReveal answer → Merely424 DownReveal answer → At Gateshead, the forest is of horticultural interest625 DownReveal answer → Exterior525 DownReveal answer → Snow leopards625 DownReveal answer → Wigwam526 DownReveal answer → A school with "pull" in the Kentish area526 DownReveal answer → Furniture item526 DownReveal answer → Brilliantly denied527 DownReveal answer → Raise527 DownReveal answer → Friend328 DownReveal answer → Sing a bit of Schumann328 DownReveal answer → Hobble428 DownReveal answer → Record429 DownReveal answer → Pant430 DownReveal answer → Befallen without mishap430 DownReveal answer → Staunch430 DownReveal answer → Possess332 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.