Evening Standard Crossword August 3 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 3 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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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AttainREACH5Across3 Mooring deviceANCHOR6Across4 Being smart, curse wildly about a poor startSPRUCE6Across4 Permission unavailable? You don't say!LEAVEOUT8Across7 HonestTRUTHFUL8Across7 PicturesIMAGES6Across8 A nicely matched coupleEVENED6Across8 FoundTRACED6Across9 ConfuseSTUMP5Across10 TurnROTATE6Across10 Search for a soft garmentPROBE5Across10 GuidePILOT5Across11 ExcludeOMIT4Across12 Take off for somewhere in the Isle of ManPEEL4Across13 Eagerly expectantAGOG4Across13 Brave personHERO4Across14 Betray the said group of spies or activistsSELL4Across14 Bill of fareMENU4Across15 PleasantNICE4Across15 Doesn't drink muchSIPS4Across15 Chest protector?BIB3Across16 StillYET3Across16 Maybe I'm to be a skipperOMIT4Across17 SwelledDILATED7Across17 Former Russian rulerTSAR4Across17 Taught soundly, albeit under a strainTAUT4Across19 Cast offSHED4Across19 BedCOT3Across20 Sympathetic term for beggarsPOORCHAPS9Across21 Drinking toastBOTTOMSUP9Across21 TrenchDITCH5Across21 Rotary fileBURR4Across23 Fashions that bring a fathead sad distressFADS4Across23 IncreasedGREW4Across23 Listen to this!HIST4Across24 ViewsSEES4Across24 DiplomacyTACT4Across25 Figure of a cat?GUY3Across26 EvadeDODGE5Across26 Gave food toFED3Across26 The thousand referred toTHEM4Across27 SoonANON4Across27 MalesMEN3Across28 Speak well of a chap going round the bendLAUD4Across29 MurderKILL4Across29 FrugalityECONOMY7Across30 Is its offensiveness only slight?SLUR4Across32 Watch faceDIAL4Across32 Beast offering hot money for an articleHYENA5Across33 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across33 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 One, possibly nosy, causes displeasureANNOYS6Across34 A lotDOZENS6Across34 Mad keen about making toys, here's a connective partKEYSTONE8Across35 Decompression sicknessTHEBENDS8Across35 SentimentalTWEE4Across35 Church roomVESTRY6Across36 Lots provided in the outskirts of PaisleyPLENTY6Across36 KeenEAGER5Across36 CoinINVENT6Across38 MethodMANNER6Across39 RotDECAY5Across40

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CacheSTASH5Down1 Cricketing garments?SLIPS5Down1 EnduredSTOOD5Down1 BodeAUGUR5Down2 She upset Carlo at ChristmasCAROL5Down2 CarpCAVIL5Down2 Retail storeSHOP4Down3 He uses a favourite ear-piecePETE4Down3 MaterialREP3Down3 Bring into agreementALIGN5Down4 RevisedEDITED6Down4 Such a charge will really soak youSTEEP5Down4 YieldCROP4Down5 Rugged rockCRAG4Down5 Fisherman's dance?REEL4Down5 HeatedHOT3Down6 CompliedOBEYED6Down6 Belief in direct actionCREDIT6Down6 SorceryMAGIC5Down7 CapBERET5Down8 DessertMOUSSE6Down9 Arrange five seats for the matchesVESTAS6Down9 Colourful part of the Sabre DanceRED3Down11 BeverageTEA3Down11 It can be drawn in redBLOOD5Down12 EngineMOTOR5Down12 MixedMINGLED7Down13 Baseballer in jug?PITCHER7Down13 Spray canAEROSOL7Down13 DomesticatedTAMED5Down14 Title of OsirisSIR3Down15 Floor coveringMAT3Down15 Big-headed American's vehicleBUS3Down16 DressCOSTUME7Down16 Yes, informallyYEP3Down16 LamentDIRGE5Down18 My lost puzzle, mainlyMOSTLY6Down18 FilterSTRAIN6Down18 DeedACT3Down19 Fittingly adapted play about the outbackAPTLY5Down20 Arctic dogHUSKY5Down20 Unopened flowerBUD3Down21 For parking, on some days, you give a feePAY3Down21 BlokesMEN3Down22 That whimsical fellowHIM3Down22 RetreatHAUNT5Down22 Develop intoBECOME6Down23 Aboard ship, does it help people pouring into the vessel?FUNNEL6Down23 GainedWON3Down24 UnwellILL3Down25 Be a dashing candidate?RUN3Down25 Skin-troubleECZEMA6Down27 Being tough, it isn't chowHUSKY5Down28 UnpleasantNASTY5Down28 ImitateMIMIC5Down28 CourageNERVE5Down29 Cake decorationICING5Down30 A pose as a fabulistAESOP5Down30 Women make me sadDAMES5Down31 DueOWING5Down31 Rental contractLEASE5Down31 HollowDENT4Down32 LongYEARN5Down32 Quite early to be so advancedSOON4Down32 Needs to get hot foodHASH4Down33 Solid blockCUBE4Down33 EntranceGATE4Down34 FinishEND3Down36 BeamRAY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 3, 2026. 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.