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Evening Standard Crossword July 2 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 2 2025 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#
AfraidSCARED6Across1 Gambling placeCASINO6Across4 To burden a person unhappy and led astraySADDLE6Across4 ProsperTHRIVE6Across5 The outsideEXTERIOR8Across7 Possibly to cover a garmentOVERCOAT8Across7 Causing vessels to sink when afloat!EBBING6Across8 AbuseMALTREAT8Across8 Seizes wrongfullyUSURPS6Across8 TenderSORE4Across9 These can make one kind of musicSHEET5Across10 FixedSET3Across10 Sharp, severeACUTE5Across10 SaluteGREET5Across12 Join me for a short filmMEET4Across13 Heavy metalLEAD4Across13 RosterROTA4Across14 The spell of educationTERM4Across14 Prisoner's roomCELL4Across15 Cash filched from chapel fundsPELF4Across15 ThroughPER3Across15 Giant figure, a bit of a go-getterGOG3Across16 Thickness, foldPLY3Across16 It's hardly remarkable in modern English!EGAD4Across17 Big catLION4Across17 TuneAIR3Across17 SickenAIL3Across18 A devout conclusionAMEN4Across19 ArticleITEM4Across19 ScullOAR3Across19 PerfectIDEAL5Across20 A big hit in rugbyGRANDSLAM9Across21 Senior citizenPENSIONER9Across21 FinishEND3Across21 BarrierDAM3Across22 Cats in hospital?GUYS4Across23 MeadowLEA3Across23 BludgeonCOSH4Across23 Water jugEWER4Across24 AttemptTRY3Across24 She's slily robbed of a music centreLILY4Across24 EntranceENTRY5Across26 Orienteering itemMAP3Across26 As an identifier, it has pointPIN3Across26 About to be surrounded by coppers (at school?)PREP4Across27 Girl's nameANNE4Across27 Complete extentSPAN4Across29 Work briefly without usOPUS4Across29 AlsoTOO3Across29 What you could call an expensive womanDEAR4Across32 ConspiracyPLOT4Across32 Great sound, though it may be harsh to the earGRATE5Across33 AwfulDIRE4Across33 RibTEASE5Across33 Finished in court being secretiveCOVERT6Across34 DisasterCALAMITY8Across34 Domesticated polecatFERRET6Across34 The kind flung into monotonous rolesTYPECAST8Across35 BoilSEETHE6Across35 AlbumenEGGWHITE8Across35 Mixture only a fool would wearMOTLEY6Across36 RoundROTUND6Across36 Plain-spokenCANDID6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tree typeCEDAR5Down1 Raise an army, albeit having faint heartHOIST5Down1 PortlySTOUT5Down2 FadCRAZE5Down2 Indignant discouragement from Lady GuinevereNEVER5Down2 Sort of singing cats are capable of?SCAT4Down3 SpeedRATE4Down3 Costing nothingFREE4Down3 The tough quality that can put an edge on thingsSTEEL5Down4 DismalDREAR5Down4 InhumaneCRUEL5Down4 What's the score?DEBT4Down5 NameTITLE5Down5 PotatoSPUD4Down5 City of growing prideLONDON6Down6 FoolhardyRASH4Down6 Highly-incendiary liquidNAPALM6Down6 PoetryVERSE5Down7 Happen to live for just one seasonBEFALL6Down9 SaltySALINE6Down9 BrusqueSHORT5Down10 Like Hugh, he's at central BayswaterHEW3Down11 LateTARDY5Down11 Policeman, slangCOP3Down11 Something hard to put on paperEMERY5Down12 StoriesTALES5Down12 DirtGRIME5Down12 One who interferes with sound fruit?MEDDLER7Down13 UprightERECT5Down13 Merciful, tolerantLENIENT7Down13 AgreeTALLY5Down14 Is it suitable for all cooking?PAN3Down15 LettuceCOS3Down15 FoldPLEAT5Down15 WirelessRADIO5Down16 It's of great value in managementGEM3Down16 For everyPER3Down16 Person desperate for a fag?GASPER6Down18 Breathe inINHALE6Down18 Mary cannot possibly be in love - and that's officialMAYOR5Down20 AbruptTERSE5Down20 As a firearm, a good oneGUN3Down21 Fizzy drinkPOP3Down21 Not much of a drinkSIP3Down22 Be indebted toOWE3Down22 Take photos with thisCAMERA6Down23 In the escort business, Joe has a fancy logoGIGOLO6Down23 LiftRAISE5Down25 Groovy maybe, but it's a dead endRUT3Down25 Used to beWAS3Down25 RecessNICHE5Down27 DistinguishedNOTED5Down28 Peevish as a pest can make oneRATTY5Down28 MonarchRULER5Down28 Sudden fearPANIC5Down30 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down30 In short, standard Anglo Saxon soldiersPARAS5Down30 At no timeNEVER5Down31 TrialTEST4Down31 At bottom, they can be an assetSEATS5Down31 PokePROD4Down32 Depression when half the side get only lb50DELL4Down32 ExcludeOMIT4Down32 Mr Rusedski discovered in meagre garbGREG4Down33 Urban areaTOWN4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 2, 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.