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Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2019 answers. The Thursday 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#
GustSQUALL6Across1 CapriciousFICKLE6Across4 Dad's the skipper, dear fellowOLDMAN6Across4 OppressiveSTUFFY6Across5 UnnaturalABNORMAL8Across7 Two saloons I see as vulgarBARBARIC8Across7 Many a proposition may have money in itCOFFER6Across8 CatastropheDISASTER8Across8 ExpectsAWAITS6Across8 TidyNEAT4Across9 Occupy or employ for half a dayAMUSE5Across10 NetworkWEB3Across10 AmidAMONG5Across10 PulveriseGRIND5Across12 Polish expert?BUFF4Across13 Ship's companyCREW4Across13 InformationDATA4Across14 A match of the greatest interestTEST4Across14 RegionAREA4Across15 Being unfree, he was among the lesser frySERF4Across15 CliqueSET3Across15 Just outstandingDUE3Across16 Opposite of oldNEW3Across16 Regrettably mimicking a girlALAS4Across17 Active and briskSPRY4Across17 MeadowLEA3Across17 VaseURN3Across18 She appears in comediesEDIE4Across19 MoveSTIR4Across19 FussADO3Across19 ConvergeFOCUS5Across20 Possibly deter pals from getting drunkPLASTERED9Across21 Acrobatic movementCARTWHEEL9Across21 TavernINN3Across21 RottenOFF3Across22 Is such fiction mushy?PULP4Across23 Young goatKID3Across23 Ring of lightHALO4Across23 LubricatesOILS4Across24 OwnedHAD3Across24 Bottom place for service?BASE4Across24 PrematureEARLY5Across26 TitferHAT3Across26 The director's share of the proceeds?CUT3Across26 It's no good being needyPOOR4Across27 Crossbow arrowBOLT4Across27 A false stepTRIP4Across29 It's dull for a doctor and a sailorDRAB4Across29 SheepEWE3Across29 Silvery sort of light?VERY4Across32 Unable to hearDEAF4Across32 It's dramatically different from a whisperASIDE5Across33 CertainSURE4Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 In the CIA, no gentleman might be called a 'bug'CICADA6Across34 AristocracyNOBILITY8Across34 EvaluateASSESS6Across34 Records an attempt at needleworkTAPESTRY8Across35 RevealBETRAY6Across35 Herb typeTARRAGON8Across35 It's gladly given by an admirerTHEEYE6Across36 HateLOATHE6Across36 AgainstVERSUS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cold dishSALAD5Down1 Vessel about to be rebuiltUBOAT5Down1 Gold barINGOT5Down2 WhollyQUITE5Down2 Watchful guardian, a warm-hearted fellowARGUS5Down2 Her nest, one imagines, is no great findMARE4Down3 OutAWAY4Down3 AmphibianFROG4Down3 Happen, in our case, to be a cricket clubOCCUR5Down4 AfterwardsLATER5Down4 Distress signalFLARE5Down4 It's no good saying he can't play footballDUFF4Down5 TemptressSIREN5Down5 TalonCLAW4Down5 There's even a diversion going round a bend in the road!AVENUE6Down6 ArmboneULNA4Down6 Second of twoLATTER6Down6 ChipFLAKE5Down7 Chances of getting terrible refs!OFFERS6Down9 Stoat-like mammalWEASEL6Down9 AngerWRATH5Down10 People from ArmeniaMEN3Down11 GoreBLOOD5Down11 Orienteering itemMAP3Down11 A stand seatSTALL5Down12 Of the noseNASAL5Down12 BlunderGAFFE5Down12 Finest fellow in film makingBESTBOY7Down13 RiskINCUR5Down13 Give a false alarmCRYWOLF7Down13 SwarthyDUSKY5Down14 Initially a special serviceSAS3Down15 SkillART3Down15 MaliciousSNIDE5Down15 TintTINGE5Down16 Passed up againDID3Down16 NothingNIL3Down16 Well overtaken by a chap possessing extraordinary pepLAPPED6Down18 Searches into closelyPROBES6Down18 Acts of a dunderhead scattering seedDEEDS5Down20 ExperimentsTESTS5Down20 Place in the heart of RajputanaPUT3Down21 Feline animalCAT3Down21 In the army, it means 'attention'EAR3Down22 A strikeHIT3Down22 HarassHASSLE6Down23 Perhaps endlessly pushing to exact retributionPUNISH6Down23 Sky blueAZURE5Down25 Not the gentlemanly part of PiccadillyCAD3Down25 PerishDIE3Down25 VexANNOY5Down27 Hop-drying kilnsOASTS5Down28 Give one's addressORATE5Down28 TagLABEL5Down28 EncirclesRINGS5Down30 SorceressWITCH5Down30 Possibly first signs of disunityRIFTS5Down30 Mischievous jokePRANK5Down31 KitGEAR4Down31 She may be emerald green!BERYL5Down31 LairsDENS4Down32 Vessel to save from break-up?VASE4Down32 ExcusePLEA4Down32 To conclude, should this not be 'a man'?AMEN4Down33 Rowing bladesOARS4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 8, 2019. 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.