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Evening Standard Crossword July 17 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 17 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
SubsequentlyLATER5Across2 RidFREE4Across7 BumpyUNEVEN6Across8 ClassGRADE5Across9 He's fiendishly hard up and has my sympathyPOORDEVIL9Across9 MinimisesPLAYSDOWN9Across9 A tense "No improvement is possible for me"IMPERFECT9Across10 RepeatREITERATE9Across10 KnockRAP3Across11 AcceptTAKE4Across12 Lose your temper at the right timeRAGE4Across12 Continue boringly to tell you what prompted the child's nightmare?DRAGON6Across13 MaterialREP3Across13 RealmDOMAIN6Across13 PanaceaCUREALL7Across14 Not very good, having mostly little-known actors in itONESTAR7Across14 DaydreamsFANTASIES9Across15 As the prisoner does when there's a rash of escapesBREAKSOUT9Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 DrunkardSOT3Across16 Brown is fatteningCHOCOLATE9Across17 AnglerFISHERMAN9Across17 WarningLOOKOUT7Across18 Confer, unusually, with the East to put it into effectENFORCE7Across18 ShoutYELL4Across18 From Rome, getting right back in a shakeTREMOR6Across19 NastyHORRID6Across19 AbradedSCRAPED7Across19 She got caught by the lionCLEO4Across20 PlaceSPOT4Across20 JobTASK4Across20 RotateTURN4Across22 ChangeTRANSFORM9Across23 Wearing it, does one look like nothing on earthSPACESUIT9Across23 IllnessAILMENT7Across23 ApertureVENT4Across25 This bird, among others, gets breadcrumbsREDBREAST9Across25 StateCONDITION9Across25 If it's broken, that's understandableCODE4Across26 EnticeLURE4Across26 ShotSNIPED6Across27 At sea, it's badADDLED6Across27 TapPAT3Across27 PresentHERE4Across28 SatisfiedCONTENT7Across29 Returns because the wrens inside must be freedANSWERS7Across29 ConsumeEAT3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Sheltered in a bower he had outsideHARBOURED9Across32 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across32 GarretATTIC5Across33 Sick and dirtyOFFCOLOUR9Across34 ToyPLAYTHING9Across34 A sailor giving an officer a parcelMATELOT7Across35 PariahOUTCAST7Across35 Carry the fellow in drunkLIFTUP6Across36 MottoSLOGAN6Across36 ScaredAFRAID6Across36 Drink, which is sadDOWN4Across37 GenuineREAL4Across37 Talk informallyCHAT4Across37 Escorted to some low venue, as promisedUNDERTOOK9Across38 StaminaENDURANCE9Across38 LoiterTARRY5Across38 Cheat the firm and he'll arrest youCONSTABLE9Across39 MeddleINTERFERE9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MaliciousSPITEFUL8Down1 TrampleTREAD5Down1 If it can be worked, be getting parole, somehowOPERABLE8Down1 Very happyWALKINGONAIR12Down2 A promontory in the mouth of the river?TONGUEOFLAND12Down2 LimbLEG3Down2 DriverMOTORIST8Down3 Making clear to one, with a hintOVERTONE8Down3 BeverageTEA3Down3 RegretRUE3Down4 RecordsANNALS6Down4 A little sun: fairSLIGHT6Down4 GuidedLED3Down5 MoveTRANSFER8Down5 Top up the drink the freelance hasPINNACLE8Down5 RepulseREPEL5Down6 DebateDISCUSSION10Down6 As far as "useless and making mischief"UPTONOGOOD10Down6 EncourageHEARTEN7Down7 Assumed, for the moment, that I do rent outTRIEDON7Down7 Began with the fat boys (two of them) on the insideSTARTEDOUT10Down8 Type of terrierBEDLINGTON10Down8 EntranceDOOR4Down10 ApprehensionALARM5Down11 RestlessRESTIVE7Down11 Run furtherEXTRA5Down11 CountrymanPEASANT7Down12 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 PlottedPLANNED7Down14 A nut cracker Nellie is holdingKERNEL6Down16 AwakenAROUSE6Down16 RascalSCAMP5Down16 PolluteTAINT5Down17 StillYET3Down18 MeatHAM3Down19 Nip the nipperTOT3Down19 BoxerPRIZEFIGHTER12Down21 Convince that you'll give noticeLEAVENODOUBT12Down21 EquipmentKIT3Down21 BirdLINNET6Down22 Quickly set off for the outskirtsPRESTO6Down22 RangTELEPHONED10Down23 What made you laugh in the doctor's waiting room?SICKHUMOUR10Down23 Had too little endurance, one graspedUNDERSTOOD10Down24 OrientEAST4Down24 All-powerfulOMNIPOTENT10Down24 Food fishCOD3Down25 The gun that beats the others?ROD3Down25 PrematureEARLY5Down26 Refined woman you are fond ofLADYLIKE8Down28 ReadyPREPARED8Down28 A fellow with the gift of the gab and richAFFLUENT8Down29 Ancient vehiclesCHARIOTS8Down29 RusticRURAL5Down29 That he's new to here is more surprisingSTRANGER8Down30 UnitedTOGETHER8Down30 Mounted troopsCAVALRY7Down31 Catches in the river and the locals are put out about itCOLLARS7Down31 SelfEGO3Down32 ObservedNOTED5Down33 Embarrassed at having to go in to be scoldedRATED5Down33 InsectANT3Down33 Starting to warm to the job?OFFICE6Down34 AllowPERMIT6Down34 HillTOR3Down34 WeepCRY3Down35

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