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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2026 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#
PrecipitousSTEEP5Across4 ShutCLOSED6Across7 VehicleCAR3Across9 DejectedDOWNCAST8Across9 Flatter the person you've just toasted?BUTTERUP8Across9 CouchBED3Across10 Look for a key, saySEE3Across10 JokePUN3Across10 Started when there was a need to go out to workOPENED6Across11 ChoiceOPTION6Across11 Long letterSCREED6Across12 Nicks a whole lotSCORES6Across12 SoundVALID5Across12 DeclineDESCENT7Across13 Once the diet's worked, no longer isEXISTED7Across13 JotIOTA4Across13 WickedEVIL4Across14 Train a birdRAIL4Across14 BrightnessBRILLIANCE10Across15 Given a grilling, is fed upBROWNEDOFF10Across15 HelpedAIDED5Across15 How many took the wrong route through the marsh?FOURTEEN8Across17 LoathAVERSE6Across17 SendTRANSMIT8Across17 Allowed in, peer fatuously around and be satisfiedREPLETE7Across18 Small flutePICCOLO7Across18 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across19 Going to the East with youTHEE4Across19 NoughtZERO4Across19 HeapedPILED5Across20 CertainlyINDEED6Across21 Is it safe to wander about at the carnival?FIESTA6Across21 UncookedRAW3Across22 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 EnthusingGOINGINTORAPTURES17Across24 In switching on, is creating trouble for oneselfSTARTINGSOMETHING17Across24 BottleFLAGON6Across27 HorseNAG3Across27 Later, catch hiding the broken toyNOTYET6Across27 MemoriseLEARN5Across28 Again, having recovered from the effects ofOVER4Across29 ResoundECHO4Across29 Sing the praises of a girl back in ItalyRAVENNA7Across30 ShoneGLEAMED7Across30 DaggerKRIS4Across31 SweetBULLSEYE8Across33 HammerMALLET6Across33 A nuisance when one's hoeing?BINDWEED8Across33 Stop but don't sit down yetSTANDSTILL10Across35 PresentTHERE5Across35 FlyBLUEBOTTLE10Across35 AttemptSHOT4Across36 The plant is in perfect conditionMINT4Across36 InstrumentBASSOON7Across37 TemperMOOD4Across37 Are left in it to guard herINHERIT7Across37 BoatCANOE5Across38 Beats half of them and steals fromTHROBS6Across38 DeedACTION6Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 I shut up the vehicle first and make myself scarceVANISH6Across40 HarshSEVERE6Across40 He wrote half of the versePOE3Across41 KnockRAP3Across41 ScamperRUN3Across41 A shoe is made to walkGOONFOOT8Across42 BeginnerNOVICE6Across42 DeepPROFOUND8Across42 FlatLEVEL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AboutCONCERNING10Down1 PinchSCRIMP6Down1 Make the square into an octagon and do it the easy wayCUTCORNERS10Down1 FormerlyONCE4Down2 HumanMORTAL6Down2 Are not still in a tumultSTIR4Down2 MonkeyMANDRILL8Down3 The view presented to us by the brochurePROSPECT8Down3 NetworkWEB3Down3 PupilSTUDENT7Down4 RescueSAVE4Down4 Watches the child consuming the piesSPIESON7Down4 DealTRADE5Down5 The perfect words to describe a really good relationshipBESTOFTERMS11Down5 DeliberateINTENTIONAL11Down5 SinnerEVILDOER8Down6 DenyCONTRADICT10Down6 A bitter blow if you're expecting a hot meal!COLDBUFFET10Down6 EmphasiseSTRESS6Down7 The car is within feet of the animalFERRET6Down7 ExpensiveDEAR4Down8 Deposit the money sent roundSEDIMENT8Down8 CertainPOSITIVE8Down8 For the arthritic, it's hardSTIFF5Down10 StickPASTE5Down10 IgnoreDISREGARD9Down11 DeclareAVER4Down14 DeceasedDEAD4Down16 WithoutLACKING7Down16 The ball bounces in the way of the animal!WALLABY7Down16 ParadiseEDEN4Down18 When there's the melee outside, hurryHASTE5Down20 EraEPOCH5Down20 GrowINCREASE8Down21 LatentDORMANT7Down22 It's clear I've contrived to get over the depressionEVIDENT7Down22 NeedlessUNNECESSARY11Down23 Svelte and fitINGOODSHAPE11Down23 HealthyWELL4Down23 How the drunk holding the other turnedTOTHERIGHT10Down25 DrinkGINGERBEER10Down25 ArrivedCAME4Down25 EntrancedSPELLBOUND10Down26 Pat, it's only a slight draughtGENTLEBLOW10Down26 ConsiderDEEM4Down26 MirthLAUGHTER8Down28 The first exam, I required a drink to go in forORIGINAL8Down28 NuclearATOMIC6Down29 ElbowedNUDGED6Down30 Dad converted one with difficulty into an extra roomADDITION8Down31 DogLABRADOR8Down31 VegetablesTURNIPS7Down32 StockSTORE5Down32 The wages are splashed around, thanks to bad managementWASTAGE7Down32 Remove the end piece, in particularDETAIL6Down34 ThinLEAN4Down34 CommunicationLETTER6Down34 ColourBROWN5Down35 A man of the clothSERGE5Down35 CureHEAL4Down36 Fencing in if, again, it's rampantRIFE4Down39 AcceptedTOOK4Down39 CrowdMOB3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 21, 2026. 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.