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Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
RobustHARDY5Across2 NotionsIDEAS5Across3 The lecturer has to make a choiceELECT5Across3 SpateFLOOD5Across7 Charge back to bed with itDEBIT5Across8 PassageALLEY5Across8 JollyMERRY5Across8 Lubricated like drunken OdileOILED5Across10 Cooks in an ovenBAKES5Across10 MightPOWER5Across10 Snooker rodCUE3Across11 Master Charlie's raincoatMAC3Across11 ConsumeEAT3Across12 Religiously, he's always earlierPRIOR5Across12 Foot-operated leverPEDAL5Across12 Something screwy responsible for a domestic hangupCUPHOOK7Across13 SideboardDRESSER7Across13 BeerLAGER5Across13 ThreatenedMENACED7Across15 Magazine for childrenCOMIC5Across15 Left a woman a note at the receptionLEVEE5Across15 WornERODED6Across17 A £50 totalALL3Across18 Corgi, sayDOG3Across18 Drinks causing dire disorganisation in the Civil ServiceCIDERS6Across19 DrunkardSOT3Across19 Deal withPUNISH6Across19 WishedDESIRED7Across20 MendsREPAIRS7Across21 Crashed fighter being transportedFREIGHT7Across21 Prayer endingAMEN4Across22 Would echo in the forestWOOD4Across22 Untidy stateMESS4Across23 HugeVAST4Across23 Bound to back us againSURE4Across23 MuttersMUMBLES7Across24 Spots one politician among plentyPIMPLES7Across24 DreadfulDIRE4Across25 Of milk left to turn, I seeLACTIC6Across26 OriginatesARISES6Across26 BuiltERECTED7Across26 Number often reducedTEN3Across29 FalsehoodLIE3Across29 WonderAWE3Across30 OustDEPOSE6Across31 Former gold coinDUCAT5Across31 Handle the outingTREAT5Across31 Stinging plantsNETTLES7Across32 Weight of explosive powerMEGATON7Across32 On the road, he's little different from a hikerBIKER5Across34 TheftLARCENY7Across34 PoisonVENOM5Across34 To love moreTOO3Across35 Charged particleION3Across35 Generous money in bonesetting!NOBLE5Across36 Brief film appearanceCAMEO5Across36 It tends to delay the readerCOMMA5Across37 PrySNOOP5Across37 MeasureMETER5Across37 Male beeDRONE5Across38 He can always make the gradeEDGAR5Across38 TankVAT3Across38 GiverDONOR5Across39 StorehouseDEPOT5Across40 HueTINGE5Across41 FlatLEVEL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DisparageDECRY5Down1 RidCLEAR5Down1 Show hesitation in a way many may be rude aboutDEMUR5Down1 German cityDRESDEN7Down2 He's right, I see, to be toughRICHARD7Down2 TrustedHOPED5Down2 WorshippedADORED6Down3 Ruminant mammalDEER4Down4 ConsiderDEEM4Down4 Fun for a singer on the ascendancyLARK4Down4 FoldedPLEATED7Down5 In the words of the peacemaker, add iceCOOLIT6Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 DissuadeDETER5Down6 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Down6 Faded - yet it's over coloured!TIRED5Down6 Military capsKEPIS5Down7 No, and that's final!NEVER5Down7 RegretRUE3Down9 ResinLAC3Down9 One to start baking on the quiet?BAP3Down9 LivedRESIDED7Down11 Winged horsePEGASUS7Down12 It's wise to take office for licit activityPOLITIC7Down12 DepartLEAVE5Down13 FurzeGORSE5Down14 A cry from LeoOLE3Down14 BribeSOP3Down14 Does she have a great day when the sun rises?VENUS5Down16 Acts without wordsMIMES5Down16 And notNOR3Down16 Big Bertha's placeESSEN5Down17 Storage boxCHEST5Down17 FallDESCEND7Down18 In tea, a pet brew found in a bookCHAPTER7Down19 DifficultyPROBLEM7Down19 Lived well in part, we hearDWELT5Down20 Cold dishSALAD5Down20 ClodDIVOT5Down21 Figure to get in front, with powerFORCE5Down21 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down21 FresherNEWER5Down22 Treason upsets himSENATOR7Down23 EncounterMEETING7Down23 Shooting starMETEOR6Down24 Farm-vehicleTRACTOR7Down24 Sympathised with, when bound for the central hospitalPITIED6Down24 Left, for instance, on one sideLEG3Down25 IlluminatedLIT3Down25 RusticRURAL5Down27 SheepEWE3Down27 Bad ignitionARSON5Down27 RelegateDEMOTE6Down28 RescuedSAVED5Down28 Do you hunger to get your feet under itTABLE5Down28 RefugeHAVEN5Down29 Spanish maleSENOR5Down30 Generously accommodating a chap who's out of orderROOMY5Down30 MiddayNOON4Down32 DangerPERIL5Down32 Possibly the same tableMESA4Down32 Ginger's forename?TOM3Down33 MaterialSERGE5Down33 LavatoryLOO3Down33 KnockRAP3Down35 CoupleYOKE4Down36

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