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Evening Standard Crossword July 12 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 12 2023 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ExcludeDEBAR5Across1 HelpASSIST6Across1 Something hard to eat outside?CRUST5Across1 InvoicedBILLED6Across5 In this way, one can see starsMILKY5Across6 Appeal humblyPLEAD5Across6 AdoredLOVED5Across9 A duck one possibly links with waterproof coverOILSKIN7Across9 Bugbear, bogeyBUGABOO7Across9 PeakSUMMIT6Across10 Matey funSPORT5Across10 FaithTRUST5Across10 TattleGOSSIP6Across11 TowsPULLS5Across11 The people to pine, perhaps, for a source of timber?SCOTS5Across11 OutriderSCOUT5Across12 DecorationMEDAL5Across12 The extra sixth, supposedly?SENSE5Across12 In movies, they're often specialEFFECTS7Across13 VegetableSPINACH7Across13 MiddayNOON4Across14 Contrapuntal piece, fast, rhythmic and vocalRAP3Across15 HairstyleBUN3Across15 Canvas shelterTENT4Across17 One travels thus in seafaringAFAR4Across17 FellowDON3Across17 Wine shop or exotic abode in which to go without nothingBODEGA6Across18 Martial artKARATE6Across18 FrontFORE4Across18 MistakeERROR5Across19 Passed over, perhapsGIVEN5Across19 Seizes wrongfullyUSURPS6Across20 One can get nothing from Taranto that's typically ScottishTARTAN6Across20 AdjustedTUNED5Across20 HeapPILE4Across22 Finest of tube stations?BEST4Across22 DeclinedWANED5Across22 BetWAGERED7Across23 I say - it rhymes!HEY3Across24 KingdomREALM5Across24 HillTOR3Across24 SeafarerMARINER7Across25 Speak about licentious love of spicy sausageSAVELOY7Across25 Gone with the wind?BLOWN5Across26 BeleaguerBESET5Across26 BroadenWIDEN5Across26 HerbBASIL5Across27 It's on tape and can also be seen at MonteVIDEO5Across27 Light to carryTORCH5Across28 Smooth and shinySLEEK5Across28 Where a lad gets out of breathSWINDON7Across29 African countrySOMALIA7Across29 HostARMY4Across29 It's usually clear when a girl comes to the wrong conclusionGLASS5Across30 NumberSEVEN5Across30 SnakeBOA3Across30 CommerceTRADE5Across31 Like her mother, she's greyPEARL5Across31 ChallengeDARE4Across32 FoulFETID5Across33 MurdererKILLER6Across35 Yacht-stationMARINA6Across36 PrincipleTENET5Across37 ObjectiveTARGET6Across38 FraudDECEIT6Across39

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MissingABSENT6Down1 ContinentEUROPE6Down2 CallSUMMON6Down2 It's grossly overpriced - by a tearaway?RIPOFF6Down2 Worker making class distinctions?SORTER6Down3 SlenderSLIM4Down3 AwayABSENT6Down3 CarriedTOTED5Down4 Flier helping to make restitutionTIT3Down4 GrooveRUT3Down4 StartedBEGAN5Down5 A female's sporting trophy?ASHES5Down5 GameMATCH5Down5 HeroIDOL4Down6 Assignation shown to be impossible?MISSION7Down6 Liked by manyPOPULAR7Down6 BoorLOUT4Down7 InjuryLESION6Down7 That princely former playerINCE4Down7 Was it packed with Tommy's troubles?KITBAG6Down8 NearlyALLBUT6Down8 ImmersedDIPPED6Down8 Wound marksSCARS5Down12 A mug where beer's concernedSTEIN5Down12 Bird-houseDOVECOT7Down13 Dirty electrical connection?EARTH5Down13 PortlySTOUT5Down13 Subject of childish stories?FAIRY5Down14 Bring upon oneselfINCUR5Down14 ExteriorOUTER5Down15 The right woman left the partyREVEL5Down15 SinkBASIN5Down15 FreshlyNEWLY5Down16 Not everNEVER5Down16 In politics, it never has a completely happy endingPARTY5Down16 PaledFADED5Down18 Holy bookKORAN5Down18 Originated, for instance during ProhibitionBEGAN5Down18 Such sinister humour as a gang leader permits?GALLOWS7Down19 AlludeREFER5Down19 Greek letterEPSILON7Down19 Lofty TV part?AERIAL6Down21 BarrierDAM3Down21 Comfort in distressSOLACE6Down21 Supporting columnPILLAR6Down22 NetworkWEB3Down22 Implore somebody to buzz off!BEGONE6Down22 MythLEGEND6Down23 It has its association with kicksSOCCER6Down23 DinRACKET6Down24 AwardMEDAL5Down25 Music to amuse the children?SWING5Down25 WalkerAMBLER6Down25 Arabian girl, possibly?BESS4Down26 SagaciousWISE4Down26 SaltySALINE6Down27 To finish up as headTOP3Down28 OccupantTENANT6Down28 Be seatedSIT3Down28 CapBERET5Down30 PointedAIMED5Down31 GalaFETE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. 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.