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Evening Standard Crossword August 28 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 133 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 133 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 28 2020. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Scour51 AcrossReveal answer → Method65 AcrossReveal answer → Peer58 AcrossReveal answer → Burnt the fish – a kind of mullet78 AcrossReveal answer → Get well78 AcrossReveal answer → Boundary99 AcrossReveal answer → A tightwad toff, but he does wish to help99 AcrossReveal answer → Nuptial610 AcrossReveal answer → Greedy411 AcrossReveal answer → Start513 AcrossReveal answer → Cast in “Mystified”513 AcrossReveal answer → The sequence of events in the wake of514 AcrossReveal answer → Uncertainty514 AcrossReveal answer → Am taking these round, as before715 AcrossReveal answer → Mistake715 AcrossReveal answer → Decorate715 AcrossReveal answer → An opportunity for a key man?716 AcrossReveal answer → Animated film716 AcrossReveal answer → Lax517 AcrossReveal answer → So the chap on the outside is the TV lawyer517 AcrossReveal answer → Lukewarm518 AcrossReveal answer → Fly the cockney across518 AcrossReveal answer → Beverage318 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor319 AcrossReveal answer → Practise golf in the children’s playground520 AcrossReveal answer → Cut off520 AcrossReveal answer → Cart421 AcrossReveal answer → Get really confused when you argue with622 AcrossReveal answer → Long narrow carpet622 AcrossReveal answer → Refused to authorise “The Sound of Music”623 AcrossReveal answer → Leaf523 AcrossReveal answer → Revenue623 AcrossReveal answer → Grasped424 AcrossReveal answer → He seems surprised by the hors d’oeuvre725 AcrossReveal answer → Offspring725 AcrossReveal answer → Memory loss727 AcrossReveal answer → Colour327 AcrossReveal answer → A competition, as opposed to a match727 AcrossReveal answer → Fish329 AcrossReveal answer → Dismissed as “an ignominious defeat all round”630 AcrossReveal answer → Three-legged stand630 AcrossReveal answer → Sickness731 AcrossReveal answer → Pointless631 AcrossReveal answer → The R in “country,” or “wrench”631 AcrossReveal answer → Puts the money safely away for tips532 AcrossReveal answer → Conquer632 AcrossReveal answer → Compelling evidence532 AcrossReveal answer → Wise434 AcrossReveal answer → Let out again and given food outside535 AcrossReveal answer → Liquid measure535 AcrossReveal answer → Astounded635 AcrossReveal answer → It’s twaddle, so go back in and rest536 AcrossReveal answer → Fortunate536 AcrossReveal answer → Colossal737 AcrossReveal answer → Order a c-cooker737 AcrossReveal answer → Apportion538 AcrossReveal answer → Convent739 AcrossReveal answer → Walk after mum with a rather ungainly walk739 AcrossReveal answer → Wave639 AcrossReveal answer → Cabin540 AcrossReveal answer → Just a little heat for the empty room541 AcrossReveal answer → Man-made material541 AcrossReveal answer → The land at first does have an appeal542 AcrossReveal answer → Concede542 AcrossReveal answer → Not allowing to fly with not much training943 AcrossReveal answer → Swindled943 AcrossReveal answer → Sounded furious and ran back into the vehicle744 AcrossReveal answer → Finger joint744 AcrossReveal answer →

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Mendicant61 DownReveal answer → Make you pay for, when you order61 DownReveal answer → Heavy rain shower82 DownReveal answer → Have to bring round to see Robert82 DownReveal answer → Vehicle32 DownReveal answer → Jewellery item113 DownReveal answer → Be given collectively, at the meeting113 DownReveal answer → Unfastened63 DownReveal answer → Battleship94 DownReveal answer → Just act naturally and don’t go in fancy dress94 DownReveal answer → Snake34 DownReveal answer → Chair45 DownReveal answer → Small snacks75 DownReveal answer → Isn’t off beat in it for a moment75 DownReveal answer → Dirty66 DownReveal answer → Unwillingness106 DownReveal answer → From the start, he was crazy about the little darling106 DownReveal answer → Predominantly67 DownReveal answer → Repair47 DownReveal answer → She stands for everything English47 DownReveal answer → Swagger79 DownReveal answer → Counting frame610 DownReveal answer → On the way to Oslo, changed seats610 DownReveal answer → Winter sport711 DownReveal answer → Off-cream on the outside, the inside in red711 DownReveal answer → Tank312 DownReveal answer → Were apprehensive when a “35” ran amok612 DownReveal answer → Card game612 DownReveal answer → Expensive413 DownReveal answer → Fever416 DownReveal answer → Loathed517 DownReveal answer → It’s five to nine, so carve the meat719 DownReveal answer → Stipulation719 DownReveal answer → Fundamental720 DownReveal answer → Very emotional at the tennis break point721 DownReveal answer → Jury's decision721 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately422 DownReveal answer → By which you start to lay claim to the pillow?1124 DownReveal answer → Disrespectful1124 DownReveal answer → Restrict624 DownReveal answer → Minus425 DownReveal answer → Item626 DownReveal answer → More or less the first thing you associate with a fairground?1026 DownReveal answer → Fruit1026 DownReveal answer → Discussion628 DownReveal answer → Pirate928 DownReveal answer → Pop or otherwise, music right for the occasion928 DownReveal answer → Two-wheeled vehicle729 DownReveal answer → The cat, as usual, then scuttles inside729 DownReveal answer → Stage330 DownReveal answer → You’ll withhold consent? Rubbish!630 DownReveal answer → Gift630 DownReveal answer → Small amount832 DownReveal answer → Immediately after the shed, change direction832 DownReveal answer → The case is a female, at hospital633 DownReveal answer → Breed433 DownReveal answer → Aspects633 DownReveal answer → When the working week comes to a close, they’re palsy-walsy!734 DownReveal answer → Frolicsome734 DownReveal answer → Crowd336 DownReveal answer → Newt337 DownReveal answer → Deft638 DownReveal answer → Stronger and less slovenly638 DownReveal answer → Measure the crack the rain’s come through440 DownReveal answer → Require440 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 28, 2020. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.