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Evening Standard Crossword July 12 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 12 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
TriteBANAL5Across1 HalveBISECT6Across5 EludeDODGE5Across8 Interrupt a burglaryBREAKIN7Across8 Furniture itemSOFABED7Across8 PerfectFAULTLESS9Across9 So then going to pieces when one is about to winONTHENOSE9Across9 AppearEMERGE6Across10 BedouinARAB4Across11 CreatureBEING5Across13 "Plenty of booze," the police officer put inAMPLE5Across13 Cuban danceRUMBA5Across14 DefameMALIGN6Across14 Avail yourself of the plane coming back, too...LEVEL5Across14 Show-caseCABINET7Across15 ...and for the flight back, indulge yourself againRETREAT7Across15 EnterpriseVENTURE7Across15 Irritate from the beginningSCRATCH7Across16 Japanese warriorsSAMURAI7Across16 Supports when one isn't workingRESTS5Across17 SurpassEXCEL5Across17 Transport directTRAIN5Across18 EntrapNET3Across18 New Zealand nativeMAORI5Across18 CoverLID3Across19 Showing a dirty filmDUSTY5Across20 Australian wild dogDINGO5Across20 TradeDEAL4Across21 "The Globe" is turned, first, into a restaurantBISTRO6Across22 U.S. coinNICKEL6Across22 Fill up the wardCHARGE6Across23 DesignMOTIF5Across23 Connected to the InternetONLINE6Across23 NourishmentFOOD4Across24 How the hungry slimmer's resolve not to eat it may?CRUMBLE7Across25 GuessSURMISE7Across25 VerbatimLITERAL7Across27 FriendPAL3Across27 Growing, as I shamble into the arenaRAISING7Across27 PinPEG3Across29 Brave little Penny - and fortunate, tooPLUCKY6Across30 Psychiatrist, informallySHRINK6Across30 MeshNETWORK7Across31 ProtectSHIELD6Across31 There's said to be a market for the thingAFFAIR6Across31 The super with the gun is outside againGREAT5Across32 TalentedCLEVER6Across32 Assumed nameALIAS5Across32 ObserveNOTE4Across34 After a time, enquires about jobsTASKS5Across35 DirtFILTH5Across35 AffairMATTER6Across35 Belts will be found in the men's-wear departmentSOCKS5Across36 CorrectRIGHT5Across36 DullHUMDRUM7Across37 Pleasant, but would I be up to it?AMIABLE7Across37 CutSLASH5Across38 Notable successTRIUMPH7Across39 Because of the wild animal, don'tFORBEAR7Across39 ModernRECENT6Across39 CentreHEART5Across40 Seeks for beautyLOOKS5Across41 Light woodBALSA5Across41 It makes a delightful starter, blended and frozenGELID5Across42 Male relativeUNCLE5Across42 Is a traveller and earns in the region ofGETSABOUT9Across43 SuperfluousREDUNDANT9Across43 Have I any worry about now? Not at allINNOWAY7Across44 Cut offSEVERED7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PlatformPODIUM6Down1 "Appropriate for a sales agent," take backPROPER6Down1 MarsupialKANGAROO8Down2 It looks ornamental but the fasteners are irritatingTAPESTRY8Down2 DirectAIM3Down2 Give evidenceBEARWITNESS11Down3 Are just what's needed for a bird feeding its youngFILLTHEBILL11Down3 SkilfulADROIT6Down3 Available jobs or roomsVACANCIES9Down4 Pen something to send with the letterENCLOSURE9Down4 RecordLOG3Down4 RayBEAM4Down5 QualificationsALEVELS7Down5 Love, child, is her undoingCHERISH7Down5 ClimbedSCALED6Down6 Cold dessertBLANCMANGE10Down6 Laughing at isn't funny, it's irritatingINSTITCHES10Down6 ShaftTUNNEL6Down7 Biblical characterESAU4Down7 I'll say it's not accessible by carISLE4Down7 EvolveDEVELOP7Down9 Ill-usedABUSED6Down10 Having approved of, handed over toPASSED6Down10 Bring an accusation againstIMPEACH7Down11 The tail end of daybreak on the mountainEVEREST7Down11 ManagedRAN3Down12 BerateREVILE6Down12 The attitude and the way the cane is twirledSTANCE6Down12 NibbleBITE4Down13 TooALSO4Down16 GiantTITAN5Down17 Paper-folding artORIGAMI7Down19 Plan to get a c-cookerARRANGE7Down19 QuandaryDILEMMA7Down20 Comes out and talks right throughSPROUTS7Down21 ImpartialNEUTRAL7Down21 AssertAVER4Down22 Getting the hackles up, which is frightening?HAIRRAISING11Down24 Weatherproof coatWINDCHEATER11Down24 AgentFACTOR6Down24 CandidOPEN4Down25 DedicateDEVOTE6Down26 Forces one to feel it isn't sillyMAKESSENSE10Down26 Boiled sweetMINTHUMBUG10Down26 BandageSWATHE6Down28 FemurTHIGHBONE9Down28 Not in the pink - blueOFFCOLOUR9Down28 Cold-blooded creatureREPTILE7Down29 The chap with the child I accommodated in a splendid homeMANSION7Down29 ObtainGET3Down30 Disgusted, refuse to carry any furtherPUTOFF6Down30 Absence of dangerSAFETY6Down30 Having a protective coverARMOURED8Down32 Continuation of the shenanigansGOINGSON8Down32 In the end, do your best to containTRENDY6Down33 ReposeREST4Down33 SeasonSUMMER6Down33 Put it down to being a writerASCRIBE7Down34 PlantsORCHIDS7Down34 TreeASH3Down36 StrayERR3Down37 WealthRICHES6Down38 Song about everything being rottenBALLAD6Down38 Pipe up "They're herbivores"REED4Down40 ArticleITEM4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 12, 2024. 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.