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Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Holds upDELAYS6Across1 AuctionSALE4Across1 Bootleggers' port?BOOTLE6Across1 WhimFAD3Across4 TolerateBEAR4Across6 AlwaysEVERMORE8Across7 Superlatively youthfulYOUNGEST8Across7 SkilfulARTFUL6Across8 They keep quiet about the hard water at MaidenheadMICE4Across8 ExistenceLIFE4Across8 StuffMATTER6Across9 CircuitLAP3Across10 Drop it and the stand is broken!TRIPOD6Across10 Dealer, merchantTRADER6Across10 Concluding partFINALE6Across11 It may be waning a shadeAWNING6Across11 CrowdSWARM5Across12 ObserveSEE3Across14 Slightly less illumination can be cleverSLY3Across14 SkulkSNEAK5Across14 StopCEASE5Across15 Roofing slabsTILES5Across16 They can be matches for various teamsMATES5Across16 Girl got up as a flowerROSE4Across17 BereavementLOSS4Across17 StressACCENT6Across18 Bad day out!DECAY5Across19 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Across19 GushedFLOWED6Across20 Continue with mounting successGETON5Across21 AfterwardsLATER5Across21 Try an out-of-the-way blend of teaTASTE5Across22 StartBEGIN5Across22 Scottish islandSKYE4Across23 Do they contain mild shocks?JARS4Across23 Go inENTER5Across24 FruitMELON5Across26 AllianceUNION5Across26 Exclude going back to bed to get a bit warmDEBAR5Across26 Terence's phone?TEL3Across28 LamentDIRGE5Across28 PallidWAN3Across28 Like an incompetent seaman?UNABLE6Across29 Primary sourceORIGIN6Across29 RecedeEBB3Across30 Balloon gasHELIUM6Across30 Has she half a life with a man?FEMALE6Across30 When keeping a team in lineAXIS4Across31 AdjoinABUT4Across31 A much holed vesselCOLANDER8Across32 LargerBIGGER6Across32 Everything consideredALLINALL8Across32 It's just like that Lisa woman to be a grouser!MOANER6Across33 EvokeELICIT6Across33 DozenTWELVE6Across33 SignOMEN4Across34 StrayERR3Across35 WatchedEYED4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Of the teethDENTAL6Down1 Dairy produce, say, at Wembley CentralBUTTER6Down1 PointerARROW5Down2 Journey half a mile in one jump!TRIPLE6Down2 ToleratesABIDES6Down2 ProphetSEER4Down3 CompelENFORCE7Down3 Viewed as having a hackneyed endingEYED4Down3 Getting warmed up, he may run all over the gardenSNOWMAN7Down4 FilledFULL4Down4 RefereeARBITER7Down4 MoistDAMP4Down5 FaithfulLOYAL5Down5 It's no credit when one is in debtDEBIT5Down5 StaffBATON5Down6 Hunted animals, game to take part?STAGS5Down6 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down6 MeanAVERAGE7Down7 GirlLASS4Down8 Girl in a state?MISS4Down8 ChargeFEE3Down9 Retiring to copy the piano part outCOY3Down9 DonkeyASS3Down11 Any upset can be discouragingNAY3Down12 OceanSEA3Down12 NothingNIL3Down12 Certainly not raising some revenue!NEVER5Down13 MalesMEN3Down13 Boy's nameLENNY5Down13 Ancient languageLATIN5Down15 Blackish mole?JETTY5Down15 ConsumedATE3Down16 NewtEFT3Down17 Dated ways, as in former daysOLDEN5Down18 Legal possessorOWNER5Down18 His desire has no passionDES3Down19 RatifyCONFIRM7Down19 SackBAG3Down19 Glen or SebastianCOE3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 Flowers for JudyGARLAND7Down21 GuidedLED3Down21 TolerantLENIENT7Down21 ApertureORIFICE7Down22 Wet spongy groundBOG3Down22 The bill for drinks or some eatablesTAB3Down22 Military greetingSALUTE6Down23 For her, Emil almost finishes in a terrible jam!JEMIMA6Down23 OwingDUE3Down23 Make woollensKNIT4Down24 Seems to parody a girl, unfortunatelyALAS4Down24 White furERMINE6Down25 Joint holderSKEWER6Down25 GistNUB3Down25 Bad scholar, but he may have been cappedDUNCE5Down26 Tooth typeMOLAR5Down26 HarmoniumORGAN5Down27 Strong cotton threadLISLE5Down27 May be sportingly whipped offBAILS5Down27 Spider's trapWEB3Down28 A diminutive and familiar statesmanTEX3Down28 FilthGRIME5Down29 Work the land on a distant mountain topFARM4Down30 Sea-eagleERNE4Down30 StopHALT4Down30 AleBEER4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 8, 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.