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Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 8 2024 answers. The Thursday 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#
SeekSEARCH6Across1 Opposite of headsTAILS5Across3 Sit in the upper chamberPERCH5Across3 BlemishSCAR4Across5 TriteBANAL5Across8 Tragic end for a vehicle in IrelandCAVAN5Across8 Razor sharpenerSTROP5Across8 ColourHUE3Across9 Slowly emerged as being nothing other than a fuddled dozeOOZED5Across10 GoadSPUR4Across10 Sea duckEIDER5Across10 It's different for some of the BritishTIS3Across11 VacantVOID4Across11 Belonging to usOUR3Across11 What one's pet beggar may do?SITUP5Across12 SprinkleSPRAY5Across12 Cooks piesBAKES5Across12 Whole numberINTEGER7Across13 Talk with a noted teetotaller during teaCHATTER7Across13 SystemMETHOD6Across13 Adam's aleWATER5Across15 One takes steps to destroy themPESTS5Across15 SignalSIGN4Across16 RacketDIN3Across18 Less than amiable little girl?MIA3Across18 IssueEMIT4Across18 Such orders can be sent to palsPOSTAL6Across19 SaltySALINE6Across19 CurveARC3Across20 A bloomer most companions would find disturbing?CAMPION7Across21 TruthfulnessHONESTY7Across21 WanderROAM4Across22 A two bank town in Scotland?OBAN4Across22 CliqueSET3Across22 Boy's nameJACK4Across23 In Sussex, as you can see, it's a streamARUN4Across23 BarrierDAM3Across23 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Across24 Snappy new title for old BR?BRITTLE7Across24 ExcusePLEA4Across24 StalkSTEM4Across25 A growing reason for MOT failure?CARROT6Across26 Shore birdAVOCET6Across26 ItinerantROVING6Across28 As musical entertainment, one might knock itRAP3Across29 Play on wordsPUN3Across29 ModelMOULD5Across30 Cuts into cubesDICES5Across31 To do with a contestABOUT5Across31 Most of the team having their mothers roundMAXIMUM7Across32 OgleLEER4Across32 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Across32 ImpelURGE4Across33 The odd street light out of place?STRAY5Across34 ObserveEYE3Across34 Strong cotton threadLISLE5Across34 Keep complaining to the central managerNAG3Across35 IntelligentWITTY5Across35 VentilateAIR3Across35 Steady reversal is possibleLEVEL5Across36 SitPOSE4Across36 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across36 Race that can go to an American's headDERBY5Across37 TogetherUNITED6Across37 Horse breedsARABS5Across37 Meaning to go north in the southeast again!SENSE5Across38 PrySNOOP5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PlotSCHEME6Down1 Wash an article for a bachelorBATHE5Down1 Unit of weightSTONE5Down1 VentAPERTURE8Down2 He's in at No. 11LASTMAN7Down2 TediumBOREDOM7Down2 UniverseCOSMOS6Down3 He can see himself in the mirrorEMIR4Down4 Wood-workerCARPENTER9Down4 Slightly openAJAR4Down4 MauledSAVAGED7Down5 One cut out to make an entry, perhapsCOUPON6Down5 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down5 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down6 SateCLOY4Down6 Optimistically expects to jump two waysHOPES5Down6 TravelRIDE4Down7 NumberSEVEN5Down7 Is she a match for Lucifer?VESTA5Down7 CoachBUS3Down8 GrooveRUT3Down9 In aviation, it indicates a point along the routeVIA3Down9 A poster designed for a coastal placeSEAPORT7Down12 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down12 SpiritGIN3Down14 DebauchedDISSOLUTE9Down14 I'm after a historic model of car for himTIM3Down14 ObscureDIM3Down15 Of tidesTIDAL5Down16 Look for a star to the EastSTARE5Down16 Go furtively breaking linksSLINK5Down17 ObtainGET3Down17 StinksREEKS5Down17 ObviousMANIFEST8Down19 SpireSTEEPLE7Down19 Show left to one man!PORTRAY7Down19 Opera reduced to scaleTOSCA5Down20 BeerALE3Down20 Staff of lifeBREAD5Down20 Confusion, chaosHAVOC5Down21 Heat unitCALORIE7Down21 City in America, ironically!CAIRO5Down21 MonthJANUARY7Down23 Plants able to grow much higher than othersALPINES7Down23 Injury or woundLESION6Down24 Vessel to let loose at Beachy HeadBOTTLE6Down24 Thanks for the kiss, but it's money that's wantedTAX3Down25 ChafeRUB3Down25 RecentMODERN6Down26 ConcurredAGREED6Down27 Baby can wander round England's capital - a good place!ABBEY5Down27 Female foxVIXEN5Down27 Tricks a raw beginner playsRUSES5Down28 Prison roomsCELLS5Down28 SlideSLIP4Down29 Doing wordsVERBS5Down30 The school play?RUGBY5Down30 StablingMEWS4Down30 AridDRY3Down31 Male voiceALTO4Down32 Many a mug means a great deal!MASS4Down32 Spoil a horse, docking its tailMAR3Down33 Girl's nameMIA3Down33

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