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Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
FragranceAROMA5Across3 Put a skirt, mother, on at least!MINIMUM7Across8 TirednessFATIGUE7Across8 FavouredPREFERRED9Across9 Don’t allow clutter in and stay well away fromKEEPCLEAR9Across9 LubricatingOILING6Across10 SingerTENOR5Across11 InactiveIDLE4Across12 Item of furniture from the inventoryTABLE5Across13 Hair dyeHENNA5Across13 Pool of moneyKITTY5Across14 The cheek is tenderBRASS5Across14 IdenticalSAME4Across15 He performs first in a tear-jerkerARTISTE7Across15 AntagonisticHOSTILE7Across15 Hemmed in by two vehicles is a large vehicleCARAVAN7Across16 Underwater missileTORPEDO7Across16 Didn’t go on foot with the animalsDROVE5Across17 DecorateADORN5Across17 EasedRELAXED7Across17 The cockney kept her captive in the woodELDER5Across18 SquanderWASTE5Across18 YouthLAD3Across20 Ahead in the first half of the series, which is greatSUPER5Across20 Choral compositionMOTET5Across20 Underwater explorerDIVER5Across21 Wrapped up, as a camper will beINTENT6Across22 StoryLEGEND6Across22 It’s lucky the master’s gone to bedMASCOT6Across23 EmployedUSED4Across23 DressATTIRE6Across23 TolerateBEAR4Across25 Strain to keep fromREFRAIN7Across25 Fan-tailed birdPEACOCK7Across25 NudeNAKED5Across26 MaybePERHAPS7Across27 The Asian, I bet, will be put in the shadeTIBETAN7Across27 DampWET3Across28 Believe in giving commendationCREDIT6Across30 Newspaper pieceCOLUMN6Across30 FoughtDUELLED7Across30 Health centreCLINIC6Across31 Tear when getting something from the tool boxWRENCH6Across31 Medium for discussionFORUM5Across32 Send and he’ll see how long it takes coming backREMIT5Across32 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Half the battle is getting it in rightTITLE5Across35 FollowENSUE5Across35 MethodMODE4Across35 Volunteer to make the bidOFFER5Across36 Narcotic drugOPIUM5Across36 RevoltREBEL5Across36 Re-doing, foolishly took no notice ofIGNORED7Across37 EternalENDLESS7Across37 FollowedENSUED6Across38 PC 99 has entered “36”OFFICER7Across39 FlatfishHALIBUT7Across39 PrivateSECRET6Across39 ThickDENSE5Across40 Music suitable for the children’s playground?SWING5Across41 Book of mapsATLAS5Across41 Dig that house!LODGE5Across42 LariatLASSO5Across42 The entrance to a day jobADMISSION9Across43 GenerousBOUNTIFUL9Across43 The musician is good - isn’t a flopPIANIST7Across44 PaganHEATHEN7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BearingMANNER6Down1 AnimalTAPIR5Down1 Shout just before the crashing plane hits the ground?TIMBER6Down1 StationarySTILL5Down2 Light bulb partFILAMENT8Down2 Transfer to? Don't be ridiculous!GIVEOVER8Down2 Ornate timepieceCUCKOOCLOCK11Down3 SkillART3Down3 Harping on, while applying the salve?RUBBINGITIN11Down3 Swift dogGREYHOUND9Down4 Loses one’s figure but doesn’t let that stop one?GETSROUND9Down4 SmelledREEKED6Down4 CavalierOFFHAND7Down5 TemperMOOD4Down5 Rushed the fish inside and kept it from drying outSPRAYED7Down5 Timepiece worn on the armWRISTWATCH10Down6 TuneAIR3Down6 However, strivers after equality want us to beALLTHESAME10Down6 LastFINAL5Down7 Abominable snowmanYETI4Down7 A whole lot of mothers and one sonMASS4Down7 LeeredOGLED5Down8 BeatRHYTHM6Down10 Dull, boring people from the backwoods?STICKS6Down10 An officer and in commandMANDATE7Down11 UnusualSTRANGE7Down11 Something to hunt with - or hunt forFERRET6Down12 HarshSEVERE6Down12 DeceivedDELUDED7Down13 ConsumedEATEN5Down14 WedMARRIED7Down16 CubedDICED5Down18 NetworkWEB3Down19 CaptainSKIPPER7Down19 Spout about how you waive all rights to?DECLAIM7Down19 Give to, for nowPRESENT7Down21 Plant supportTRELLIS7Down21 KingdomREALM5Down22 Favourite pupilTEACHERSPET11Down24 Well able to engage the enemy?FIGHTINGFIT11Down24 AgeDAY3Down24 Caused a great commotion, Adam and Eve didRAISEDCAIN10Down26 Waist sashCUMMERBUND10Down26 RestraintDURESS6Down27 BroaderWIDER5Down28 He claims the chair is hisPROFESSOR9Down28 Final demandULTIMATUM9Down28 TormentTEASE5Down29 Going on using public transportINTRAIN7Down29 BeastsANIMALS7Down29 Not to get caught up with the threadCOTTON6Down30 Eastern EuropeansCZECHS6Down30 WagonLORRY5Down31 Having called Nola back in, go awayRUNALONG8Down32 FaithfulnessFIDELITY8Down32 DemiseDEATH5Down32 Lucky thingMASCOT6Down33 I’d moored it outside, as orderedTIDIED6Down33 IncludeCONTAIN7Down34 Most embarrassed to be worstPOOREST7Down34 YieldCEDE4Down34 ColourRED3Down36 ShelterLEE3Down37 Many split hairs about it being a vegetableRADISH6Down38 Christian festivalEASTER6Down38 Supposing you turn up at the party with a dogFIDO4Down40 Weaving machineLOOM4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 21, 2023. 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.