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Evening Standard Crossword August 26 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 26 2021 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
BrawlFRACAS6Across1 ScribbleSCRAWL6Across4 Scold a busy fellow for hiding a deserterBERATE6Across4 SailorSEAMAN6Across5 Lock upIMPRISON8Across7 A drink, to the fit, may be a mere bagatelle!PINTABLE8Across7 Mix egg in right, and you've got something tastyGINGER6Across8 CompletelyENTIRELY8Across8 Suitable for cropsARABLE6Across8 ExpectantAGOG4Across9 Where soldiers live, and MPs are given a bit of careCAMPS5Across10 BirdOWL3Across10 Narrow wayALLEY5Across10 VerdantGREEN5Across12 When fined, we hear, you just have to cough upFIND4Across13 SupportPROP4Across13 SpoolREEL4Across14 Is it always out of the way when stood in a basin?EWER4Across14 BarrierWALL4Across15 Need to trim the rowan treeWANT4Across15 ObeseFAT3Across15 In a war of attrition, reserves of energyFAT3Across16 Sleeping placeBED3Across16 He makes one leave the air terminalIGOR4Across17 Sifted husks of cornBRAN4Across17 LubricateOIL3Across17 EpochERA3Across18 A bit of a catATOM4Across19 PraiseLAUD4Across19 CurveARC3Across19 AstoundAMAZE5Across20 Not an author but an accountantBOOKMAKER9Across21 InnumerableCOUNTLESS9Across21 SickILL3Across21 DonkeyASS3Across22 Marxist lark, possibly?KARL4Across23 NoiseDIN3Across23 Young deerFAWN4Across23 String instrumentHARP4Across24 FishEEL3Across24 Still, the first mate has a pointEVEN4Across24 ShabbySEEDY5Across26 HairstyleBOB3Across26 The part that hurtBIT3Across26 If wrong again, dismiss!FIRE4Across27 CryWEEP4Across27 Boy's nameERIC4Across29 Ejected from a health resort for starting troubleSPAT4Across29 AttemptTRY3Across29 Mrs Macpherson's property?HERS4Across32 Young salmonPARR4Across32 Think about the East river!MEUSE5Across33 IrritationITCH4Across33 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Across33 All-round scopeSPHERE6Across34 WorldlyTEMPORAL8Across34 FoetusEMBRYO6Across34 Thames-side trees whence many flowers have comeNINEELMS8Across35 KegBARREL6Across35 Dry skin on one's scalpDANDRUFF8Across35 Pontoon game?BRIDGE6Across36 TurnROTATE6Across36 PromisePLEDGE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Panatella, e.g.CIGAR5Down1 Room for rocketrySPACE5Down1 FruitAPPLE5Down2 RenovateRENEW5Down2 In the garden, he adds a touch of imaginationGNOME5Down2 He looks fishier than he soundsBASS4Down3 VoucherCHIT4Down3 MinuteTINY4Down3 Start a wild bingeBEGIN5Down4 JavelinSPEAR5Down4 GrowlSNARL5Down4 Tear in horrendous fashionREND4Down5 FashionSTYLE5Down5 HarvestREAP4Down5 There's a sign woven into her matTHERAM6Down6 AbsentAWAY4Down6 StrolledWALKED6Down6 FragranceAROMA5Down7 Group of students, say, being absorbedINTAKE6Down9 Decorating toolROLLER6Down9 Egg-shapedOVATE5Down10 Tool useful for cracking some walnutsAWL3Down11 RegionalLOCAL5Down11 MeadowLEA3Down11 He's very good at taking precedencePRIOR5Down12 Arm jointELBOW5Down12 MirrorGLASS5Down12 They aren't all named Giles!FARMERS7Down13 DeleteERASE5Down13 LeopardPANTHER7Down13 IndigentNEEDY5Down14 Eastern utensil good for the WestWOK3Down15 PallidWAN3Down15 SwoonFAINT5Down15 AgreeTALLY5Down16 What the ayes areFOR3Down16 CoachBUS3Down16 A club playerGOLFER6Down18 AirstripRUNWAY6Down18 Figures a close finish to be excitingTENSE5Down20 Type of treeASPEN5Down20 High speed flier?BAT3Down21 TaxiCAB3Down21 Hail in the streetAVE3Down22 CircuitLAP3Down22 CeremonialFORMAL6Down23 Fish lying on the bed?KIPPER6Down23 AdditionalEXTRA5Down25 Much talk of carbon monoxide, sayGAS3Down25 ContendVIE3Down25 PraiseEXTOL5Down27 Wear awayERODE5Down28 There's a point at which she shows wild passionIRENE5Down28 ObjectDEMUR5Down28 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down30 RespondREACT5Down30 In the pools, it may be said, "draws" turn up first!PULLS5Down30 Steep rock faceCLIFF5Down31 ScorchCHAR4Down31 A bit of (badger?) baitingTEASE5Down31 PokePROD4Down32 Chief of the admin sectionHEAD4Down32 PriceCOST4Down32 Mention of meat may interest huntersMEET4Down33 TeasesKIDS4Down33

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