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Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2021 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SlumberSLEEP5Across2 CultsSECTS5Across3 Chuck a drunk out of the houseSHOOT5Across3 FootwearSHOE4Across7 Uncle's redheaded birdsREMUS5Across8 InteriorINSIDE6Across8 Stair partRISER5Across8 BelieveTRUST5Across9 Only a part of the Choral Symphony?NINTH5Across10 EraEPOCH5Across10 Outlaw a bachelor, a motherless manBAN3Across11 ImmerseDIP3Across11 Boy’s nameTIM3Across11 Musical instrumentPIANO5Across12 Edible item never cooked in the middlePRAWN5Across12 Domain of Isambard BrunelKINGDOM7Across13 TerseLACONIC7Across13 WhimFAD3Across13 Short lettersNOTES5Across15 A little light is shiningAGLOW5Across15 CupidEROS4Across15 LettuceCOS3Across16 BundleBALE4Across18 PitchTAR3Across18 As cosmetic, stick with it!LIP3Across18 Period of timeMINUTE6Across19 It can give a bit of help to the free running of gearsGREASE6Across19 IncludeCONTAIN7Across19 WineASTI4Across20 Mythical winged horsePEGASUS7Across21 Placed, indeed, in a representative positionDEPUTED7Across21 CabTAXI4Across22 BroadcastsAIRS4Across22 He has the worst part that's just not his!HERS4Across22 StinkREEK4Across23 His capacity for food is mentionedPHIL4Across23 WanderingERRATIC7Across23 Compensation when a horse gets long in the toothDAMAGES7Across24 Spotty diseaseMEASLES7Across24 Sea-eagleERNE4Across25 Runs away to wedELOPES6Across26 Black widow on the snooker table?SPIDER6Across26 YouthLAD3Across27 BlazeFIRE4Across28 Weather forecast in Crewe tomorrow?WET3Across29 WitchHAG3Across29 DefectiveDUD3Across30 Of sound nature, possibly super!SONIC5Across31 RotterCAD3Across31 Warning deviceSIREN5Across31 Kings, queens, etc.ROYALTY7Across32 Those filming great times on the river?CAMERAS7Across32 TallyAGREE5Across33 Smelling funny?GAMEY5Across34 Capital of MoroccoRABAT5Across34 Fresh heart for tearawaysRAW3Across35 OverlyTOO3Across35 Said to be about only half teetotal, but soberSTAID5Across36 GarretATTIC5Across36 RescuingSAVING6Across36 You won't get much change out of her!PENNY5Across37 Make amends or reparationATONE5Across37 TartACID4Across37 KeenEAGER5Across38 Familiar viewingTELLY5Across38 HorizontalLEVEL5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EssentialVITAL5Down1 SeatCHAIR5Down1 A posh girl takes it in chargeDEBIT5Down1 RelegatesDEMOTES7Down2 Makes a mess of giving a chap a bribeBUNGLES7Down2 FixedSET3Down2 BirdEMU3Down3 HeroicEPIC4Down4 MinePIT3Down4 Result of a hothead having a weapon?HARM4Down4 EmployUSE3Down5 Towards the more advanced part of the hospital?ONWARD6Down5 SportTENNIS6Down5 PerfectIDEAL5Down6 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down6 At some stage, a metallic colour?TINGE5Down6 Group of eightOCTET5Down7 As a Musketeer, he can take a shotATHOS5Down7 So or thusSIC3Down9 Islander?MAN3Down9 AnonSOON4Down10 MutilatedDEFACED7Down11 PresagePORTEND7Down12 In one part of town, a turn that's favouredPOPULAR7Down12 CorsairsPIRATES7Down12 DevoteeFANATIC7Down13 Possibly lucky girl, on the quietDIP3Down14 WishedDESIRED7Down14 Scold constantlyNAG3Down14 MelodiesTUNES5Down16 They're apt to get plasteredLATHS5Down16 ColourCORAL5Down16 Looks forSEEKS5Down17 At Spithead, they're properly sunk!WELLS5Down17 SoberSTAID5Down17 NippedBIT3Down18 Sort of car for which to find a road?GETAWAY7Down19 Photo of a criminalMUGSHOT7Down19 As played in a match, essentiallyCHESS5Down20 RescuesSAVES5Down20 Initially dirty water channel?DRAIN5Down21 WrathIRE3Down21 PreviousPRIOR5Down21 Meeting for boat racesREGATTA7Down23 Ran out two menPETERED7Down23 ThreatenMENACE6Down24 For some years, start and finish half deadDECADE6Down24 FlavourTANG4Down24 Produce eggsLAY3Down25 Is stony yet may be worth millions!GEM3Down25 RusticRURAL5Down26 RaisesLIFTS5Down27 Writers cornered in Westminster AbbeyPOETS5Down27 DangerPERIL5Down28 Figure to enjoy the thingDIGIT5Down28 SwiftRAPID5Down29 Fourteen poundsSTONE5Down30 Moveable menPAWNS5Down30 Speed contestRACE4Down32 OfferBID3Down32 There's not a lot of juice in oneCELL4Down32 Managed to get the right oneRAN3Down33 EraAGE3Down33 LavLOO3Down33 MatRUG3Down34 SpikeEAR3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 23, 2021. 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.