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Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 7 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 131 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#
FewestLEAST5Across3 DetectiveSLEUTH6Across4 Active enough to chuck the doctor in the river!NIMBLE6Across4 She takes the ring road, wronglyTHEODORA8Across7 PunishDEALWITH8Across7 It's good for the car, but bad for the cylindersCARBON6Across8 Non-transparentOPAQUE6Across8 FusedMOLTEN6Across9 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across10 ImpedeHINDER6Across10 He manages to clean a weaponLANCE5Across10 LoftATTIC5Across11 DemonstrateSHOW4Across12 When about right, they can be fineARTS4Across13 Metal moneyCOIN4Across13 RowTIER4Across14 In jug, we're put out!EWER4Across14 Worry about the guitar partFRET4Across15 CarryTOTE4Across15 YieldCEDE4Across15 Modern in only one wayNEW3Across16 Hardly anyFEW3Across16 Long, poetic old record, I seeEPIC4Across17 NonconformistHERETIC7Across17 PrecipitationRAIN4Across17 Figure to get one for half a dollarIDOL4Across19 Puzzle-solving aidCLUE4Across19 FreeRID3Across20 Survived the storm the worse for wearWEATHERED9Across21 An intermediaryGOBETWEEN9Across21 NearbyLOCAL5Across21 Cat noisePURR4Across23 Flavouring that makes many unwell?DILL4Across23 AttendantPAGE4Across23 Still flatEVEN4Across24 Romantic flowerROSE4Across24 ContractBOND4Across25 Shade of brownTAN3Across26 Full of holes, it doesn't really hold waterNET3Across26 WishedHOPED5Across26 Land covered currently by the engineers?ACRE4Across27 Musical instrumentOBOE4Across27 BeakerMUG3Across28 Walker's place of employment?SHOP4Across29 HackCHOP4Across29 Day-dreamREVERIE7Across30 She also grows beautiful on waterLILY4Across32 HaleHAUL4Across32 She's quiet, noble, and related to '4 Down'PEARL5Across33 Steering deviceWHEEL5Across33 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across33 Turn Oscar out anew as a singerCARUSO6Across34 Brings upBREEDS6Across34 Royal stationVICTORIA8Across35 RenegadeTURNCOAT8Across35 PeelRIND4Across35 ChangesALTERS6Across36 Charm everybody at the watersideALLURE6Across36 PoisonVIRUS5Across36 CallousBRUTAL6Across38 AlleviationRELIEF6Across39 WigwamTEPEE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FoolIDIOT5Down1 Old tales re-editedSTALE5Down1 ShatterSMASH5Down1 SquanderWASTE5Down2 He showed some cleverness as an authorVERNE5Down2 StoreyFLOOR5Down2 WaterfowlSWAN4Down3 Move slowly to the brinkEDGE4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 To dartSHOOT5Down4 InvolveENTAIL6Down4 Point to '27' as the mother of '33 Across'NACRE5Down4 VesselSHIP4Down5 Style and vigourELAN4Down5 Spoils of war?MARS4Down5 SpasmTIC3Down6 HairpieceTOUPEE6Down6 He's a hero to the SpanishLIONEL6Down6 ViperADDER5Down7 RearBREED5Down8 BitsPIECES6Down9 Dress causing a teetotaller keen displeasure?ATTIRE6Down9 FlipperFIN3Down11 Out West, a novice is a mere toolAWL3Down11 You can credit a fish with finishing up in oneCREEL5Down12 MistakeERROR5Down12 UsefulHELPFUL7Down13 A field sport it's possible to reach by railwayARCHERY7Down13 RegulateCONTROL7Down13 BalanceWEIGH5Down14 In good shape, you can have a bit of fun with itFIT3Down15 Drawn matchTIE3Down15 Show willingNOD3Down16 ScornDISDAIN7Down16 MerrimentFUN3Down16 LidCOVER5Down18 Where dad could sail around on the floor?PALAIS6Down18 OverseasABROAD6Down18 TaxiCAB3Down19 Thick poles embedded in waterDENSE5Down20 BloodsuckerLEECH5Down20 WeaponGUN3Down21 White? Not he, the clever fellow!WIT3Down21 GriefWOE3Down22 She anticipates the dayEVE3Down22 DebaseLOWER5Down22 Guard's roundPATROL6Down23 A small point that gives some detective 'trouble'DETAIL6Down23 EpochEON3Down24 EnemyFOE3Down25 An exclamation, not really of scorn!COR3Down25 CoyDEMURE6Down27 Split piece of garlicCLOVE5Down28 PerhapsMAYBE5Down28 Bursts, breaksBUSTS5Down28 RangeGAMUT5Down29 Wading birdHERON5Down30 Hot-headed, breezy and hirsuteHAIRY5Down30 StiffRIGID5Down31 Dwarf planetPLUTO5Down31 Ask that only the end of the needle be stuck in a cushionPLEAD5Down31 This placeHERE4Down32 UpliftEDIFY5Down32 Did she twice give the Luvvers a start?LULU4Down32 Tape head?PATE4Down33 DesireWANT4Down33 DossierFILE4Down34 TankVAT3Down36 ObserveSEE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. 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.