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Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Call offCANCEL6Across1 EmphasiseSTRESS6Across1 Posh headgear of birds out for a bit of funCROWNS6Across1 PenetratePIERCE6Across5 Voting ageEIGHTEEN8Across7 In the gents outfitters, chaps say naughty thingsMENSWEAR8Across7 Game associable with NapoleonSOLO4Across8 RotateTURN4Across8 Spirit measureOPTIC5Across9 Red or Irish setter, maybe, or an old sailorSEADOG6Across10 Nutty sweetNOUGAT6Across10 CowsCATTLE6Across10 A tool in piecesJIGSAW6Across11 KidnapABDUCT6Across11 FolkPEOPLE6Across11 ChallengedDARED5Across12 Not many occupy a safe worldFEW3Across14 PitcherEWER4Across14 DozeNAP3Across14 TruckLORRY5Across16 Rant wildly about love, yet betrayRATON5Across16 FreeRID3Across17 At the time, a tow-headed femaleTHEN4Across17 Former Russian emperorTSAR4Across17 JotMITE4Across18 Steve's cup?DAVIS5Across19 NumberDIGIT5Across19 WearyTIRED5Across20 Is this town a military one?MILAN5Across21 RelocatesMOVES5Across21 CapBERET5Across22 JuryPANEL5Across22 He's not yet an officer, and mostly no gentlemanCADET5Across22 A wooden smile?BEAM4Across23 MixedMINGLED7Across23 WalkwayPATH4Across23 LukewarmTEPID5Across24 Yes, boy, he's a classic heroJASON5Across26 DomesticatedTAMED5Across26 AnxietyPANIC5Across26 Aboard, he gets a firm kissCOX3Across28 TupRAM3Across28 What any doe may become, eventuallyONEDAY6Across29 ReviseEDIT4Across29 IndifferenceAPATHY6Across29 PainfullySORELY6Across30 Made slow progress as an airmanTAXIED6Across30 ColourRED3Across30 EagerKEEN4Across31 Neglect makes Timothy much upset!OMIT4Across31 ToiletLAVATORY8Across32 In a difficult situation, went round the bend!CORNERED8Across32 TardyLATE4Across32 QuotedCITED5Across33 Wild goings-on when Rose drunkenly embraces JoeORGIES6Across33 ThingENTITY6Across33 ConsideredDEEMED6Across35 LargerBIGGER6Across36 ObjectDEMUR5Across37 GiveRENDER6Across38 Ball gameTENNIS6Across39

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PrivateSECRET6Down1 Brass instrumentCORNET6Down1 It's worn - blimey - on TV!CORSET6Down1 Like a horse used for a trickWOODEN6Down2 PumaCOUGAR6Down2 SoonerRATHER6Down2 Smoking people out brings a bad atmosphereSMOG4Down3 Fasting periodLENT4Down3 PeddledSOLD4Down3 You can take them in pairsASPIRIN7Down4 French wineCHABLIS7Down4 JavelinSPEAR5Down4 Happen againRECUR5Down5 WarbledPIPED5Down5 Just the smallest bit stale, perhapsLEAST5Down5 FrozenICED4Down6 Livery colour?BROWN5Down6 OnenessUNITY5Down6 MendREPAIR6Down7 LaceholeEYELET6Down8 Food fishTUNA4Down8 Secure as possible at the back of a cafeSAFE4Down8 KnockRAP3Down9 Not highly disreputable?LOW3Down9 Talk of the town?GAS3Down12 SpeckDOT3Down12 A rota arranged for distribution of blood suppliesAORTA5Down13 CurlRINGLET7Down13 Bread partCRUST5Down13 Fastening pinRIVET5Down15 Will he also clean the master's car?VALET5Down15 CabledWIRED5Down15 SendREMIT5Down16 DecorationMEDAL5Down18 FragmentSCRAP5Down18 Anybody can answer this clueHUMAN5Down18 Acted up againDID3Down19 PrincipleTENET5Down19 Put onDON3Down19 Conservative tax?VAT3Down20 CongealGEL3Down20 A German boss?MANAGER7Down21 Heavy knifeMACHETE7Down21 PerformedDID3Down21 WagerBET3Down22 Cash demanded fishily?COD3Down22 MinePIT3Down22 FatherPARENT6Down23 Packing up the fight game?BOXING6Down23 Prayer endingAMEN4Down24 SoreTENDER6Down24 The divorcee takes it as a way outEXIT4Down24 BirdPIGEON6Down25 On the catwalk, they're seldom upsetMODELS6Down25 PrimeHEYDAY6Down25 Lord Haw-Haw's girl?JOYCE5Down26 BucketsPAILS5Down26 EdgeMARGIN6Down27 Burns, but is no towering infernoSEARS5Down27 SimplisticNAIVE5Down27 Fish eggsROE3Down28 WreckageDEBRIS6Down28 Mechanical part of a cameraCAM3Down28 "Fuss" is a verbTODO4Down30 Scottish isleSKYE4Down30 JockeyRIDER5Down30 OutcomingDEBUT5Down31 YieldCEDE4Down33 DreadfulDIRE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. 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.