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Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 31 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#
BeltSTRAP5Across1 UndergoSUFFER6Across5 BrinkVERGE5Across8 Like the tired old cassette?PLAYEDOUT9Across9 AttackerASSAILANT9Across9 OratoryRHETORIC8Across10 WorshipREVERE6Across10 Hint that makes clear one should followOVERTONE8Across10 HeroicEPIC4Across11 Much the same as “Care to?”LIKE4Across12 Way outEXIT4Across12 It’s a bad start getting one caught in the drawerARTIST6Across13 PlatformPODIUM6Across13 SpiteMALICE6Across14 Having a smell that, from the door, wafts round to usODOROUS7Across14 WhimCAPRICE7Across14 Well-likedPOPULAR7Across15 So one is bent, then, on entering, to winONTHENOSE9Across15 Bad dreamNIGHTMARE9Across15 Stick around, mind in a whirl, for the gameBADMINTON9Across17 DecorateEMBELLISH9Across17 With a claret concoction, adding the final note: it’s sweetTREACLE7Across18 MoistWET3Across18 FreedomLIBERTY7Across18 FaucetTAP3Across19 ScampRASCAL6Across20 Then embraced the half-back: a GreekTHEBAN6Across20 TradeDEAL4Across21 PaceSTEP4Across21 Undecided, to begin withOPEN4Across21 RepulseREPEL5Across23 DressedCLAD4Across24 Face up toCONFRONT8Across24 Dig in the cold, having on an Aran woollyCARDIGAN8Across24 WavesBREAKERS8Across26 Netted more than, when renovatedMADEOVER8Across26 ClamourDIN3Across27 ResonationECHO4Across28 Regards as characters, we’re toldEYES4Across28 TaskJOB3Across29 Throwing eventDISCUS6Across29 Looked, for best end, terribly dearSTARED6Across29 When the cat turning tail gets caught, makes fun ofSENDSUP7Across31 DiscouragedDAUNTED7Across31 LeopardPANTHER7Across31 ClosedSEALED6Across32 Shocking surpriseBOMBSHELL9Across34 Plan to get a coloured picture ofBLUEPRINT9Across34 ListROTA4Across34 CustomerCLIENT6Across35 UnnamedANONYMOUS9Across36 Doesn’t include, since one doesn’t garage the carLEAVESOUT9Across36 How effusive the oil man is?GUSHING7Across38 ReleasedFREED5Across38 RulerEMPEROR7Across38 Reserve and you occupyENGAGE6Across39 TowerTURRET6Across39 DexterousADROIT6Across39 BucketPAIL4Across40 If prepared to cook for the dogFIDO4Across40 EnticeTEMPT5Across40 PantsKNICKERS8Across41 Spray against corrosion you have no confidence inMISTRUST8Across41 FrothyFRIVOLOUS9Across42 Warns of earthquakes, giving the figures tooTHREATENS9Across42

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To put it plainly, is a while unconsciousSPELLOUT8Down1 MotherlyMATERNAL8Down1 EnquiringASKING6Down2 Does it cost a fortune to post?PACKET6Down2 FastenTIE3Down2 WoodMAHOGANY8Down3 In the game of ours, is beaten by meFOURSOME8Down3 RoadwayAVENUE6Down3 DressATTIRE6Down4 Do nothing to give you the impressionSTRIKE6Down4 ThroughPER3Down4 AppearSEEM4Down5 PercussionistsDRUMMERS8Down5 The brat broke, with a stick, the outside lightPORTABLE8Down5 FrustratedFOILED6Down6 Another member of the crew - oldSECONDHAND10Down6 VegetableREDCABBAGE10Down6 DiscloseREVEAL6Down7 Took my place so I don’t get into troubleSTOODIN7Down7 New Testament booksGOSPELS7Down7 Open with a blunt corkscrew, to find nothing insideUNBOLT6Down8 SwimsuitBIKINI6Down8 NarratedRELATED7Down9 Is a wrong number, silly!ASININE7Down11 MaybePERHAPS7Down11 FootPAW3Down12 QuoteCITE4Down13 List of chargesTARIFF6Down16 The coin possibly does contain copperESCUDO6Down16 Egg-shapedOVAL4Down16 SwiftRAPID5Down17 SoupBROTH5Down19 Delete the time - a third of a secondERASE5Down19 DecayROT3Down20 Make up the numberTEN3Down20 PunishmentPENANCE7Down20 FlashlightTORCH5Down22 CompetentABLE4Down22 Notices the cupboardPRESS5Down22 Very thinSKINNY6Down23 How quietly a cat will swoop on preyPOUNCE6Down23 CoffinCASKET6Down24 ColourOLIVEGREEN10Down25 Extracting the information from and leavingGETTINGOUT10Down25 Half openAJAR4Down25 Cross mother upMAD3Down26 SorrowDOLOUR6Down26 VehicleBUS3Down26 Small stonesPEBBLES7Down27 Net here will protect the plantsHERBAGE7Down27 InteriorINSIDE6Down28 WagerBET3Down30 FounderCOLLAPSE8Down30 Backs out of the engagementRETREATS8Down30 Seeing “Breakfast Food” up in lights surprises oneSTAGGERS8Down31 ForbidPROHIBIT8Down31 ImpatientRESTLESS8Down32 In the old days, would have to root around for foodPOTROAST8Down32 Flightless birdOSTRICH7Down33 Runs, leaving small foot-marks?SPRINTS7Down33 StupidDAFT4Down33 Implied the sun being out would help?UNSAID6Down35 BroodingMOPING6Down35 AllowLET3Down36 Gets blazing when one comes upon?LIGHTS6Down36 AstrayADRIFT6Down36 He’ll have meat - nothing to start withOLIVER6Down37 Public speakerORATOR6Down37 PinchNIP3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 31, 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.