Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 23 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 130 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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DemonGHOUL5Across3 IntendedMEANT5Across3 Slogs wildly, but not without polishGLOSS5Across3 Nautical chairman?BOSUN5Across8 FriendsMATES5Across8 StrippedPEELED6Across9 RelaxingEASING6Across10 Of birthNATAL5Across10 Captured tank, perhaps, out EastTAKEN5Across10 Knight's titleSIR3Across11 GiantTITAN5Across11 Write a splendid piece for the pianoPEN3Across11 ExcludeOMIT4Across12 Value of an orderMERIT5Across12 FoundationBASIS5Across12 Force to be a soldier?DRAGOON7Across13 MongooseMEERKAT7Across13 ManageFARE4Across15 LukewarmTEPID5Across15 Let's copy the Europeans!LETTS5Across15 RenovatedRENEWED7Across17 Fellow of 50, nowadaysLAD3Across18 AfflictAIL3Across18 Veteran actor; corny, but possibly athleticOLDHAM6Across19 StudyPERUSE6Across19 FateLOT3Across20 Extremely uglyHIDEOUS7Across21 To us, Rosie getting upset is no laughing matterSERIOUS7Across21 EaterDINER5Across21 They're of one accordAYES4Across22 FlatEVEN4Across22 A hitch not mentionedKNOT4Across23 ExcursionTRIP4Across23 As wellALSO4Across23 ProsperitySUCCESS7Across24 Sound replacementDUBBING7Across24 OverlookMISS4Across25 High price of devious arson on the fifth of NovemberRANSOM6Across26 Old-fashionedDATED5Across26 Digging toolSHOVEL6Across26 Coal-scuttleHOD3Across28 A corps or unitARE3Across29 PossessesHAS3Across29 ErasedDELETED7Across30 It can spoil satinSTAIN5Across31 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across31 Mistakenly calls the operator for something to eatSCALLOP7Across32 StitchesSUTURES7Across32 AfreshANEW4Across33 FlowerTULIP5Across34 Reversible vesselKAYAK5Across34 Record many a bad scoreLOG3Across35 UnusualRARE4Across35 Cleaning utensilMOP3Across35 Coniferous treeCEDAR5Across36 DeserveMERIT5Across36 Sleeveless garment permitted to a soldierGILET5Across36 ExcludeDEBAR5Across37 It takes money to feed oneMETER5Across37 PriseLEVER5Across38 Points out a line on the map of FranceSEINE5Across38 ColumnPILLAR6Across38 CadROTTER6Across39 PostponeDEFER5Across40

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Artist's standEASEL5Down1 TrailSPOOR5Down1 Old Bill, an artist, is a bit of a nutCOPRA5Down1 GroundTERRAIN7Down2 Swiss psychologist joining the French in wild placesJUNGLES7Down2 StartBEGIN5Down2 EncounteredMET3Down3 HotnessHEAT4Down4 RevisedEDITED6Down4 Legal right that heartens foreignersLIEN4Down4 TidyNEAT4Down5 In the film world, merely ordinary picturesSTILLS6Down5 UnifiesUNITES6Down5 BrownTAN3Down6 Intense beam of lightLASER5Down6 Sad about half the team being overfed!SATED5Down6 EmulateRIVAL5Down7 French capitalPARIS5Down7 Triangular part of a model tankDELTA5Down7 HeronEGRET5Down8 Large area you can only half search?SEA3Down9 Neckwear itemTIE3Down9 Mum's out to do wrong, I see, but not a lotMODICUM7Down12 MenacingBALEFUL7Down12 RemarkMENTION7Down13 A duck has a right to be feathered!OAR3Down14 Young goatKID3Down14 The object of a rough night?THING5Down16 CockerelROOSTER7Down16 TowsPULLS5Down16 DevilDEMON5Down17 Metal worker, not necessarily blackSMITH5Down17 PlungedDIVED5Down18 BorderHEM3Down19 BrawlPUNCHUP7Down19 Australian term for a dislocated spine?OUTBACK7Down19 BanquetFEAST5Down20 Couples with quiet mannersPAIRS5Down20 Medicinal plant taken for Neptunian ends in salt waterSENNA5Down21 Wading birdHERON5Down21 StreamRIVER5Down22 PresupposesASSUMES7Down23 As court painter, could he ring the monarch?KNELLER7Down23 Give a name to a blend of teaDONATE6Down24 SafeSECURE6Down24 CushionPAD3Down24 ConsumeEAT3Down25 Chap brought up in the heart of ParisIRA3Down25 There's room for the cat to stray out of it anewATTIC5Down27 Ramshackle dwellingHOVEL5Down27 WishDESIRE6Down27 ContentedHAPPY5Down28 Bill can get a kiss out of Elsie, initiallySIKES5Down28 EssentialVITAL5Down28 TradedDEALT5Down29 ReimburseREPAY5Down30 He's jolly bony!ROGER5Down30 FlavourTASTE5Down31 DisparageDECRY5Down32 MagnitudeSIZE4Down32 Cut an article in three waysSAWN4Down32 A fortune in clothingLOT3Down33 StealROB3Down33 PresentHERE4Down34 FrenziedMAD3Down36 HillTOR3Down37

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