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Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2020 answers. The Friday 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#
ComplacentSMUG4Across1 GrooveRUT3Across4 SharpenHONE4Across6 Type of paintEMULSION8Across9 WonderAWE3Across9 Some came round to give a hand – honestlySOHELPME8Across9 The gentleman father cut shortSIR3Across10 EmphasisedSTRESSED8Across10 Snow runnerSKI3Across10 A signal to abandonMAROON6Across11 GullTERN4Across11 CommentREMARK6Across11 She’s a no-good, knocking back drinkANGELA6Across12 AmbleSTROLL6Across12 Green gemstoneEMERALD7Across13 Silence on the radio or the funeral march?DEADAIR7Across13 The climbing plant, as one guessed, did cover itVINE4Across14 EraAGE3Across14 HerbSAGE4Across14 Be under the false impression, being immature, personallyKIDONESELF10Across15 Area around LiverpoolMERSEYSIDE10Across15 AppendedADDED5Across16 Get moving to ensure you’re prepared for an attackMOBILISE8Across17 HappeningINCIDENT8Across17 Musical instrumentPICCOLO7Across18 A group of spectators carrying it does prove disturbingAGITATE7Across18 InformationDATA4Across19 Undecided, to be frankOPEN4Across19 AlliedCOMBINED8Across19 DeserveMERIT5Across21 Breathe inINHALE6Across21 Bring love into it, which is tediousBORING6Across21 CalamityDISASTER8Across23 Sounding low and feeling thoroughly miserablePLUMBINGTHEDEPTHS17Across24 GMTGREENWICHMEANTIME17Across24 RelaxedEASED5Across24 OvumEGG3Across27 An iron and a wood I myself am carryingMASHIE6Across27 Shooting starMETEOR6Across27 Reject as falseDENY4Across29 Very funny way of conveying your disdain to an actorHOOT4Across29 Do exercises for a whileSTRETCH7Across30 MonthOCTOBER7Across30 MailPOST4Across31 IdleINACTIVE8Across33 Flaw in a lawLOOPHOLE8Across33 Regarding careers, you share the same concern with himCOWORKER8Across33 BornNEE3Across34 AleBEER4Across35 It’s to do with showing regard for othersRESPECTING10Across35 Higher education institutionUNIVERSITY10Across35 Mount you put a bet on, when backingETNA4Across36 UntruthLIE3Across36 Leave outOMIT4Across36 ManufacturedMADE4Across37 Announce that you’re not running?DECLARE7Across37 TediumBOREDOM7Across37 West Indian musicREGGAE6Across38 Go on, chum! It’s of very little importancePALTRY6Across38 Domed roofCUPOLA6Across40 Act in accordance with and you’ll succeedFOLLOW6Across40 Do wrongERR3Across41 Taking about a quarter the time to dispose ofEAT3Across41 Noisy quarrelSQUABBLE8Across42 A lack of cars, usually, approaching a built-up areaSCARCITY8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gathering one’s adding a few for convenience sakeROUNDINGUP10Down1 Small amountSMATTERING10Down1 As wellALSO4Down2 It’s good form, you say, petPEKE4Down2 CompanionMATE4Down2 PerfidiousDISLOYAL8Down3 It’s clear father came back by himselfAPPARENT8Down3 IncreasedGREW4Down3 MeantimeINTERIM7Down4 Hearing the sound of gongs, pokes one’s nose inMEDDLES7Down4 AbdicatedRESIGNED8Down4 NeatTIDY4Down5 Falling to piecesDILAPIDATED11Down5 Not judgmental about Americans thinking only of women?BROADMINDED11Down5 LoathedHATED5Down6 ForecastPREDICTION10Down6 Unable to be examined by the surgeon? That’s unlikelyIMPROBABLE10Down6 Be indebtedOWE3Down7 EntertainedAMUSED6Down7 Nonsense! Hit the ball to one sideDRIVEL6Down7 CourageNERVE5Down8 NovelORIGINAL8Down8 Resumptions of the occurrencesGOINGSON8Down8 The stick they’ll get if they don’t work?STAFF5Down10 VegetableSWEDE5Down10 ClimbSCALE5Down12 GatherAMASS5Down13 PointAIM3Down14 WeirdEERIE5Down15 HideSECRETE7Down16 Be faster than the others when there’s a sudden exodusOUTRUSH7Down16 DemiseDEATH5Down17 DisparageDECRY5Down18 PaleASHEN5Down20 The yard got a tip off that came to nothingPATIO5Down20 ShameDISGRACE8Down20 LabelTAG3Down22 Go back and haggle some more withRETREAT7Down22 AbominableHEINOUS7Down22 Certain to pour tea into – it’s only to be expectedINCHARACTER11Down23 SympatheticKINDHEARTED11Down23 Goes to pieces when the car stalls?BREAKSDOWN10Down25 UnaccompaniedALONE5Down25 Barge-like vesselNARROWBOAT10Down25 Taking little time to grade as poorSECONDRATE10Down26 Go inENTER5Down26 UltimatelyEVENTUALLY10Down26 InvoiceBILL4Down28 Taking on, or making a fuss, over the lost pointADOPTION8Down28 HugeENORMOUS8Down28 StaunchSTEM4Down29 GreedyAVID4Down30 Pan it dreadfully when he’s appearing in it as an actorTHESPIAN8Down31 Light-heartedCHEERFUL8Down31 ObserveSEE3Down32 SackDISMISS7Down32 Vilify, at a press gathering, the EnglishASPERSE7Down32 SnakePYTHON6Down34 By word of mouth, when you gather round beforehandORALLY6Down34 Say it’s awful meatROAST5Down35 BeneathUNDER5Down35 TauntGIBE4Down39 Lap speedLICK4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 7, 2020. 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.