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Evening Standard Crossword August 30 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 30 2024 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#
PamphletTRACT5Across1 TrousersSLACKS6Across5 HurryHASTE5Across8 Tests the microphone when one cajoles?TALKSINTO9Across9 Turf accountantBOOKMAKER9Across9 Heart attack, commonlyCORONARY8Across10 ChantINTONE6Across10 Wrench from the reckless youngsterTEARAWAY8Across10 NooseLOOP4Across11 Little bit of the first half of the alphabetATOM4Across12 Sea eagleERNE4Across12 Ready to go walkies when you lure into trouble?LEADON6Across13 Personal braveryVALOUR6Across13 SlenderLINEAR6Across14 Drew into conversation, as promisedENGAGED7Across14 PlanetNEPTUNE7Across14 YieldSUCCUMB7Across15 If lacking in potential, it's improbableNOTLIKELY9Across15 HolidaysVACATIONS9Across15 The carpet is to take across to the churchAXMINSTER9Across17 MomentousIMPORTANT9Across17 Cool out and it's the end of AugustDISTANT7Across18 UntruthLIE3Across18 Seedless raisinSULTANA7Across18 StrayERR3Across19 YearbookANNUAL6Across20 Sea mud concealed mythical creatureMEDUSA6Across20 BurlesqueSKIT4Across21 Italian wineASTI4Across21 Rushes back to give it a whirlSPIN4Across21 ScoffSNEER5Across23 PlantMOSS4Across24 ProductiveFRUITFUL8Across24 From now on a shade retiring and I'm not surprisedNOWONDER8Across24 ScathingSCORNFUL8Across26 Strange characteristicPECULIAR8Across26 LabelTAB3Across27 Semiprecious stoneONYX4Across28 The thing was presented to one on returnITEM4Across28 YouthLAD3Across29 EasygoingPLACID6Across29 A drink that's lacking in body?SPIRIT6Across29 Offering to be therePRESENT7Across31 InactiveDORMANT7Across31 LiteralPROSAIC7Across31 TrembleSHIVER6Across32 LizardCHAMELEON9Across34 Finds, when one cancels the insurance on?DISCOVERS9Across34 Neck-hairMANE4Across34 CastrateNEUTER6Across35 Large churchCATHEDRAL9Across36 As the exhausted musician is?PLAYEDOUT9Across36 Giving bad tips causes resentmentOFFENDS7Across38 BurdenedLADEN5Across38 Type of houseCOTTAGE7Across38 Call on and see round, with one's relationsLOOKIN6Across39 UnrefinedEARTHY6Across39 FuroreUPROAR6Across39 Peruvian IndianINCA4Across40 Man the worm doesn't like to see approaching it!BILL4Across40 LawfulLEGAL5Across40 Dark-haired womanBRUNETTE8Across41 Is not sprinkled on the dry partsSECTIONS8Across41 FlippantFACETIOUS9Across42 Do business with, but clearly feel superior toPATRONISE9Across42

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Clasped one tightly, but it was not naturalSTRAINED8Down1 WatchesOBSERVES8Down1 French brandyCOGNAC6Down2 "Virtually the last resort," the doctor interposedALMOST6Down2 ManageRUN3Down2 US stateOKLAHOMA8Down3 Return at one ten, prepared to take a breakINTEREST8Down3 OptionCHOICE6Down3 MistakesERRORS6Down4 How you said, "Close that window, I'm freezing"?COLDLY6Down4 BrownTAN3Down4 VendSELL4Down5 ArachnidSCORPION8Down5 Level with the postSTANDARD8Down5 Mythical youthADONIS6Down6 What you were singing in the shower?WATERMUSIC10Down6 Musical instrumentGRANDPIANO10Down6 SoulSPIRIT6Down7 Catching and sacking?BAGGING7Down7 InvigorateINSPIRE7Down7 Tense, you say, when under instructionTAUGHT6Down8 InjuryTRAUMA6Down8 PartSEGMENT7Down9 Loving to make a fuss when you call onADORING7Down11 SureCERTAIN7Down11 LubricateOIL3Down12 PeepPEEK4Down13 LamentableTRAGIC6Down16 Squabbling with somebody while queuing?INAROW6Down16 UntieUNDO4Down16 Staple dietBREAD5Down17 TruckLORRY5Down19 Quite a few are scratchSCORE5Down19 Piercing toolAWL3Down20 The rampant animal does detract from the beautyMAR3Down20 RecoilREBOUND7Down20 Steam bathSAUNA5Down22 PressIRON4Down22 Even providing transportPLANE5Down22 DozeSNOOZE6Down23 Sounds like a support claimALLEGE6Down23 BrawnMUSCLE6Down24 DenturesFALSETEETH10Down25 Does it make a dent in the good weather chart?DEPRESSION10Down25 SlenderSLIM4Down25 A knock and an answer to "Who's there?"PAT3Down26 ScholarSAVANT6Down26 UnhappySAD3Down26 FabricateCONCOCT7Down27 The wagtail?BIRDDOG7Down27 ExemptIMMUNE6Down28 LairDEN3Down30 EatenCONSUMED8Down30 Clearly anxious, on finding the balance reducedRESTLESS8Down30 They play in Spain, as arranged, firstPIANISTS8Down31 Small amountPITTANCE8Down31 Break downCOLLAPSE8Down32 Packed it all in is what it amounted toTOTALLED8Down32 ResidueREMAINS7Down33 Mean to cheat over moneyCONNOTE7Down33 DependRELY4Down33 When there's sun, habitually will thawSOFTEN6Down35 Blood vesselARTERY6Down35 FishEEL3Down36 Quick! Tell me what to say!PROMPT6Down36 Glass bottleCARAFE6Down36 I ring haphazardly round first, as a beginningORIGIN6Down37 HaphazardRANDOM6Down37 EpochERA3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 30, 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.