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Evening Standard Crossword August 3 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 3 2018 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
HurryHASTE5Across1 StaidSEDATE6Across5 RepresentativeAGENT5Across8 Having pages missing, doesn't include itLEAVESOUT9Across9 QuarrelsomeBELLICOSE9Across9 Code of conductPROTOCOL8Across10 PatternDESIGN6Across10 It's in the jeweller's window your mates are about to breakAMETHYST8Across10 RelatedAKIN4Across11 Look on page twoPAIR4Across12 CattleOXEN4Across12 Stops to get iceBLOCKS6Across13 Zodiac signGEMINI6Across13 WithdrawREVOKE6Across14 Have little skill in drink makingMARTINI7Across14 African countryBURUNDI7Across14 OverseerFOREMAN7Across15 Completely free from, instantlyRIGHTAWAY9Across15 Yeoman warderBEEFEATER9Across15 Intimating that one's influencing unfairlyGETTINGAT9Across17 UnutterableINEFFABLE9Across17 Mean to have a drink at lastPORTEND7Across18 ObtainGET3Across18 DuchyDUKEDOM7Across18 FuelGAS3Across19 MendicantBEGGAR6Across20 Waste what you've earnedDESERT6Across20 DepartedLEFT4Across21 StandardNORM4Across21 Come to the jailSTIR4Across21 SatanDEVIL5Across23 FruitPEAR4Across24 SportLACROSSE8Across24 Leave, terribly angry about having been exposedREVEALED8Across24 ClientCUSTOMER8Across26 The old aircraft turning to land - or take offSUBTRACT8Across26 BarrierDAM3Across27 WickedEVIL4Across28 Out to get the son in, will get rid ofOUST4Across28 Cat-callMEW3Across29 FavourPREFER6Across29 Is put off by the figure, which is sillySTUPID6Across29 Actresses are put upon by herDRESSER7Across31 PermitLICENSE7Across31 HawkBUZZARD7Across31 JailPRISON6Across32 Exhibition itemSHOWPIECE9Across34 The reptile fileCROCODILE9Across34 EatDINE4Across34 AneleANOINT6Across35 LawyerBARRISTER9Across36 The lout, when he'd been caught entering, became violentLASHEDOUT9Across36 Inveighing against - that's right; complaining ofRAILING7Across38 BraceSTRUT5Across38 AdultGROWNUP7Across38 Think the notice outside was funnyAMUSED6Across39 ModernRECENT6Across39 AcmeZENITH6Across39 Not badSOSO4Across40 Backtrack and you'll find he's misled youLIAR4Across40 IrritableTESTY5Across40 Equestrian disciplineDRESSAGE8Across41 Though determined, be beaten back in a true routRESOLUTE8Across41 TonguesLANGUAGES9Across42 Don't leave much time to do the shredding?CUTITFINE9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A bit upset by thunder? Nonsense!CLAPTRAP8Down1 Soaked upABSORBED8Down1 Record coverSLEEVE6Down2 Being forced to, when in possession ofHAVING6Down2 HatchetAXE3Down2 ImpetusMOMENTUM8Down3 Understood one's successor had done soFOLLOWED8Down3 FollowedTAILED6Down3 ElderSENIOR6Down4 As usual, young and thicksetSTOCKY6Down4 OvumEGG3Down4 AsteriskSTAR4Down5 RebellionUPRISING8Down5 Holding a green ticket for the tripsPASSAGES8Down5 NonsenseDRIVEL6Down6 This nipper is a lonerHERMITCRAB10Down6 Musical instrumentDOUBLEBASS10Down6 ConsequenceEFFECT6Down7 Did he rest on the bed after tea?CHARLIE7Down7 AppalHORRIFY7Down7 In the role of Lear, perhaps, which is demandingASKING6Down8 FraterniseHOBNOB6Down8 InvolvedENGAGED7Down9 Bird with a sharp point to its tailBITTERN7Down11 Cleft stickDILEMMA7Down11 BarrelKEG3Down12 ObserveNOTE4Down13 LastENDURE6Down16 Fastened outside again, in rowsTIERED6Down16 LeerOGLE4Down16 NauticalNAVAL5Down17 Military fabric colourKHAKI5Down19 Is loaded with fishing equipmentREELS5Down19 InsectBEE3Down20 Served up, tooDID3Down20 AlikeSIMILAR7Down20 Musical dramaOPERA5Down22 AdoFUSS4Down22 Charge, we're told, for the nailsTACKS5Down22 Russian dogBORZOI6Down23 What makes it really easy to fly a kite?BREEZE6Down23 CondimentPEPPER6Down24 Film scriptSCREENPLAY10Down25 Making adjustments to a garment that's revealingLETTINGOUT10Down25 AmongAMID4Down25 The sun, now, is lowSAD3Down26 DwellRESIDE6Down26 VehicleCAR3Down26 CommunicationMESSAGE7Down27 Regard as businessCONCERN7Down27 SignifyDENOTE6Down28 SucceededWON3Down30 FreneticFRENZIED8Down30 Urge to take time in making forecastsPRESAGES8Down30 Underlined Upside-down puddingsDESSERTS8Down31 Singing voiceBARITONE8Down31 Small rodentDORMOUSE8Down32 Came back and gave it another whirlRETURNED8Down32 European languageSPANISH7Down33 The pupil in the back room is a dopeMONITOR7Down33 ShelterNEST4Down33 Show for which the band requires an organOLIVER6Down35 SmellsODOURS6Down35 FruitNUT3Down36 Chuck at the boatLAUNCH6Down36 Rigid braceletBANGLE6Down36 Start on the equipment I installedORIGIN6Down37 MangerTROUGH6Down37 EntrapNET3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 3, 2018. 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.