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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
SupportPROP4Across1 TopCAP3Across4 MoanWAIL4Across6 HelpAID3Across9 Making one feel guilty, is irritatingHAIRSHIRT9Across9 StainedTARNISHED9Across9 UnusualABNORMAL8Across10 Stop! Don’t switch on again!LEAVEOFF8Across10 FragrantAROMATIC8Across10 LooseFREE4Across11 Even out when you have a lucky streakROLL4Across12 Compass pointEAST4Across12 Saw coming out withSAYING6Across13 Go on boardEMBARK6Across13 Ship it requires nerve for one to travel onGALLEON7Across14 GreedinessAVARICE7Across14 PassCOL3Across14 ProvisionsGROCERIES9Across15 At risk when telephoningONTHELINE9Across15 SincerelyTRULY5Across16 Meant to carry out the repair, for a changeAMENDMENT9Across17 DwellingRESIDENCE9Across17 Harass about the large number requiring tenantsTORMENT7Across18 Whaling-spearHARPOON7Across18 PerplexedCONFUSED8Across19 Proposal put forward as a gestureMOTION6Across20 Underground roomCELLAR6Across20 Operatic songARIA4Across21 SpreeREVEL5Across21 Puncture that’s a real pain in the neck!BORE4Across21 DemoteRELEGATE8Across23 Rather so myself, wouldn’t you agree?SOMEWHAT8Across24 English countySOMERSET8Across24 LastFINAL5Across24 Allowed to, though one was hurt bySUFFERED8Across26 LoyaltyFIDELITY8Across26 UntruthLIE3Across27 Shorts for childrenTOTS4Across28 InsectsANTS4Across28 Set fire toIGNITE6Across29 The last one was more friendly withCLOSER6Across29 Rocket launcherBAZOOKA7Across31 RescueSAVE4Across31 Gets information about the return from savingsNESTEGG7Across31 SufficientADEQUATE8Across33 Is it second nature for a gunman to have one?AUTOMATIC9Across34 CoastFREEWHEEL9Across34 CanTIN3Across34 RespectHEED4Across35 AttemptTRY3Across36 Very unhappyMISERABLE9Across36 Again having a job after the suspensionREMISSION9Across36 Shiny clothLAME4Across37 DefameSLANDER7Across38 A saucer from the cupboardDRESSER7Across38 ServietteNAPKIN6Across39 Retaining one’s balance, don’t give in toRESIST6Across39 Manner of walkingGAIT4Across40 Tolerable – justFAIR4Across40 Loss of dignity suffered by a grounded pilot?COMEDOWN8Across41 Capital of FinlandHELSINKI8Across41 Pretending to be discerningMAKINGOUT9Across42 Moving staircaseESCALATOR9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MightSTRENGTH8Down1 Are a scream about the allotment!SHAREOUT8Down1 Painting on plasterFRESCO6Down2 Let you know if the steak is coming upFILLET6Down2 DressROBE4Down2 Winning competitorCHAMPION8Down3 He won’t introduce his mates to each otherBIGAMIST8Down3 PennilessPOOR4Down3 SongwriterCOMPOSER8Down4 Standards of perfectionIDEALS6Down4 Won’t work when you try to light itSTRIKE6Down4 TabletPILL4Down5 Food fishMACKEREL8Down5 “The colours,” you storm, “are glaring”FLAGRANT8Down5 BiscuitWAFER5Down6 Area between enemy trenchesNOMANSLAND10Down6 Made little of, in a funny sort of wayLAUGHEDOFF10Down6 TuneAIR3Down7 RisksHAZARDS7Down7 Isolate the bad clues the Ed alteredSECLUDE7Down7 PerfectIDEAL5Down8 Servile attendantMINION6Down8 Notes the feet are wobbly and weakEFFETE6Down8 Home-made and mendedKNITTED7Down11 A fewSEVERAL7Down11 SneerSCOFF5Down12 RecognisedKNOWN5Down13 DogCUR3Down14 FlatLEVEL5Down15 Called to mindEVOKED6Down16 Side with one anotherELEVEN6Down16 Of townsURBAN5Down17 RusticYOKEL5Down18 A sleeping place for the big rats outside!ROOST5Down19 PerchROOST5Down19 Baby's bedCOT3Down20 LiberationDELIVERY8Down20 Dull to get involved withMAT3Down20 ProportionRATIO5Down22 ShelterLEE3Down22 Fat, order some secondsOBESE5Down22 Kids one ensures will have a napTEASES6Down23 School jacketBLAZER6Down23 Inspired by the imp who set loose a snake in the monastery?HOLYTERROR10Down25 Jewellery itemSIGNETRING10Down25 AngryIRATE5Down25 CorrectAMEND5Down26 PaymentFEE3Down26 Is standing right by the gentlemanSIR3Down26 Flashily vulgarRAFFISH7Down27 Having the pearls, leaves high and dry?STRANDS7Down27 GaspPANT4Down28 YankPULL4Down29 StaunchSTEM4Down30 US stateILLINOIS8Down30 Getting nice rugs to scatter aboutSECURING8Down30 SullyBESMIRCH8Down31 He’s been called just as you haveNAMESAKE8Down31 Create when gate crashing Rene comes inGENERATE8Down32 StriveVIE3Down32 OpeningAPERTURE8Down32 Both drunk and brokeSMASHED7Down33 ScandinavianSWEDISH7Down33 RubberERASER6Down35 I don’t bother to insert the key attached to itTIEDON6Down35 Continue to provide a synopsisRESUME6Down36 Child, informallyMOPPET6Down36 Squabbling, are lined upINAROW6Down37 LovelinessBEAUTY6Down37

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