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Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2019 answers. The Friday 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#
HairlessBALD4Across1 MournfulSAD3Across4 SagaciousWISE4Across6 TolerancePATIENCE8Across9 MineralORE3Across9 Write “turnover reduced”TAKEDOWN8Across9 I don’t approve of blackballsBOO3Across10 DiscernPERCEIVE8Across10 Term of respectSIR3Across10 In the red, good gracious, in your bank statement!RECORD6Across11 MaskVEIL4Across11 GroundREASON6Across11 Gets hot and rain comes through to the central regionsHEARTS6Across12 SturdySTABLE6Across12 LanguageENGLISH7Across13 Walks to the street, then takes a bus?STRIDES7Across13 Don’t have stabilisers, which does surprise youROCK4Across14 JewelGEM3Across14 Unit of lengthINCH4Across14 Had left in a hurry, one said gliblyTROTTEDOUT10Across15 Fast food itemBEEFBURGER10Across15 DeduceINFER5Across16 Said you obeyed the rulesOBSERVED8Across17 IlluminateBRIGHTEN8Across17 Hinged window coverSHUTTER7Across18 They acquaint one with the people who countTELLERS7Across18 EntreatyPLEA4Across19 Might but don’t suffer in silenceBEEF4Across19 ProdigalWASTEFUL8Across19 TeacherTUTOR5Across21 Small villageHAMLET6Across21 Are useful to an animal when it’s swimmingASSIST6Across21 InfluenceLEVERAGE8Across23 Admitting to having been at fault and relinquishing the seat?STANDINGCORRECTED17Across24 Individual initiativePRIVATEENTERPRISE17Across24 StickyTACKY5Across24 ImmerseDIP3Across27 Show a delight in capturingREVEAL6Across27 UnmarriedSINGLE6Across27 TypeSORT4Across29 Fit properlyWELL4Across29 Left in “fine place to eat,” though it’s lacking pointAIMLESS7Across30 OutlineCONTOUR7Across30 StatuetteBUST4Across31 WatchfulVIGILANT8Across33 DeterminedRESOLUTE8Across33 Attributes to the writer, while about itASCRIBES8Across33 ResinLAC3Across34 IrritationITCH4Across35 A loud “So the interior is below zero”THUNDEROUS10Across35 GentlenessTENDERNESS10Across35 Is a fool to teaseTWIT4Across36 AskewWRY3Across36 TableLIST4Across36 LookPEEP4Across37 Arguments are marshalled by the childrenREASONS7Across37 HugeTITANIC7Across37 DisregardIGNORE6Across38 Father got a turn from the contents of the boxCURATE6Across38 Of more than onePLURAL6Across40 Let one’s hair down and removed all the curls fromUNBENT6Across40 Animal doctorVET3Across41 Said yes, you seeEYE3Across41 Football officialLINESMAN8Across42 Chattering on about how good the story is?RATTLING8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Do as you’re told and become a priestTAKEORDERS10Down1 War vesselBATTLESHIP10Down1 Body partLIMB4Down2 Take it it’s an animalBEAR4Down2 MimickedAPED4Down2 AnxiousINSECURE8Down3 Much worse though, resolved to give upFORSWEAR8Down3 HarbourDOCK4Down3 RetributionREVENGE7Down4 Also, in no time, with more of the sameANDSOON7Down4 MaliciousSPITEFUL8Down4 RegimenDIET4Down5 PioneerTRAILBLAZER11Down5 Winning the consolation prize of a trip to the North Pole?COLDCOMFORT11Down5 PlaitedWOVEN5Down6 ClergymanARCHBISHOP10Down6 How do we know an asp killed Cleopatra?GRASSSNAKE10Down6 AngerIRE3Down7 Pungent salad plantRADISH6Down7 Does he make his mark as an arranger?SCORER6Down7 GrabSEIZE5Down8 Building materialCONCRETE8Down8 They hit one without any reasonCRACKERS8Down8 At the volley of fire, there’s a sudden increase in speedBURST5Down10 Sweet substanceSUGAR5Down10 ContortTWIST5Down12 Savoury jellyASPIC5Down13 ObtainGET3Down14 MuffledMUTED5Down15 SuitableFITTING7Down16 Somehow I get wholly caught up in farmingTILLAGE7Down16 DriftFLOAT5Down17 CarouseREVEL5Down18 Of the moonLUNAR5Down20 From the old church, a light has started to shineEXCEL5Down20 AffectionatelyLOVINGLY8Down20 MaterialREP3Down22 He’s making himself at home in the dog poundSETTLER7Down22 DampenMOISTEN7Down22 How very quickly you ascertain they’re both empty?INTWOSHAKES11Down23 ViewpointPERSPECTIVE11Down23 Reflect on, when you re-incarcerate?DELIBERATE10Down25 MatureADULT5Down25 SufficientlyADEQUATELY10Down25 With a stupid grin, drunk, is creating turmoilDISRUPTING10Down26 BoatKETCH5Down26 Relating to horsesEQUESTRIAN10Down26 AffirmAVOW4Down28 It provides a cold buffetEASTWIND8Down28 UneatableINEDIBLE8Down28 FlutterFLAP4Down29 FormerlyONCE4Down30 Show the den I contrived to trap one animal inINDICATE8Down31 DutifulOBEDIENT8Down31 BagSAC3Down32 Hand jointKNUCKLE7Down32 A quick yell gets ours running inCURSORY7Down32 UproarOUTCRY6Down34 A cad - a right beast!ROTTER6Down34 The ones the holes are inTHOSE5Down35 PrincipleTENET5Down35 Bird's homeNEST4Down39 Part with the said wad of moneyROLE4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 9, 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.