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Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Skilled tradeCRAFT5Across1 TradeBARTER6Across1 This can be dynamite!STICK5Across1 ClimbASCEND6Across5 Dump at the roadsideDITCH5Across6 RuleREIGN5Across6 MelodyMUSIC5Across9 Oscar and I slink around in something waterproofOILSKIN7Across9 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across9 MendREPAIR6Across10 Pretend the head of government's in a fine mess!FEIGN5Across10 Male voiceTENOR5Across10 RipenMATURE6Across11 TyrantsTSARS5Across11 A clever sort of angleACUTE5Across11 Magic servantGENIE5Across12 SeizedTAKEN5Across12 Unreliable supporter of hushaby babyBOUGH5Across12 Such clothes seem unsuited to indoor useWORNOUT7Across13 Shrub or small treeJUNIPER7Across13 OrientEAST4Across14 Supplied from the safe depositFED3Across15 Body of waterSEA3Across15 Boy's nameALAN4Across17 This lets me outEXIT4Across17 GuidedLED3Across17 The bird on the wharfCANARY6Across18 Unit of timeSECOND6Across18 RepastMEAL4Across18 Put upBUILD5Across19 It's said to be dismissiveSCRAM5Across19 ProverbsADAGES6Across20 Some children, going to church, get pretty wet!DRENCH6Across20 DismalDREAR5Across20 Young salmonPARR4Across22 Formerly a hundred in a single containerONCE4Across22 CordialTODDY5Across22 TwistCONTORT7Across23 Outfit used in Morse transmissions?SET3Across24 ReleaseUNTIE5Across24 NothingNIL3Across24 Highland dress itemSPORRAN7Across25 Incisive, potentially penetrativePOINTED7Across25 Keep shopSTORE5Across26 CedeYIELD5Across26 Military instrumentBUGLE5Across26 Solid blocksCUBES5Across27 One sportingly replaced?DIVOT5Across27 The kid with the canBILLY5Across28 QuicklyAPACE5Across28 Dream I'm involved with a fabulous female!MERMAID7Across29 ReadableLEGIBLE7Across29 SeparatePART4Across29 Name a favourite piece of versePETER5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 VigourPEP3Across30 Wear awayERODE5Across31 Approaches a cunning snareNEARS5Across31 DestinyFATE4Across32 DistributeALLOT5Across33 DutyOFFICE6Across35 ApprovedSIGNED6Across36 LoathedHATED5Across37 StaggeredREELED6Across38 BlushREDDEN6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BannedBARRED6Down1 RegretfulRUEFUL6Down2 RestREPOSE6Down2 Jack may be in it (TV, that is)THEBOX6Down2 In bed, a senior officer can be very persuasiveCOGENT6Down3 DischargeEMIT4Down3 Former coinFLORIN6Down3 RusticRURAL5Down4 Semi-royal relatives?KIN3Down4 PitchTAR3Down4 DirectedAIMED5Down5 Berkshire's rugged coast!ASCOT5Down5 RageANGER5Down5 InspectSCAN4Down6 Graphic illustration of a city in a poor lightDIAGRAM7Down6 No longer workingRETIRED7Down6 GaelicERSE4Down7 EvadedELUDED6Down7 A measure used in plainchantINCH4Down7 It presumably has sharp bowsCUTTER6Down8 Land adjoining a houseGARDEN6Down8 ProfoundlyDEEPLY6Down8 Group of similar speciesGENUS5Down12 Tough as Cassidy?BUTCH5Down12 FalconKESTREL7Down13 Widow's associates killed by the gardenerWEEDS5Down13 CountryJAPAN5Down13 Bolt a plate while it's hotRIVET5Down14 Of birthNATAL5Down14 Boxing ringARENA5Down15 The head of the family isn't weakFAINT5Down15 As yetSOFAR5Down15 UnderstoodTACIT5Down16 DecorateADORN5Down16 Welsh welfare centre in a colourful settingDYFED5Down16 ThemeMOTIF5Down18 SlantSLOPE5Down18 Out of the flood centre, a stick will floatCANOE5Down18 Go everywhere while the cat's in a state of restSCATTER7Down19 Grown-upADULT5Down19 ConfusesBEMUSES7Down19 Live, yes, amid the wild deer!RESIDE6Down21 DeerROE3Down21 Thin downDILUTE6Down21 FittingPROPER6Down22 AttemptTRY3Down22 The legitimate position Edison could have been inONSIDE6Down22 Rank or sourRANCID6Down23 Vaguely recall where the wine isCELLAR6Down23 TumultUPROAR6Down24 KilledSLAIN5Down25 First among ministersPRIME5Down25 TrivialityTRIFLE6Down25 Only a share, but it could be mistaken for the lot!SOME4Down26 ZoneBELT4Down26 MeritedEARNED6Down27 The Boar's Head takes in a lot of wineBIN3Down28 NumbDEADEN6Down28 Alcoholic drinkALE3Down28 BegPLEAD5Down30 ProblemPOSER5Down31 PainACHE4Down33 SeasonTIDE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 28, 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.