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Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2018 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
FeverishHECTIC6Across1 Senior nurseSISTER6Across4 Evil ways we all haveSINEWS6Across4 StepSTRIDE6Across5 RunwayAIRSTRIP8Across7 Is sweet, but can make you sick in a sticky coatingPASTILLE8Across7 Creature confused by cloutsLOCUST6Across8 BuyPURCHASE8Across8 Freshwater mammalsOTTERS6Across8 TradeDEAL4Across9 A backward fool keeping himself to himselfALOOF5Across10 ChopHEW3Across10 Remove dirt fromCLEAN5Across10 StrollAMBLE5Across12 Here's your chance to play detectiveCLUE4Across13 TypeSORT4Across13 DeserveEARN4Across14 Go round, or simply goTURN4Across14 Country roadLANE4Across15 Price is both officer and saintCOST4Across15 DroopSAG3Across15 One side is insufficient for the whole gameLEG3Across16 SnoopPRY3Across16 Is it much the same as Iraq?IRAN4Across17 EagerKEEN4Across17 JoinADD3Across17 IotaJOT3Across18 Public address I'd settled the bill forPAID4Across19 MimicsAPES4Across19 CaskVAT3Across19 BizarreOUTRE5Across20 A bunion, say, won't help a tennis playerFOOTFAULT9Across21 Large crocodilianALLIGATOR9Across21 TuneAIR3Across21 StrayERR3Across22 Transferred foreign currency to the capital of TurkeySENT4Across23 VehicleCAR3Across23 Serene joyGLEE4Across23 HazardRISK4Across24 DogCUR3Across24 Despite appearances, it doesn't mean 'from'UNTO4Across24 UprightERECT5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across26 He's a bit decadentCAD3Across26 The part of a toaster that driesOAST4Across27 YashmakVEIL4Across27 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across29 Beat back in a gameFLOG4Across29 FastenTIE3Across29 Continental region to fly from brieflyBRIE4Across32 Girl's nameVERA4Across32 Dramatically put on a coachSTAGE5Across33 SquallGUST4Across33 First-ratePRIME5Across33 What's new in battleship constructionLATEST6Across34 ExtendLENGTHEN8Across34 Eye membraneRETINA6Across34 They follow the horses and are number ten in the chartsCHARIOTS8Across35 PeakCLIMAX6Across35 Quicker routeSHORTCUT8Across35 Pretentiously artistic outfits for churchKITSCH6Across36 SolitaryLONELY6Across36 Give to charityDONATE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
KetchupSAUCE5Down1 Being so small, it can get out of trapsSPRAT5Down1 CommandORDER5Down2 OozeEXUDE5Down2 First lady to be seated, in a senseASTOR5Down2 Something to sing about when smelling it?NIFF4Down3 DiplomacyTACT4Down3 ShockSTUN4Down3 Finds a market for sound electric batteriesSELLS5Down4 BewitchCHARM5Down4 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down4 Pleasant looking resortNICE4Down5 FilchSTEAL5Down5 Badger's burrowSETT4Down5 Being out of the wood, we'd cleaned upWASHED6Down6 DiscourteousRUDE4Down6 MistakesERRORS6Down6 PlayDRAMA5Down7 Product with which a shifty tout admits turning upOUTPUT6Down9 Nice surprisesTREATS6Down9 DevastationHAVOC5Down10 Pull by the earLUG3Down11 IrrigateWATER5Down11 CircuitLAP3Down11 It's bulbous yet skinnyONION5Down12 Body partANKLE5Down12 WorshipADORE5Down12 To make a mess is a bewildering thing to doCONFUSE7Down13 SwimBATHE5Down13 Spanish drinkSANGRIA7Down13 ExpelEJECT5Down14 Some secateurs can scratch!CAT3Down15 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Down15 BeginSTART5Down15 RavineGORGE5Down16 Left it switched on?LIT3Down16 For everyPER3Down16 They go round or up over hillsROTORS6Down18 NumberELEVEN6Down18 The childless total frequently is highALOFT5Down20 Card gamePOKER5Down20 Given a life dependence requirementFED3Down21 High mountainALP3Down21 A social workerANT3Down22 AfflictAIL3Down22 SummerhouseGAZEBO6Down23 Tasteful girl with a French boyfriendSALAMI6Down23 CustomaryUSUAL5Down25 Perform at the gala opening, if you followDOG3Down25 PigmeatHAM3Down25 SlackenRELAX5Down27 Rub outERASE5Down28 One has a feeling it may be droppedAITCH5Down28 WaterwayCANAL5Down28 Drainage channelDITCH5Down30 PerfectIDEAL5Down30 Provide as an instalmentLAYON5Down30 ThawsMELTS5Down31 StalkSTEM4Down31 All swans? Not reallyGEESE5Down31 Travel permitVISA4Down32 Restful little part of the countryBEDS4Down32 StupefySTUN4Down32 Humble member of the baser fraternitySERF4Down33 Knitting stitchPURL4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 23, 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.