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Evening Standard Crossword July 19 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 19 2025 answers. The Saturday 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#
BisectHALVE5Across2 They're dowdy, like a politician in unsuitable fursFRUMPS6Across4 PulsatesTHROBS6Across4 Brown sugarDEMERARA8Across7 ImpelURGE4Across7 Carl admits Ivan, perhaps, to a special occasionCARNIVAL8Across7 A name for more than one European countryIBERIA6Across8 Breed of small fowlBANTAM6Across8 GreedilyAVIDLY6Across8 RespondREACT5Across9 Apt to be sullen and low to the ruddy end!MOODY5Across10 LuxuriousPLUSH5Across10 SpoilMAR3Across11 Some addict's drinkMEAD4Across13 OddRUM3Across13 MediocreSOSO4Across13 Glass key to a vesselPANE4Across14 Cutting, sharpTART4Across14 There's much love for this gameFARO4Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 Single photographSHOT4Across15 SailorTAR3Across16 Policeman, slangCOP3Across16 It's hazardous, but you do it!BET3Across16 Gardening toolRAKE4Across17 Bigheaded group tending to spoil thingsBLOT4Across17 GalaFETE4Across18 On top ofUPON4Across19 RelegatedDEMOTED7Across19 Kick in the back for the motorist!BOOT4Across19 FrozenICED4Across20 MaimsMUTILATES9Across21 Like a convict mad on porridge?STIRCRAZY9Across21 AshesDUST4Across22 The cat turns up with a hissPUSS4Across23 Boy's nameMATT4Across23 DoubtfulDUBIOUS7Across23 Warm place, if nothing else, for a trampHOBO4Across24 Excessively sentimentalTWEE4Across24 StretchedEKED4Across25 Mark has an excellent figureAIM3Across26 Rubbish holderBIN3Across26 Faithful girl with beating heartTRUE4Across27 ExpireDIE3Across27 End of a prayerAMEN4Across27 NothingZERO4Across28 Spike takes a hammering!NAIL4Across29 White meatVEAL4Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 FellowDON3Across31 A jettyPIER4Across32 An old banger can mean a lotHEAP4Across32 Something to watch, say, to the very endTELLY5Across33 SeriesCYCLE5Across33 Beautiful womanBELLE5Across33 Quietly goes ahead with appealsPLEADS6Across34 TerrainGROUND6Across34 Improved by taking a bit of a chance in terrible needENHANCED8Across35 ForefatherANCESTOR8Across35 Felt uncertainGROPED6Across36 SlurSTIGMA6Across36 Cruel, viciousBRUTAL6Across36 MiddayNOON4Across37 DrilledBORED5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Take onADOPT5Down1 Rascal has Australian qualification and a redcapSCAMP5Down1 TrampleTREAD5Down1 Love affairAMOUR5Down2 Where to play golf or not, maybeTROON5Down2 Girl'sHER3Down2 Curved structureARCH4Down3 White woman, presumablyLILY4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 ConsumeEAT3Down4 ForbiddenTABOO5Down4 Early start for an airmanFLIER5Down4 PinchNIP3Down5 City in NevadaRENO4Down5 Not new to being sued, perhapsUSED4Down5 DefyFLOUT5Down6 Signal fireBEACON6Down6 Close the shop and fix the hedgePRIVET6Down6 In tropical Africa it bears fruitBAOBAB6Down9 ShrewdASTUTE6Down9 StuffCRAM4Down10 DeservedMERITED7Down11 Single circuitLAP3Down11 Bit of a loafer?OAF3Down11 SwaggerSTRUT5Down12 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 Those due to many foolish bets?DEBTS5Down12 Take refugeSHELTER7Down13 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 A light portion of soup may fill the billMATCHUP7Down13 RemarkMENTION7Down14 In support of turning rightFOR3Down15 Move over snowSKI3Down15 LukewarmTEPID5Down16 In his youth he has a hoodBOY3Down16 LettuceCOS3Down16 RascalROGUE5Down17 AccomplishATTAIN6Down18 Was inclined to add a name to the rollLISTED6Down18 DinedFED3Down18 IrritatePEEVE5Down20 As gases go, a weighty one?OZONE5Down20 As paid for arranging a piece of music?SUM3Down21 Adult maleMAN3Down21 DefectiveDUD3Down21 One animal in a line, we're toldROE3Down22 Small bristle on barleyAWN3Down22 One of virtue is obviously uprightPILLAR6Down23 Looking glassMIRROR6Down23 GreasyOILY4Down24 Close friendPAL3Down25 Smooth photo finish on a piece of filmOIL3Down25 PoolKITTY5Down26 Levelled downRASED5Down28 Bravery awardMEDAL5Down28 AutomatonROBOT5Down29 Being smart, he doesn't need the ultimate bit of luckALECK5Down30 ExclusiveELITE5Down30 The girl of one's Brooklyn daysLYNDA5Down31 Looks lasciviouslyLEERS5Down31 In playing it, can one be too persistent?HARP4Down32 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Down32 EraAGE3Down32 Wrong seat for mealsTEAS4Down33 TaxiCAB3Down33 Short high soundBEEP4Down33 DogCUR3Down34 FinishEND3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, July 19, 2025. 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.