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Evening Standard Crossword July 17 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 17 2024 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#
BoastBRAG4Across1 HitSTRIKE6Across4 FruitFIG3Across4 Get to see about a dogSECURE6Across4 SearchSEEK4Across6 Steal a male bird from a CockneyHALFINCH8Across7 HorrendousHORRIFIC8Across7 HatefulHORRID6Across8 Washed outRINSED6Across8 Just the car for a man of propertyESTATE6Across8 StrainWRENCH6Across9 Rhinoceros, in shortRHINO5Across10 EpochEON3Across10 Get out and walk part way, Inuit stylePARKA5Across10 RigidSTIFF5Across12 One's destiny is to get rich at the endFATE4Across13 Beach grainsSAND4Across13 Fight pretence!SPAR4Across14 FishTUNA4Across14 FractureBREAK5Across14 German title of 'Old Mother Riley'HERR4Across15 AgentsREPS4Across15 DemonFIEND5Across15 Turn in at the corner, loveNIL3Across16 ConflictWAR3Across16 ShockSTUN4Across17 Where, in circulation, less than one paisa could suffice?ASIA4Across17 InnTAVERN6Across18 Horse's gaitTROT4Across19 Being stony means you have nothing, mateOPAL4Across19 SupposeASSUME6Across20 Sheet anchor!PAPERCLIP9Across21 Vicious personBARBARIAN9Across21 Haul around in a danceHULA4Across23 Hawaiian danceHULA4Across23 DevilDEMON5Across24 HighTALL4Across24 One may do so after a trip, annuallyFALL4Across24 UntrueFALSE5Across26 Place to sleepBED3Across26 Bit of an ingrate?RAT3Across26 Increase in sizeGROW4Across27 Pass half an hour being obstinateDOUR4Across27 SplitBURST5Across28 DenLAIR4Across29 Frank quietly interrupts one, somehowOPEN4Across29 CraftySLY3Across30 FibberLIAR4Across32 Farinaceous repast?MEAL4Across32 CoaxCAJOLE6Across32 Not really more than a tonSTONE5Across33 Golden brownAUBURN6Across33 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across33 If not striking a threatening note?UNLESS6Across34 MixSTIR4Across34 Set uponATTACK6Across34 Computerised system for rent revision after midwinter?INTERNET8Across35 MireMUD3Across35 The outsideEXTERIOR8Across35 Rose is involved in basketmakingOSIERS6Across36 ActionDEED4Across36 Underground vaultsCRYPTS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Outline mapCHART5Down1 As served at initially Chinese joints?CHIPS5Down1 CoachTRAIN5Down2 The girl for many an academicianCLARA5Down2 PerchROOST5Down2 Wine, informallyVINO4Down3 It's not noted for its perpendicular architecturePISA4Down3 AnimalGIRAFFE7Down3 FragmentSCRAP5Down4 WitherFADE4Down4 Cut or share, possiblySHEAR5Down4 RobeGOWN4Down5 RipREND4Down5 It's clever to take the short way, starting earlyCUTE4Down5 WeaponSPEAR5Down6 Persevere withKEEPAT6Down6 Circulate gossip, etc., or sell it?RETAIL6Down6 UtterEXCLAIM7Down7 Introduce graduallyINSTIL6Down9 Walk a short way with sailorly gaitSTROLL6Down9 Shade of colourHUE3Down11 Fit a new tapAPT3Down11 PossessOWN3Down11 Village wherein an African leader could possibly lark aboutKRAAL5Down12 DrunkardSOT3Down12 Of the noseNASAL5Down12 TreeFIR3Down13 Afraid to spill RAF fuelFEARFUL7Down13 US politicianSENATOR7Down13 ChafeRUB3Down15 Speed sounds high!HIE3Down15 Was victoriousWON3Down16 FinishEND3Down16 Can you play it with your eyes shut?NAP3Down16 BarrierDAM3Down17 Suit in which a bit of padding is usedSPADES6Down18 Mournful, pitiableTRAGIC6Down18 UnyieldingADAMANT7Down19 Flier's scheme to tour IndiaPILOT5Down20 Recover strengthRALLY5Down20 Place in ill reputePUT3Down21 Unopened flowerBUD3Down21 CrySOB3Down21 Can be driven with endless careCAR3Down22 SlightedSNUBBED7Down22 UncookedRAW3Down22 Radiator, sayHEATER6Down23 ConsumeEAT3Down23 Places frequented by hot-headed womenHAUNTS6Down23 FishEEL3Down25 NothingNIL3Down25 He has a name for knowledgeKEN3Down25 ScrubSCOUR5Down27 Is a so different scene in the desertOASIS5Down28 Gardening toolsRAKES5Down28 BeanoSPREE5Down29 PungentACRID5Down30 Strike repeatedly for moneyPOUND5Down30 AppearSEEM4Down30 SparYARD4Down31 Brings upREARS5Down31 Creatures providing information about the outbackNEWTS5Down31 Only just!MERE4Down32 Lighting deviceLAMP4Down32 Fat use modifying tangoSUET4Down33 Hotel cookCHEF4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 17, 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.