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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 21 2020. 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
Support41 AcrossReveal answer → Top34 AcrossReveal answer → Moan46 AcrossReveal answer → Help39 AcrossReveal answer → Making one feel guilty, is irritating99 AcrossReveal answer → Stained99 AcrossReveal answer → Unusual810 AcrossReveal answer → Stop! Don’t switch on again!810 AcrossReveal answer → Fragrant810 AcrossReveal answer → Loose411 AcrossReveal answer → Even out when you have a lucky streak412 AcrossReveal answer → Compass point412 AcrossReveal answer → Saw coming out with613 AcrossReveal answer → Go on board613 AcrossReveal answer → Ship it requires nerve for one to travel on714 AcrossReveal answer → Greediness714 AcrossReveal answer → Pass314 AcrossReveal answer → Provisions915 AcrossReveal answer → At risk when telephoning915 AcrossReveal answer → Sincerely516 AcrossReveal answer → Meant to carry out the repair, for a change917 AcrossReveal answer → Dwelling917 AcrossReveal answer → Harass about the large number requiring tenants718 AcrossReveal answer → Whaling-spear718 AcrossReveal answer → Perplexed819 AcrossReveal answer → Proposal put forward as a gesture620 AcrossReveal answer → Underground room620 AcrossReveal answer → Operatic song421 AcrossReveal answer → Spree521 AcrossReveal answer → Puncture that’s a real pain in the neck!421 AcrossReveal answer → Demote823 AcrossReveal answer → Rather so myself, wouldn’t you agree?824 AcrossReveal answer → English county824 AcrossReveal answer → Last524 AcrossReveal answer → Allowed to, though one was hurt by826 AcrossReveal answer → Loyalty826 AcrossReveal answer → Untruth327 AcrossReveal answer → Shorts for children428 AcrossReveal answer → Insects428 AcrossReveal answer → Set fire to629 AcrossReveal answer → The last one was more friendly with629 AcrossReveal answer → Rocket launcher731 AcrossReveal answer → Rescue431 AcrossReveal answer → Gets information about the return from savings731 AcrossReveal answer → Sufficient833 AcrossReveal answer → Is it second nature for a gunman to have one?934 AcrossReveal answer → Coast934 AcrossReveal answer → Can334 AcrossReveal answer → Respect435 AcrossReveal answer → Attempt336 AcrossReveal answer → Very unhappy936 AcrossReveal answer → Again having a job after the suspension936 AcrossReveal answer → Shiny cloth437 AcrossReveal answer → Defame738 AcrossReveal answer → A saucer from the cupboard738 AcrossReveal answer → Serviette639 AcrossReveal answer → Retaining one’s balance, don’t give in to639 AcrossReveal answer → Manner of walking440 AcrossReveal answer → Tolerable – just440 AcrossReveal answer → Loss of dignity suffered by a grounded pilot?841 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of Finland841 AcrossReveal answer → Pretending to be discerning942 AcrossReveal answer → Moving staircase942 AcrossReveal answer →

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Might81 DownReveal answer → Are a scream about the allotment!81 DownReveal answer → Painting on plaster62 DownReveal answer → Let you know if the steak is coming up62 DownReveal answer → Dress42 DownReveal answer → Winning competitor83 DownReveal answer → He won’t introduce his mates to each other83 DownReveal answer → Penniless43 DownReveal answer → Songwriter84 DownReveal answer → Standards of perfection64 DownReveal answer → Won’t work when you try to light it64 DownReveal answer → Tablet45 DownReveal answer → Food fish85 DownReveal answer → “The colours,” you storm, “are glaring”85 DownReveal answer → Biscuit56 DownReveal answer → Area between enemy trenches106 DownReveal answer → Made little of, in a funny sort of way106 DownReveal answer → Tune37 DownReveal answer → Risks77 DownReveal answer → Isolate the bad clues the Ed altered77 DownReveal answer → Perfect58 DownReveal answer → Servile attendant68 DownReveal answer → Notes the feet are wobbly and weak68 DownReveal answer → Home-made and mended711 DownReveal answer → A few711 DownReveal answer → Sneer512 DownReveal answer → Recognised513 DownReveal answer → Dog314 DownReveal answer → Flat515 DownReveal answer → Called to mind616 DownReveal answer → Side with one another616 DownReveal answer → Of towns517 DownReveal answer → Rustic518 DownReveal answer → A sleeping place for the big rats outside!519 DownReveal answer → Perch519 DownReveal answer → Baby's bed320 DownReveal answer → Liberation820 DownReveal answer → Dull to get involved with320 DownReveal answer → Proportion522 DownReveal answer → Shelter322 DownReveal answer → Fat, order some seconds522 DownReveal answer → Kids one ensures will have a nap623 DownReveal answer → School jacket623 DownReveal answer → Inspired by the imp who set loose a snake in the monastery?1025 DownReveal answer → Jewellery item1025 DownReveal answer → Angry525 DownReveal answer → Correct526 DownReveal answer → Payment326 DownReveal answer → Is standing right by the gentleman326 DownReveal answer → Flashily vulgar727 DownReveal answer → Having the pearls, leaves high and dry?727 DownReveal answer → Gasp428 DownReveal answer → Yank429 DownReveal answer → Staunch430 DownReveal answer → US state830 DownReveal answer → Getting nice rugs to scatter about830 DownReveal answer → Sully831 DownReveal answer → He’s been called just as you have831 DownReveal answer → Create when gate crashing Rene comes in832 DownReveal answer → Strive332 DownReveal answer → Opening832 DownReveal answer → Both drunk and broke733 DownReveal answer → Scandinavian733 DownReveal answer → Rubber635 DownReveal answer → I don’t bother to insert the key attached to it635 DownReveal answer → Continue to provide a synopsis636 DownReveal answer → Child, informally636 DownReveal answer → Squabbling, are lined up637 DownReveal answer → Loveliness637 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 21, 2020. 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.