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Evening Standard Crossword September 1 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 1 2021 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
ChasePURSUE6Across1 They go on wheels, but there's no progressCLAMPS6Across1 JamWEDGE5Across3 Left an artist to it, thus getting something paintedPORTRAIT8Across7 A second selfALTEREGO8Across7 LodgingsDIGS4Across8 Sit quietly and lose pounds less!POSE4Across8 SaidSTATED6Across9 What a footballer may get when someone pulls his jerseySHIRTY6Across10 Red wineCLARET6Across10 ArouseAWAKEN6Across10 YearlyANNUAL6Across11 It's easy to weave lies about a politicianSIMPLE6Across11 NameTITLE5Across11 AlwaysEVER4Across12 Boy's nameTIM3Across14 An opener can be such a manKEY3Across14 MirthGLEE4Across15 Toy figuresDOLLS5Across16 Given just what the doctor orderedDOSED5Across16 WishedDESIRED7Across17 Let it standSTET4Across17 Good player selected but disheartened?SEED4Across17 OutstandingSUPER5Across19 Cut down what many were due to payMOWED5Across19 YouthLAD3Across20 Yachting place where Charlie is in debtCOWES5Across21 StorehouseDEPOT5Across21 Be irresoluteWAVER5Across21 Noted form of palm treeMAPLE5Across22 BroadenWIDEN5Across22 WiseSAGE4Across23 At the sharp end, a legendary fellow obtains sordid gainPELF4Across23 Cast offSHED4Across23 VesselBOAT4Across25 Go inENTER5Across26 What the toast may do when dad gets out of bedPOPUP5Across26 BobbinSPOOL5Across26 Period of 24 hoursDAY3Across28 Hallucinations are too much for himHAL3Across28 BedCOT3Across28 HandsomeCOMELY6Across29 Brute having a bit of fun sorting the mailANIMAL6Across29 RenovateRESTORE7Across30 Keep it near, as neededRETAIN6Across30 Evening mealSUPPER6Across30 Last word in devotion?AMEN4Across31 Small sharkTOPE4Across31 HeadacheMIGRAINE8Across32 Small collars said to be for schoolboysSCHOLARS8Across32 ResponsibilityONUS4Across33 SingWARBLE6Across33 A badly spoilt bangerPISTOL6Across33 RearHIND4Across35 MolluscSNAIL5Across36 AmatoryEROTIC6Across38 EbbRECEDE6Across39 PrincipleTENET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Compels us to appear in a complicated caseCAUSES6Down1 BitsPIECES6Down1 EnquiredASKED5Down1 Tied up by a low leftist!MOORED6Down2 TemperamentSPIRIT6Down2 HellHADES5Down2 Compass pointEAST4Down3 Cross-country runner, one of Scotland's fastestSPEY4Down3 DampWET3Down3 WindMEANDER7Down4 Steps taken to keep an Aussie's legs warmSTRIDES7Down4 RevisedEDITED6Down4 Capital of South KoreaSEOUL5Down5 SquallGALE4Down5 They're inclined to provide the right electric currentRAMPS5Down5 SheepEWE3Down6 CooksBOILS5Down6 On the street, this horse takes a bit of feeding!STEED5Down6 ArtSKILL5Down7 AppointmentDATE4Down8 A fishy old weaponPIKE4Down8 SingleUNWED5Down8 Tasty? No thanks!STY3Down9 JewelGEM3Down9 The boy from the ministryMOD3Down12 And notNOR3Down12 Left a woman at Leatherhead - flat!LEVEL5Down13 LivingALIVE5Down13 AccountVERSION7Down13 CrestRIDGE5Down14 Game for bigheaded fliers?BOWLS5Down15 Continental quiltDUVET5Down15 OrientalEASTERN7Down16 Name that can mean a lot in the East and NorthELTON5Down18 Musical speedTEMPO5Down18 DissuadeDETER5Down18 StealROB3Down19 Clean up in Beatles' style?MOP3Down19 DepressedSAD3Down19 The very little sound we makeWEE3Down20 EnclosurePEN3Down20 Fit for international selection?CAPABLE7Down21 Boy's nameWILLIAM7Down21 Silent member of the familyMUM3Down22 CogTOOTH5Down22 GriefWOE3Down22 Military engineerSAPPER6Down23 Parents of Latin scholarsPATERS6Down23 FinishEND3Down24 PublicityHYPE4Down24 Dash from IrelandELAN4Down24 Legendary hero and cave manFINGAL6Down25 RidiculeDERIDE6Down25 RascalSCAMP5Down26 Bad plays bring a certain complaintPALSY5Down26 To be brief, to drop the H would be a shamePITHY5Down27 WithdrawRETIRE6Down27 Greek letterOMEGA5Down27 Border of higher mathematicsHEM3Down28 ShroudCOVER5Down28 Pair of performersDUO3Down28 TeacherTUTOR5Down29 SimmerSTEW4Down30 Speak harshly, administering rapsRASP4Down30 LubricatedOILED5Down31 BorderedEDGED5Down32 FormerlyONCE4Down34 PoseSIT3Down36 PermitLET3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 1, 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.