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Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2022 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2022 answers. The Monday 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#
ImprovedBETTER6Across1 CarelessCASUAL6Across4 Noisily chews something hot in temporary quartersCHAMPS6Across4 GooseGANDER6Across5 Strong coffeeESPRESSO8Across7 Classic racer slowed down by greed for applesATALANTA8Across7 They're worn in pairsBRACES6Across8 ConfirmVALIDATE8Across8 Spanish dishPAELLA6Across8 ResoundECHO4Across9 Many an auricle is not clogged up with waxCLEAR5Across10 JewelGEM3Across10 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Across10 CorrectAMEND5Across12 In short, he certainly wasn't well up in Roman historyPLEB4Across13 What is owedDEBT4Across13 Body powderTALC4Across14 Keep on about one's right to have some of the chaps roundHARP4Across14 Not so muchLESS4Across15 Superficial extent of a slice of breadAREA4Across15 LimbARM3Across15 Tasty? No thanks, it's filthy!STY3Across16 NumberTWO3Across16 Looking wan, you need a quiet drinkPALE4Across17 End partTAIL4Across17 LubricantOIL3Across17 EachALL3Across18 Cart around the yard!DRAY4Across19 CupidEROS4Across19 ElderlyOLD3Across19 MistakeERROR5Across20 Is not quick to pay attention about broken flapsHALFSPEED9Across21 StateCONDITION9Across21 DelveDIG3Across21 SpikeEAR3Across22 The dramatic part of New Orleans?ROLE4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 Mend with stitchesDARN4Across23 Unit of electric potentialVOLT4Across24 FriendPAL3Across24 Charged rent!TORE4Across24 TendencyTREND5Across26 RendRIP3Across26 A patient task?JOB3Across26 Scheme to get money into the kittyPLOT4Across27 OperatorUSER4Across27 VerbalORAL4Across29 When there's some lack of variety, make a changeVARY4Across29 GrooveRUT3Across29 Can such doctors give treatment for vertigo?SPIN4Across32 Head coveringHAIR4Across32 Author never editedVERNE5Across33 GenuineREAL4Across33 DealTRADE5Across33 It may enable people to make their mark in politicsBALLOT6Across34 EstrangeALIENATE8Across34 RecollectRECALL6Across34 Honest letter in Braille, possiblyRELIABLE8Across35 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across35 Much lessLETALONE8Across35 Recent change of heartCENTRE6Across36 AscertainENSURE6Across36 Short and thickSTUMPY6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LeavenYEAST5Down1 In which to do as well as the opposition?MATCH5Down1 BobbinSPOOL5Down2 DeleteERASE5Down2 A natural runner, that's clearWATER5Down2 Shameful spectacles at Lord's or the OvalPAIR4Down3 ExcursionTRIP4Down3 NuisancePEST4Down3 See fit to send a messageCABLE5Down4 KingdomREALM5Down4 ManagesCOPES5Down4 A whaling captain and yes - a seaman!AHAB4Down5 VerdantGREEN5Down5 Let it standSTET4Down5 To be inquisitive about a note to a teetotaller seems fairPRETTY6Down6 RequireNEED4Down6 PermitsALLOWS6Down6 AnaestheticETHER5Down7 Dear sir or madamREADER6Down9 Descend by ropeABSEIL6Down9 SetGROUP5Down10 That poetic Shropshire chap?LAD3Down11 PatternMODEL5Down11 FaucetTAP3Down11 Horrify a very quiet little manAPPAL5Down12 ThespianACTOR5Down12 VigilantALERT5Down12 Where to make a quick pointPRESTON7Down13 WeirdEERIE5Down13 Hand overDELIVER7Down13 ChallengedDARED5Down14 Had he not lacked colour, he could have been great!ALF3Down15 CoverLID3Down15 TreeALDER5Down15 PowerMIGHT5Down16 Sorry about the failed cakeSAD3Down16 Unit of weightTON3Down16 Where, in Syria, you can mix pop with beerALEPPO6Down18 YearlyANNUAL6Down18 Christopher in the role of a historic officialREEVE5Down20 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Down20 Not all hoboes have a place to keep warmHOB3Down21 Head coveringCAP3Down21 Snooker trophy?POT3Down22 HillTOR3Down22 AssimilateDIGEST6Down23 Go round some rooms at the art galleryROTATE6Down23 SkilfulADEPT5Down25 Vessel taking Joey out for a tripURN3Down25 Not happySAD3Down25 RespondREACT5Down27 FoolishSILLY5Down28 Set fire to about the measured amountLITRE5Down28 DinNOISE5Down28 Shaving implementRAZOR5Down30 SpeakUTTER5Down30 Horses seen in Basra?ARABS5Down30 PriseLEVER5Down31 OtherwiseELSE4Down31 The old-fashioned fellows in the countryYEMEN5Down31 HurtHARM4Down32 Cut the list somehowSLIT4Down32 ResponsibilityONUS4Down32 Possibly live coverageVEIL4Down33 MeltTHAW4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 29, 2022. 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.