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Evening Standard Crossword July 20 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 20 2018 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#
RapierSWORD5Across1 WreckageDEBRIS6Across5 ToolAUGER5Across8 And so onETCETERA8Across9 Refrain from including an Eastern ancestorFOREBEAR8Across9 There’s nothing about accommodating the deerROE3Across10 LimbMEMBER6Across10 TinCAN3Across10 Meaning Scamp to take the ball right toIMPORT6Across11 Partly openAJAR4Across11 Optimistic, informallyUPBEAT6Across11 African countryANGOLA6Across12 Not just cloudy?UNFAIR6Across12 ArgumentQUARREL7Across13 So get me one, I don’t care which of you does!SOMEONE7Across13 Large townCITY4Across14 With the day almost over. It flies!DOVE4Across14 GaudyGARISH6Across14 DumbfoundedSPEECHLESS10Across15 Did it and was removed bodilyCARRIEDOUT10Across15 Energy unitCOULOMB7Across15 Better pack the eggs in with the vegetableBEETROOT8Across17 Good-lookingHANDSOME8Across17 MarryWED3Across18 Would you put your faith in a builder who could do so?CONVERT7Across18 Part of a horse's backWITHERS7Across18 PendulumBOB3Across19 To tow back, chargeDRAW4Across19 ElderlyAGED4Across19 Declare firmlyINSIST6Across21 Indict the copper in the case wrongfullyACCUSE6Across21 ObligationDEBT4Across21 PastedGLUED5Across23 SolderWELD4Across24 Capitulates and gives the cake freeTHROWSINTHESPONGE17Across24 Communications switching centreTELEPHONEEXCHANGE17Across24 FinishEND3Across27 A rather rough sea, tooASWELL6Across27 AtelierSTUDIO6Across27 SickenAIL3Across29 In additionALSO4Across29 Nonsense! A hard drinker knocks it back!TOSH4Across29 Climbs, but when it gets cold, stopsASCENDS7Across30 CargoFREIGHT7Across30 ValiantDOUGHTY7Across31 RevolveSWIVEL6Across32 VegetableCELERIAC8Across33 Got back there to assemble in a groupTOGETHER8Across33 RitualRITE4Across34 InbornINNATE6Across35 In favour of acquiring, but being absent-minded aboutFORGETTING10Across35 Again and againREPEATEDLY10Across35 There’s a number on her backNOLA4Across36 Musical workOPUS4Across36 They know a lot about the cross Peter’s forced to bearEXPERTS7Across37 BaseIGNOBLE7Across37 DiminishedWANED5Across38 The character that put the “To Rent” sign outside?LETTER6Across38 SweetSUGARY6Across38 ProtectDEFEND6Across39 CollapseCAVEIN6Across40 Calm down and paySETTLE6Across40 HesitateWAVER5Across40 IlluminatedLIT3Across41 Said I would take a look atEYE3Across41 FluctuateUNDULATE8Across42 Wrongly thought to have said “in mid-cut”MISHEARD8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Point of viewSTANDPOINT10Down1 Ringing from somewhere at the funfairROUNDABOUT10Down1 NoughtZERO4Down2 Getting a letter wrong in the second half of the alphabetBETA4Down2 TinyWEE3Down2 Figure of speechMETAPHOR8Down3 Be told twice to voice your approvalHEARHEAR8Down3 MobRABBLE6Down3 FeastBANQUET7Down4 Continue to recruit, willy-nilly?PRESSON7Down4 OwingDUE3Down4 PullDRAG4Down5 NonconformityUNORTHODOXY11Down5 That damned deliveryman?DEMONBOWLER11Down5 RoaredBLARED6Down6 BizarreOUTLANDISH10Down6 The scoutmaster’s assistant?AIDEDECAMP10Down6 PacketSACHET6Down7 Counting frameABACUS6Down7 When the creature returns, gives it another dousingSPIDER6Down7 HobbiesPASTIMES8Down8 The clergyman is embraced by the holy priorPREVIOUS8Down8 MoanGRUMBLE7Down9 Send the metronome back?REMIT5Down10 FormCLASS5Down10 JowlJAW3Down12 TravelRIDE4Down13 MonsterOGRE4Down16 Take back “misfortune”REVERSE7Down16 Breathed outEXHALED7Down16 LeapBOUND5Down17 EstimateGUESS5Down20 ArabBEDOUIN7Down20 Scolds - and one deserves itRATES5Down20 In substance, quite satisfiedCONTENT7Down22 FleeBOLT4Down22 DawnSUNRISE7Down22 Disguised, in its present formGIFTWRAPPED11Down23 FireworkROMANCANDLE11Down23 DesiredWISHED6Down24 Worked on by a good cobbler? That’s rich!WELLHEELED10Down25 SkilledPROFICIENT10Down25 DenLAIR4Down25 Come to a sad conclusionENDINTEARS10Down26 SacredDIVINE6Down26 Make cheerfulEXHILARATE10Down26 Curtain drawn, take on a tour ofSHOWOVER8Down28 ScheduleAGENDA6Down28 ActorTHESPIAN8Down28 AllowLET3Down30 Musical compositionRHAPSODY8Down31 Not pipped, as no really good players are competing?SEEDLESS8Down31 AccelerateSPEEDUP7Down32 Will go on being soft in the head, you supposePRESUME7Down32 LasciviousLEWD4Down33 Demands that one does it at onceEXACTS6Down34 Christian festivalEASTER6Down34 Might use a jemmy?FORCE5Down35 AutomatonROBOT5Down35 NovelNEW3Down36 Golf pegTEE3Down37 Draws one into the set-upTIES4Down39 Strong windGALE4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 20, 2018. 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.