Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2019 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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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UnhearingDEAF4Across1 BurstPOP3Across4 CarryBEAR4Across6 CurveARC3Across9 Obtained from your doctor illicitly?ILLGOTTEN9Across9 Formal partyRECEPTION9Across9 ValuablePRECIOUS8Across10 A bit of the page the piece appeared onPARTICLE8Across10 TaciturnRETICENT8Across10 SpeedRATE4Across11 Smelling bad though pickledHIGH4Across12 Ship's companyCREW4Across12 Keep still while you anaesthetiseFREEZE6Across13 BoundedFINITE6Across13 The current drinkDRAUGHT7Across14 Eccentric, informallyODDBALL7Across14 OfferBID3Across14 MeddleINTERFERE9Across15 No end worried about them recoveringONTHEMEND9Across15 WorshipADORE5Across16 The plant will shoot, given waterSPEEDWELL9Across17 HastyIMPATIENT9Across17 Secures a quick three pointsFASTENS7Across18 Heating componentELEMENT7Across18 GrantedCONCEDED8Across19 Rubbish! He’d gone through training and was very keenREDHOT6Across20 TatteredRAGGED6Across20 Strong windGALE4Across21 LukewarmTEPID5Across21 So turned again and shotERGO4Across21 RuleDOMINATE8Across23 Of late, bank the money in itRECENTLY8Across24 ProduceGENERATE8Across24 UprightERECT5Across24 Determined to, then, contrived to ring the cracked bellHELLBENT8Across26 EmbarrassedSHEEPISH8Across26 CanTIN3Across27 Got even with fastTIED4Across28 Stringed instrumentLUTE4Across28 FrightenedSCARED6Across29 Taking small steps, leaves a distance between each oneSPACES6Across29 FragileBRITTLE7Across31 CalibreBORE4Across31 What you don’t have, if you can’t stand sailingSEALEGS7Across31 LingeredLOITERED8Across33 For something that really appeals, you’ll pay it happilyATTENTION9Across34 SpiderTARANTULA9Across34 ProsecuteSUE3Across34 PaceSTEP4Across35 TreeASH3Across36 ShoneGLISTENED9Across36 Resolved to alter the dates quicklySTEADFAST9Across36 SortTYPE4Across37 FascinateENCHANT7Across38 Taking out a picture ofDRAWING7Across38 UnmooredADRIFT6Across39 About a quarter will get better - trulyREALLY6Across39 AmazeSTUN4Across40 Cutting, give to surreptitiouslySLIP4Across40 Not just any old medicine?SPECIFIC8Across41 SlantingDIAGONAL8Across41 A bed warmer?SUNFLOWER9Across42 Lack of knowledgeIGNORANCE9Across42

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RehearsePRACTISE8Down1 Completely detached from the very beginningRIGHTOFF8Down1 TakeACCEPT6Down2 A little sun-beamSLIGHT6Down2 MeritEARN4Down2 Hard-workingDILIGENT8Down3 They haven’t scratched from the race for novicesSTARTERS8Down3 TruthFACT4Down3 SuppliedPROVIDED8Down4 WithinINSIDE6Down4 Unquestionably, it’s the smart thing to doINDEED6Down4 ShovePUSH4Down5 RefinementBREEDING8Down5 Calmed down and when the food came in followed suitAPPEASED8Down5 ExposedBARED5Down6 AirATMOSPHERE10Down6 Rubbery bread?BRIDGEROLL10Down6 EpochERA3Down7 SharpnessACIDITY7Down7 And teases about the streamersRIBANDS7Down7 PerformerACTOR5Down8 HireENGAGE6Down8 A glue has spilled on the top end, which is a nuisancePLAGUE6Down8 It’s lean, child, covered with cheeseSTILTON7Down11 Praise insincerelyFLATTER7Down11 ClimbSCALE5Down12 RogueKNAVE5Down13 WagerBET3Down14 StorehouseDEPOT5Down15 StankREEKED6Down16 Side with one anotherELEVEN6Down16 HarmoniumORGAN5Down17 AnaestheticETHER5Down18 The foreigner in the plotSWEDE5Down19 ChooseELECT5Down19 GrainRYE3Down20 ReduceDIMINISH8Down20 Fish from the lighthouseRAY3Down20 Thing of valueASSET5Down22 ClamourDIN3Down22 Land registerRANGE5Down22 On what notices are often onABOARD6Down23 RunSPRINT6Down23 Informing about the unloadingTIPPINGOFF10Down25 BookkeeperACCOUNTANT10Down25 PerchROOST5Down25 CrawlCREEP5Down26 MiserableSAD3Down26 Partakes of, when one is forced toHAS3Down26 MessCLUTTER7Down27 Locks and leavesSTRANDS7Down27 ExcusePLEA4Down28 DespatchedSENT4Down29 RetainKEEP4Down30 LegibleREADABLE8Down30 Undertake to do it and you’ll catch it!CONTRACT8Down30 Informative meetingBRIEFING8Down31 Reading out the charming letters?SPELLING8Down31 Out East, a bit isolatedSETAPART8Down32 RegretRUE3Down32 ImperilENDANGER8Down32 Set free, having a strange hunch about itUNHITCH7Down33 ExpandENLARGE7Down33 Draw backRECOIL6Down35 Having little money, they manage to keep afloat!TRAMPS6Down35 In extra small, few and far betweenSPARSE6Down36 Pungent edible bulbGARLIC6Down36 Concedes the tailless swallow looks very oddALLOWS6Down37 ObservingNOTING6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 23, 2019. 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.