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Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 122 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#
CinderEMBER5Across1 PaceSTEP4Across1 Vehicles seen in various partsTRAPS5Across1 FixPEG3Across4 Light cost of a ticket out of LeatherheadFLARE5Across6 InsectWASP4Across6 NoblemanBARON5Across6 SickenAIL3Across9 The remainder live around the youth centreRESIDUE7Across9 ShellfishLOBSTER7Across9 Servant possibly late, coming after fiveVALET5Across10 PredictFORETELL8Across10 Moral principleETHIC5Across10 When one droops out of ultimate exhaustion, there are difficultiesSNAGS5Across11 ExcursionTRIP4Across11 TendonSINEW5Across11 Not exactly volts, but they're a bit shockingJOLTS5Across12 Boy's nameDAVID5Across12 Small amountMODICUM7Across13 It gives strong support to endless wild boastingBASTION7Across13 EdgeRIM3Across14 Like dad, she can be backwardMUM3Across15 Unruly crowdMOB3Across15 SaluteGREET5Across16 ReviseEDIT4Across17 Commonly halved, but seemingly unique!ONLY4Across17 Brew tea for a friend, according to tastePALATE6Across18 DemureSEDATE6Across18 Land where the sun never sets?JAPAN5Across19 PlanetVENUS5Across19 PresumedSUPPOSED8Across19 Birds swilling beer within the outer gatesGREBES6Across20 SoundsNOISES6Across20 CapBERET5Across21 Young lady in a state?MISS4Across22 CompetentABLE4Across22 LocatedSITUATED8Across23 What's more, you can wear it!HAT3Across24 HandleTREAT5Across24 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across24 In fear, the old devil has to pay out!PANICKY7Across25 Bird typeWAGTAIL7Across25 Minister whose boys were in World War IIBEVIN5Across26 Musical instrumentSITAR5Across26 Straggly bush you can see right inside?SHRUB5Across27 Assumed nameALIAS5Across27 WeightTON3Across27 Brightly contradictedDULLY5Across28 Ski-slopePISTE5Across28 Felt wrongly banned when not includedLEFTOUT7Across29 Without endFOREVER7Across29 Do soldiers find it boring?DRILL5Across30 PallidASHEN5Across30 AnswerREPLY5Across31 She may suggest peril to the rhymesterBERYL5Across31 CeaseSTOP4Across31 InactivityINACTION8Across33 UnwellILL3Across34 TravelledRODE4Across35 RestLIE3Across36 EncounterMEET4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SystemMETHOD6Down2 ImplementTOOL4Down2 Ronald could have shown anger about an articleREAGAN6Down2 Fair descriptive of Polly?PRETTY6Down3 EntreatyPLEA4Down3 EvokeELICIT6Down3 All fixed for the group?SET3Down4 PropertyPREMISES8Down4 Legendary birdROC3Down4 ChasmGULF4Down5 Burgundian couple in townDIJON5Down5 Major religionISLAM5Down5 IrrigateWATER5Down6 Materially, it's a fun anagramFUSTIAN7Down6 Apart fromBESIDES7Down6 An apprentice having ways with glassLENS4Down7 ParchedARID4Down7 TuneAIR3Down7 Feline mammalOCELOT6Down8 Gunners having a complaint with the stewRAGOUT6Down8 SlipSLIDE5Down8 Joan's crazy for him!JONAS5Down12 AdvantageASSET5Down12 HoodwinksDUPES5Down12 RoomSPACE5Down13 Branch from which insufficient is bought?BOUGH5Down13 IntendsMEANS5Down13 StealROB3Down14 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down14 Shelter in the street when the weather's not fineSLEET5Down14 DeserveMERIT5Down15 SnakeMAMBA5Down15 Wise men see this as conjuringMAGIC5Down15 Untidy as an eating place?MESSY5Down16 CantBEVEL5Down16 GroundEARTH5Down17 Heathenish Paganini piecePAGAN5Down18 LateTARDY5Down18 SucroseSUGAR5Down18 Deer meatVENISON7Down19 Bad woman in a good bookJEZEBEL7Down19 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 A slice more riskyRASHER6Down21 Great amounts, informallyOODLES6Down21 Silent about a bit of pain, but not for longMINUTE6Down22 CaskTUN3Down22 DressATTIRE6Down22 Did it make the convicts feel airsick?SKILLY6Down23 Beam above a doorLINTEL6Down23 Thin biscuitWAFER5Down25 Goodness, what a shame about the early start!PIETY5Down25 ProportionRATIO5Down25 John's a very good shotBULL4Down26 StrongboxSAFE4Down26 FruitAPPLE5Down26 Confer knighthood? Indubitably!DUB3Down28 TabletPILL4Down28 For everyPER3Down28 StaunchSTEM4Down29 TenderSORE4Down30 ElderlyOLD3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. 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.