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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2018 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 125 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Death-dealingFATAL5Across1 A quiet gameWHIST5Across1 GluePASTE5Across2 MinimumLEAST5Across6 Fruitful explorer?PEARY5Across6 ScatteredSPILT5Across7 ShelfLEDGE5Across8 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Across9 Won that new piece of furnitureWHATNOT7Across9 SayUTTER5Across10 Bread or doughMONEY5Across10 UndressSTRIP5Across10 Make fun of the fareSCOFF5Across11 UmbilicusNAVEL5Across11 Wading birdHERON5Across12 TreeFIR3Across12 Out to produce frothFORTH5Across12 BoxerFIGHTER7Across13 FragranceAROMA5Across13 Highly regarded, though always in the redREVERED7Across13 Give mistaken evidence of humanityERR3Across15 ContinuedRESUMED7Across15 LairDEN3Across15 A one-man clubIRON4Across17 Nagging, informallyONAT4Across17 FraudDECEIT6Across17 Numerical symbolFIGURE6Across18 A long way to go for a hatPANAMA6Across18 It comfortably supports many a RussianDIVAN5Across19 EnclosurePEN3Across19 VerdantGREEN5Across19 Manoeuvred crookedly and got nailedTACKED6Across20 DisregardNEGLECT7Across20 EvokeELICIT6Across20 SavantSAGE4Across22 Bound to get a share of the treasureSURE4Across22 NoisyLOUD4Across23 ManageRUN3Across24 She dropped right out of '22 Across'SUE3Across24 Though broke, still produced picturesSNAPPED7Across25 RipTEAR4Across25 DisperseSCATTER7Across25 The right rhyme for sozzledTIGHT5Across26 IntervalRESPITE7Across26 ConcurAGREE5Across26 Play for timeSTALL5Across27 Teacher first and last, holding out for revisionTUTOR5Across27 Nominally honestFRANK5Across28 Strong pointFORTE5Across28 Girls showing some panache in making newsWENCHES7Across29 Spray canAEROSOL7Across29 Piece of rock worth a number of poundsSTONE5Across30 IntendsMEANS5Across30 ShelterLEE3Across30 She has her own houseWENDY5Across31 Young eelELVER5Across31 SurplusEXCESS6Across31 MaladyDISEASE7Across34 FoldPLEAT5Across37 DrunkardSOT3Across38 ProhibitedTABOO5Across39 CurrencyMONEY5Across40 BlandSUAVE5Across41 SwiftFLEET5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SteepleSPIRE5Down1 AchieveATTAIN6Down2 FeatherPLUME5Down2 Is both nosy and noisyHOOTER6Down2 We occupy obscure dens in the countrySWEDEN6Down3 BurningALIGHT6Down3 ReachATTAIN6Down3 Your thorny exteriorTHY3Down4 Impudent talkLIP3Down4 RowTIER4Down4 Was an upright representativeSTOOD5Down5 AgueFEVER5Down5 ObsoleteDEFUNCT7Down5 Being a deliverer is not a job for a boyPOSTMAN7Down6 Wool fatLANOLIN7Down6 Style and vigourELAN4Down7 Draw some sketchesETCH4Down7 BrochetteSKEWER6Down8 Change a character of former dishonestyREFORM6Down8 ObscureDIM3Down9 SatiatedREPLETE7Down11 Smelly new diet at the welfare centreFETID5Down12 Vital organHEART5Down12 Possibly first evidence of disagreementRIFTS5Down13 Grown-upADULT5Down13 AnteroomFOYER5Down13 HappenOCCUR5Down14 Street urchinGAMIN5Down14 Speak of love in sinVOICE5Down14 Consume tea, perhaps, and a bit of supperEATUP5Down15 Former gold coinDUCAT5Down15 ObserveSEE3Down16 Expressed great displeasure at what the storm didRAGED5Down16 Not everNEVER5Down16 Showjumping obstacleFENCE5Down18 Coat available in various coloursPAINT5Down18 StormTEMPEST7Down18 Laughs nervouslyGIGGLES7Down19 A wanted womanDESIREE7Down19 A month of majestyAUGUST6Down21 WigwamTEPEE5Down21 SheenLUSTRE6Down21 ConfidenceTRUST5Down22 Thin spears can breakSPARSE6Down22 SaunterSTROLL6Down22 Reigned soundly, albeit under restrictionREINED6Down23 MildGENTLE6Down23 ErasedDELETED7Down24 Spanish manSENOR5Down25 Expel out of a hotel to a humbler placeSHACK5Down25 Populous centre of Acton, now rebuiltTOWN4Down26 Boy's nameALAN4Down26 OceanSEA3Down27 Only a minority have noisy waysFEW3Down28 EnemyFOE3Down28 BareEXPOSE6Down28 BuffaloBISON5Down29 StrikeCLOUT5Down32 VolleySALVO5Down33 OffspringSON3Down35 NoblemanEARL4Down36

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. 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.