Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 22 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 133 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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CollisionIMPACT6Across1 AntennaAERIAL6Across4 Enter, thus putting me in the moneyCOMEIN6Across4 CompelledFORCED6Across5 LearnedINFORMED8Across7 Seem too much to examine?LOOKOVER8Across7 Key openings in equestrianismEVENTS6Across8 Wine bottleMAGNUM6Across8 WandererROVER5Across9 PaleSALLOW6Across10 Watch bandSTRAP5Across10 A fiery little thingSPARK5Across10 LabelledTAGGED6Across11 DangerPERIL5Across12 Spotted five out of sevenSEEN4Across13 ConcealHIDE4Across13 Ring Henry, loveHALO4Across14 SpeedRATE4Across14 CapsizeKEEL4Across14 InformationDATA4Across15 They're sealed in secrecyLIPS4Across15 Also used in joinery?AND3Across16 Flat marshy landFEN3Across16 Sea water pipe?MAIN4Across17 ColourRED3Across17 RowTIER4Across17 WitheredSERE4Across18 Manner of walkingGAIT4Across19 Being acid can make one endlessly ratty!TART4Across19 HandleTREAT5Across20 CheeseCAMEMBERT9Across21 Labour's difficult operationHARDGRAFT9Across21 IrrigateWATER5Across22 The ancient Chinese, being charming, took tea with itMING4Across23 AtmosphereAURA4Across23 SchoolbagSATCHEL7Across23 MergeFUSE4Across24 WrathANGER5Across24 In the mail, ostensibly, never deliveredLOST4Across24 DrunkardTOPER5Across26 InsectANT3Across26 A bowler's trick?HAT3Across26 Employed an American editorUSED4Across27 Excess supplyGLUT4Across27 Cupid's counterpart in a famous circusEROS4Across29 ProgrammeCARD4Across29 UnguisNAIL4Across29 MarryWED3Across30 Vegetables certain rustics link with ants?PEAS4Across32 ObserveNOTE4Across32 ParePEEL4Across32 BigLARGE5Across33 Investigate why it's a bit of a problem to livePROBE5Across33 DrinkCIDER5Across33 Does he always hurt the one he loves?SADIST6Across34 SulkyMOROSE6Across34 Removing the letters oppositeEFFACING8Across35 FamishedRAVENOUS8Across35 UnclothedUNCLAD6Across35 OutlawBANDIT6Across36 RenownedFAMOUS6Across36 Justify making a definite start and finishDEFEND6Across36 SouvenirRELIC5Across37 PantryLARDER6Across38 DreadTERROR6Across39

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There's conflict when payment is not in sterling!CLASH5Down1 BoothKIOSK5Down1 IntroduceINSERT6Down1 AblazeAFIRE5Down2 Many have spoken of such a victoryMORAL5Down2 CourteousPOLITE6Down2 GraspGRIP4Down3 Did he sail in a galley?COOK4Down3 HarvestCROP4Down3 SoarTOWER5Down4 Let inADMIT5Down4 The despised fellow will never make good progressCREEP5Down4 FoulFETID5Down5 FuryRAGE4Down5 Manner in which one gets players outMIEN4Down5 SpokenORAL4Down6 CharmAMULET6Down6 Design in canvas?INTENT6Down6 SwanCYGNET6Down7 TotterDODDER6Down8 Figure broken seats to have been made with matchwood!VESTAS6Down9 ProverbsADAGES6Down9 NumberTEN3Down11 A friend who'll wash up?PAL3Down11 Communion tableALTAR5Down12 An Italian's way with a girlROMAN5Down12 InjuriousHARMFUL7Down13 AttainedREACHED7Down13 Picks out people without partnersSINGLES7Down13 So it's firm coverLID3Down15 Scottish riverDEE3Down15 SeizureFIT3Down16 Pictures of the centre of the Earth?ART3Down16 RelaxedEASED5Down16 GallerySALON5Down18 Discusses reasonsARGUES6Down18 PicturesIMAGES6Down18 ReadjustedRESET5Down19 StadiumARENA5Down20 Up to and subsequently!AFTER5Down20 IncisionCUT3Down21 A "Whitehall" success?HIT3Down21 SailorTAR3Down21 Stick with a round exteriorROD3Down22 DampWET3Down22 HoweverBUT3Down22 Contrive to be bossy?MANAGE6Down23 MohairANGORA6Down23 GenuineACTUAL6Down24 ShopkeeperGROCER6Down25 Jo Brand's workJOB3Down25 ConcertGIG3Down25 DustPOWDER6Down27 Looks lasciviouslyLEERS5Down28 Fed up with dodgy datesSATED5Down28 Member of the clergyRECTOR6Down28 Batman's bird?ROBIN5Down30 Inert gasARGON5Down30 BroaderWIDER5Down30 Untidy edges by the lake?SEDGE5Down31 LiabilityDEBIT5Down31 Dog's leadLEASH5Down31 Mere pence? A wicked lie - it's a fortune!PILE4Down32 SportPOLO4Down32 Work can be fun!PLAY4Down33 TroubleCARE4Down33 SedimentLEES4Down33 RushRACE4Down34

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