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Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 6 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
Moscow's countryRUSSIA6Across1 Here, there's a GreenHITHER6Across1 CourageousBRAVE5Across2 Brown hair colourBRUNETTE8Across7 LoyalTRUE4Across7 An approach to early music?OVERTURE8Across7 Girl getting all upset about nothingLOLA4Across8 DressATTIRE6Across8 Sound in mindSANE4Across8 RendezvousTRYST5Across9 Motoring club?DRIVER6Across10 FuelDIESEL6Across10 SnakesVIPERS6Across11 Artless politician getting into a pack of liesSIMPLE6Across11 WandROD3Across11 FightingWAR3Across13 Directions for replacementNEW3Across14 Cut grassMOW3Across14 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 GrooveRUT3Across16 Numbers edited, but sniffed atNOSED5Across16 WorthVALUE5Across16 Lord with some hope of getting royal?PEER4Across17 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 CableWIRE4Across18 Long-snouted mammalTAPIR5Across19 RestrictedLIMITED7Across19 Keep being quoted as damagedHOLED5Across19 CheeseEDAM4Across20 Roadside hotelMOTEL5Across21 Runner taking a letter from "10 Across"RIVER5Across21 LoverBEAU4Across22 ConnectionTIEUP5Across22 Heavenly historic airlinerCOMET5Across22 ProminentSALIENT7Across23 HairstylePERM4Across23 At Beachy Head, request to enjoy the sunshineBASK4Across23 SwerveVEER4Across25 Missiles constructed in labs out of love?BOLAS5Across26 ReleasesFREES5Across26 AgeDAY3Across27 SparBOX3Across28 Gosh - a palindrome!WOW3Across28 PresentHERE4Across28 OverrunINVADE6Across29 He takes too much interestUSURER6Across29 A big house for dad to do upPALACE6Across30 ElderSENIOR6Across30 FinishEND3Across30 Ostentatiously aesthetic party pieceARTY4Across31 PerformedDID3Across31 ReviseEDIT4Across31 Had fun making love in a vehicle, second-handCAROUSED8Across32 DilapidatedDECREPIT8Across32 AlternativeOTHER5Across33 One who's always doing the wrong thingSINNER6Across33 StruggleTUSSLE6Across33 RottenPUTRID6Across36 FrozenICED4Across37 Old-fashionedDATED5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It'll delay proceedings at the bankHOLDUP6Down1 HaphazardRANDOM6Down1 OffspringBROOD5Down1 WinterSEASON6Down2 The little house across the damHOOVER6Down2 WagerBET3Down2 Biblical murder victimABEL4Down3 Crowd noise that can hearten HarrowROAR4Down3 SomeANY3Down3 ConsumeEAT3Down4 RudeUNCIVIL7Down4 Something afoot for the coachTRAINER7Down4 Pig penSTY3Down5 Ma has an afterthought - a complaintMUMPS5Down5 Iron alloySTEEL5Down5 MonkFRIAR5Down6 TightTENSE5Down6 Honoured with a feast around TuesdayFETED5Down6 Type of houseSEMI4Down8 Series of fifty-one pointsLINE4Down8 Not oldNEW3Down9 Name the French workers' leaderLEW3Down9 DrossSCUM4Down10 ShynessRESERVE7Down11 Ministry associable with cons?MOD3Down12 DevaluedDEBASED7Down12 Golf standardPAR3Down12 Harris's insular associateLEWIS5Down13 BroadenedWIDENED7Down13 EmporerRULER5Down13 DiminishedREDUCED7Down14 FactDATUM5Down15 He really likes a cash surplusLOVER5Down15 InflexibleRIGID5Down16 CheapTINNY5Down17 NetworkWEB3Down18 DecorateADORN5Down18 Those disturbed by a characteristic set of attitudesETHOS5Down18 That chap apt to breathe on one a lot?HIM3Down19 Foot digitTOE3Down19 Allowed occupancy of some billetsLET3Down20 VigourPEP3Down20 Did it come up as a potential bloomer?ROSEBUD7Down21 SpoilMAR3Down21 Evil actionMISDEED7Down21 Wheels in an arc, possiblyCAR3Down22 Hot beverageTEA3Down22 Rush ahead up northBOLTON6Down23 Small horsesPONIES6Down23 EgressEXIT4Down24 OrientEAST4Down24 Missing a roadAWAY4Down24 IllusionMIRAGE6Down25 He shouldn't lose his jobKEEPER6Down25 FollowENSUE5Down26 LocatesFINDS5Down26 Aggressively macho, but going to churchBUTCH5Down26 Cruel way to make moneyLUCRE5Down27 ExpelEVICT5Down27 Fighting to give cowards heartWAR3Down28 Place to sleepBED3Down28 StreamRIVER5Down29 At Lord's, they provide cover for the lower membersPADS4Down30 Badger's burrowSETT4Down30 CrookedWRY3Down32 UnusualODD3Down33 HeatedHOT3Down34 FreeRID3Down35

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