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Evening Standard Crossword July 24 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 24 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
DraconianHARSH5Across1 Near the endCLOSE5Across1 TyrantDESPOT6Across1 JoinedUNITED6Across5 Plays in the PromsROMPS5Across6 Grinding toothMOLAR5Across6 WhimperWHINE5Across9 Former edict possibly getting you worked upEXCITED7Across9 Allow to escapeLETSLIP7Across9 A noisy instrument to play?FLUTE5Across10 TruckWAGON5Across10 AntennaFEELER6Across10 Figures out one is wrong to have bitternessVENOM5Across11 WreckageDEBRIS6Across11 RecentlyNEWLY5Across11 DruggedDOPED5Across12 Shareholders quick to move?HARES5Across12 StartBEGIN5Across12 Being heavy on fuel can be ominous!FATEFUL7Across13 Searches for foodFORAGES7Across13 ModestMEEK4Across14 LabelTAG3Across15 Unite in various waysSEW3Across15 A singularly effective blowONER4Across17 SoonANON4Across17 ConflictWAR3Across17 Change in formMUTATE6Across18 As entertainment, nice change for an academic?CINEMA6Across18 NakedBARE4Across18 Provider of ample syrup?MAPLE5Across19 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across19 FinishedENDED5Across20 Imperial backer of art at the year's startTRAJAN6Across20 Hand toolTROWEL6Across20 CommandORDER5Across22 Bottom, foundationBASE4Across22 In France, receptacle for a cigarette end?CAEN4Across22 HurricaneTORNADO7Across23 RespondREACT5Across24 Of high temperatureHOT3Across24 Chicken provided by the Nag's HeadHEN3Across24 Excuse a seaman having to find the answerABSOLVE7Across25 HatesDETESTS7Across25 Old-fashionedDATED5Across26 TurretTOWER5Across26 Rushes to make pleasLEAPS5Across26 PigmeatBACON5Across27 Safety devices a leader of fashion employs?FUSES5Across27 ThemeTOPIC5Across28 The premises you need in partnershipJOINT5Across28 Youngster playing with rattlesSTARLET7Across29 Fierce fishPIRANHA7Across29 RoguishARCH4Across29 As a fine description, substantialHEFTY5Across30 Ancient artefactRELIC5Across30 ChargeFEE3Across30 Go inENTER5Across31 Under a strain at present?TENSE5Across31 DreadfulDIRE4Across32 VirtuousMORAL5Across33 TrembleSHIVER6Across35 SubsideSETTLE6Across36 ConcurAGREE5Across37 SignifyDENOTE6Across38 SlaveDRUDGE6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SlanderDEFAME6Down1 She has a number to nail upLILIAN6Down2 South American riverAMAZON6Down2 AppearedSEEMED6Down2 DueOWED4Down3 Crossword compiler's dog?SETTER6Down3 CatchwordSLOGAN6Down3 PitchTHROW5Down4 River no longer noted?EXE3Down4 Farmyard birdHEN3Down4 BeneathUNDER5Down5 Last chance to have no end of a fling!FINAL5Down5 DonkeysASSES5Down5 Dream of the priest by the lakeREVERIE7Down6 WantNEED4Down6 Opposite of maximumMINIMUM7Down6 Does wrong to compose poemsODES4Down7 UnlockOPEN4Down7 YarnTHREAD6Down7 At seaAFLOAT6Down8 To perm in a way that's not permanentPROTEM6Down8 CleanerDUSTER6Down8 We're all in this raceHUMAN5Down12 CantBEVEL5Down12 Great stream of froth?FORTH5Down13 TrustFAITH5Down13 BasketPANNIER7Down13 American getting ten out of ten at the space centreTEXAN5Down14 AutomatonROBOT5Down14 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down15 The floral contribution of autumn from boySEPAL5Down15 SailboatKETCH5Down16 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down16 John acted with true gritWAYNE5Down16 WideBROAD5Down18 Coshes the little beasts round the cornerCLUBS5Down18 Coal workerMINER5Down18 In time, joke with great dignityMAJESTY7Down19 FiendishDEMONIC7Down19 AlludeREFER5Down19 Revolve, spinROTATE6Down21 SpotDOT3Down21 What to do when offered rubbishREFUSE6Down21 QueerODD3Down22 LamentBEMOAN6Down22 Animal comparable to the skunk?COYOTE6Down22 Special occasions worry StevenEVENTS6Down23 HitSTRIKE6Down23 ElevatedRAISED6Down24 A bit on the sideAPART5Down25 DeedACTION6Down25 RotDECAY5Down25 Pith helmetTOPI4Down26 Lets loose just in caseLEST4Down26 SlantedTILTED6Down27 Might it fly like a raven?JET3Down28 Definite articleTHE3Down28 EraseDELETE6Down28 FoundryFORGE5Down30 SoothedEASED5Down31 FoodMEAT4Down33 OgleLEER4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 24, 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.