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Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2021 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
FeebleFRAIL5Across2 NotionsIDEAS5Across3 The lecturer has to make a choiceELECT5Across3 CabTAXI4Across7 Charge back to bed with itDEBIT5Across8 VentOUTLET6Across8 JollyMERRY5Across8 RaiseBOOST5Across9 Cooks in an ovenBAKES5Across10 Lubricated like drunken OdileOILED5Across10 Master Charlie's raincoatMAC3Across11 Snooker rodCUE3Across11 DeityGOD3Across11 Religiously, he's always earlierPRIOR5Across12 Foot-operated leverPEDAL5Across12 SpoilMAR3Across13 Something screwy responsible for a domestic hangupCUPHOOK7Across13 SideboardDRESSER7Across13 Boy's magazineCOMIC5Across15 StaggerREEL4Across15 Left a woman a note at the receptionLEVEE5Across15 RabbitDOE3Across16 A £50 totalALL3Across18 Corgi, sayDOG3Across18 AirTUNE4Across18 Deal withPUNISH6Across19 Drinks causing dire disorganisation in the Civil ServiceCIDERS6Across19 MixedMINGLED7Across19 AlwaysEVER4Across20 Crashed fighter being transportedFREIGHT7Across21 MendsREPAIRS7Across21 Prayer endingAMEN4Across22 ToolADZE4Across22 Would echo in the forestWOOD4Across22 Untidy stateMESS4Across23 TwistedTANGLED7Across23 Bound to back us againSURE4Across23 Spots one politician among plentyPIMPLES7Across24 MuttersMUMBLES7Across24 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 Of milk left to turn, I seeLACTIC6Across26 OriginatesARISES6Across26 ConsumeEAT3Across27 GalaFETE4Across28 Number often reducedTEN3Across29 FalsehoodLIE3Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Handle the outingTREAT5Across31 Former gold coinDUCAT5Across31 Weight of explosive powerMEGATON7Across32 Stinging plantsNETTLES7Across32 DrainSEWER5Across33 PoisonVENOM5Across34 On the road, he's little different from a hikerBIKER5Across34 To love moreTOO3Across35 Charged particleION3Across35 Generous money in bonesetting!NOBLE5Across36 Brief film appearanceCAMEO5Across36 CopeMANAGE6Across36 GroupUNIT4Across37 PrySNOOP5Across37 It tends to delay the readerCOMMA5Across37 Male beeDRONE5Across38 He can always make the gradeEDGAR5Across38 NameTITLE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DisparageDECRY5Down1 Show hesitation in a way many may be rude aboutDEMUR5Down1 BoatCANOE5Down1 German cityDRESDEN7Down2 He's right, I see, to be toughRICHARD7Down2 UntruthFIB3Down2 FussADO3Down3 Ruminant mammalDEER4Down4 FateLOT3Down4 Fun for a singer on the ascendancyLARK4Down4 Pig-penSTY3Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 In the words of the peacemaker, add iceCOOLIT6Down5 StartedBEGAN5Down6 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Down6 Faded - yet it's over coloured!TIRED5Down6 No, and that's final!NEVER5Down7 Military capsKEPIS5Down7 One to start baking on the quiet?BAP3Down9 RegretRUE3Down9 ShortlySOON4Down10 SalutedGREETED7Down11 ErasedDELETED7Down12 Winged horsePEGASUS7Down12 It's wise to take office for licit activityPOLITIC7Down12 ConfusedMUDDLED7Down13 RenovatedRENEWED7Down14 BribeSOP3Down14 A cry from LeoOLE3Down14 LamentDIRGE5Down16 Acts without wordsMIMES5Down16 Does she have a great day when the sun rises?VENUS5Down16 HeronEGRET5Down17 Big Bertha's placeESSEN5Down17 Storage boxCHEST5Down17 BeverageTEA3Down18 DifficultyPROBLEM7Down19 In tea, a pet brew found in a bookCHAPTER7Down19 Cold dishSALAD5Down20 Lived well in part, we hearDWELT5Down20 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down21 ManagedRAN3Down21 Figure to get in front, with powerFORCE5Down21 Treason upsets himSENATOR7Down23 EncounterMEETING7Down23 ThoroughfareLANE4Down24 Sympathised with, when bound for the central hospitalPITIED6Down24 Shooting starMETEOR6Down24 IlluminatedLIT3Down25 Left, for instance, on one sideLEG3Down25 CouchDIVAN5Down26 RusticRURAL5Down27 Bad ignitionARSON5Down27 Do you hunger to get your feet under itTABLE5Down28 RescuedSAVED5Down28 FlowerTULIP5Down29 Spanish maleSENOR5Down30 Generously accommodating a chap who's out of orderROOMY5Down30 Possibly the same tableMESA4Down32 MiddayNOON4Down32 DevoteeFAN3Down32 Ginger's forename?TOM3Down33 FixedSET3Down33 LavatoryLOO3Down33 IntelligenceWIT3Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, August 9, 2021. 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.