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Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2023 answers. The Monday puzzle has 130 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#
WriterSCRIBE6Across1 MonthAPRIL5Across3 Unstable movie hero?ROCKY5Across3 ResponsibilityONUS4Across5 ClassGENRE5Across8 The sign for 'pound'LIBRA5Across8 Razor sharpenerSTROP5Across8 DonkeyASS3Across9 She often drops an HNORAH5Across10 LengthyLONG4Across10 RecentlyNEWLY5Across10 When it's hot, there's a certain amount of steamTEA3Across11 TradeDEAL4Across11 Raised edgeRIM3Across11 A name I had for being shyTIMID5Across12 ImpelledURGED5Across12 Light woodBALSA5Across12 PlanetJUPITER7Across13 Payload transported by a fighterFREIGHT7Across13 CurrentSTREAM6Across13 VestigeTRACE5Across15 She's in love, starry eyedVESTA5Across15 NotchDENT4Across16 LettuceCOS3Across18 Neither gets the number rightNOR3Across18 WickedEVIL4Across18 That informative fellow at the bank?TELLER6Across19 Cold seasonWINTER6Across19 DeedACT3Across20 Indirect routes to the back of beyond?DETOURS7Across21 MetropolisCAPITAL7Across21 TorHILL4Across22 Regretted sounding rudeRUED4Across22 SpotDOT3Across22 South African currencyRAND4Across23 Go across for bridgeSPAN4Across23 BarrierDAM3Across23 SnugglesNESTLES7Across24 Fanatics who set Zola adrift?ZEALOTS7Across24 DumbMUTE4Across24 ThoughtIDEA4Across25 They're timely at WestminsterCHIMES6Across26 BrawlFRACAS6Across26 PartDIVIDE6Across28 Being unprofessional, got restedLAY3Across29 Fastening deviceZIP3Across29 DeadlyFATAL5Across30 Fortune-telling cardsTAROT5Across31 Something scratchyTALON5Across31 Let down, badly fed at the wrong timeDEFLATE7Across32 FrankOPEN4Across32 PlantPETUNIA7Across32 PeriodTERM4Across33 Personal record bookDIARY5Across34 ImitateAPE3Across34 CommanderRULER5Across34 Tireless passion?IRE3Across35 AdjustedTUNED5Across35 DragLUG3Across35 Gert's upset about getting a bit wet when there's hail!GREET5Across36 DregsLEES4Across36 As yetSOFAR5Across36 They exploit Russell badly, taking £50 off himUSERS5Across37 CoinINVENT6Across37 In motionASTIR5Across37 Figure there's no war in Peshawar, possiblySHAPE5Across38 Dog leadLEASH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ScantySPARSE6Down1 The joint at the cornerMITRE5Down1 SwaggerSTRUT5Down1 LimitRESTRICT8Down2 Instructed a boy to get out of the rainTRAINED7Down2 FunnyCOMICAL7Down2 SongBALLAD6Down3 Neglect to put it on orderOMIT4Down4 RuedREGRETTED9Down4 FruitPEAR4Down4 CommandedORDERED7Down5 With which to prune vines, possibly, at the King's HeadKNIVES6Down5 Introduce graduallyINSTIL6Down5 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Down6 RequireNEED4Down6 Sing something poetic in the outskirts of YeovilYODEL5Down6 OnlySOLE4Down7 PortionSLICE5Down7 Stick to the glassPASTE5Down7 AntelopeGNU3Down8 RendRIP3Down9 Worker in a tube extension?BEE3Down9 Hornets upset when sat onTHRONES7Down12 Apart fromBESIDES7Down12 Not bottomTOP3Down14 CogitatedMEDITATED9Down14 Obtained leave, starting TuesdayGOT3Down14 VigourVIM3Down15 Book of mapsATLAS5Down16 Fielding lapses?SLIPS5Down16 A near wreck, this theatre?ARENA5Down17 BowNOD3Down17 Wear awayERODE5Down17 ConfirmVALIDATE8Down19 Fairground rideWALTZER7Down19 One pushed around at the supermarket?TROLLEY7Down19 A certain area of literatureTRACT5Down20 Sea-birdAUK3Down20 StealingTHEFT5Down20 DistinctCLEAR5Down21 LockjawTETANUS7Down21 Lived up to a bad name!DEVIL5Down21 Fight offREPULSE7Down23 Hairdresser in a pen catalogue?STYLIST7Down23 Essential characterNATURE6Down24 A heavenly high pointZENITH6Down24 Undoing of a dolt!OAF3Down25 IlluminatedLIT3Down25 AviatorsAIRMEN6Down26 FlawDEFECT6Down27 Being hirsute can be dangerous!HAIRY5Down27 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Down27 Fashions elaborate domesMODES5Down28 ColourCORAL5Down28 PuppetDOLL4Down29 NumberDIGIT5Down30 Rear to be tough?STERN5Down30 GalaFETE4Down30 GuidedLED3Down31 DowelsPEGS4Down32 A wet fellow apt to fall downDRIP4Down32 Participate or appear, as in cabaretARE3Down33 Pistachio, sayNUT3Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 7, 2023. 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.