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Evening Standard Crossword August 4 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 4 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 126 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#
Injures with a knifeSTABS5Across1 The part of plough, perhaps?SHARE5Across1 OrbGLOBE5Across4 Nine in a pen - or another numberSIXTY5Across6 Canal boatBARGE5Across6 MendREPAIR6Across7 Low padded seatOTTOMAN7Across9 To smooth things over, one gets a chap dismissedIRONOUT7Across9 CourtWOO3Across9 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across10 Nasty ways to die, possiblySNIDE5Across10 HillTOR3Across10 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Across11 It's turned (by a turnkey?)SCREW5Across11 RecoverRALLY5Across12 Could he possibly harp about an inexperienced driver?RALPH5Across12 PerceiveSENSE5Across12 VictualsFOOD4Across13 TryATTEMPT7Across13 Is a mild concoction, though not handyMISLAID7Across13 Not far from Mile EndMIL3Across15 So or thusSIC3Across15 BeleaguerBESET5Across15 The money in the middle, wanted at the centreANTE4Across17 PesterMOLEST6Across17 EmploysUSES4Across17 Eye membraneCORNEA6Across18 The difficulty having so little butterSCRAPE6Across18 Something wrong at the FA last monthFAULT5Across19 SearchHUNT4Across19 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across19 Brown may be a loser outrightSORREL6Across20 Man's overcoatULSTER6Across20 ForbiddenTABOO5Across20 CushionPAD3Across22 Sort of house with a strongroom?SAFE4Across22 RegionAREA4Across22 It's of the camel kind, but with antlersELK3Across24 DroveMOTORED7Across24 RegretRUE3Across24 The kids don't think him abominableSNOWMAN7Across25 Object toPROTEST7Across25 Failing, defectFAULT5Across26 Might he be a little light?PILOT5Across26 ThieveSTEAL5Across27 FamilyKIN3Across27 Writer who went around the Norwegian centre breaking nibsIBSEN5Across27 Sure to be tied upBOUND5Across28 CompetitorRIVAL5Across28 BanquetFEAST5Across28 Source of fresh informationNEWSMAN7Across29 Slide unsteadilySLITHER7Across29 Where, in France, to be sly about getting ahead?LYONS5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 ThickDENSE5Across31 When I had a key in reserveASIDE5Across31 Prima-donnaDIVA4Across31 RevisedEDITED6Across33 CapBERET5Across35 PuppetDOLL4Across37 ParrotMACAW5Across38 LairDEN3Across39 FixedSET3Across41 RecentMODERN6Across42 AlludeREFER5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GainPROFIT6Down1 Coils, spinsTWISTS6Down2 Deliver manuallyHANDIN6Down2 PoiseAPLOMB6Down2 A puzzle full of holes?RIDDLE6Down3 GaffersBOSSES6Down3 NippedBIT3Down3 Before getting a bit overexcitedERE3Down4 BloodGORE4Down4 Pig penSTY3Down4 ReluctantLOATH5Down5 Celestial bodyCOMET5Down5 Work a weekend at Aden, possiblyKNEAD5Down5 Musical instrumentBASSOON7Down6 DaringBOLDNESS8Down6 Have an idea whodunnit?SUSPECT7Down6 Poker stakeANTE4Down7 Desire to take the thing to churchITCH4Down7 DressROBE4Down8 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Down8 What you've got when feeling seedy?THEPIP6Down8 RepliedRESPONDED9Down11 The competition is in two trivial partsRIVAL5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down12 Something to cue up for?MASSE5Down13 BodeAUGUR5Down13 AbruptTERSE5Down14 FateDOOM4Down14 One flying south to finish delivery work?STORK5Down14 TrapSNARE5Down15 She simply can't change up!MADAM5Down15 AsteriskSTAR4Down16 Loch smooth at one cornerLEVEN5Down16 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down16 Inclination of a disheartened saint to get out of LeatherheadSLANT5Down18 AppearLOOK4Down18 WooCOURT5Down18 RemembersRECALLS7Down19 Feels put out taking in catsFELINES7Down19 Reflected lightLUSTRE6Down21 So you've left school, dear fellow!OLDBOY6Down21 ResignABDICATE8Down21 Becomes unconscious of being old-fashionedSWOONS6Down22 Clothes, garmentsATTIRE6Down22 AdroitDEFT4Down23 Prose compositionsESSAYS6Down23 Cooled that hot enthusiast EdwardFANNED6Down23 RankTIER4Down25 Thus find a purpose for pickleSOUSE5Down25 Shallow round dishPLATE5Down25 Arthur gave direction to Bonnie and ClydePENN4Down26 SwiftFAST4Down26 ActDEED4Down26 Sound sheepish like a heavy-hearted bachelorBAA3Down28 ColourRED3Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 GiftTALENT6Down30 DegradeABASE5Down32 DetailITEM4Down34 PitcherEWER4Down36 PresentNOW3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 4, 2025. 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.