Evening Standard Crossword July 1 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 1 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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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MoistDAMP4Across1 ExtendSPREAD6Across4 SeedcasePOD3Across4 Support for when you retire?BACKUP6Across4 ManufacturedMADE4Across6 Hijack the ferry?TAKEOVER8Across7 Capital of FinlandHELSINKI8Across7 AngleCORNER6Across8 Treat harshlySTEPON6Across8 Daisy takes note of the timeEASTER6Across8 MaintainINSIST6Across9 VagariesWHIMS5Across10 SummitTOP3Across10 Broadly, open to offer odds at starting priceSPLAY5Across10 CaptureCATCH5Across12 A fancy earpiece will not last longFADE4Across13 PlaygroundPARK4Across13 He has a record for serviceHELP4Across14 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across14 StreamBROOK5Across14 The dog, if upset, needs a word of encouragementFIDO4Across15 HeapPILE4Across15 GreetingHELLO5Across15 Inner part of a wrecked tugGUT3Across16 LevyTAX3Across16 Composition for twoDUET4Across17 Music from OctopussyOPUS4Across17 StrictSEVERE6Across18 Police spyNARK4Across19 Convincing interpretation of LearREAL4Across19 GarlandWREATH6Across20 Gives one a start, perhaps, but just in the FensFRIGHTENS9Across21 CowardlyDASTARDLY9Across21 Gutsy pets?CATS4Across23 MoneyDOSH4Across23 SingerTENOR5Across24 BygonePAST4Across24 Could its heat melt a piece of toilet soap?OAST4Across24 HamperCRATE5Across26 LimbLEG3Across26 Complain constantly of a horseNAG3Across26 StyleELAN4Across27 A basket you can pull right inTRUG4Across27 DeleteERASE5Across28 DischargeEMIT4Across29 The times when Erasmus didn't get a sum wrongERAS4Across29 VitalityPEP3Across30 GravelGRIT4Across32 Paint of many colours, perhaps?COAT4Across32 AcrimoniousBITTER6Across32 Fight and shout about what's never endingBRAWL5Across33 HiddenLATENT6Across33 Wear awayERODE5Across33 Mysterious officer commanding a sectOCCULT6Across34 SpokenORAL4Across34 CoercionDURESS6Across34 Tina's upset when Eric's naughty - and very quickly!INATRICE8Across35 GainWIN3Across35 StrangleTHROTTLE8Across35 Intoxicated by initially big gameBLOTTO6Across36 GangCREW4Across36 Card suitHEARTS6Across36

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OstentatiousSHOWY5Down1 Store providing new hats at Ponders EndSTASH5Down1 BraidPLAIT5Down2 Ability to finish a task badly?SKILL5Down2 FragranceAROMA5Down2 OsculateKISS4Down3 He's in jugTOBY4Down3 StylePANACHE7Down3 Rope fibreSISAL5Down4 DividePART4Down4 A letter to interpret for moneyBREAD5Down4 OozeDRIP4Down5 StinkREEK4Down5 Cigarette holder, perhapsCASE4Down5 SkinflintMISER5Down6 WaterproofANORAK6Down6 Handy source of fuel for usUSEFUL6Down6 DeformDISTORT7Down7 FashionsTRENDS6Down9 Loves what may be so dearADORES6Down9 That womanHER3Down11 Girl helping with the washing?PEG3Down11 LubricateOIL3Down11 In the direction of a harbour?APORT5Down12 LettuceCOS3Down12 Legendary kingMIDAS5Down12 Girl'sHER3Down13 If upset, cry, but you still have to produce!FISHOUT7Down13 Make quick light tapsPITAPAT7Down13 FavouritePET3Down15 A bad atmosphereFUG3Down15 AttemptTRY3Down16 PermitLET3Down16 It's good when you talk!GAS3Down16 PossessOWN3Down17 Character with one armPISTOL6Down18 EscortsUSHERS6Down18 SoonerEARLIER7Down19 Invade some forbidden territoryENTER5Down20 ChangeALTER5Down20 Is smoking it hard work?FAG3Down21 CorgiDOG3Down21 Fish eggsROE3Down21 It can be played centre stage!TAG3Down22 WanderingERRATIC7Down22 ManagedRAN3Down22 FloodDELUGE6Down23 ColourHUE3Down23 Scrub Charlie clean, possiblyCANCEL6Down23 SheepEWE3Down25 CoverLID3Down25 Made sure to start washing upSAW3Down25 SumTOTAL5Down27 Correlation or arrangement of a trioRATIO5Down28 InventoriesLISTS5Down28 BecauseSINCE5Down29 AprilMONTH5Down30 In broadcasting, one enters a winding roadRADIO5Down30 BowPROW4Down30 SchemePLAN4Down31 TentTEPEE5Down31 In the street, shelter from the rain and snowSLEET5Down31 In short, a mongrel has not much of a tailCURT4Down32 EquipmentGEAR4Down32 Best system for gamblingBETS4Down33 CupidEROS4Down33

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