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Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2018 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#
WrathANGER5Across2 Card gameWHIST5Across3 The woman for many a manMADAM5Across3 CeaseSTOP4Across7 She's a nut!HAZEL5Across8 HatefulODIOUS6Across8 MerchandiseGOODS5Across8 AllureTEMPT5Across9 Finding the illuminations intoxicating?LITUP5Across10 EerieWEIRD5Across10 Get a hundred advanced by deceitCON3Across11 SpoilMAR3Across11 Boy's nameSAM3Across11 Girl's nameKAREN5Across12 Running tracks!RAILS5Across12 Dear me, shaken by the idealist's rousing start!DREAMER7Across13 ShortageDEFICIT7Across13 DefectiveDUD3Across13 Cause the ruin ofDOFOR5Across15 Gave one's playmates a handDEALT5Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 FreeRID3Across16 LakeMERE4Across18 DecomposeROT3Across18 Container of cabbages?BAG3Across18 TranquilSERENE6Across19 A fairly normal districtPARISH6Across19 LiberateDELIVER7Across19 TidyNEAT4Across20 SubtitleCAPTION7Across21 Loose and fluttering - free as a bird?FLYAWAY7Across21 CabTAXI4Across22 Jumper materialWOOL4Across22 Where to find some Irish heiressesEIRE4Across22 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across23 Behind, due to a rare mix-up!REAR4Across23 LocalTOPICAL7Across23 Was worth making me tiredMERITED7Across24 ObscureUNCLEAR7Across24 PitcherEWER4Across25 PerspiresSWEATS6Across26 Three good contestsGRACES6Across26 CaskTUN3Across27 FeverAGUE4Across28 Adversary of an RAF officer at a loose endFOE3Across29 Excess fleshFAT3Across29 WandROD3Across30 A biblical character made her do wrongHEROD5Across31 FinishEND3Across31 Ballroom danceTANGO5Across31 Causing distressHURTFUL7Across32 This vessel can possibly be in woodPINNACE7Across32 JamWEDGE5Across33 Copy the figuresMIMIC5Across34 MonthAPRIL5Across34 Great little flier, maybeTIT3Across35 IlluminatedLIT3Across35 To overreact seemed not quite nice to dadPANIC5Across36 African mammalOKAPI5Across36 RunMANAGE6Across36 Not above breaking an elbowBELOW5Across37 Begin workingSETTO5Across37 RecognisedKNEW4Across37 TautTENSE5Across38 Was able to make a good rhymeCOULD5Across38 Artist's standEASEL5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Romantic flowersROSES5Down1 PlaceSTEAD5Down1 Lustrous greyish wild craneNACRE5Down1 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down2 Suitable for holdingTENABLE7Down2 FittingAPT3Down2 AdhesiveGUM3Down3 HotnessHEAT4Down4 DecayROT3Down4 How can a door be this?AJAR4Down4 VigourVIM3Down5 It's a long time for one to dally foolishlyALLDAY6Down5 CountrySWEDEN6Down5 PresageAUGUR5Down6 Male voiceTENOR5Down6 His meanness upsets me sirMISER5Down6 Illegal burningARSON5Down7 Targeted speculators?BULLS5Down7 DoltOAF3Down9 She's like Joe, but not very pronouncedlyZOE3Down9 BucketPAIL4Down10 WanderMEANDER7Down11 RecountedRELATED7Down12 Sumptuously entertains a chap with drinksREGALES7Down12 Young catsKITTENS7Down12 MaddenDERANGE7Down13 She's a blossomMAY3Down14 InventedDEVISED7Down14 Policeman, informallyCOP3Down14 ThighboneFEMUR5Down16 Meant to get me to help outAIMED5Down16 SendREMIT5Down16 RefuteREBUT5Down17 Unit of the Royal MarinesTHERM5Down17 CouchDIVAN5Down17 EncounteredMET3Down18 Certainly not the Ocean of Storms!PACIFIC7Down19 Showing deep feelingSOULFUL7Down19 Sound way to use a balanceWEIGH5Down20 ContortTWIST5Down20 For him, the right share's a long way out!FRIAR5Down21 HillTOR3Down21 Group of witchesCOVEN5Down21 GossipTATTLER7Down23 Go in for unoriginality?REENTER7Down23 Ideal societyUTOPIA6Down24 Doc could be a bit of a comedian!MEDICO6Down24 ShrewdCUTE4Down24 Wheat spikeEAR3Down25 Not up to weight!TON3Down25 FemaleWOMAN5Down26 Excursions on footWALKS5Down27 That royal quality about a girlREGAL5Down27 Open-mouthedAGAPE5Down28 House with tailless mice? That's funny!COMIC5Down28 BeneathUNDER5Down29 Glazing pastePUTTY5Down30 In part, he'll doACTOR5Down30 ConcealHIDE4Down32 CushionPAD3Down32 Medicine that makes you sick on the quiet?PILL4Down32 To feel unwell upsets AliAIL3Down33 DampWET3Down33 SeizureFIT3Down33 NoiseDIN3Down34 StretchEKE3Down35

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 6, 2018. 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.