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Evening Standard Crossword August 24 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 24 2020 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#
Explosive devicesBOMBS5Across3 Eat well in a noisy wayFEAST5Across3 MarkSTAIN5Across4 NamedTITLED6Across7 Such candles soon burn outROMAN5Across8 Of punishmentPENAL5Across8 BecauseFOR3Across9 ThroughPER3Across10 Log boatsRAFTS5Across10 Attempted to shift the dirt out of an eye-pieceTRIED5Across10 An ingrate, this rotter?RAT3Across11 DecomposeROT3Across11 Thanks for admitting the fresh air – it’s heady!TIARA5Across12 ScoopLADLE5Across12 InhumaneCRUEL5Across12 ServantMAID4Across13 A broken chair, to many, is oldARCHAIC7Across13 CorsairsPIRATES7Across13 Do such days finish three months?EMBER5Across15 Present ageTODAY5Across15 BroomBESOM5Across15 ConditionFETTLE6Across17 Equip with the half-year figureARM3Across18 Put onDON3Across18 Al, once upset about a pianoCAPONE6Across19 ShovePUSH4Across19 Give to charityDONATE6Across19 ApplaudCHEER5Across20 Male servantFOOTMAN7Across21 A certain period in the use of a timerINTERIM7Across21 Legal successorHEIR4Across22 Come down alightLAND4Across22 SpriteELF3Across22 Cello piece, not very electrifyingCELL4Across23 BeseechesBEGS4Across23 Iraqi capitalBAGHDAD7Across24 MixedMINGLED7Across24 Person responsible for an artist being in court, perhaps?CURATOR7Across24 Brutish personANIMAL6Across26 A sweet nothing? Not exactly!NOUGAT6Across26 VegetablePEA3Across27 StadiumARENA5Across28 Trouble, afflictAIL3Across29 The little girl I had when smallDOT3Across29 Unsubstantial passage possibly half a page shortGASES5Across31 Boy’s nameRONAN5Across31 RegionAREA4Across31 Ran out two menPETERED7Across32 PatellaKNEECAP7Across32 SaidSTATED6Across33 NudeNAKED5Across34 Could he possibly keep a gang leader in line?NIGEL5Across34 Being in one can mean lengthy depressionRUT3Across35 In favour ofFOR3Across35 ShrewderWISER5Across35 Can describe mail or just one letterCHAIN5Across36 FiendDEMON5Across36 A fathead won’t get far as a flier!FINCH5Across37 Private teacherTUTOR5Across37 TwistWIND4Across37 TreeCEDAR5Across38 Coarse filesRASPS5Across38 Bird finally perching in a gnarled treeEGRET5Across38 ImmerseDIP3Across39 LineROW3Across41 DebaseDEMEAN6Across42 PaleASHEN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
To Laurie, this vehicle is soundLORRY5Down1 Grave dangerPERIL5Down1 NuclearATOMIC6Down1 There’s a hint of butter-fingers, but the player’s happy with itPATHAND7Down2 BullfighterMATADOR7Down2 FightingSTRIFE6Down2 MaterialREP3Down3 Rowing bladesOARS4Down4 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Down4 In the pictures, it’s great!EPIC4Down4 HoboTRAMP5Down5 Native of BrittanyBRETON6Down5 Master switch for the currentSTREAM6Down5 ApparitionILLUSION8Down6 Walker, in part, may be a leader of menTRAMP5Down6 Hairdresser’s shopSALON5Down6 A decent number of veilsSEVEN5Down7 Small Eurasian mammalSTOAT5Down7 LiabilityDEBT4Down8 And notNOR3Down9 Garment needing a bit of machiningMAC3Down9 DemotedRELEGATED9Down11 Period for which the players are unconscious?TIMEOUT7Down12 MiddleCENTRAL7Down12 In additionTOO3Down14 ConsiderDEEM4Down14 Name for a splash of tarART3Down14 VendSELL4Down16 More than one mistakeBONER5Down16 UnfashionableDATED5Down16 Field of interest that isn’t quiet the real oneREALM5Down17 Raising agentYEAST5Down17 ExcursionTRIP4Down18 See intricate detail as a strong pointCITADEL7Down19 ExpertDABHAND7Down19 Highland revel?FLING5Down20 Cut wool fromSHEAR5Down20 Great stream of terrible din, to usINDUS5Down21 BaldHAIRLESS8Down21 Belong, conformFITIN5Down21 StuntFEAT4Down23 Harmful, vindictiveBALEFUL7Down23 Clique’s restful place by the lakeCOTERIE7Down23 Some carols to sing while watching the jointCASING6Down24 FruitBANANA6Down24 HeadlandNESS4Down25 As a toddler, start to talkTOT3Down25 Cease livingDIE3Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Could one have a shot at mincing them?OATHS5Down27 Fresh, newNOVEL5Down27 Spirit unusually useful in the engineGENIE5Down28 Landed estateMANOR5Down28 RevisedEDITED6Down29 PassionateARDENT6Down30 Christmas hymnCAROL5Down30 Old Jack’s contribution to the cricket championshipKETCH5Down30 ConsciousAWARE5Down32 Keep changing the dogPEKE4Down32 Brown seaweedKELP4Down32 Bit of exercise for the chickensRUN3Down33 CribCOT3Down33 ParchedARID4Down34 PressIRON4Down36 FixPEG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 24, 2020. 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.