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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
GraspGRIP4Across1 Royal residencePALACE6Across4 RecordLOG3Across4 A force for goodPOLICE6Across4 BankruptBUST4Across6 Battle stationWATERLOO8Across7 SlaughterhouseABATTOIR8Across7 RutFURROW6Across8 Slanting typeITALIC6Across8 Slow starting runner, but a cheerful oneSMILER6Across8 TepeeWIGWAM6Across9 Acute anxietyANGST5Across10 FellowDON3Across10 Jumps around with much pleasureLEAPS5Across10 AgenciesMEDIA5Across12 How one's ears can burn!SEAR4Across13 VirtuousGOOD4Across13 Nominally a bit of a setback for ASLEFELSA4Across14 Stinging insectWASP4Across14 PhaseSTAGE5Across14 Country dance hallBARN4Across15 AtmosphereAURA4Across15 LeanSLANT5Across15 Pointed end of a lancet, I presumeTIP3Across16 Hardly anyFEW3Across16 Monstrous personOGRE4Across17 Stray sheep going round the ringROAM4Across17 PlacardPOSTER6Across18 Send by postMAIL4Across19 You won't find this in the North Atlantic!THAT4Across19 ArrangeASSORT6Across20 Old-fashioned fellowsVICTORIAN9Across21 Hurry upLOOKSMART9Across21 In more ways than one, I'm clued upWISE4Across23 GrimeDIRT4Across23 PangTHROE5Across24 Of sound mindSANE4Across24 One garment, of which five make a setVEST4Across24 EjectEVICT5Across26 Unopened flowerBUD3Across26 Traffic problem promised for tomorrow?JAM3Across26 Take notice ofHEED4Across27 It's taken to be exemplaryLEAD4Across27 WhineBLEAT5Across28 PrimatesAPES4Across29 Cleaner drink?CHAR4Across29 DampWET3Across30 PiecesBITS4Across32 A pronounced bore, but providing a round in the barBOAR4Across32 CopeMANAGE6Across32 Has no translation in an African languageSHONA5Across33 SquirmWRITHE6Across33 CustomaryUSUAL5Across33 The benefits of managing to be first round the bend?FRUITS6Across34 ApertureVENT4Across34 Fasten or joinATTACH6Across34 It emerges as a key assignmentEMISSION8Across35 DelveDIG3Across35 Borrowing chargeINTEREST8Across35 American in the nude, perhaps, getting freshUNUSED6Across36 DifficultHARD4Across36 Middle Eastern languageARABIC6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Parrot typeMACAW5Down1 River of Wales?SWALE5Down1 SuspendsHANGS5Down2 It's bound to be cartographicATLAS5Down2 AwakenROUSE5Down2 Let it standSTET4Down3 She opens up when the lights are lowIRIS4Down3 PerseverePERSIST7Down3 Previous, precedingPRIOR5Down4 LasciviousLEWD4Down4 Problem confronting the artist?POSER5Down4 RobeGOWN4Down5 Heavy metalLEAD4Down5 Retreat by rail, possibly?LAIR4Down5 BayBIGHT5Down6 Hand toolCHISEL6Down6 Cried movingly at the perfect ending, we believeCREDIT6Down6 BoastSWAGGER7Down7 UnanimouslyTOAMAN6Down9 Apparently a prayer to make a man sit up!MANTIS6Down9 HorseNAG3Down11 Timber used in wheel makingELM3Down11 PossessOWN3Down11 A centre for continental capitalistsPARIS5Down12 SwabMOP3Down12 Animal's trailSPOOR5Down12 BeerALE3Down13 Need it contain Russian tea?SAMOVAR7Down13 EstimatesGUESSES7Down13 Noah's vesselARK3Down15 Flier with a hang-up?BAT3Down15 SeizureFIT3Down16 SkillART3Down16 Brown ant maybeTAN3Down16 SailorTAR3Down17 Being catty, is spotted in a nice fur coatOCELOT6Down18 Architectural styleGOTHIC6Down18 RemoveOBVIATE7Down19 Going to church, headgear provides a certain coverHATCH5Down20 RegionsAREAS5Down20 Enough energy for six million?VIM3Down21 CoverLID3Down21 WeepSOB3Down21 In dire disappointment, visibly angryRED3Down22 EgotisticSELFISH7Down22 Senseless, foolishMAD3Down22 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Down23 InfantTOT3Down23 Bird possessing a warm heart in a London streetWARREN6Down23 ColourHUE3Down25 VegetablePEA3Down25 Managed to appear in opera nightlyRAN3Down25 VesselCRAFT5Down27 Less than pleased when relievedEASED5Down28 Moral principleETHIC5Down28 HateABHOR5Down29 Pulped fruit or vegPUREE5Down30 Jump over the thing and buzz offHOPIT5Down30 SolderWELD4Down30 BranchTWIG4Down31 Censure, informallySLATE5Down31 The weather not to be out, with little sunshine aroundRAINY5Down31 It's after the job's finished that there are offcutsBITS4Down32 Cutting remarkBARB4Down32 Shopping for a kimono, you may see one in the windowSASH4Down33 Second-handUSED4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. 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.