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Evening Standard Crossword July 19 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 19 2019 answers. The Friday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LariatLASSO5Across1 HelpASSIST6Across5 CommandORDER5Across8 Would have you know the bayonet’s at the readyPOINTSOUT9Across9 LoathsomeABHORRENT9Across9 NewsreaderANNOUNCER9Across10 WriterSCRIBE6Across10 A shopkeeper? Wrong. A garage mechanicOUTFITTER9Across10 SplinterCHIP4Across11 Shoot across to get something from the garden shedRAKE4Across12 Body of menARMY4Across12 Very busyHECTIC6Across13 The Scotsman saw off the birdsMACAWS6Across13 Intellectual, informallyEGGHEAD7Across14 ConsecrateHALLOW6Across14 The language of the two men!RUSSIAN7Across14 Moderates, as is one’s wont, changing key in itTONESDOWN9Across15 NeverthelessHOWEVER7Across15 Lacking resolutionSPINELESS9Across15 Increases being, in various cases, overdueESCALATES9Across17 Giving a wide viewPANORAMIC9Across17 Take away from, by deed, half the landDETRACT7Across18 RabbitDOE3Across18 Tooth specialistDENTIST7Across18 The usual routine; back having a drink and something to eatTURNIP6Across19 YearlyANNUAL6Across19 WeightTON3Across19 Flightless birdKIWI4Across20 Say nothing, nothing, nothing. Just go awaySHOO4Across20 AttackRAID4Across21 Was on the staff of and it panned out wellWORKEDFOR9Across23 ObstructiveUNHELPFUL9Across23 RevoltREBEL5Across23 SchemePLAN4Across24 Related to, when allowed to speak to on the telephoneCONNECTED9Across25 AfricanETHIOPIAN9Across25 Awaiting one’s attention in the turmoilTODO4Across26 ManageCOPE4Across26 SecretCOVERT6Across27 CurDOG3Across27 Seem incensed by the restraintBRIDLE6Across27 StalemateIMPASSE7Across29 RotterCAD3Across29 Are worried stiff about the gunFIREARM7Across29 HighestTALLEST7Across31 LoverSUITOR6Across32 He’s telling tales to monsieurRACONTEUR9Across32 MazeLABYRINTH9Across32 EatDINE4Across34 It’s not true he’s pretending to be a gangsterFALSEHOOD9Across34 MentionREFERENCE9Across34 EscapedELUDED6Across35 Having turned left, travelled by the riverDERWENT7Across35 Stringed instrumentUKULELE7Across35 A box? Rot! Has to be packed in a tinCARTON6Across36 RefereeUMPIRE6Across36 Operatic songARIA4Across37 So about-turn and leaveERGO4Across37 EconomicEFFICIENT9Across38 ViperADDER5Across38 How one gets some pedestrian job with the greatest of ease?WALKSINTO9Across38 CrossedTRAVERSED9Across39 He watches sport, etc. A mish-mashSPECTATOR9Across39 MythLEGEND6Across39 KindGENRE5Across40

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It is inspired and livelySPIRITED8Down1 BeleagueredHARASSED8Down1 ContestCHAMPIONSHIP12Down2 Fed up and in need of a rest cure?SICKANDTIRED12Down2 CurveARC3Down2 DeferentialREVERENT8Down3 Became known that one earned in the region ofGOTABOUT8Down3 DirtySOILED6Down3 RankSTATUS6Down4 With one’s ancestry, overdo thingsSTRAIN6Down4 SphereORB3Down4 CunningARCH4Down5 Cooking vesselSAUCEPAN8Down5 Because you promise to give it upFORSWEAR8Down5 SeamanSAILOR6Down6 The appeal of the mince tart and what you do with itATTRACTION10Down6 BelowUNDERNEATH10Down6 MeltedTHAWED6Down7 “Weapon” there is a wry smile aboutMISSILE7Down7 GP's officeSURGERY7Down7 Bears a message from: “Don’t come unarmed”BRINGSWORD10Down8 ProphecyPREDICTION10Down8 ErasedDELETED7Down9 With the surprise in the plot, don’t play fairTWIST5Down11 Dairy productCREAM5Down11 OwnedHAD3Down12 ExcusePLEA4Down13 Perturbed when one had brandished atSHAKEN6Down16 EatableEDIBLE6Down16 GemstoneOPAL4Down16 AutomatonROBOT5Down17 Hole-boring toolAWL3Down19 As far as the top of the ridge, or hillTOR3Down19 DeniedNEGATED7Down20 PeculiarityIDIOSYNCRASY12Down21 Winner in the polls for those seeking sun?HOTFAVOURITE12Down21 BirdIBIS4Down22 MetalCOPPER6Down22 The man with the funny ears in the vehicleHEARSE6Down22 CoarseUNCULTURED10Down23 The more one does, the less one concentratesWATERSDOWN10Down23 HandgunPISTOL6Down24 Putting out of one’s mind because annoyingFORGETTING10Down24 Made mistakesFLOUNDERED10Down24 NewtEFT3Down25 A tip for the waiters, you sayCUE3Down25 TartACID4Down25 IndigenousNATIVE6Down26 TemptALLURE6Down28 SpendsEXHAUSTS8Down28 A boss who’ll put you on the right track?DIRECTOR8Down28 CasualINFORMAL8Down29 Understood to have been a stalkerFOLLOWED8Down29 GemstonesEMERALDS8Down30 FellowDON3Down30 Giving me the cod I ordered - again, not very goodMEDIOCRE8Down30 Batting and feeling the stress, but it’s greatINTENSE7Down31 Pressing needURGENCY7Down31 It’s both Italian, dear, and Latin for “song”CAROL5Down33 PeruseREAD4Down33 DeceptionBLUFF5Down33 Public estimationREPUTE6Down34 Foot sore, rambling in the woodFOREST6Down34 LimbLEG3Down36 StrayERR3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 19, 2019. 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.