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Evening Standard Crossword August 26 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 26 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
Be very hungrySTARVE6Across1 Thanks for managing to mend the bikeTANDEM6Across1 RangeSCOPE5Across3 Given praise which no longer rang?EXTOLLED8Across7 Falling into ruinsDERELICT8Across7 Coffee barCAFE4Across8 In travel documentation, five is one!VISA4Across8 LingerLOITER6Across9 Flattened by Jack, perhaps?PLANED6Across10 InsightACUMEN6Across10 PantryLARDER6Across10 BirdCUCKOO6Across11 He’s of service in getting a horse outMARINE6Across11 IrrigateWATER5Across11 AuctionSALE4Across12 ColourRED3Across14 Name for one half of KentIKE3Across14 PleasantNICE4Across15 FaithfulLOYAL5Across16 You’ll get the gist of what he singsTENOR5Across16 FrightenSTARTLE7Across17 Plant ovuleSEED4Across17 Some transgressions in societySINS4Across17 Of the PopePAPAL5Across19 Dressed, perhaps mostly for bedROBED5Across19 WeightTON3Across20 Supported, as in a plotBASED5Across21 BirdEAGLE5Across21 On no occasionNEVER5Across21 Did a farm job, so got hitchedSOWED5Across22 Brimless capBERET5Across22 CupidEROS4Across23 Soft stuff that hums terriblyMUSH4Across23 Young girlLASS4Across23 ObjectMIND4Across25 ClothedROBED5Across26 It may be collectively interesting, whether or not to usCURIO5Across26 FlierPILOT5Across26 Sweet potatoYAM3Across28 A brief engagement is good for JoeGIG3Across28 AgentSPY3Across28 Gives outALLOTS6Across29 Team Athers could have played for?HEARTS6Across29 GuardDEFENCE7Across30 There may be money in itWALLET6Across30 ObviousPATENT6Across30 It’s a blend, this wine?ASTI4Across31 UnlockOPEN4Across31 StartCOMMENCE8Across32 Originated something briefly fashionable therein?FATHERED8Across32 DetailITEM4Across33 Female parentMOTHER6Across33 He possibly enters in earnest, we’re toldERNEST6Across33 RosterROTA4Across35 RoyalREGAL5Across36 FieryTORRID6Across38 ComfortSOLACE6Across39 CapBERET5Across40

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That well-known fugitive from LatinTEMPUS6Down1 PerspiresSWEATS6Down1 SheenGLOSS5Down1 Absorbs fluid, including inkDRINKS6Down2 WanderedROAMED6Down2 HouseVILLA5Down2 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 Drunken dame’s drink?MEAD4Down3 StitchSEW3Down3 NormalREGULAR7Down4 Went round to put a chap on the rosterROTATED7Down4 CribCRADLE6Down4 Involving dangerRISKY5Down5 ExcusePLEA4Down5 A clear scheme includes onePLAIN5Down5 SpikeEAR3Down6 Backless seatSTOOL5Down6 Unreasonably riled by a slackerIDLER5Down6 ConfessADMIT5Down7 HealCURE4Down8 Useless letter to Ian, perhapsVAIN4Down8 VerdantGREEN5Down8 View from the bishop’s windowSEE3Down9 Gave food toFED3Down9 Angry, getting one’s dander up somewhat?RED3Down12 Mountain passCOL3Down12 Jottings, not a part of an essayNOTES5Down13 Fertile spotOASIS5Down13 TryATTEMPT7Down13 MistakeERROR5Down14 Historically the bloomers of war?ROSES5Down15 Auctioneer’s hammerGAVEL5Down15 BehaviourCONDUCT7Down16 Matter of contention when one lives with a womanISSUE5Down18 Electronic messageEMAIL5Down18 RelaxedEASED5Down18 TreeELM3Down19 Like recruits to a regiment at West Point?RAW3Down19 For everyPER3Down19 Where to lie when you live a lotBED3Down20 FavouritePET3Down20 Footwear kicked off?BOOTEES7Down21 Stinging plantsNETTLES7Down21 A man of class, I reckonSIR3Down22 Sea-duckEIDER5Down22 Express disapprovalBOO3Down22 Concealed, dormantLATENT6Down23 John organised a lot in the MinistryMILTON6Down23 DrunkardSOT3Down24 Prayer endingAMEN4Down24 It tastes better than it looksUGLI4Down24 Show anger when success is not allowedHITOUT6Down25 Easy scoring chanceSITTER6Down25 Protective eye coveringPATCH5Down26 Teasing of a flier at some length?CHAFF5Down26 Silly try at being irascibleRATTY5Down27 DemeanDEBASE6Down27 Beast of burdenLLAMA5Down27 Light conversation?GAS3Down28 Three-scoreSIXTY5Down28 JabberYAP3Down28 LongYEARN5Down29 Composition in versePOEM4Down30 Edward starts madly to paddle!WADE4Down30 WandererNOMAD5Down31 KeenEAGER5Down32 YieldCEDE4Down34 BoneRIB3Down36 FateLOT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 26, 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.