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Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 133 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 133 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#
ScourSCRUB5Across1 MethodSYSTEM6Across5 PeerNOBLE5Across8 Burnt the fish – a kind of mulletCHARRED7Across8 Get wellRECOVER7Across8 BoundaryPERIMETER9Across9 A tightwad toff, but he does wish to helpMEANSWELL9Across9 NuptialBRIDAL6Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 StartBEGIN5Across13 Cast in “Mystified”THREW5Across13 The sequence of events in the wake ofTRAIN5Across14 UncertaintyDOUBT5Across14 Am taking these round, as beforeTHESAME7Across15 MistakeBLUNDER7Across15 DecorateGARNISH7Across15 An opportunity for a key man?OPENING7Across16 Animated filmCARTOON7Across16 LaxLOOSE5Across17 So the chap on the outside is the TV lawyerMASON5Across17 LukewarmTEPID5Across18 Fly the cockney acrossHOVER5Across18 BeverageTEA3Across18 SailorTAR3Across19 Practise golf in the children’s playgroundSWING5Across20 Cut offSEVER5Across20 CartDRAY4Across21 Get really confused when you argue withTANGLE6Across22 Long narrow carpetRUNNER6Across22 Refused to authorise “The Sound of Music”BANNED6Across23 LeafPETAL5Across23 RevenueINCOME6Across23 GraspedHELD4Across24 He seems surprised by the hors d’oeuvreSTARTER7Across25 OffspringPROGENY7Across25 Memory lossAMNESIA7Across27 ColourRED3Across27 A competition, as opposed to a matchCONTEST7Across27 FishEEL3Across29 Dismissed as “an ignominious defeat all round”RANOUT6Across30 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Across30 SicknessDISEASE7Across31 PointlessFUTILE6Across31 The R in “country,” or “wrench”SPRAIN6Across31 Puts the money safely away for tipsBANKS5Across32 ConquerMASTER6Across32 Compelling evidencePROOF5Across32 WiseSAGE4Across34 Let out again and given food outsideFREED5Across35 Liquid measureLITRE5Across35 AstoundedAMAZED6Across35 It’s twaddle, so go back in and restROOST5Across36 FortunateLUCKY5Across36 ColossalTITANIC7Across37 Order a c-cookerARRANGE7Across37 ApportionALLOT5Across38 ConventNUNNERY7Across39 Walk after mum with a rather ungainly walkSHAMBLE7Across39 WaveROLLER6Across39 CabinBERTH5Across40 Just a little heat for the empty roomTHERM5Across41 Man-made materialNYLON5Across41 The land at first does have an appealTRACT5Across42 ConcedeADMIT5Across42 Not allowing to fly with not much trainingGROUNDING9Across43 SwindledDEFRAUDED9Across43 Sounded furious and ran back into the vehicleSNARLED7Across44 Finger jointKNUCKLE7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MendicantBEGGAR6Down1 Make you pay for, when you orderCHARGE6Down1 Heavy rain showerDOWNPOUR8Down2 Have to bring round to see RobertBROWNING8Down2 VehicleCAR3Down2 Jewellery itemWEDDINGRING11Down3 Be given collectively, at the meetingGETTOGETHER11Down3 UnfastenedUNDONE6Down3 BattleshipDESTROYER9Down4 Just act naturally and don’t go in fancy dressBEONESELF9Down4 SnakeBOA3Down4 ChairSEAT4Down5 Small snacksNIBBLES7Down5 Isn’t off beat in it for a momentINSTANT7Down5 DirtySOILED6Down6 UnwillingnessRELUCTANCE10Down6 From the start, he was crazy about the little darlingSWEETHEART10Down6 PredominantlyMOSTLY6Down7 RepairMEND4Down7 She stands for everything EnglishELLA4Down7 SwaggerBLUSTER7Down9 Counting frameABACUS6Down10 On the way to Oslo, changed seatsSTOOLS6Down10 Winter sportCURLING7Down11 Off-cream on the outside, the inside in redCARMINE7Down11 TankVAT3Down12 Were apprehensive when a “35” ran amokFEARED6Down12 Card gameBRIDGE6Down12 ExpensiveDEAR4Down13 FeverAGUE4Down16 LoathedHATED5Down17 It’s five to nine, so carve the meatVENISON7Down19 StipulationPROVISO7Down19 FundamentalRADICAL7Down20 Very emotional at the tennis break pointINTENSE7Down21 Jury's decisionVERDICT7Down21 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down22 By which you start to lay claim to the pillow?DOWNPAYMENT11Down24 DisrespectfulIMPERTINENT11Down24 RestrictHAMPER6Down24 MinusLESS4Down25 ItemDETAIL6Down26 More or less the first thing you associate with a fairground?ROUNDABOUT10Down26 FruitGOOSEBERRY10Down26 DiscussionDEBATE6Down28 PirateBUCCANEER9Down28 Pop or otherwise, music right for the occasionOPPORTUNE9Down28 Two-wheeled vehicleBICYCLE7Down29 The cat, as usual, then scuttles insidePANTHER7Down29 StageLEG3Down30 You’ll withhold consent? Rubbish!REFUSE6Down30 GiftTALENT6Down30 Small amountPITTANCE8Down32 Immediately after the shed, change directionBYRETURN8Down32 The case is a female, at hospitalSHEATH6Down33 BreedREAR4Down33 AspectsFACETS6Down33 When the working week comes to a close, they’re palsy-walsy!FRIENDS7Down34 FrolicsomePLAYFUL7Down34 CrowdMOB3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37 DeftNIMBLE6Down38 Stronger and less slovenlyNEATER6Down38 Measure the crack the rain’s come throughACRE4Down40 RequireNEED4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 28, 2020. 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.