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Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2024 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#
CookerSTOVE5Across1 An accident on court?SMASH5Across1 IncreaseBOOST5Across4 Religious treatment for broken lampsPSALM5Across6 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Across6 RequestAPPEAL6Across7 DisregardsIGNORES7Across9 To find the motorway clear, perhaps, is a marvel!MIRACLE7Across9 MoistWET3Across9 Type of dance musicDISCO5Across10 In the Muslim world, one encounters something possibly grandISLAM5Across10 FuelGAS3Across10 Polite, courteousCIVIL5Across11 A drawback for Oscar, say?AWARD5Across11 LeadingAHEAD5Across12 Killed off the vice around Los AngelesSLAIN5Across12 Hooded snakeCOBRA5Across12 EnthusiasmZEAL4Across13 SkylineHORIZON7Across13 Possibly Alf has clay to mould, but you may not believe itFALLACY7Across13 Just a hint of a green salad fruit?CUE3Across15 WeakenSAP3Across15 SeedSPORE5Across15 There's little work for us in music!OPUS4Across17 RotaROSTER6Across17 First manADAM4Across17 SmallLITTLE6Across18 They're heard to give a blockhead disturbed sleepBLEEPS6Across18 Set out to be a warm-hearted, bright fellowARRAY5Across19 DiscourteousRUDE4Across19 BeginningONSET5Across19 Is the right numberTWENTY6Across20 Sad or dullDREARY6Across20 BequeathENDOW5Across20 TaxiCAB3Across22 Figure to have a great time with a girlVERA4Across22 Girl's nameRITA4Across22 Deceived in a way that's a bit shadyHAD3Across24 Well-likedPOPULAR7Across24 AffirmativeYES3Across24 Michael took a girl round the drama schoolFARADAY7Across25 Burial ceremonyFUNERAL7Across25 Spanish manSENOR5Across26 A flat can lead to such an accidentFATAL5Across26 TreeCEDAR5Across27 FriendPAL3Across27 Place for high living on a low income?ATTIC5Across27 Fail to stand out in civil disobedienceSITIN5Across28 SurrendersCEDES5Across28 RuleREIGN5Across28 Everybody hastened out of the plantSHALLOT7Across29 Greedy personGLUTTON7Across29 To speak raspingly sounds greatGRATE5Across30 LureDECOY5Across30 StenchSTINK5Across31 Taking a rest from veracityLYING5Across31 CourageGRIT4Across31 DistressSADDEN6Across33 SquanderWASTE5Across35 EnsignFLAG4Across37 MarkSTAIN5Across38 ConsumeEAT3Across39 EntrapNET3Across41 CommunicateLIAISE6Across42 PropellerSCREW5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GlareDAZZLE6Down1 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Down2 An accident messed up his mapMISHAP6Down2 AscendingUPWARD6Down2 Those little things at the laundrySMALLS6Down3 CasualtyVICTIM6Down3 CroneHAG3Down3 That chap I'm after at the hotelHIM3Down4 SupportBEAR4Down4 The selfEGO3Down4 DifferentOTHER5Down5 Punctuation markCOLON5Down5 A witticism from aunt?SALLY5Down5 Seek new membersRECRUIT7Down6 StationSTANDING8Down6 Clearly making a drama out of nothing, possiblyPLAINLY7Down6 ContinentASIA4Down7 Being stitched up makes little difference to SeanSEWN4Down7 FinalLAST4Down8 Of a brideBRIDAL6Down8 Beat up at last!LARRUP6Down8 GuessSPECULATE9Down11 It's alarming, Oscar losing his head and coming to a sticky end!SCARY5Down12 Trite or banalCORNY5Down12 Forward a letter or twoFORTH5Down13 RobustHARDY5Down13 Gardening toolsRAKES5Down14 NooseLOOP4Down14 Tempted by a bit of luck on the redLURED5Down14 StepSTAIR5Down15 Allowed to contribute to police deductionsCEDED5Down15 SpokenORAL4Down16 Try the Evening Standard, for instanceESSAY5Down16 Flower partPETAL5Down16 Alban's everyday aspectBANAL5Down18 ExchangeSWOP4Down18 Madagascan primateLEMUR5Down18 ShipshapeORDERLY7Down19 Shiftily cheat at being a diplomatATTACHE7Down19 EbbRECEDE6Down21 In a restaurant, a helpful line in cheap drink?WAITER6Down21 HystericalNEUROTIC8Down21 Futility of a fictitious fairVANITY6Down22 Feel remorseREPENT6Down22 PoetBARD4Down23 InnTAVERN6Down23 Fair part of a train wrecked going round a loop lineRATION6Down23 Go byPASS4Down25 Mistake made by the soccer people last monthFAULT5Down25 Strong pointFORTE5Down25 Is within twelve inches (thus handy?)FIST4Down26 Pudding ingredientSAGO4Down26 ShoalREEF4Down26 Note how sunny he is!SOL3Down28 LettuceCOS3Down28 EmbeddedINLAID6Down29 IngotNUGGET6Down30 ThreadTWINE5Down32 TradeDEAL4Down34 AfreshANEW4Down36 GratuityTIP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 5, 2024. 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.