Evening Standard Crossword July 16 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 16 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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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AnimalZEBRA5Across1 FasteningCLASP5Across3 Heartless boys are after her for help with the cookingHERBS5Across3 AppearedSEEMED6Across5 Happen to be the officer commanding a dogOCCUR5Across8 NudgeELBOW5Across8 Of the noseNASAL5Across8 CoshCUDGEL6Across10 Puzzle about public transportREBUS5Across10 IncorrectWRONG5Across10 BetweenAMID4Across11 Initially a pensionerOAP3Across11 TeaseRIB3Across11 Something heavenly for me in bedCOMET5Across12 Magic servantGENIE5Across12 ToothINCISOR7Across13 Strange admissions of debt by a low fellowCURIOUS7Across13 ObviousPATENT6Across14 Not everNEVER5Across15 WreathGARLAND7Across15 Picture one in a mountMONET5Across15 Apt to be bent over the sinkTAP3Across18 BeverageTEA3Across18 BitTAD3Across18 Mean not to go in the waterDENOTE6Across19 NoiseDIN3Across19 KindleIGNITE6Across19 UnfortunateHAPLESS7Across21 Bound to be particularCERTAIN7Across21 CartDRAY4Across21 Heyerdahl among the immortals?THOR4Across22 RotisserieSPIT4Across22 FlatLEVEL5Across23 TorHILL4Across23 What George was, at soccer?BEST4Across23 A sound unitDECIBEL7Across24 AdroitSKILFUL7Across24 CrippleMAIM4Across24 Style of musicREGGAE6Across26 They're in the archives as edibleCHIVES6Across26 CurDOG3Across27 TeaseRAG3Across29 IntentionAIM3Across29 It's opportune for him to go to ElyTIM3Across29 SceneTABLEAU7Across31 Fold in clothingPLEAT5Across31 As flown by RAF boys?KITES5Across31 Stream meandering round a bend for agesMATURES7Across32 ExtendSTRETCH7Across32 DirtySOILED6Across32 Hemp can disorientate most lassiesSISAL5Across34 Grain-storeSILO4Across34 Cotton threadLISLE5Across34 Does she prefer charges?SUE3Across35 LaceholeEYELET6Across35 RodentRAT3Across35 Points said to be knocked off (for blemishes?)SPOTS5Across36 ExcludeDEBAR5Across36 Bad ones don't get paidDEBTS5Across37 MelodiesTUNES5Across37 AppearsSEEMS5Across38 A sound way to make expiationATONE5Across38 LoadedLADEN5Across38 DiscloseREVEAL6Across39 EmployeesSTAFF5Across40

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CautionsWARNS5Down1 Change course endlessly as you searchSCOUR5Down1 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Down2 BirdEMU3Down2 Mozart's contribution to The Planets?JUPITER7Down2 EntertainREGALE6Down3 OgleLEER4Down4 BeerALE3Down4 Does archery give him a sore back?EROS4Down4 ExchangeSWAP4Down5 The place for me to get a gun outBREMEN6Down5 SwaysSWINGS6Down5 LeftEXITED6Down6 Clean feathersPREEN5Down6 Determined to get the TV workingSETON5Down6 AdroitlyDEFTLY6Down7 CreekINLET5Down7 Do two out of five sleep with one?DUVET5Down7 ThusSIC3Down9 A bit of a scare on the roadCAR3Down9 MixedBLENDED7Down9 DivineGODLIKE7Down12 Game pies cut to pieces?CUPTIES7Down12 RugMAT3Down12 ExpensiveDEAR4Down13 A sweep, perhaps, with warm-hearted loveOAR3Down14 WeakenSAP3Down14 RegionAREA4Down16 New fiction?NOVEL5Down16 Night watchVIGIL5Down16 TurfDIVOT5Down17 Part with a group at Heathrow CentralTENTH5Down17 AnswerREPLY5Down17 SeparateISOLATE7Down19 Such a clock has a dial, if only outwardlyDIGITAL7Down19 Seize wrongfullyUSURP5Down20 DeniedNEGATED7Down20 Rod will be loyal!STICK5Down20 Door jointHINGE5Down21 Get in trouble with the police?COPIT5Down21 AtmosphereAURA4Down22 Arm boneHUMERUS7Down23 Perplexed as you ponder in bedBEMUSED7Down23 ConquerMASTER6Down24 Lay off from many new sitesDESIST6Down24 LampoonSATIRE6Down24 Coniferous treeFIR3Down25 FlagIRIS4Down25 Piece of drill?BIT3Down25 SpiteMALICE6Down26 Young eelELVER5Down27 Trendy river horse at the riverHIPPO5Down27 FestivalsGALAS5Down28 Match goddess to the hearthVESTA5Down28 CustomerCLIENT6Down28 They get together for a bite to eatTEETH5Down30 SolidifyGEL3Down30 Group of eightOCTET5Down30 Pipe for sea water?MAIN4Down32 Close noisilySLAM4Down32 A little massage from Ruby?RUB3Down33 PuppetDOLL4Down33 BrownTAN3Down33 AyeYES3Down36 SpriteELF3Down37

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