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Evening Standard Crossword July 20 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 20 2022 answers. The Wednesday 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#
CuttlefishSEPIA5Across2 Quieten a beast with noisy innardsMUFFLE6Across4 ThemesTOPICS6Across4 CharmingADORABLE8Across7 ResoundECHO4Across7 In such a town there is no equestrian competitionONEHORSE8Across7 It broadens the mind of a reformed varletTRAVEL6Across8 SayingPHRASE6Across8 ObtainSECURE6Across8 ShowyBRASH5Across9 Painter of flier going round Central AmericaCOROT5Across10 Prose compositionESSAY5Across10 VehicleCAR3Across11 Credit a town with having no bridge at this vital pointCRUX4Across13 MaterialREP3Across13 ConsiderDEEM4Across13 He figures to be useful for steeringHELM4Across14 ExhibitSHOW4Across14 Waterloo, perhaps, has its circle lineLOOP4Across15 FrankOPEN4Across15 ParePEEL4Across15 SwampBOG3Across16 Fast aircraftJET3Across16 Can you bank on her being one's better half?BET3Across16 ContinentASIA4Across17 Eden river, titularly?AVON4Across17 DroppedFELL4Across18 Cooked animal fleshMEAT4Across19 BlameREPROOF7Across19 It was used exclamatorily, e.g., to get publicityEGAD4Across19 RankTIER4Across20 Fanciful hopePIPEDREAM9Across21 Master of the Rolls?CHAUFFEUR9Across21 DestroyRUIN4Across22 Heartless Roman beastROAN4Across23 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across23 SpunROTATED7Across23 At which to stand without attention?EASE4Across24 PlacesPUTS4Across24 RescueSAVE4Across25 Quixotic fellow?DON3Across26 PermitLET3Across26 Gold, perhaps, as used in industry?DUST4Across27 SisterNUN3Across27 HaulDRAG4Across27 LakeMERE4Across28 Not all stunts will amaze you!STUN4Across29 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across29 FastenTIE3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 EagerKEEN4Across32 Excludes a bachelor, one way and anotherBANS4Across32 Weight of a saintly individual?STONE5Across33 ScoffSNEER5Across33 Hair clipSLIDE5Across33 Bit of a charmer, old Macmillan wasHAROLD6Across34 Gripping toolPLIERS6Across34 In the position to quote a caseINSTANCE8Across35 HerbTARRAGON8Across35 Simply loved fuss and colourADORED6Across36 DedicateDEVOTE6Across36 StealsSWIPES6Across36 SpokenORAL4Across37 HandleTREAT5Across38

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Loses colourFADES5Down1 Light to carryTORCH5Down1 FragmentSCRAP5Down1 Human trunkTORSO5Down2 She provides fruit by the poundPEARL5Down2 WeepSOB3Down2 NumerousMANY4Down3 One who entertains a lot?HOST4Down3 VegetablePEA3Down3 TreeASH3Down4 Native American tentTEPEE5Down4 It transports Parisians to Rome, perhaps, and about time!METRO5Down4 ExpertACE3Down5 HairstylePERM4Down5 It grows careless at the welfare centreFLAX4Down5 Fishing basketCREEL5Down6 PamperCOSSET6Down6 Looked for shelter at a sign of dangerLEERED6Down6 Money a seer misguidedly held up?RUPEES6Down9 Protective head-coveringHELMET6Down9 CeaseSTOP4Down10 CompetitionCONTEST7Down11 Female personSHE3Down11 The coercion's over, in shortOER3Down11 ExpectAWAIT5Down12 ShynessRESERVE7Down12 Where, in Nebraska, to find some tomahawksOMAHA5Down12 ExpressionlessDEADPAN7Down13 DeclinedREFUSED7Down13 Say you've done the wrong thingCONFESS7Down13 EstablishedPLANTED7Down14 A lout's name?LOU3Down15 Pastry dishPIE3Down15 StartedBEGAN5Down16 Extra decoration in a drinking placeBAR3Down16 Fruit preserveJAM3Down16 VerdantGREEN5Down17 ArachnidSPIDER6Down18 Lad returning to the front as a criminalVANDAL6Down18 BecauseFOR3Down18 Artist's standEASEL5Down20 A stayer, shall we say?GUEST5Down20 A deception you can see ahead?CON3Down21 FavouritePET3Down21 Fish eggsROE3Down21 Overweight all round?FAT3Down22 Floor coveringRUG3Down22 Arnold upsets him more than Roland doesRONALD6Down23 ColourYELLOW6Down23 ChanceTURN4Down24 Male parentDAD3Down25 Something hairy to eat?BUN3Down25 PointedAIMED5Down26 Released some of the funds I hadUNDID5Down28 Puts one's feet upRESTS5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 Pull opposite ways, in placesTOWNS5Down30 Wild dogDINGO5Down30 Lady Guinevere's indignant refusalNEVER5Down31 IntendsMEANS5Down31 Historically, was he viewed as a heartless bounder?BOER4Down32 Brown seaweedKELP4Down32 IntimidateCOW3Down32 Adam's third son shifted most of theseSETH4Down33 FixedSET3Down33 Ride wavesSURF4Down33 WatchEYE3Down34 DecayROT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. 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.