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Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2019 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#
Group of sevenSEPTET6Across1 One who keeps us in cash, relatively speakingCOUSIN6Across1 AlertAWAKE5Across3 Dice can't get shaken by pure chance!ACCIDENT8Across7 Increase rapidlyESCALATE8Across7 Cat noisePURR4Across8 Gratuitous helpful hintsTIPS4Across8 FurrowTROUGH6Across9 Back seat on the jumboHOWDAH6Across10 VoucherCOUPON6Across10 AngerENRAGE6Across10 CommendationPRAISE6Across11 Warning of the evils of modern times?ADVICE6Across11 LubricatedOILED5Across11 AdoFUSS4Across12 EnsnareNET3Across14 Fishy contribution to free loveEEL3Across14 ArriveCOME4Across15 Archery ringINNER5Across16 Flattens the wicket, perhapsROLLS5Across16 GrimacedFROWNED7Across17 EvaluateRATE4Across17 Animals seen around DerwentwaterDEER4Across17 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across19 Prison officer driven home by a twisterSCREW5Across19 FreeRID3Across20 Took steps to get the speed rightPACED5Across21 NudeNAKED5Across21 LidCOVER5Across21 Love and a kiss in the wrong pub can confuse thingsBOXUP5Across22 KilledSLAIN5Across22 StandardNORM4Across23 Patsy may be a twinDUPE4Across23 Small pointed missileDART4Across23 TieBIND4Across25 LiabilityDEBIT5Across26 Is of a different citySOFIA5Across26 Cowboy displayRODEO5Across26 PitchTAR3Across28 The masculine style is less than sophisticatedHIS3Across28 SilentMUM3Across28 Take into custodyARREST6Across29 Movement involved in a tango with a charmerTWITCH6Across29 HypothesisTHEOREM7Across30 Various plungersDIVERS6Across30 Small horsesPONIES6Across30 Took example from a pedagogueAPED4Across31 AmongAMID4Across31 VictoryCONQUEST8Across32 Such direction will get you right on the mapEASTERLY8Across32 PortentOMEN4Across33 Breathe outEXHALE6Across33 One posing as a model?SITTER6Across33 SeasonTIDE4Across35 DecorationMEDAL5Across36 HorrorTERROR6Across38 SailorRATING6Across39 PlunderBOOTY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fish out the female who was whackedCOSHED6Down1 Association footballSOCCER6Down1 RodSTAFF5Down1 One occupying a web site?SPIDER6Down2 HairpieceTOUPEE6Down2 TrunkTORSO5Down2 Aquatic birdTERN4Down3 Architect's name for a northern treeNASH4Down3 PreviouslyAGO3Down3 ObstructionBARRIER7Down4 It seems she's not a full-blooded revolutionaryMILDRED7Down4 BleachWHITEN6Down4 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down5 EagerKEEN4Down5 Old Harry can make a good end bad!DEVIL5Down5 FinishEND3Down6 Cut offSEVER5Down6 New sites for pig pensSTIES5Down6 PrincipalMAJOR5Down7 Long high kickPUNT4Down8 Sweet, possibly wet cigarette endTWEE4Down8 CelebratedFETED5Down8 Drink up, matePAL3Down9 DecomposeROT3Down9 Swear to make Victor cryVOW3Down12 InsectANT3Down12 Can it make the unauthorised parker see the light?CLAMP5Down13 Main drainSEWER5Down13 ElementURANIUM7Down13 RapierSWORD5Down14 Happen to ring a number for a rotterOCCUR5Down15 FuriousLIVID5Down15 CrimeMISDEED7Down16 Enrich the town centre at the finishENDOW5Down18 Detest vehementlyABHOR5Down18 Ship's craneDAVIT5Down18 NoseNEB3Down19 In short, it lacks nothing but a phoneSAX3Down19 SnakeBOA3Down19 A little company of some reputeREP3Down20 LairDEN3Down20 Does he cook what he steals?POACHER7Down21 Shut entirelyCLOSEUP7Down21 Part with a coinBIT3Down22 Piece of turfDIVOT5Down22 ObserveSEE3Down22 Of DenmarkDANISH6Down23 Girl with only one garment to stripDIVEST6Down23 EncounteredMET3Down24 Having little rainARID4Down24 Possibly sued for having exploitedUSED4Down24 When an eye-opener can make you stare!EASTER6Down25 StruggleTUSSLE6Down25 American cattle farmRANCH5Down26 There's plenty of iron in itSTEEL5Down26 Initial cause of endless strifeFIRST5Down27 FoilTHWART6Down27 ImbibeDRINK5Down27 A trendy jointHIP3Down28 OpeningMOUTH5Down28 Male catTOM3Down28 CheerfulMERRY5Down29 Meat spreadPATE4Down30 Salad can go with them, but many say differentDAYS4Down30 StiffRIGID5Down31 BlendMERGE5Down32 NilZERO4Down34 RabbleMOB3Down36 BalladLAY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. 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.