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Evening Standard Crossword July 16 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 16 2018 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
StupidAPISH5Across3 For a change, slip into slacks!IDLES5Across3 CogentVALID5Across4 ReallyINDEED6Across7 Nick isn't at churchNOTCH5Across8 MonthMARCH5Across8 FishEEL3Across9 MaterialREP3Across10 DistinguishedNOTED5Across10 I'm a long time getting the pictureIMAGE5Across10 At the end of one's tether, there's always a womanHER3Across11 DecomposeROT3Across11 The boards used for making gates?STAGE5Across12 CogTOOTH5Across12 HutCABIN5Across12 PruneCLIP4Across13 He's Tony, formulating an advisable policyHONESTY7Across13 BoozeALCOHOL7Across13 Hold the last of the seamen in portHAVEN5Across15 LordsPEERS5Across15 Fire-raisingARSON5Across15 RueREGRET6Across17 Wherein half the army is at the Western FrontWAR3Across18 Narrow broochPIN3Across18 Walked from DorsetSTRODE6Across19 SurfeitGLUT4Across19 Sri Lanka, formerlyCEYLON6Across19 FilchSTEAL5Across20 Retailer of meatBUTCHER7Across21 Properly both a member and a friendLEGALLY7Across21 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across22 Like the Cyclops, singularlyEYED4Across22 TopCAP3Across22 Posted some presentsSENT4Across23 Writing tableDESK4Across23 Fairground rideWALTZER7Across24 LudicrousRISIBLE7Across24 They may fly with shrill cries from the ship's cat!SEAMEWS7Across24 First, originalPRIMAL6Across26 Handily protected - but not immune to cold feet?GLOVED6Across26 CoachBUS3Across27 OpenOVERT5Across28 Raised edgeRIM3Across29 Every brazen hussy has oneBRA3Across29 Not a single tango necessitates nine performersNONET5Across31 Hairdressing shopSALON5Across31 InformationDATA4Across31 Such a driver needs to have the right angleLEARNER7Across32 Edinburgh, sayCAPITAL7Across32 VaporiseDISTIL6Across33 PerfectIDEAL5Across34 A drover could make it go the right waySTEER5Across34 Apt to be bent over the sinkTAP3Across35 SpiritGIN3Across35 BreastBOSOM5Across35 A Britten piece in a hackneyed arrangementTRITE5Across36 Wash throughRINSE5Across36 How chuck would chat up the shrinking Violet?SHYLY5Across37 Desires, expectationsHOPES5Across37 LinenLAWN4Across37 SeerAUGUR5Across38 DealTRADE5Across38 A couple of characters from Arsenal, possibly at WembleyARENA5Across38 FruitNUT3Across39 MournfulSAD3Across41 Hot springGEYSER6Across42 CarouseREVEL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sound knowhow, but substandard EnglishNOHOW5Down1 PrematureEARLY5Down1 Travelling showCIRCUS6Down1 Fixed things with the driverSCREWED7Down2 Sea creatureOCTOPUS7Down2 RespectADMIRE6Down2 ThroughPER3Down3 Burst of noisePEAL4Down4 BanVETO4Down4 A job to do when it's dusty out?DUTY4Down4 ForwardALONG5Down5 Hidden gunmanSNIPER6Down5 Old, perhaps, but still capable of making scoresEIGHTY6Down5 BurglarINTRUDER8Down6 Denigrate wild mares?SMEAR5Down6 Bee substanceHONEY5Down6 Not quite golden, maybe, but visually admiredOGLED5Down7 Paris undergroundMETRO5Down7 ExpensiveDEAR4Down8 Legendary birdROC3Down9 Figure in the late newsTEN3Down9 AccuracyPRECISION9Down11 Possibly Ted Ray's description of a lost dogSTRAYED7Down12 HideCONCEAL7Down12 StrikeHIT3Down14 FruitPEAR4Down14 Not all press agents look tiredSAG3Down14 KnifeSTAB4Down16 Opts to wrap a torn vest round one's headVOTES5Down16 Young eelELVER5Down16 Place in an inferior position?NEATH5Down17 Treacherous personSNAKE5Down17 FlippantGLIB4Down18 Be unconscious of a slur about honourSLUMBER7Down19 MiddleCENTRAL7Down19 We leave the weeding in order to show condescensionDEIGN5Down20 PantsGASPS5Down20 The fruit of sterile monasticism?LEMON5Down21 PrizeTREASURE8Down21 Herb typeBASIL5Down21 PlanPLOT4Down23 Minor deityDEMIGOD7Down23 Dark-complexioned, but self-conscious about a wartSWARTHY7Down23 Being Irish, is popularly called RedSETTER6Down24 RoamWANDER6Down24 LatherSUDS4Down25 Less than average timeERA3Down25 Fastening deviceZIP3Down25 WickedEVIL4Down26 In France, water blended with oil with some careLOIRE5Down27 Of rabiesRABID5Down27 She lights up strikinglyVESTA5Down28 Slightly dampMOIST5Down28 PassELAPSE6Down29 HoldingTENURE6Down30 People from DenmarkDANES5Down30 Answer concerning laminated woodREPLY5Down30 RevileABUSE5Down32 Having an inclination to be angular?LEAN4Down32 Thick paperCARD4Down32 No beginning and end, naturallyNAY3Down33 GratuityTIP3Down33 Self-satisfiedSMUG4Down34 SpokenORAL4Down36 BeverageTEA3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, July 16, 2018. 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.