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Evening Standard Crossword July 26 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 26 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
CaptureCATCH5Across1 A bit of a fightSCRAP5Across1 HandleTREAT5Across2 Said to be good, though Sep's upset about itSPOKE5Across6 SucroseSUGAR5Across6 NothingZERO4Across7 ClamourOUTCRY6Across8 AgreeTALLY5Across9 Extremely uglyHIDEOUS7Across9 It can make one glad to be in IrelandDONEGAL7Across9 NotionsIDEAS5Across10 Went in the landroverDROVE5Across10 FreeRID3Across11 Destroyed a kingdom in the end, possiblyNUKED5Across11 Brings upREARS5Across11 Maintains that none may be barredHOLDS5Across12 ProtectGUARD5Across12 CushionPAD3Across13 Burial or cremationFUNERAL7Across13 Bad character, but he can cookPOACHER7Across13 BounderCAD3Across15 An early riserSUN3Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 OceanSEA3Across16 SpokenORAL4Across17 On the Thames, this piece of land has its worthISLE4Across17 Lax and sly, keeping nothing very quietSLOPPY6Across18 AppearanceFACADE6Across18 PaddleWADE4Across18 Produces more and more?GROWS5Across19 ErrandMISSION7Across19 PoliteCIVIL5Across19 IrregularUNEVEN6Across20 Damaged by a natural effect or deed, maybeERODED6Across20 GroupUNIT4Across20 It enabled Jason to be nauticalARGO4Across22 MediocreSOSO4Across22 TitleNAME4Across22 SwungDANGLED7Across23 Operatic villian?RAT3Across24 InsaneMAD3Across24 It grows disheartened when there's a shifty banker aroundBRACKEN7Across25 Legal punishmentPENALTY7Across25 DeclareAVER4Across25 CompleteUTTER5Across26 Donald hides them, the devil!DEMON5Across26 SpikeEAR3Across27 Smaller, being youngerMINOR5Across27 StadiumARENA5Across27 Tough, educated fellow in a female's embraceHEMAN5Across28 StiffRIGID5Across28 FootwearSHOE4Across28 He's in at No. 11LASTMAN7Across29 ElocutionDICTION7Across29 Tube station guardian?ANGEL5Across30 FaintSWOON5Across30 CoverLID3Across30 CantBEVEL5Across31 Little room for academic activitySTUDY5Across31 FinishEND3Across31 AcuteSHARP5Across33 God-likeDIVINE6Across36 PressIRON4Across37 LarcenyTHEFT5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FoulFETID5Down1 FervourARDOUR6Down2 ChildTOT3Down2 Spanish arrangement of carolsCARLOS6Down2 Warning of today's sinfulness?ADVICE6Down3 FishEEL3Down3 House of GodCHAPEL6Down3 PlaythingTOY3Down4 Writer of a letter to the post officePOE3Down4 Belonging to himHIS3Down4 Pig-penSTY3Down5 You may get the drift of what he singsTENOR5Down5 South Korean capitalSEOUL5Down5 TrampleTREAD5Down6 As worn by a novice in flat seaside areas?SANDALS7Down6 DreamlikeSURREAL7Down6 Second-handUSED4Down7 An extra to make you cross?PLUS4Down7 OverseasABROAD6Down8 Maintain altitude so as not to fall behindKEEPUP6Down8 DregsLEES4Down10 DenialREFUSAL7Down11 DeterminedDECIDED7Down12 Street urchinGAMIN5Down12 Was aware of the noise made by the herdHEARD5Down12 StylePANACHE7Down13 Player with a high-pitched voice?PIPER5Down13 TribunalFORUM5Down13 ErasedDELETED7Down14 NudeNAKED5Down14 Apportion everybody a share of the lootALLOT5Down14 Possibly start of a fire in parksSPARK5Down15 Girl's nameCAROL5Down15 One of a pair any Londoner can accommodateNYLON5Down16 LureDECOY5Down16 CharSINGE5Down16 DaisyASTER5Down17 GainedWON3Down18 Like accursed enemies!SWORN5Down18 Five-pound noteFIVER5Down18 SureCERTAIN7Down19 For whom war is, broadly speaking, total?GENERAL7Down19 SailorTAR3Down21 TaperNARROW6Down21 There's nothing in train to organise a share for youRATION6Down21 SaltySALINE6Down22 Emphasis in local speech?ACCENT6Down22 Try hardSTRIVE6Down23 He glared madlyGERALD6Down23 WhipLASH4Down24 TrivialPETTY5Down25 Only half the loot hidden by a boy?BOOTY5Down25 Call onVISIT5Down26 UnfastenUNDO4Down26 As paid to a Scandinavian going to the capital of Denmark?DOLE4Down26 Possesses a share of the cash dishonestyHAS3Down28 Steal fromROB3Down28 BulbONION5Down29 DelveDIG3Down32 FixedSET3Down33 ImitateAPE3Down34 MinePIT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 26, 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.