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Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2024 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#
PeculiarityODDITY6Across1 ColourWHITE5Across3 Ability to do a thankless task when unwellSKILL5Across3 StopperPLUG4Across5 TrapSNARE5Across8 Deputy capable of some circumlocutionLOCUM5Across8 Of the noseNASAL5Across8 MournfulSAD3Across9 Mixture possibly generating a voltLOVAT5Across10 ExpectantAGOG4Across10 Fertile spotOASIS5Across10 Could he find humour in a wage cut?WAG3Across11 EggOVUM4Across11 RendRIP3Across11 Neck broken in a car crash between Spithead and the Hog's BackSCRAG5Across12 HectorBULLY5Across12 Take awayMINUS5Across12 Tooth typeINCISOR7Across13 Where the bank will accept German capital all rightBANGKOK7Across13 Pitch tentsENCAMP6Across13 Flower partPETAL5Across15 Many a rise could be taken out of one!MISER5Across15 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across16 Shade of brownTAN3Across18 She's the one left out twice!LIL3Across18 NicheNOOK4Across18 It's easy once I get 50 in frontFACILE6Across19 Of catsFELINE6Across19 ConsumedATE3Across20 The boys did wrong, swimming in the riverTEDDIES7Across21 WearinessFATIGUE7Across21 NefariousEVIL4Across22 Tie up that Venetian characterMOOR4Across22 TreeASH3Across22 Large scaleMASS4Across23 In hospital, a great struggle with a good endingWARD4Across23 RevolverGUN3Across23 Army officerGENERAL7Across24 The point of modern currencyDECIMAL7Across24 ValleyGLEN4Across24 RushedSPED4Across25 Indefatigable keeper?STAYER6Across26 Boy's nameOLIVER6Across26 DitherDAWDLE6Across28 He's always in consternationNAT3Across29 GrooveRUT3Across29 SurroundBESET5Across30 Note valueMINIM5Across31 Incisions made by the houseman?HOLES5Across31 Given a hearty cheer, perhaps, took a seatPERCHED7Across32 AimGOAL4Across32 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Across32 TolledRANG4Across33 Without being a bit amusing, maybeMINUS5Across34 BeverageTEA3Across34 Polite, courteousCIVIL5Across34 In what way a showpiece?HOW3Across35 StaidSOBER5Across35 Pen partNIB3Across35 Relatively mature, or about to be led astrayOLDER5Across36 ProfoundDEEP4Across36 LustreSHEEN5Across36 Profoundness of the department head, initiallyDEPTH5Across37 CribCRADLE6Across37 WarehouseDEPOT5Across37 They enable us to hold our heads highNECKS5Across38 Edge alongSIDLE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EjectedOUSTED6Down1 Out West, a horse or a treeROWAN5Down1 Farm buildingsBARNS5Down1 DevoteDEDICATE8Down2 Expert at throwing catchesJUGGLER7Down2 MetropolisCAPITAL7Down2 ShockTRAUMA6Down3 Bit of excitement or fun, but it can hurtKICK4Down4 AgonisedANGUISHED9Down4 Legal successorHEIR4Down4 ExtendPROLONG7Down5 Animals causing a small stir?LLAMAS6Down5 HairpieceTOUPEE6Down5 Artist's standEASEL5Down6 TaxLEVY4Down6 Reason to wind a coil round a small weightLOGIC5Down6 SportGAME4Down7 Backless sofaDIVAN5Down7 Occasion of towering language difficulties!BABEL5Down7 WeepSOB3Down8 So or thusSIC3Down9 In Canada, it contains an American possessionCAN3Down9 Man of warSOLDIER7Down12 Name or nicknameMONIKER7Down12 Was seatedSAT3Down14 DaubedPLASTERED9Down14 Letter I had from a youngsterKID3Down14 GainedWON3Down15 Of tidesTIDAL5Down16 Kind of hemp for making sailsSISAL5Down16 Quick to learn a key partREADY5Down17 SerpentASP3Down17 Rental contractLEASE5Down17 Old-fashionedOUTDATED8Down19 Burial or cremationFUNERAL7Down19 Feels differently about taking in catsFELINES7Down19 Religiously American peopleAMISH5Down20 BeerALE3Down20 Broom of twigsBESOM5Down20 Make time or space forFITIN5Down21 CoverENVELOP7Down21 A sum in teacher's head a lot?TOTAL5Down21 Afternoon showMATINEE7Down23 Point to the rotten cheats one is keeping an eye onWATCHES7Down23 Star signGEMINI6Down24 Longing for a boy with passionDESIRE6Down24 To raise sheep means ruin!MAR3Down25 ChafeRUB3Down25 KnifeDAGGER6Down26 ComposedSEDATE6Down27 They're useful, also, for apprentices to work withTOOLS5Down27 Of little weightLIGHT5Down27 It's capital for me to be in the country!YEMEN5Down28 Gripping toolsVICES5Down28 ElderlyAGED4Down29 Wooden shoeSABOT5Down30 Creatures some way caught in netsNEWTS5Down30 BottomBASE4Down30 SailorTAR3Down31 TorHILL4Down32 Robin Goodfellow sliding on the icePUCK4Down32 Sancho Panza's flightHOP3Down33 GratuityTIP3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 29, 2024. 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.