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Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Return to custodyREMAND6Across1 CreaseFOLD4Across1 Twin actors, possibly?CASTOR6Across1 BeakerCUP3Across4 FortuneLUCK4Across6 EvidentAPPARENT8Across7 The time cocoa’s in preparationOCCASION8Across7 Skin-troubleECZEMA6Across8 What a funny fence!HAHA4Across8 Flash of lightningBOLT4Across8 OccupierTENANT6Across9 MethodWAY3Across10 One sees it as good senseREASON6Across10 Private evening partySOIREE6Across10 Car shedGARAGE6Across11 It’s easy to file an account!FACILE6Across11 PlayDRAMA5Across12 InsulateLAG3Across14 In simple terms, leasedLET3Across14 FireSHOOT5Across14 EraEPOCH5Across15 Of the sunSOLAR5Across16 Produce beer, perhaps, for the trading centreBREED5Across16 Identify as grass?TELL4Across17 ConversationTALK4Across17 KegBARREL6Across18 The all-in totalTALLY5Across19 UnderBELOW5Across19 ScheduleAGENDA6Across20 Guilty person’s regret about an own goalROGUE5Across21 StudentPUPIL5Across21 A name I had for being bashfulTIMID5Across22 Inspection of accountsAUDIT5Across22 Person from DenmarkDANE4Across23 Speed pastSPED4Across23 Old-fashionedDATED5Across24 Polite, courteousCIVIL5Across26 PassSPEND5Across26 Piece angrily torn offSTRIP5Across26 Abe’s little girl?BEA3Across28 HeadingTITLE5Across28 Food fishBIB3Across28 With heavy blows, a politician may be shut outTHUMPS6Across29 Funeral carHEARSE6Across29 BeverageTEA3Across30 Concealed or secretCOVERT6Across30 Genial little trioJOVIAL6Across30 Nominally a unitABEL4Across31 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across31 Made to realise there are wild deer around to take care ofREMINDED8Across32 CribCRADLE6Across32 State of being aloneSOLITUDE8Across32 City where there’s no longer a tree to be found?EXETER6Across33 SpanBRIDGE6Across33 Snout beetleWEEVIL6Across33 Run offFLEE4Across34 FastenTIE3Across35 FemaleGIRL4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Apple typeRUSSET6Down1 It tastes better than a stickCARROT6Down1 HappenOCCUR5Down2 A steel product with pricklesTEASEL6Down2 Waterproof jacketANORAK6Down2 Romantic appointmentDATE4Down3 VisionaryDREAMER7Down3 The horse galloped out of the ringROAN4Down3 Of consuming interestEATABLE7Down4 TalonCLAW4Down4 SunshadePARASOL7Down4 CompassionPITY4Down5 WildFERAL5Down5 Figure there’s food around for a fairyPIXIE5Down5 MealLUNCH5Down6 Like every single personUNWED5Down6 Complete, totalUTTER5Down6 HarmonyCONCORD7Down7 Bird’s beakBILL4Down8 A building of marked value?HALL4Down8 LimbLEG3Down9 Steamy piece of photography?HOT3Down9 CurveARC3Down11 Weep when there are chips out of the crockeryCRY3Down12 NameDUB3Down12 Noisy quarrelROW3Down12 Go the French way?LEAVE5Down13 ImitateAPE3Down13 Street urchinGAMIN5Down13 LukewarmTEPID5Down15 A bad characterFAGIN5Down15 ElderlyOLD3Down16 HeadgearHAT3Down17 This heart-breaking worldEARTH5Down18 Girl’s nameANNIE5Down18 Cruise to Mauritius to start?TOM3Down19 ClothingAPPAREL7Down19 Unopened flowerBUD3Down19 Lord of the courtsLUD3Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down20 After such a good time, are repairs necessary?RIPPING7Down21 ObtainGET3Down21 ThrobPULSATE7Down21 RevisingEDITING7Down22 BroadcastAIR3Down22 The chap who gave Smith new heartTIM3Down22 GodlikeDIVINE6Down23 More exacting than everSEVERE6Down23 HatchetAXE3Down23 Biblical murder victimABEL4Down24 A lip split by a bucketPAIL4Down24 NecessitateENTAIL6Down25 Evidently there’s cash in road-buildingDOLLAR6Down25 ExpertACE3Down25 Back rents collectedSTERN5Down26 A pursuitCHASE5Down26 ElbowNUDGE5Down27 CryptVAULT5Down27 Associated with gin, it’s mostly rumRUMMY5Down27 Woman’s long scarfBOA3Down28 A short cutBOB3Down28 BeerLAGER5Down29 Old overworked horse? Yes, half deadJADE4Down30 MarqueeTENT4Down30 Ship’s companyCREW4Down30 CompetentABLE4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. 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.