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Evening Standard Crossword July 23 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 23 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
PlanPLOT4Across1 Great fearDREAD5Across3 The skinhead cried when given the brush-offSWEPT5Across3 WatchEYE3Across4 JobTASK4Across6 Is such English a little like Low Latin?BASIC5Across8 Spanish manSENOR5Across8 SheepEWE3Across9 TriteBANAL5Across10 PeeledSTRIPPED8Across10 The crime of a hard hearted ladARSON5Across10 Pass left behind by the commanding officerCOL3Across11 Legendary birdROC3Across11 TornRENT4Across11 She gives an article to a boyPAULA5Across12 Lowest pointNADIR5Across12 SunshadePARASOL7Across13 It can be played voluntarilyTRUMPET7Across13 HillTOR3Across14 PostponeDEFER5Across15 Dried out an excellent colourAIRED5Across15 FlatLEVEL5Across16 Will you not get it by standing firm?FAR3Across18 Yellowish-brown colourTAN3Across18 Time can mean littleMINUTE6Across19 ContemplateCONSIDER8Across19 Begin againRESUME6Across19 LockjawTETANUS7Across21 He's embracing a horrible pair of femalesHARPIES7Across21 Not everNEVER5Across21 PlantIRIS4Across22 Hero sometimes given a medalLION4Across22 Pierce with hornsGORE4Across23 Going out of turn, Meg can make a bloomerGEUM4Across23 DedicationDEVOTION8Across23 Our superiors as punters?BETTERS7Across24 American whiskeyBOURBON7Across24 DangerPERIL5Across24 An affordable extraSURTAX6Across26 NumberELEVEN6Across26 PermitLET3Across27 An heiress's passion?IRE3Across29 Boy's nameIAN3Across29 Where pigs have links with the last of the MohicansSTIES5Across31 SwiftFAST4Across31 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Across31 Virtually a letter by word of mouthMORALLY7Across32 Aggressive driverROADHOG7Across32 EntertainDISTRACT8Across33 Interjected by a president?PUTIN5Across34 Golf pegTEE3Across34 Wooden shoeSABOT5Across34 Vessel back from ButeTUB3Across35 AleBEER4Across35 On strikeOUT3Across35 Be receptive and understandingGETIT5Across36 YouthLAD3Across36 Valuable thingASSET5Across36 Large composition by an English composerELGAR5Across37 NeatTIDY4Across37 Smooth, shinySLEEK5Across37 Figure to take a nap at mid-eveningDOZEN5Across38 Underground drainSEWER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WildFERAL5Down1 Pearly looking variety of craneNACRE5Down1 FindsLOCATES7Down2 An enthusiast for light entertainmentFILMFAN7Down2 TardyLATE4Down2 ExcursionTRIP4Down3 GenuineREAL4Down4 That which every new hat hasWHAT4Down4 BurstEXPLODED8Down4 Puts up withABIDES6Down5 WhirlpoolEDDY4Down5 In short, a dance hallPALAIS6Down5 AbruptTERSE5Down6 ChallengesDARES5Down6 In a tunnel, maybe, half of it gets wetTRAIN5Down6 WonderAWE3Down7 SeraglioHAREM5Down7 Its career is longer than meteoricCOMET5Down7 FeelingSENSE5Down8 And notNOR3Down9 Thus, you finish with very little moneySOU3Down9 FragmentSCRAP5Down12 Baffle by getting a bit complexPERPLEX7Down12 Nine-sided figureNONAGON7Down12 BeneathUNDER5Down13 CanTIN3Down14 A standard spare partPAR3Down14 Was seatedSAT3Down14 SpreeREVEL5Down15 Ancient writings unravelled by nurseRUNES5Down16 Japanese padded quiltFUTON5Down16 SoundVALID5Down17 Many seem upset, one judgesDEEMS5Down17 InsurgentREBEL5Down17 MendaciousLYING5Down18 Just say the wordMENTION7Down19 Behave without restraintRUNRIOT7Down19 Slogs to produce a nice finishGLOSS5Down20 Clyde, sayRIVER5Down20 BackedREVERSED8Down20 A charmer I would have time forHOURI5Down21 WearyTIRED5Down21 DecayROT3Down22 Venetian boatGONDOLA7Down23 Much wild rage at some intransigent lyingGREATLY7Down23 Scold harshlyBERATE6Down24 Former African name for stray U-boatsBASUTO6Down24 BleatBAA3Down25 Show mistaken signs of humanityERR3Down25 ExhilarateELATE5Down25 BuryINTER5Down26 Piece of stout terylene, sayUTTER5Down27 LariatLASSO5Down27 Not enthusiastic for some small change in a new dietTEPID5Down28 UrnsVASES5Down28 ImageIDOL4Down28 WorryFRET4Down29 Being saintly, Alan keeps out of the Boar's HeadALBAN5Down30 DistinguishedNOTED5Down30 TartACID4Down30 Italian capitalROME4Down32 ObserveSEE3Down32 Act dumbMIME4Down32 Pull on an earLUG3Down33 Shade of colourHUE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 23, 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.