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Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2019 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
TomeVOLUME6Across1 Birds have to be around to bewilder oneBEMUSE6Across4 Large wooded areaFOREST6Across4 MimickedAPED4Across5 Young person's fondness for veal?CALFLOVE8Across7 A snakeANACONDA8Across7 A flier can always get round a girlGANNET6Across8 ObjectiveTARGET6Across8 GrowlSNARL5Across8 MerryGAY3Across9 DecreeEDICT5Across10 OafLOUT4Across10 Increased weight in a London ParkUPTON5Across10 VeilMASK4Across11 FruitMELON5Across12 UnclothedBARE4Across13 Fear of having a good time at the weekend?FUNK4Across13 HydrophobiaRABIES6Across13 List of dishesMENU4Across14 Drink better without being teetotal!BEER4Across14 Perform something bad, also goodSING4Across15 TranquilCALM4Across15 Opposite of dryWET3Across16 Chest protector!BIB3Across16 DamWEIR4Across16 Cold dice, perhaps?ICED4Across17 HousetopROOF4Across17 BreedREAR4Across18 GemstoneOPAL4Across19 Where one may have studied in quiet, onceETON4Across19 OuthouseHUT3Across20 Golf trousersPLUSFOURS9Across21 Maybe only a rude songROUNDELAY9Across21 EpochERA3Across22 MailPOST4Across23 Intent on being a crook?BENT4Across23 YelpYAP3Across23 Colossal lack of coal?LOSS4Across24 TubBATH4Across24 DecoyLURE4Across24 MeasureMETE4Across25 What lions may be, from a safe distanceFED3Across26 Slope downwardsDIP3Across26 Nothing to write? Make a start!OPEN4Across27 ProphetSEER4Across27 FairlyEVENLY6Across28 Not a very strong hint, possibly?THIN4Across29 HeroicEPIC4Across29 TitanGIANT5Across30 Engine sound of the backup car?PURR4Across32 Writing toolsPENS4Across32 HeaddressCOIF4Across32 High sounding name for an animalHYENA5Across33 RobeGOWN4Across33 Growl viciouslySNARL5Across33 Being silent about a bit of pain means very littleMINUTE6Across34 GistNUB3Across34 Military traineesCADETS6Across34 Make a debut on a vessel with a special performanceSTARTURN8Across35 PoleSTILT5Across35 UndefeatedUNBEATEN8Across35 The official count makes sound sense to usCENSUS6Across36 ObligationDUTY4Across36 MildGENTLE6Across36 ShipVESSEL6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SeraglioHAREM5Down1 WhimVAGARY6Down1 Somehow curbs the use of a brushSCRUB5Down1 IdlerLAYABOUT8Down2 HutCABIN5Down2 A dish for selling, perhaps?PLATE5Down2 It has a beastly monarchGLEN4Down3 PriceCOST4Down3 FungiMILDEW6Down3 Started to appeal to the United NationsBEGUN5Down4 Ending in deathFATAL5Down4 IncorporateINTEGRATE9Down4 ArsenalARMOURY7Down5 UncommonRARE4Down5 No villain in a cell!MONK4Down5 PlotPLAN4Down6 Intercede quietly to interrupt SteinSTEPIN6Down6 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Down6 NoblemanDUKE4Down7 TotalSUM3Down8 Protective suitARMOUR6Down9 They may fly off at various anglesANGELS6Down9 PrecipitationDEW3Down11 A girl to drive home, perhapsPEG3Down11 An astronomical figureORION5Down12 RingletsCURLS5Down12 Dishonest player?FIDDLER7Down13 PerplexesBAFFLES7Down13 ApparentlySEEMINGLY9Down14 LettuceCOS3Down15 BreachGAP3Down15 Foreign money raised less than honestly?SEN3Down15 Used to beWAS3Down16 George, for instance?BOY3Down16 WrathIRE3Down17 Suitably talented to be an exciseman?CUTOUT6Down18 Start, beginningOUTSET6Down18 WagesEARNINGS8Down19 Very nice stay, perhaps, at the Turk's HeadTASTY5Down20 Cooked meatHAM3Down20 Clean feathersPREEN5Down20 Flushed with a bit of square dancingRED3Down21 Short explosive soundPOP3Down21 EconomicalTHRIFTY7Down21 A really great timeEON3Down22 Associated with usOUR3Down22 Live with the team, or very near to itBESIDE6Down23 BuccaneerPIRATE6Down23 Teacher's titleSIR3Down25 In many instances, a Scottish oneYIN3Down25 ShowEVINCE6Down26 TokenSYMBOL6Down27 FollowENSUE5Down28 Urge to be journalistsPRESS5Down28 BitterACID4Down29 He gets put out when angryHETUP5Down30 EssenceGIST4Down30 Spaghetti, sayPASTA5Down30 Genetic copyCLONE5Down31 InfantTOT3Down31 Grandmother as nursemaidNANNY5Down31 Tom turns up on a shipPUSS4Down32 Fossil fuelPEAT4Down32 Injure a hotheaded memberHARM4Down33 Garden hutSHED4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 29, 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.