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Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2026 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#
CustomaryUSUAL5Across1 Fliers or fatheaded convicts!FLAGS5Across1 Map bookATLAS5Across1 CollisionIMPACT6Across5 Spell "shape" differentlyPHASE5Across6 Hot molten rockMAGMA5Across6 ReappearRECUR5Across8 Toss an essayist a flowerLOBELIA7Across9 Word for wordLITERAL7Across9 ScarcityDEARTH6Across10 PlaitBRAID5Across10 He's very efficient, if maybe flashyROBOT5Across10 HeroIDOL4Across11 Quoted as seen?CITED5Across11 Fry quicklySAUTE5Across11 For punishment, ring around mid-morningPENAL5Across12 Twelve dozenGROSS5Across12 Accommodated by a deceiver?TAKENIN7Across13 One who resists changeDIEHARD7Across13 ComfortSOLACE6Across14 ChangeCONVERT7Across15 JewelGEM3Across15 Aeroplane on the way to Gateshead?MIG3Across15 HireRENT4Across17 Saintly, warm-hearted celebrity?STAR4Across17 ExaggerateOVERDO6Across18 Be generous when cheated out of a fast finishDONATE6Across18 ObtainGET3Across18 GazeSTARE5Across19 He'll sing a number as an alternativeTENOR5Across19 GratuityTIP3Across19 LizardIGUANA6Across20 Smoking jacket?REEFER6Across20 Member of the clergyDEAN4Across21 Untidy stateMESS4Across22 In entering the Foreign Office, one gets a sherryFINO4Across22 DissuadeDETER5Across23 Born asNEE3Across24 FashionableCHIC4Across24 Yes, a Pole has a commissionSIN3Across24 It eats fish (possibly plaice, by the way)PELICAN7Across25 Afternoon showMATINEE7Across25 Wherein to see the art of hairdressing?SALON5Across26 Of a townURBAN5Across26 Hitch a ride with TomTHUMB5Across27 ManagedRAN3Across27 Smug smileSMIRK5Across27 Pulped foodPUREE5Across28 It means less in mathsMINUS5Across28 RodentsGERBILS7Across29 AgeDAY3Across29 Liquid lossesULLAGES7Across29 Heavenly messengerANGEL5Across30 Put down what sounds rightWRITE5Across30 LeavenYEAST5Across31 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across31 A pair royal (of kings?)THREE5Across31 VendorSELLER6Across32 OtherwiseELSE4Across34 MaterialCOTTON6Across35 StadiumARENA5Across38 SpoiltMARRED6Across39 FinishedENDED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A sallySORTIE6Down2 Inspect for what may seem a short timeLOOKAT6Down2 FastenTIE3Down2 BurningALIGHT6Down3 A shiner, it seems, will make you scowlGLOWER6Down3 ComeARRIVE6Down3 CoverLID3Down4 A regular elbow benderSOT3Down4 FixedSET3Down4 Lake still in Scotland!LEVEN5Down5 EerieWEIRD5Down5 FlagIRIS4Down5 Foreign sportsman or cad, drunk on half a pint!PICADOR7Down6 HugeMASSIVE7Down6 CombinedPOOLED6Down6 Greeting from heaven?HAIL4Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 InnTAVERN6Down7 Think right, and you can raise fees for itSEEFIT6Down8 TangledMATTED6Down8 HireCHARTER7Down9 Player with puffy cheeksPIPER5Down12 Woman's nameGRETA5Down12 CurDOG3Down12 SewerDRAIN5Down13 Romanov stars, possibly?TSARS5Down13 TardyLATE4Down13 FollowENSUE5Down14 Carpenter, femaleKAREN5Down14 ColourGREEN5Down15 Wonderful bit of reading, I seeMAGIC5Down15 Become head girl at school?GETON5Down16 CurseOATH4Down16 ElkMOOSE5Down16 GiantTITAN5Down17 Keyboard instrumentORGAN5Down18 Denis touring Australia with a groupDOZEN5Down18 Plausible woman in a twisted beltTENABLE7Down19 Swimmer's deviceSNORKEL7Down19 ExpiationPENANCE7Down20 European languageGERMAN6Down21 Note their confusion, both one and the otherEITHER6Down21 Improper treatmentMISUSE6Down22 RegionAREA4Down22 The finale sounds like Sibelius, sayFINISH6Down22 Mother's kindNATURE6Down23 Cuts offSEVERS6Down23 HabitCUSTOM6Down24 InactiveIDLE4Down25 SnakeMAMBA5Down25 Where it's cold, the police get rid of ice (having a right)POLAR5Down25 VisitorCALLER6Down26 ImpulseURGE4Down26 Black spotSMUT4Down26 LayerPLY3Down28 The force sometimes reducedMET3Down28 RulerSULTAN6Down28 AyeYES3Down30 PeruseREAD4Down33 IndividualONE3Down36 PoemODE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. 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.