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Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 21 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 124 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#
SolitarySINGLE6Across1 MoistDAMP4Across1 Her mount could be calmerCARMEL6Across1 SickenAIL3Across4 NoisyLOUD4Across6 MotherlyMATERNAL8Across7 Where the exhibits are immersed in waterAQUARIUM8Across7 StickCOHERE6Across8 As opposed to misses?SIRS4Across8 Indian dressSARI4Across8 MessyUNTIDY6Across9 RodentRAT3Across10 Time to gather nuts around the Kentish areaSUNSET6Across10 MettleSPIRIT6Across10 Adjust or accustomATTUNE6Across11 A Slav's not usually such a humble personVASSAL6Across11 Over-enthusiasmMANIA5Across12 ColourRED3Across14 The love of moneyOOF3Across14 AccustomINURE5Across14 NearCLOSE5Across15 Bee substanceHONEY5Across16 For a novice to tangle tape is a bit of a bloomerPETAL5Across16 It's early to rise for a chap out WestDAWN4Across17 Relatively long timeAGES4Across17 TalentedGIFTED6Across18 Musical test for an extraterrestrialMOTET5Across19 Group of nineNONET5Across19 DeedACTION6Across20 In good health? Well, fairlyRIGHT5Across21 TruncheonBATON5Across21 A trick to cheat some cadgersDODGE5Across22 Putrefy, spoilGOBAD5Across22 Writing tableDESK4Across23 A criminal talent?BENT4Across23 MistakeERROR5Across24 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Across26 EmulateRIVAL5Across26 Postpone the day out?DELAY5Across26 A burden to shoulderHOD3Across28 BiscuitWAFER5Across28 CanTIN3Across28 I thus keep out of line!ISOBAR6Across29 Slanting typeITALIC6Across29 Pig penSTY3Across30 Of cattleBOVINE6Across30 Nice girl, she'll help fellows outMAIDEN6Across30 Having the nasty aspect of a thug, lyingUGLY4Across31 AmongAMID4Across31 Iced drinks for the last workersCOBBLERS8Across32 TawdryKITSCH6Across32 Think carefully aboutCONSIDER8Across32 In the discus, performs worst when out of breath!THROWS6Across33 PropertyESTATE6Across33 Works doughKNEADS6Across33 FamilyCLAN4Across34 FishEEL3Across35 RegulationRULE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Afternoon napSIESTA6Down1 Made for exploitation in the possession of a rogueCAUSED6Down1 FragranceAROMA5Down2 French-style house that can never quite be a mansion?MAISON6Down2 GlowersGLARES6Down2 DischargeEMIT4Down3 ForecastPREDICT7Down3 Ultimate salt productLAST4Down3 Soldier with a dog, perhaps, for protectionPARAPET7Down4 DeclareAVER4Down4 PaganHEATHEN7Down4 OafLOUT4Down5 As a jokeINFUN5Down5 Starting to foment endless strifeFIRST5Down5 LanguageLATIN5Down6 Perfume to market around MaidenheadSMELL5Down6 Narrow wayALLEY5Down6 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down7 FatherSIRE4Down8 Wintry weather on TV?SNOW4Down8 To freeRID3Down9 Firefighting official?REF3Down9 DonkeyASS3Down11 Something between a game and a match?SET3Down12 BeakerMUG3Down12 ToddlerTOT3Down12 His rod may be in the gardenAARON5Down13 BeerALE3Down13 RequiresNEEDS5Down13 SumTOTAL5Down15 Very soft going for the lad holding the horseBOGGY5Down15 PoemODE3Down16 SpikeEAR3Down17 The ram can be a sireARIES5Down18 BigGREAT5Down18 Surrounded by some formidable enemiesMID3Down19 FirstINITIAL7Down19 ArrestNAB3Down19 Definitely English articleTHE3Down20 Signal agreementNOD3Down20 Right blend of alloy for a piece of money (like a sovereign?)ROYALLY7Down21 IntimidateCOW3Down21 CountryBOLIVIA7Down21 Farm-vehicleTRACTOR7Down22 Hair-styling productGEL3Down22 Fish turning badDAB3Down22 GodlikeDIVINE6Down23 A tough old birdBOILER6Down23 And notNOR3Down23 Girl's nameENID4Down24 It's currently in circulationEDDY4Down24 Prepares to prayKNEELS6Down25 Sent in to organise the gameTENNIS6Down25 GrooveRUT3Down25 Where to dance round and round?DISCO5Down26 Female dogBITCH5Down26 Fire-raisingARSON5Down27 HaggardGAUNT5Down27 One place for divided MPsLOBBY5Down27 Male catTOM3Down28 The witch of Carthage?HAG3Down28 PraiseEXTOL5Down29 An essential in winemakingMUST4Down30 FootwearSHOE4Down30 Dog's noiseBARK4Down30 ShoutYELL4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, July 21, 2025. 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.