Evening Standard Crossword August 4 2023 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 4 2023 answers. The Friday 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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DevilSATAN5Across3 Near in the clear - until tomorrowOVERNIGHT9Across9 SymbolEMBLEM6Across9 Exactly alikeIDENTICAL9Across9 SingerCHORISTER9Across10 PailBUCKET6Across10 Figure the man hurt got caught in a skiing disasterAVALANCHE9Across10 ConcerningABOUT5Across11 DetailITEM4Across12 Bear up when there’s a suspensionSTAY4Across12 DragHAUL4Across12 Cooking food outside for the animalsPONIES6Across13 Reddish-brownRUSSET6Across13 First to give one’s approval toINITIAL7Across14 Crockery itemsTEACUPS7Across14 OtherwiseELSE4Across15 CanteenCAFETERIA9Across15 At home, I have the fireplace to blackenDENIGRATE9Across15 Unable to be heardINAUDIBLE9Across17 InferredDEDUCED7Across17 Trifle with a pretty woman toting a gunBAGATELLE9Across17 A little band for the hairRINGLET7Across18 Branch of sciencePHYSICS7Across18 Heavenly messengersANGELS6Across19 “Hates Crooks,” a hard coverSHEATH6Across19 YouthLAD3Across20 Encourage in crimeABET4Across20 Ring the gentleman from the jeweller’sOPAL4Across20 ChallengedDARED5Across21 Very badATROCIOUS9Across23 Not bothered when one went off on one’s ownLEFTALONE9Across23 MasticateCHEW4Across23 Furnished, or provided, with a jobAPPOINTED9Across25 UncivilisedBARBAROUS9Across25 AmphibianTOAD4Across25 Drop off at the buildingSHED4Across26 CircuitsLAPS4Across26 DruggedDOPED5Across26 Light mealsSNACKS6Across27 Firm though, without it, the least bit wobblySTABLE6Across27 ObtainGET3Across28 Read the notesINTONED7Across29 Make-upBLUSHER7Across29 OustedDEPOSED7Across30 FastenerSAFETYPIN9Across32 They’ve done wrong by accepting the last tendersOFFENDERS9Across32 ParchedARID4Across33 RiddleCONUNDRUM9Across34 On a happy note’s re-packing the bagGLADSTONE9Across34 Opposed toAGAINST7Across35 Go off when people annoy, or ruffleFLOUNCE7Across35 TravelledRODE4Across35 EnthusiasmMANIA5Across36 CarriageLANDAU6Across36 A type of stressITALIC6Across36 SoonANON4Across37 Tries - and it worksGOES4Across37 TeamELEVEN6Across38 Refrained from votingABSTAINED9Across38 The one with the awkward stance on the outside is ChineseCANTONESE9Across38 VaccinateINOCULATE9Across39 FinchLINNET6Across39 He fights, but not for moneyCONTENDER9Across39 FresherNEWER5Across40

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Take into account, when you mull overCONSIDER8Down1 Bedtime drinkNIGHTCAP8Down1 FoulFETID5Down1 Insect-eating plantVENUSFLYTRAP12Down2 The cost of one’s keep?RETAININGFEE12Down2 RecededEBBED5Down2 ObtainsACQUIRES8Down3 Ranting foolishly about nothing, having a lot to learnIGNORANT8Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 U.S. stateALASKA6Down4 Are out to attackSTRIKE6Down4 StrolledAMBLED6Down4 AdjoinABUT4Down5 Harshly criticalSCATHING8Down5 Not so wonderful as to stop you in your tracks?PASSABLE8Down5 KernelNUT3Down6 Not telling the truth about burying the hatchet?MAKINGITUP10Down6 Soccer playerFOOTBALLER10Down6 ArtSKILL5Down7 Said to put out on the streets - they’re very cruelSADISTS7Down7 ReptilesLIZARDS7Down7 War-horseSTEED5Down8 Properly repaired at last? That’s rich!WELLHEELED10Down8 BrochurePROSPECTUS10Down8 The companion is off colour - a coldCHILL5Down11 DigitTHUMB5Down11 TutorTEACHER7Down13 PonderedMUSED5Down14 BurdenedSADDLED7Down16 TicTWITCH6Down16 A merry lawbreaker in an Irish holiday resortGALWAY6Down16 Old-fashionedDATED5Down18 Am in disgrace with the ladySHE3Down19 WagerBET3Down19 DonkeyASS3Down19 Decode, say?PUTINTOWORDS12Down21 Relation by marriageBROTHERINLAW12Down21 GiverDONOR5Down22 Shout at us “Break!”HIATUS6Down22 PlanetSATURN6Down22 Ordinary sailorABLESEAMAN10Down23 Humiliation that wearing a mask was responsible for?LOSSOFFACE10Down23 Not inclined to be honestONTHELEVEL10Down24 GainedWON3Down24 All-powerfulOMNIPOTENT10Down24 Fear you and I will get ahead ofAWE3Down25 VehicleBUS3Down25 PolluteDEFILE6Down27 YawnedGAPED5Down28 EndCONCLUDE8Down28 It’s for the baby fish I catchBASSINET8Down28 The Europeans are, alas, in trouble after itITALIANS8Down29 WearyTIRED5Down29 One-storey houseBUNGALOW8Down29 Are they needed for a saucy play?DRESSERS8Down30 Memory-joggerREMINDER8Down30 ValidSOUND5Down31 Continually egg the girl and fellow toONANDON7Down31 VersesSTANZAS7Down31 GodDEITY5Down32 ApartmentsFLATS5Down33 As a father, have to look disapprovingFROWN5Down33 Look at the big end - open upGLANCE6Down34 FrankCANDID6Down34 SensibleSANE4Down34 MalesMEN3Down36 TuneAIR3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 4, 2023. 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.