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Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2018 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#
Bravery awardMEDAL5Across3 Those taken to destroy pests?STEPS5Across3 RaucousHARSH5Across4 AlcoveRECESS6Across7 Many an article is flexibleLITHE5Across8 ProvincialLOCAL5Across8 BedCOT3Across9 WeepSOB3Across10 Eye coveringPATCH5Across10 River of wine!RHINE5Across10 It's Scottish for the presentNOO3Across11 ToddlerTOT3Across11 Contradict most beliefsBELIE5Across12 FlowerPOPPY5Across12 Pass onRELAY5Across12 MoneyCOIN4Across13 Continue to make a fuss about old filmsCARRYON7Across13 Hand overDELIVER7Across13 Employee whose tax included a pound note?VALET5Across15 Native American tentTEPEE5Across15 TagLABEL5Across15 AlreadyBEFORE6Across17 What the wheatear has to drinkTEA3Across18 ObtainGET3Across18 I'd feel wrong, getting out of lineDEFILE6Across19 DecoyLURE4Across19 CannySHREWD6Across19 AbsoluteSHEER5Across20 SavePUTAWAY7Across21 Go back and try another cureRETREAT7Across21 UncommonRARE4Across22 Den left to dry outLAIR4Across22 RodentRAT3Across22 Inclination to cheat at bagatelleTILT4Across23 This placeHERE4Across23 Photographer, informallySNAPPER7Across24 WishedDESIRED7Across24 Tardy getting into bedBELATED7Across24 Loves intenselyADORES6Across26 One making a drink in a part broken jug?BREWER6Across26 SpasmTIC3Across27 BugLOUSE5Across28 MeadowLEA3Across29 Far from private information!GEN3Across29 But she will keep quiet for some reward!SHREW5Across31 ChallengedDARED5Across31 OverlookMISS4Across31 Income of the sort of writers I get on withPENSION7Across32 ExpressionlessDEADPAN7Across32 MeasureGALLON6Across33 TitlesNAMES5Across34 Kept from being unhappy about a historic daySAVED5Across34 In general, it takes a long timeERA3Across35 In good healthFIT3Across35 ConvenientHANDY5Across35 A calculating creature?ADDER5Across36 BaaBLEAT5Across36 Uncle finishes a bit of work in the sedentary lineCLERK5Across37 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across37 MudMIRE4Across37 PlumpBUXOM5Across38 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Across38 Fishing films?REELS5Across38 EpochERA3Across39 BowNOD3Across41 LastENDURE6Across42 SmoothSLEEK5Across43

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The last of the matchesFINAL5Down1 Lodging houseHOTEL5Down1 FlowerCROCUS6Down1 At the bitter end, throes can be brieferSHORTER7Down2 WearinessFATIGUE7Down2 WriterSCRIBE6Down2 DonkeyASS3Down3 Water jugEWER4Down4 TrustHOPE4Down4 The National Front, at the time in questionTHEN4Down4 Coral isleATOLL5Down5 IndifferenceAPATHY6Down5 Quietly fix the hedge?PRIVET6Down5 QuellSUPPRESS8Down6 That corny bunch down on the farmSHEAF5Down6 StratumLAYER5Down6 Tube station guardian?ANGEL5Down7 Threaded fastenerSCREW5Down7 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Down8 Mountain passCOL3Down9 It's prominent at the quayside in DevonTOR3Down9 BarrierBARRICADE9Down11 He's given meals or bread, possiblyBOARDER7Down12 KeepsRETAINS7Down12 Animal doctorVET3Down14 RequireNEED4Down14 Still the old-fashioned tangoYET3Down14 StandBEAR4Down16 Angry girl hiding in coverLIVID5Down16 Saint's namePETER5Down16 The decimated part?TENTH5Down17 VergesEDGES5Down17 WorryFRET4Down18 Being in poor condition, the old mare showed her yearsDAMAGED7Down19 SpecimensSAMPLES7Down19 Golfers' cards?CLUBS5Down20 Tyre surfaceTREAD5Down20 Free half of beer for the chap in the saddleRIDER5Down21 CustomaryHABITUAL8Down21 Previous, precedingPRIOR5Down21 InformTELL4Down23 Go towardsHEADFOR7Down23 How to show the strain at a dramatic momentTENSELY7Down23 Live somewhere in Herts, but watch out!BEWARE6Down24 DemureSEDATE6Down24 OmenSIGN4Down25 A number of kittensTEN3Down25 VegetablePEA3Down25 FateDOOM4Down26 She gets Dora upset and out of breathRHODA5Down27 DawdleDALLY5Down27 Water streaming from cracked ewersWESER5Down28 Of the kidneysRENAL5Down28 UnequalledUNIQUE6Down29 LoopholeEYELET6Down30 TruncheonBATON5Down30 Such old jokes may get a frosty receptionHOARY5Down30 GlowedSHONE5Down32 Murphy's jacketPEEL4Down32 BelovedDEAR4Down32 Heat from the fireIRE3Down33 MinePIT3Down33 Musical instrumentLYRE4Down34 FrenziedlyAMOK4Down36 InsectANT3Down40

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 27, 2018. 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.