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Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2021 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
VisionDREAM5Across1 VoucherDOCKET6Across5 OathCURSE5Across8 Depict as a sinister manPORTRAY7Across8 MinerCOLLIER7Across8 DiscardTHROWAWAY9Across9 No longer blue, having made a lot of moneyCLEANEDUP9Across9 ScrapeABRADE6Across10 CupidEROS4Across11 LiftHOIST5Across13 For a time, the musical instrument is sharpTHORN5Across13 ScowlLOWER5Across14 InventDESIGN6Across14 Mislay the ring in it that's too bigLOOSE5Across14 SailorMARINER7Across15 The nicest possible cover for a rain tankCISTERN7Across15 ViolinistFIDDLER7Across15 It's sharp and injured the girlCUTLASS7Across16 ManagementRUNNING7Across16 Bag the prizePURSE5Across17 AlcoveNICHE5Across17 Happen to see the ball caught by the dogOCCUR5Across18 FavouritePET3Across18 GatherRUCHE5Across18 DefectiveDUD3Across19 Therefore the top is not hollowSOLID5Across20 ShootSPRIG5Across20 DeceasedDEAD4Across21 Keep saying is, but perhaps isn't, going outINSIST6Across22 WaveROLLER6Across22 Make one anxious to stop the baby crying?RATTLE6Across23 SkirmishMELEE5Across23 PalePALLID6Across23 IndigentPOOR4Across24 Taking up little space in the agreementCOMPACT7Across25 AgreeCONSENT7Across25 PadCUSHION7Across27 LairDEN3Across27 Everything in the pot can be eaten by a vegetarianSHALLOT7Across27 ThroughPER3Across29 Don't notice the name on the bookMISSAL6Across30 SailorRATING6Across30 TurnedROTATED7Across31 ExposeUNVEIL6Across31 It's found in salt and mud, so I worked outSODIUM6Across31 Snaps "Black ties are out!"BITES5Across32 DemeanedABASED6Across32 AscendedRISEN5Across32 Swimming poolLIDO4Across34 A small jug found in the woodASPEN5Across35 PlaySTRUM5Across35 DeservedEARNED6Across35 After a time the doctor writes back a letterOMEGA5Across36 European riverRHINE5Across36 InterminableENDLESS7Across37 Go along with and have a drinkINDULGE7Across37 DepositLODGE5Across38 CrossMONGREL7Across39 Scolding for getting the rope all tangled upREPROOF7Across39 RescindREPEAL6Across39 Go inENTER5Across40 Leaving when there's a summons to lunch, round about oneGOING5Across41 At no timeNEVER5Across41 Had a go at and vexed oneTRIED5Across42 CreepCRAWL5Across42 Have in mind the idea that you should give a party?ENTERTAIN9Across43 HelperASSISTANT9Across43 Kitty I make the mistake of introducing to the entertainerPIERROT7Across44 UnderstandREALISE7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MovementMOTION6Down1 Still receiving deliveries at homeNOTOUT6Down1 AttireCLOTHING8Down2 Level with the flagSTANDARD8Down2 MassageRUB3Down2 AggressiveBELLIGERENT11Down3 Is it knitted with wire wool?CABLESTITCH11Down3 ShrubACACIA6Down3 NatureCHARACTER9Down4 Part of a landscape by a colour-blind artist in Kentucky?BLUEGRASS9Down4 MireMUD3Down4 ActDEED4Down5 SweetsTOFFEES7Down5 Unforeseen drawbacks in eligible bachelors?CATCHES7Down5 ShutCLOSED6Down6 NonsenseBALDERDASH10Down6 Definitely not the very smallestLEASTOFALL10Down6 BronzedTANNED6Down7 DropFALL4Down7 Certain to get us upset againSURE4Down7 EbbedRECEDED7Down9 RefrainCHORUS6Down10 The instant the seconds are out, gives a pasting toSTICKS6Down10 CheatSWINDLE7Down11 Think of a number and write it downCOMPOSE7Down11 MaterialREP3Down12 ChumFRIEND6Down12 It lets you in and gets you something to eatENTREE6Down12 LocationSITE4Down13 TooALSO4Down16 SovereignRULER5Down17 UnfeelingCALLOUS7Down19 Eliminates, when one switches off the engineCUTSOUT7Down19 SignifiedDENOTED7Down20 Refers to when one visitsLOOKSUP7Down21 Male chickenROOSTER7Down21 PainACHE4Down22 Saying someone had struck you when he hadn't?THUMPINGLIE11Down24 DogBULLTERRIER11Down24 SportsmanPLAYER6Down24 GemstoneOPAL4Down25 LiveRESIDE6Down26 "Please move into the centre," clear as can bePLAINTOSEE10Down26 BirdSANDMARTIN10Down26 SterileBARREN6Down28 AngryINDIGNANT9Down28 What was that you said hospitably to the departing guest?COMEAGAIN9Down28 BookRESERVE7Down29 It's really great being a bird! I can fly!TITANIC7Down29 ColourRED3Down30 Only a silver lining is too littleMEAGRE6Down30 ContinueRESUME6Down30 MockRIDICULE8Down32 Original sin?BADSTART8Down32 Feeling off colour, parking inside quicklySPEEDY6Down33 PuppetDOLL4Down33 SnuggleNESTLE6Down33 If most indisposed by the head cold, get sweetsCOMFITS7Down34 ClergymanPRELATE7Down34 YearsAGE3Down36 SheepEWE3Down37 Go byELAPSE6Down38 Provided, as the nest is by the henLAIDON6Down38 Knock for the mechanic, looking embarrassedPINK4Down40 HomeNEST4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 6, 2021. 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.