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Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2019 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2019 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#
CommandORDER5Across2 Steam roomSAUNA5Across3 Charlie's got the hump, the fathead!CHUMP5Across3 RecogniseKNOW4Across7 Car test - nothing's right!MOTOR5Across8 RespectADMIRE6Across8 As yetSOFAR5Across8 NimbleNIPPY5Across9 A place of rare fertilityOASIS5Across10 Stamp bookALBUM5Across10 Lived in Iowa somewhereWAS3Across11 CoachBUS3Across11 A minePIT3Across11 Player's first gameDEBUT5Across12 Swimming tutor possiblyTROUT5Across12 Appreciated being attacked?WENTFOR7Across13 Chef's roomKITCHEN7Across13 SpringSPA3Across13 AttackSETON5Across15 Uncharacteristic lapse in a flowery partSEPAL5Across15 SingerALTO4Across15 TuneAIR3Across16 ValleyGLEN4Across18 PigmeatHAM3Across18 Lout who'd love to start an affair?OAF3Across18 TranquilSERENE6Across19 Nominally calm, she may give a sneerSERENA6Across19 SlantingOBLIQUE7Across19 PosteriorRUMP4Across20 Plant typeBEGONIA7Across21 Aunt Sally's place?FUNFAIR7Across21 GrindMILL4Across22 ReviseEDIT4Across22 Warm up for a theatrical partHEAT4Across22 FruitPEAR4Across23 Bit of a show - could be a riot!DEMO4Across23 Prop upBOLSTER7Across23 Be afraid to hold an article that's so very light!FEATHER7Across24 RemainderRESIDUE7Across24 Young sowGILT4Across25 Loves deeplyADORES6Across26 Comes up for air in order to complete the exercisesARISES6Across26 StrayERR3Across27 LoutTHUG4Across28 Organ needing attentionEAR3Across29 StriplingLAD3Across29 BeforeERE3Across30 Harmonious name for a heavyweightTONAL5Across31 AttemptTRY3Across31 Tribal badge or emblemTOTEM5Across31 Walks like a duckWADDLES7Across32 A miners' group?SEMINAR7Across32 FumeSMOKE5Across33 A great source of taintTITAN5Across34 AnteroomFOYER5Across34 Did the spadeworkDUG3Across35 Boy's nameIAN3Across35 An acquisition repeatedAGAIN5Across36 Celestial bodyCOMET5Across36 HitSTRIKE6Across36 Freed to leg it, possibly?LETGO5Across37 RageANGER5Across37 WorryFRET4Across37 CerealWHEAT5Across38 Sounds a hoarse utterance!NEIGH5Across38 StinksREEKS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ThemeTOPIC5Down1 CancelANNUL5Down1 It gets damp as it driesTOWEL5Down1 Short axeHATCHET7Down2 Failed to look not good but bulkyLOSTOUT7Down2 PossessOWN3Down2 ImmerseDIP3Down3 Middle East portADEN4Down4 BeamRAY3Down4 Being German, he has endless educationHERR4Down4 SpriteIMP3Down5 Pet rodent control operativeMOUSER6Down5 Disgust, revulsionNAUSEA6Down5 FumbleGROPE5Down6 ChangeALTER5Down6 Dad's got his head on right!PATER5Down6 Japanese padded quiltFUTON5Down7 City the Italian gent goes aroundMILAN5Down7 SeizureFIT3Down9 The tawny parts are brownTAN3Down9 BucketPAIL4Down10 SuccessionBARRAGE7Down11 TripSTUMBLE7Down12 Sweet Evertonians oft upset over charges!TOFFEES7Down12 RelegatesDEMOTES7Down12 DexteritySLEIGHT7Down13 Supporter of soccer people close downFAN3Down14 SimilarityANALOGY7Down14 WitchHAG3Down14 Native American tentTEPEE5Down16 The man run out?PETER5Down16 RevileABUSE5Down16 ApproachesNEARS5Down17 Install only a replacementLAYON5Down17 WaterwayRIVER5Down17 AdhesiveGUM3Down18 Being young, in the turbulent teens I got a kissSIXTEEN7Down19 AlikeSIMILAR7Down19 What, out East, can be made into biscuitsWHEAT5Down20 Gain access toGETAT5Down20 Villain who never put a cigarette outFAGIN5Down21 VesselPOT3Down21 Intolerant personBIGOT5Down21 Dessert coursePUDDING7Down23 Free, indeed, to be floutedDERIDED7Down23 DistantREMOTE6Down24 Catlike, showing endless variation of feelingFELINE6Down24 PareTRIM4Down24 FatherDAD3Down25 Bit of a shame he can't actHAM3Down25 WrathfulIRATE5Down26 One giving bloodDONOR5Down27 Rogue tuned redROUGE5Down27 AlludeREFER5Down28 It's an optional material!SATIN5Down28 ImpelledURGED5Down29 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down30 Roomy enough for one horse to go round anotherBAGGY5Down30 Seven daysWEEK4Down32 LargeBIG3Down32 Performed some chorus angelicallySANG4Down32 Head of the teachers' union?NUT3Down33 StitchSEW3Down33 InsulateLAG3Down33 PoemODE3Down34 NewtEFT3Down35

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 5, 2019. 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.