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Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2022 Answers

Monday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2022 answers. The Monday puzzle has 125 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#
Does it play an extra big part in car manufacture?BUMPER6Across1 Japanese dwarf treeBONSAI6Across1 HopeASPIRE6Across1 CeremonyRITE4Across5 I'm to get the beer he brings into the countryIMPORTER8Across7 Scalp problemDANDRUFF8Across7 TwofoldDUAL4Across8 Tyrant who wronged one outright!NERO4Across8 ElectedVOTED5Across8 ExpertACE3Across9 Mechanic's workplaceGARAGE6Across10 One with enthusiasm and love for the East End?ZEALOT6Across10 CrippleMAIM4Across10 NonsensePIFFLE6Across11 To confuse a lemming could be heartless!MINGLE6Across11 DeficitLOSS4Across11 HorrifyAPPAL5Across12 FeverishHECTIC6Across13 MineralORE3Across14 It catches things, but not by the grossNET3Across14 NakedNUDE4Across16 Protectors, perhaps, used in boxingCASES5Across16 Stair partRISER5Across16 RibbonTAPE4Across17 Back in an hour, earlyREAR4Across17 ParadiseEDEN4Across18 Jocular girl consuming a piece of cakeJOKEY5Across19 Light beerLAGER5Across19 Girl’sHER3Across20 Sent two letters in one short dayWIRED5Across21 Skeleton partsBONES5Across21 GrumbleGROAN5Across22 The character of AthensTIMON5Across22 PoseSIT3Across22 EntreatyPLEA4Across23 One sailing east from Cowes, possiblySCOW4Across23 ObscureDIM3Across23 FairyPERI4Across24 PourTEEM4Across25 Fat lady in a boat?EIGHT5Across26 ListlessnessENNUI5Across26 Game involving some loss of blood?LOO3Across28 Foot digitTOE3Across28 AudaciousDARING6Across28 NiggardlySTINGY6Across29 Calm again in more ways than oneSERENE6Across29 Foolish personNITWIT6Across30 Laid low by a bad boyFELLED6Across30 CheeseGOUDA5Across30 Chap concealing nothing that's burdensomeLOAD4Across31 Corrosive substanceACID4Across31 Possibly indecent amount of light in the camera?EXPOSURE8Across32 Self-governmentAUTONOMY8Across32 OafLOUT4Across32 ImageICON4Across33 Light shoeSANDAL6Across33 Regularly, one sees a wild elk in an English riverWEEKLY6Across33 WrathIRE3Across34 AnimalSTOAT5Across35 SingerALTO4Across36 PressedIRONED6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
IndifferenceAPATHY6Down1 ShiningBRIGHT6Down1 Garment on fire?BLAZER6Down1 Four-sided figureSQUARE6Down2 An old copper kitchen toolPEELER6Down2 ClergymanPREACHER8Down2 LazyIDLE4Down3 Tumult formerly with a capital TRIOT4Down3 StayREMAIN6Down3 RespectsADMIRES7Down4 FinishedCOMPLETED9Down4 Observed to be like a warmish drinkNOTICED7Down4 Are they beastly at parties?STAGS5Down5 Sleeve endsCUFFS5Down5 EasedRELAXED7Down5 HeroIDOL4Down6 French ones are usually hot (and sticky?)FRIES5Down6 ProposeOFFER5Down6 SimpleEASY4Down7 A bookish girlNANA4Down8 By way ofVIA3Down8 Let fallDROP4Down8 GenerationAGE3Down9 The bad end of a carrotROT3Down9 Disagreeable nasty way out!NAY3Down12 TreeFIR3Down12 Avoid playing the ball to leg, possiblyLETGO5Down13 ShelfLEDGE5Down13 KeeperCUSTODIAN9Down14 A French masterCOROT5Down15 TriteBANAL5Down15 BorderHEM3Down15 ExpireDIE3Down17 RepresentativeAGENT5Down18 Euphemia from SheffieldEFFIE5Down18 SectionDIVISION8Down19 Not Sol, but you could call him sunnyJIM3Down19 LavatoryLOO3Down19 Ingredient of chicken feed, you knowKEN3Down20 ChickenHEN3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 Rice dishRISOTTO7Down21 BanditBRIGAND7Down21 Anyone who's seen a Harrison Ford filmWITNESS7Down21 An article every fathead needsTHE3Down22 WeaponGUN3Down22 Thus, pretty fabric is a consolationSOLACE6Down23 Magical mixturePOTION6Down23 Unemotional when an officer comes to a sad endCOLD4Down24 ObsceneLEWD4Down24 Generally, we idly shuffleWIDELY6Down25 CunningARTFUL6Down25 Prose compositionESSAY5Down26 MethodMANNER6Down26 Big Bertha's placeESSEN5Down26 TalliedAGREED6Down27 Complain of a broken-down pier at GatesheadGRIPE5Down27 AgileNIFTY5Down27 Heavenly sign of love to the FrenchLEO3Down28 TwitchTIC3Down28 Flitted like an elf, up to a pointFLEW4Down30 BlastGUST4Down30 No votesNAYS4Down30 DeedACT3Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 8, 2022. 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.