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Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Fixing the south-east extensionSEWING6Across4 UntidyMESSY5Across4 LampoonSATIRE6Across4 Pasta tubesMACARONI8Across7 Something useful to an angler with a dinghy?BOATHOOK8Across7 MuggedROBBED6Across7 ObservationNOTICE6Across8 It takes a blow to make the little devil work!IMPACT6Across8 LooseLAX3Across9 Not these!THOSE5Across10 Quiet, rearward part of a mine?SHAFT5Across10 ResinLAC3Across10 TeacherTUTOR5Across12 MonsterOGRE4Across13 MeltTHAW4Across13 Clever way to scoffNEAT4Across13 In a courtly way, he's like a London BaronEARL4Across14 PainfulSORE4Across14 Stinging insectWASP4Across15 PlayedTOYED5Across15 Gentlemen possibly held dearSIRS4Across15 PlungeDIP3Across16 Market of free commerce, initiallyEEC3Across16 HarmDAMAGE6Across17 EntranceDOOR4Across17 Rainstorm country!IRAN4Across17 Drop in to see a hand?CALL4Across19 GreetHAIL4Across19 Sea-eagleERNE4Across19 ViewSCENE5Across20 Forestalled being guillotined?HEADEDOFF9Across21 Typewriter keyBACKSPACE9Across21 SickILL3Across22 Skeleton partBONE4Across23 Place one on the counterBARI4Across23 Bill of fareMENU4Across24 Try to hit the ball out of sight!PUTT4Across24 GossipedTATTLED7Across24 Torn clothRAG3Across26 Would he give pounds for a hardback?LAD3Across26 Ride maybe involving a sharp turnSPIN4Across27 BeverageTEA3Across27 ThinLEAN4Across27 DeleteERASE5Across28 What a poacher may cook for breakfastEGGS4Across29 StreetcarTRAM4Across29 HarvestREAP4Across31 Celebrity, a man of prideLION4Across32 Former West German capitalBONN4Across32 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Across33 Weapon for pointing, perhapsARROW5Across33 StockedSTORED6Across33 Flexible or moulded piece of platinumPLIANT6Across34 CryptsVAULTS6Across34 American reluctant to pay for a bun?TIGHTWAD8Across35 Move in wavesUNDULATE8Across35 SubsequentlyLATER5Across35 SpecimenSAMPLE6Across36 On such a fine night, keep out of the carSTARRY6Across36 GrubWORM4Across37 FlatLEVEL5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 BeerALE3Across41 HiddenLATENT6Across42 DenSTUDY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A coach has a way of cursing!ABUSE5Down1 Leaves outOMITS5Down1 FreeGRATIS6Down1 SW English cross-country runnerTAMAR5Down2 ThespianACTOR5Down2 ScrapeABRADE6Down2 SolidifyGEL3Down3 French cheeseBRIE4Down3 Wounded in the arm?SHOT4Down3 CompanionMATE4Down4 CroonsSINGS5Down4 Lofty sportsman?SKIER5Down4 OozeEXUDE5Down5 CarryTOTE4Down5 Sobbed quietly in the rainWEPT4Down5 SluggishnessSLOWNESS8Down6 Coin to steal self-centredly?NICKEL6Down6 Spring backRECOIL6Down6 FactsDATA4Down8 Child without parentsORPHAN6Down9 Lucky Sam, going back to bedMASCOT6Down9 RuminatedCOGITATED9Down11 Witch in a Sacha Guitry classicHAG3Down11 SpicyHOT3Down11 Too-early start for an airmanFLIER5Down12 Chair carried on polesSEDAN5Down12 Figure to secure something often knocked downNINEPIN7Down13 RowerOARSMAN7Down13 NeedWANT4Down14 Sorry Sadie's lost, that isSAD3Down15 Cooking vesselWOK3Down15 PerishDIE3Down16 ShoutYELL4Down16 Spirit of Michael FaradayELF3Down16 Feline mammalOCELOT6Down18 FoodMEAT4Down18 It's sweet and most elevatingRAISIN6Down18 As successor to a stern monarchAFTER5Down20 SharpACUTE5Down20 Was bound to be caughtHAD3Down21 ComprehensibleCOHERENT8Down21 SwampBOG3Down21 Being a debt-collector is dullDUN3Down22 WritePEN3Down22 OgleLEER4Down23 FruitBANANA6Down23 Dancing and having a good time on a reduced dietBALLET6Down23 In the past, when an air gunner needed a bit of oxygenAGO3Down25 FuelGAS3Down25 TrialTEST4Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Silly but not exactly dottyPOTTY5Down28 FollowENSUE5Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 HatredENMITY6Down30 SummariseRECAP5Down30 Produced with an audible groanGROWN5Down30 Vegetable entangled with weedsSWEDE5Down31 BrawlMELEE5Down31 BegPLEAD5Down32 Minor deviationBLIP4Down32 Where to lie in a level-headed manner!LAIR4Down32 Pain in each earACHE4Down33 FoodGRUB4Down33 SpokenORAL4Down34 FriendALLY4Down36 SpoilMAR3Down40

About this puzzle

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