Evening Standard Crossword July 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 2 2026 answers. The Thursday 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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BoredomTEDIUM6Across1 RecreationSPORT5Across3 "Marx," the musicalHARPO5Across3 UndergoSUFFER6Across5 ShamPRETENCE8Across8 What to have when it's raining in BurgundyMACON5Across8 Distress greatlyCUTUP5Across8 PainACHE4Across9 Delivery groupsOVERS5Across10 Artist's standEASEL5Across10 BorderHEM3Across10 An old-fashioned American bangerGAT3Across11 DioceseSEE3Across11 A sore possibly appearedAROSE5Across12 Paper quantitiesREAMS5Across12 SkilfulADEPT5Across12 Long and nasty duel outside a broken-down barDURABLE7Across13 CoverSHELTER7Across13 ExpiateATONE5Across15 StrayERR3Across15 A path to followTRAIL5Across15 DonkeyASS3Across17 He gets it wrong a lotTIM3Across18 VaseURN3Across18 EdgeLIP3Across18 Did the animal let loose stampede them?CATTLE6Across19 NoiseDIN3Across19 StadiaARENAS6Across19 RecognisedKNOWN5Across20 PullTUG3Across21 Poisonous plantHEMLOCK7Across21 Are his strategy and tactics all over the place?GENERAL7Across21 Sounds rude, but it's quite in place in churchROOD4Across22 ForestWOOD4Across22 WrathIRE3Across22 Woman's nameVERA4Across23 Dramatist who invented "Lothario," or we're wrong!ROWE4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 OceanSEA3Across24 At solo whist, they're lost if you win!MISERES7Across24 Trapeze artistACROBAT7Across24 On dry landASHORE6Across26 FearDREAD5Across26 In S.W. Europe, one has to live on fresh air!IBERIA6Across26 Rob him, the fathead!MUG3Across29 DecayROT3Across29 NothingNIL3Across29 The bare figuresNUDES5Across31 KingdomREALM5Across31 SarcasticCYNICAL7Across32 Afraid there's the devil to pay out!PANICKY7Across32 IdolHERO4Across33 In the garden, a bit of manipulation sets it backLUPIN5Across34 PleaENTREATY8Across34 FactDATUM5Across34 She's said to be a blossomMAE3Across35 RobustSTURDY6Across35 Diving birdAUK3Across35 Puce jumpersFLEAS5Across36 AccountREPORT6Across36 MotorcycleMOPED5Across36 Be repulsive as you stagger round the pianoREPEL5Across37 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Across37 Feel a need, yes, for serviceYEARN5Across38 PartiesRAVES5Across38

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AssertivePUSHY5Down1 Figure a complaint is not specificVAGUE5Down1 WeirdEERIE5Down2 Went round to put a name on the listROTATED7Down2 SubduedQUELLED7Down2 JotIOTA4Down3 It has a doggy daleAIRE4Down4 JettyPIER4Down4 Booby-trappedMINED5Down4 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down5 Like the order to put a stop, somehow, to CaponePOSTAL6Down5 CommentREMARK6Down5 InsipidFLAT4Down6 More than a quarter-pint, that's obviousOVERT5Down6 SampleTASTE5Down6 Reddish dyeHENNA5Down7 AnaestheticETHER5Down7 Grand bird, traditionally quested forGRAIL5Down7 Golf pegTEE3Down9 One crashed in mid-March?CAR3Down9 HellHADES5Down10 MadnessMANIA5Down11 SubstituteREPLACE7Down12 EnquiredASKED5Down12 In song, left me in a Spanish portALMERIA7Down12 ElicitEVOKE5Down13 Container of binoculars?BIN3Down14 Boy's nameTIM3Down14 AdjustedTUNED5Down14 Go inENTER5Down15 One "Thomas," a musketeerATHOS5Down16 AttackONSET5Down16 CorrectRIGHT5Down16 This loch needs to be smooth for a learnerLEVEN5Down17 Prose compositionESSAY5Down17 Was he in a hole all his life?CAVEMAN7Down19 InitialismACRONYM7Down19 CurseSWEAR5Down20 An article to smile about, just a littleGRAIN5Down20 Look embarrassed when caught by the bullGORED5Down21 CommotionHOOHA5Down21 BraveVALIANT7Down23 See grim chaos under dictatorships, sayREGIMES7Down23 FleetARMADA6Down24 Many a complicated issue means wasteMISUSE6Down24 Change ends, sportinglyRUN3Down25 Rubbish containerBIN3Down25 HappeningEVENT5Down25 Spanish manSENOR5Down27 Purchase about fifty pounds of beefBULLY5Down27 ShrillREEDY5Down27 SeniorOLDER5Down28 Crash early in the raceRELAY5Down28 PerformerACTOR5Down28 ExteriorOUTER5Down30 Shooting some mosquitoes, by the sound of itSKEET5Down30 Bread makerBAKER5Down30 AcidSOUR4Down31 3-D figureCUBE4Down32 By getting out of line, you want supportPIER4Down32 JumpLEAP4Down32 It's topping for a player to get oneCAP3Down33 SignalCUE3Down33

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