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Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
GuideSTEER5Across1 They're seen as a striking effectSTARS5Across1 CabinBERTH5Across2 Mammal, maybe a mule at the end of its tetherLEMUR5Across6 PantsGASPS5Across6 VirtuousMORAL5Across7 EaseRELAX5Across8 Of current affairsTOPICAL7Across9 Choose one for mother - the best!OPTIMUM7Across9 DirtySULLY5Across10 Turning toolLATHE5Across10 Hotel cabbage?SAVOY5Across10 Steam bathSAUNA5Across11 To see a short distance is not difficultCINCH5Across11 DefeatsBEATS5Across12 Step taken by one in prison?STAIR5Across12 BreachGAP3Across12 Chef's roomKITCHEN7Across13 Part with not a word about what happenedSEVENTH7Across13 SoberSTAID5Across13 Sorry to have to dash back, breathlessSAD3Across15 PostponedDELAYED7Across15 So or thusSIC3Across15 Walked in for an introductionTROD4Across17 ThrownTOSSED6Across17 Top cardsACES4Across17 Dan's silly to get Eva in a stateNEVADA6Across18 RingCIRCLE6Across18 SickenAIL3Across19 Blare noisily at TonyBLAIR5Across19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across19 Unreliable half-back in the lineFICKLE6Across20 National songANTHEM6Across20 OrdainedDECREED7Across20 Old Bill, showing a cool head on operationsCOPS4Across22 InstanceCASE4Across22 DeclareAVER4Across23 An opponent, possibly of noteFOE3Across24 Girl's nameKAY3Across24 EntranceDOOR4Across25 Develops intoBECOMES7Across25 When there'll be no more need for longing?SHORTLY7Across25 Maybe it isn't bad?TAINT5Across26 SoaredTOWERED7Across26 Indian instrumentSITAR5Across26 The sameDITTO5Across27 Airman's awfully good fortunePILOT5Across27 Team needing a wing replacement?WIGAN5Across28 SenselessINANE5Across28 A terrible overtaker!NEMESIS7Across29 Rough sketchOUTLINE7Across29 Celebrated with a meal around opening timeFETED5Across30 Sheds tearsWEEPS5Across30 RugMAT3Across30 Without clothesNAKED5Across31 EraseDELETE6Across31 Pond creatures caught in nets out West!NEWTS5Across31 RidCLEARED7Across34 Booby-trappedMINED5Across37 BrownTAN3Across38 LiabilityDEBIT5Across39 BringFETCH5Across40 SprigSHOOT5Across41 RevelSPREE5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MaximMOTTO5Down1 Mournful, pitiableTRAGIC6Down2 FoundationBASIS5Down2 Sort of bullet that might get Carter?TRACER6Down2 Shouted support for that little bounder TedROOTED6Down3 EvadedELUDED6Down3 Moral principlesETHICS6Down3 InformedTOLD4Down4 Agent of intelligence?SPY3Down4 Fish eggsROE3Down4 EntertainedREGALED7Down5 Only part of a form?FIFTH5Down5 Female foxVIXEN5Down5 YawnedGAPED5Down6 Devilish old cigarette lighter!LUCIFER7Down6 Of the stomachGASTRIC7Down6 A little of the mightyEMIR4Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Ready for a bath?UNCLAD6Down8 Draw with thisPENCIL6Down8 BalladLAY3Down9 LongedYEARNED7Down11 Took lots, perhaps, before finishing crimeSTOLE5Down12 Broom of twigsBESOM5Down12 VapourSTEAM5Down13 Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Down13 It's difficult for a motherless dog!STIFF5Down13 AdvantageASSET5Down14 Love to appear in something gripping, sayVOICE5Down14 TouchyTESTY5Down14 Wooden boats possibly showing signs of wearSABOT5Down15 Go away hastilySCRAM5Down15 UntruthLIE3Down16 YieldsCEDES5Down16 She is seen in a natural lightDAISY5Down16 ErasedDELETED7Down18 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Down18 A late fallerNIGHT5Down18 In bed, a lot twisted and swollenBLOATED7Down19 MonotonousTEDIOUS7Down19 Tincture used in paintingIODINE6Down21 IndigenousNATIVE6Down21 TwelveDOZEN5Down21 Eye membraneCORNEA6Down22 Tom's bit of naval experienceCRUISE6Down22 AvariceGREED5Down22 Spiritualists' meetingSEANCE6Down23 The willowy plant contains onePLIANT6Down23 AffairROMANCE7Down24 WailsBAWLS5Down25 Poles always seem unimpressed!SNEER5Down25 Acoustic quality of a wrong noteTONE4Down26 HaltSTOP4Down26 ConflictWAR3Down27 Success in rowingWIN3Down28 TavernINN3Down28 DeathDEMISE6Down28 ChangeALTER5Down29 SuppleLITHE5Down32 SingerTENOR5Down33 ConsumeEAT3Down35 IntenseDEEP4Down36

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 7, 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.