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Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Ballroom danceCHACHA6Across1 BungPLUG4Across1 Many a girl shows spiteMALICE6Across1 CroneHAG3Across4 DeficiencyLACK4Across6 Capital of FinlandHELSINKI8Across7 Due to bad luck, dice can't be playedACCIDENT8Across7 VicarPARSON6Across8 Cliques as integral groupsSETS4Across8 RemainingTOGO4Across8 FerventARDENT6Across9 HillTOR3Across10 State there's a holdup at Kew, we hearKUWAIT6Across10 Sham, informallyPHONEY6Across10 YearlyANNUAL6Across11 Specially signed drawingDESIGN6Across11 PlantSHRUB5Across12 BlokesMEN3Across14 One part of a bottle of beer?ALE3Across14 NoseSNOUT5Across14 ReignedRULED5Across15 Stupid peopleDOLTS5Across16 More than merely checkedMATED5Across16 Terribly sad about second-class swimmersDABS4Across17 RecedesEBBS4Across17 EbbRECEDE6Across18 Going back to bed at some stage, remove the trousersDEBAG5Across19 UnfashionableDATED5Across19 InvisibleUNSEEN6Across20 Received with thanks by Mr LivingstoneTAKEN5Across21 Italian riverTIBER5Across21 What the hounds did, we hearBAYED5Across22 Leguminous plantLUPIN5Across22 Large bagSACK4Across23 Gather some more applesREAP4Across23 ShineGLEAM5Across24 Defeated competitorLOSER5Across26 ConcerningABOUT5Across26 Find real chaos at the financial centreLEARN5Across26 For each childless personPER3Across28 SpriteGENIE5Across28 Border of clothHEM3Across28 Undertake to be the bossENGAGE6Across29 Stick or hold fastADHERE6Across29 WonderAWE3Across30 DiverseVARIED6Across30 Just the vehicle for a record track performance?PICKUP6Across30 Some of the cheapest copiesAPES4Across31 ElderlyAGED4Across31 Gently in the manner of a nurseTENDERLY8Across32 HaphazardRANDOM6Across32 Site, positionLOCATION8Across32 Grows fat like the richSWELLS6Across33 AssortedVARIED6Across33 Fortified wineSHERRY6Across33 DreadFEAR4Across34 Put onDON3Across35 TaskDUTY4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PairCOUPLE6Down1 Conspicuous vessel in the MediterraneanMARKED6Down1 LeadLEASH5Down2 Lofty ladies let looseIDEALS6Down2 Genetic copiesCLONES6Down2 Nautical cryAHOY4Down3 SignGESTURE7Down3 Right on the mapEAST4Down3 At work, he has his own liftFIREMAN7Down4 TipHINT4Down4 In piecesASUNDER7Down4 TackleGEAR4Down5 Make voidANNUL5Down5 Holding this card is no credit to youDEBIT5Down5 BurdenedLADEN5Down6 Put up with something holding up the musicSTAND5Down6 SlaysKILLS5Down6 BewilderCONFUSE7Down7 SepulchreTOMB4Down8 Lubberly ways, to a seamanSWAB4Down8 Information, informallyGEN3Down9 The union gameTIE3Down9 PoemODE3Down11 Go down and turn up the gasSAG3Down12 TitleSIR3Down12 Signal agreementNOD3Down12 Name for a light-hearted girl?GEMMA5Down13 ShootBUD3Down13 GarretATTIC5Down13 HutCABIN5Down15 Dogs used by SpekePEKES5Down15 LimbLEG3Down16 OwedDUE3Down17 Strange ways to a former championALIEN5Down18 Bodily fluidBLOOD5Down18 A sunny one can be a bit shadyDAY3Down19 HugEMBRACE7Down19 Slope downwardsDIP3Down19 The place for tired flowers?BED3Down20 NumberTEN3Down20 Got mixed up in a fight!TANGLED7Down21 HorseNAG3Down21 Small towersTURRETS7Down21 DaubedSMEARED7Down22 Sheltered sideLEE3Down22 A very feminine part for Ms StreisandBRA3Down22 TranquilSERENE6Down23 On earth, a strange creed could be regressiveRECEDE6Down23 BornNEE3Down23 AmongAMID4Down24 They joined the RAF in BerkshireERKS4Down24 Renal organKIDNEY6Down25 Their news is documentaryPAPERS6Down25 StatuteLAW3Down25 Let's copy the Latvians?LETTS5Down26 Soup serverLADLE5Down26 BeneathUNDER5Down27 Horrify, stunSHOCK5Down27 Maturing makes a drink goodAGING5Down27 WitchHAG3Down28 Character raised to appear unmovedPIP3Down28 SillyINEPT5Down29 Hires a spy, shiftilyPAYS4Down30 AmongstAMID4Down30 VehiclesVANS4Down30 LevelEVEN4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. 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.