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Evening Standard Crossword July 18 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 18 2023 answers. The Tuesday 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#
ConfusionPANIC5Across2 HappenOCCUR5Across3 It can get a poker player in the moneyFLUSH5Across3 Sea eagleERNE4Across7 Temptation to keep a cool head for cashLUCRE5Across8 ClamourOUTCRY6Across8 Fastening pinRIVET5Across8 HandleTREAT5Across9 Materially intermingledWOVEN5Across10 ApproachesNEARS5Across10 Writer of effortless poetryPOE3Across11 DogCUR3Across11 So or thusSIC3Across11 JigDANCE5Across12 Yes, boy, makes gemstones wearyJADES5Across12 Choose one for mother - the best!OPTIMUM7Across13 MeataxeCLEAVER7Across13 BarrierDAM3Across13 Beast of burdenLLAMA5Across15 Cards aboard ship?DECKS5Across15 FrankOPEN4Across15 StillYET3Across16 YieldCEDE4Across18 InformationGEN3Across18 Hole in a cooking appleGAP3Across18 WithstandRESIST6Across19 Wildly amused gorgon!MEDUSA6Across19 TrailerCARAVAN7Across19 SenseFEEL4Across20 ReasonsMOTIVES7Across21 Her sins are dealt with in holy placesSHRINES7Across21 RosterROTA4Across22 On top ofUPON4Across22 It keeps the chill out of the theatreHEAT4Across22 VendSELL4Across23 A ride giving heightened pleasure?LIFT4Across23 StylishDASHING7Across23 Two chaps run outPETERED7Across24 ChoosesSELECTS7Across24 OozeSEEP4Across25 BirdTOUCAN6Across26 With which to rub awayERASER6Across26 AttemptTRY3Across27 PresentHERE4Across28 Piece of Sheraton with four legsRAT3Across29 Beam of lightRAY3Across29 FinishEND3Across30 In which the cowboy did his stuff for nothing?RODEO5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Give outALLOT5Across31 Use upDEPLETE7Across32 One is grasping but supportiveTENDRIL7Across32 EnquiredASKED5Across33 The little pest hid behind a pianoAPHID5Across34 Pulped fruit or vegetablesPUREE5Across34 Substance that makes the skin waterproofOIL3Across35 AngerIRE3Across35 Shiftless, even today?STILL5Across36 Cut offSEVER5Across36 RecoverRECOUP6Across36 To become ecstatic without delay is out of the way!SWOON5Across37 OperatorsUSERS5Across37 SpokenORAL4Across37 RendezvousTRYST5Across38 Cracked ewers containing dirty water?SEWER5Across38 SneeringSNIDE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GangwayAISLE5Down1 SetGROUP5Down1 Kind of fat, petPUPPY5Down1 Ten-sided figureDECAGON7Down2 About to get in a fight for the goodsFREIGHT7Down2 FavouritePET3Down2 BornNEE3Down3 Tea, slangCHAR4Down4 BedCOT3Down4 Earthy, low-sounding military leaderLOAM4Down4 Pig penSTY3Down5 Scandinavians rooted to the spotSWEDES6Down5 Male relativesUNCLES6Down5 TrampleTREAD5Down6 SpoolsREELS5Down6 Washed down the wrong dose at the hospital, initiallyHOSED5Down6 Percussion instrumentsDRUMS5Down7 Obnoxious fellows who may get physicalJERKS5Down7 ContendVIE3Down9 Restful place in ScotlandCOT3Down9 DeclareAVER4Down10 PerplexCONFUSE7Down11 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 Planet with a hole in the middleJUPITER7Down12 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down12 SignifiedDENOTED7Down13 Mum has the right to spoil!MAR3Down14 ThreatenedMENACED7Down14 Animal doctorVET3Down14 AssistantsAIDES5Down16 Of high rank in the CID - immortal, in factCUPID5Down16 SailboatYACHT5Down16 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down17 Having an oddly slaty taste?SALTY5Down17 Tan-colouredTAWNY5Down17 VehicleCAR3Down18 Encountered wild deer and measured the numbersMETERED7Down19 Football officialREFEREE7Down19 At church, always, you'll get encouragementCHEER5Down20 Fixed shareQUOTA5Down20 With which Sarah had a piece of bread?SALAD5Down21 CircuitLAP3Down21 Powerful personMOGUL5Down21 ChicSTYLISH7Down23 Disappointed by those when failed to keep up?LETDOWN7Down23 PlanetSATURN6Down24 Pop Lee's family?PEOPLE6Down24 Eye-partIRIS4Down24 Head coveringCAP3Down25 Organised at speed?RAN3Down25 Go inENTER5Down26 ElderOLDER5Down27 They're in the land where one was born and raisedROOTS5Down27 ManagesCOPES5Down28 Prevents any escape of certain animalsSEALS5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 SevereSTERN5Down30 Flier for whom half a pint's plentyPILOT5Down30 Not aliveDEAD4Down32 IntimidateCOW3Down32 Become weary of a complicated riteTIRE4Down32 Where Brazil was deprived of capitalRIO3Down33 FittingAPT3Down33 BeforeERE3Down33 EssentialKEY3Down34 SpotDOT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. 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.