Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 21 2026. 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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Precipitous54 AcrossReveal answer → Shut67 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle39 AcrossReveal answer → Dejected89 AcrossReveal answer → Flatter the person you've just toasted?89 AcrossReveal answer → Couch310 AcrossReveal answer → Look for a key, say310 AcrossReveal answer → Joke310 AcrossReveal answer → Started when there was a need to go out to work611 AcrossReveal answer → Choice611 AcrossReveal answer → Long letter612 AcrossReveal answer → Nicks a whole lot612 AcrossReveal answer → Sound512 AcrossReveal answer → Decline713 AcrossReveal answer → Once the diet's worked, no longer is713 AcrossReveal answer → Jot413 AcrossReveal answer → Wicked414 AcrossReveal answer → Train a bird414 AcrossReveal answer → Brightness1015 AcrossReveal answer → Given a grilling, is fed up1015 AcrossReveal answer → Helped515 AcrossReveal answer → How many took the wrong route through the marsh?817 AcrossReveal answer → Loath617 AcrossReveal answer → Send817 AcrossReveal answer → Allowed in, peer fatuously around and be satisfied718 AcrossReveal answer → Small flute718 AcrossReveal answer → Whirlpool419 AcrossReveal answer → Going to the East with you419 AcrossReveal answer → Nought419 AcrossReveal answer → Heaped520 AcrossReveal answer → Certainly621 AcrossReveal answer → Is it safe to wander about at the carnival?621 AcrossReveal answer → Uncooked322 AcrossReveal answer → Ebbed724 AcrossReveal answer → Enthusing1724 AcrossReveal answer → In switching on, is creating trouble for oneself1724 AcrossReveal answer → Bottle627 AcrossReveal answer → Horse327 AcrossReveal answer → Later, catch hiding the broken toy627 AcrossReveal answer → Memorise528 AcrossReveal answer → Again, having recovered from the effects of429 AcrossReveal answer → Resound429 AcrossReveal answer → Sing the praises of a girl back in Italy730 AcrossReveal answer → Shone730 AcrossReveal answer → Dagger431 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet833 AcrossReveal answer → Hammer633 AcrossReveal answer → A nuisance when one's hoeing?833 AcrossReveal answer → Stop but don't sit down yet1035 AcrossReveal answer → Present535 AcrossReveal answer → Fly1035 AcrossReveal answer → Attempt436 AcrossReveal answer → The plant is in perfect condition436 AcrossReveal answer → Instrument737 AcrossReveal answer → Temper437 AcrossReveal answer → Are left in it to guard her737 AcrossReveal answer → Boat538 AcrossReveal answer → Beats half of them and steals from638 AcrossReveal answer → Deed638 AcrossReveal answer → Barrier339 AcrossReveal answer → I shut up the vehicle first and make myself scarce640 AcrossReveal answer → Harsh640 AcrossReveal answer → He wrote half of the verse341 AcrossReveal answer → Knock341 AcrossReveal answer → Scamper341 AcrossReveal answer → A shoe is made to walk842 AcrossReveal answer → Beginner642 AcrossReveal answer → Deep842 AcrossReveal answer → Flat543 AcrossReveal answer →

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About101 DownReveal answer → Pinch61 DownReveal answer → Make the square into an octagon and do it the easy way101 DownReveal answer → Formerly42 DownReveal answer → Human62 DownReveal answer → Are not still in a tumult42 DownReveal answer → Monkey83 DownReveal answer → The view presented to us by the brochure83 DownReveal answer → Network33 DownReveal answer → Pupil74 DownReveal answer → Rescue44 DownReveal answer → Watches the child consuming the pies74 DownReveal answer → Deal55 DownReveal answer → The perfect words to describe a really good relationship115 DownReveal answer → Deliberate115 DownReveal answer → Sinner86 DownReveal answer → Deny106 DownReveal answer → A bitter blow if you're expecting a hot meal!106 DownReveal answer → Emphasise67 DownReveal answer → The car is within feet of the animal67 DownReveal answer → Expensive48 DownReveal answer → Deposit the money sent round88 DownReveal answer → Certain88 DownReveal answer → For the arthritic, it's hard510 DownReveal answer → Stick510 DownReveal answer → Ignore911 DownReveal answer → Declare414 DownReveal answer → Deceased416 DownReveal answer → Without716 DownReveal answer → The ball bounces in the way of the animal!716 DownReveal answer → Paradise418 DownReveal answer → When there's the melee outside, hurry520 DownReveal answer → Era520 DownReveal answer → Grow821 DownReveal answer → Latent722 DownReveal answer → It's clear I've contrived to get over the depression722 DownReveal answer → Needless1123 DownReveal answer → Svelte and fit1123 DownReveal answer → Healthy423 DownReveal answer → How the drunk holding the other turned1025 DownReveal answer → Drink1025 DownReveal answer → Arrived425 DownReveal answer → Entranced1026 DownReveal answer → Pat, it's only a slight draught1026 DownReveal answer → Consider426 DownReveal answer → Mirth828 DownReveal answer → The first exam, I required a drink to go in for828 DownReveal answer → Nuclear629 DownReveal answer → Elbowed630 DownReveal answer → Dad converted one with difficulty into an extra room831 DownReveal answer → Dog831 DownReveal answer → Vegetables732 DownReveal answer → Stock532 DownReveal answer → The wages are splashed around, thanks to bad management732 DownReveal answer → Remove the end piece, in particular634 DownReveal answer → Thin434 DownReveal answer → Communication634 DownReveal answer → Colour535 DownReveal answer → A man of the cloth535 DownReveal answer → Cure436 DownReveal answer → Fencing in if, again, it's rampant439 DownReveal answer → Accepted439 DownReveal answer → Crowd340 DownReveal answer →

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