Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 9 2026 answers. The Sunday 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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Summer-houseGAZEBO6Across1 A sound clause, but potentially damagingCLAWS5Across3 Whole rangeGAMUT5Across3 AgainstVERSUS6Across5 It's after seed, this birdPIPIT5Across8 Tree-dwellingARBOREAL8Across8 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across8 FightFEUD4Across9 New poems with racy associationsEPSOM5Across10 AmphibiansNEWTS5Across10 AntelopeGNU3Across10 Dog given remedial treatment by EdCUR3Across11 Small portionBIT3Across11 Cloth made of flaxLINEN5Across12 He may march to his musicPIPER5Across12 BeleaguerBESET5Across12 Civilian fighting forceMILITIA7Across13 Can seem somehow, to suggest dangerMENACES7Across13 ElectionsVOTES5Across15 It's worth making an about-turn in the valleyVALUE5Across15 SickILL3Across15 SpringSPA3Across17 ArrestNAB3Across18 He does his job in wet areasTAR3Across18 ManageRUN3Across18 Angelic beingSERAPH6Across19 Quoting what one's said to be seeing?CITING6Across19 OceanSEA3Across19 PlayDRAMA5Across20 YouthLAD3Across21 GroundTERRAIN7Across21 Canter around the corner in mid positionCENTRAL7Across21 Rabbit-like mammalHARE4Across22 Ken of Hampstead?WOOD4Across22 SilenceGAG3Across22 Eight furlongsMILE4Across23 Viola's voice?ALTO4Across23 ProsecuteSUE3Across23 JudasTRAITOR7Across24 To give a girl fur is a damaging thing to doDISABLE7Across24 PoemODE3Across24 GroundEARTH5Across26 A case of one and one not making twoELEVEN6Across26 Soldier on guardSENTRY6Across26 PermitLET3Across29 FastenTIE3Across29 An animated art formRAT3Across29 TV, newspapers, etc.MEDIA5Across31 In colour, it can be described as greatTITAN5Across31 FundamentalRADICAL7Across32 Name a centre of development out EastTERENCE7Across32 JustFAIR4Across33 Thing that breaks when it falls?NIGHT5Across34 ViperADDER5Across34 InclinationPENCHANT8Across34 In truth, it's monotonousRUT3Across35 VehicleVAN3Across35 ChurchCHAPEL6Across35 ProficientEXPERT6Across36 Performs songs at the pianoPLAYS5Across36 Liquid measureLITRE5Across36 Sort of saw for cutting a joint?TENON5Across37 Flower partPETAL5Across37 He had some fabulous ideasAESOP5Across38 Gaseous elementARGON5Across38

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Nun's costumeHABIT5Down1 Is it better to be cold-hearted?NICER5Down1 PinaforeAPRON5Down2 Afternoon showMATINEE7Down2 Greek letter judged to be illegally copiedPIRATED7Down2 CupidEROS4Down3 ContinentASIA4Down4 She mixes oilsLOIS4Down4 FatOBESE5Down4 In very small numbers, it can be a nuisanceWEEVIL6Down5 WorthVALUE5Down5 IrregularUNEVEN6Down5 Is it fishy in parts?SPRAT5Down6 GapRIFT4Down6 Male voiceTENOR5Down6 The boatswain's alternativeBOSUN5Down7 NormalUSUAL5Down7 Soak in liquidSTEEP5Down7 Puny bit of humour?PUN3Down9 NothingNIL3Down9 ZestGUSTO5Down10 CustomUSAGE5Down11 EmblemBADGE5Down12 Book collectionLIBRARY7Down12 Apply to become a painter?PERTAIN7Down12 StepSTAIR5Down13 Buccaneer's vessel?CAN3Down14 PitchTAR3Down14 RubbishTRASH5Down14 CreekINLET5Down15 Long-snouted mammalTAPIR5Down16 Where the French are about to be unwell?LILLE5Down16 DepositLODGE5Down16 Urge a horse to take one around, possibly?EGGON5Down17 Woolly animalSHEEP5Down17 In which to be nude during a clever act?CABARET7Down19 AlikeSIMILAR7Down19 We set out to be charmingSWEET5Down20 AbyssCHASM5Down20 Desire to give a man tea, we hearCOVET5Down21 FashionTREND5Down21 ReasonsMOTIVES7Down23 Changed when alerted?ALTERED7Down23 Her need is for changeDENISE6Down24 Dealer, merchantTRADER6Down24 DemiseDEATH5Down25 Boy's nameTED3Down25 Was it exclusive in Prohibition?BAR3Down25 WeirdEERIE5Down27 Sort of thread Leslie endlessly tanglesLISLE5Down27 HorrifyAPPAL5Down27 Jewelled headdressTIARA5Down28 He's avuncular in playVANYA5Down28 TautTENSE5Down28 Should he be a good liar?ACTOR5Down30 InteriorINNER5Down30 TriteBANAL5Down30 ExcursionTRIP4Down31 VesselSHIP4Down32 A familiar name for the duckTHEO4Down32 Perform againREDO4Down32 She's so good, none can match herNUN3Down33 Popular petCAT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, August 9, 2026. 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.