Evening Standard Crossword July 26 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 26 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 130 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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IndolenceSLOTH5Across1 BanquetFEAST5Across3 Point rapidly out that it's a lot to eatFEAST5Across3 MealSUPPER6Across5 Where a half wild horse gets backed?WIGAN5Across8 SlackenREMIT5Across8 Intensive attackBLITZ5Across8 Picture-houseCINEMA6Across10 Very close to Brahms and Liszt?TIGHT5Across10 Bereaved wifeWIDOW5Across10 WatchedEYED4Across11 Not a licensed house?PUB3Across11 MineralORE3Across11 What your tyres will do on the roadTREAD5Across12 DrinkCIDER5Across12 Suffer from heatSWELTER7Across13 Meat processed in ovensVENISON7Across13 WalkingPACING6Across14 DiscourageDETER5Across15 PerformanceCONCERT7Across15 With flowers in, can these be paintings?VASES5Across15 Go for a quick biteNIP3Across18 SkewerPIN3Across18 Charged particleION3Across18 Leapt wildly around the ring in a gamePELOTA6Across19 WrathIRE3Across19 HatFEDORA6Across19 SayMENTION7Across21 For paper promises, faultless service is no joke!SERIOUS7Across21 ForwardSEND4Across21 Transported in a broken-down trapRAPT4Across22 RowTIER4Across22 SillyINANE5Across23 Greek letterBETA4Across23 Carried more than was necessary for the weekendTOOK4Across23 It's gear possibly worn by bishopsGAITERS7Across24 LoathsomeHATEFUL7Across24 PipSEED4Across24 DrivePROPEL6Across26 Something afoot for a fellow with gritSANDAL6Across26 CarriageGIG3Across27 EncounteredMET3Across29 Animal doctorVET3Across29 Woman of immense valueEVA3Across29 HectoringNAGGING7Across31 Spanish manSENOR5Across31 Belonging to those at the Inland RevenueTHEIR5Across31 Cargo for soldiers in battleFREIGHT7Across32 BloodsuckersLEECHES7Across32 ElevatedRAISED6Across32 'Breathers' are good for what may ail you!GILLS5Across34 ProngTINE4Across34 Scornful expressionSNEER5Across34 The game's half lost, loveLOO3Across35 AmatoryEROTIC6Across35 StrikeHIT3Across35 Mother has about six, but only one girlMAVIS5Across36 Prickly plantsCACTI5Across36 Having gone wrong about the right conclusion, do wellGETON5Across37 ReimburseREPAY5Across37 Steam bathSAUNA5Across38 One heartily slapped?THIGH5Across38 TreeALDER5Across38 GuardDEFEND6Across39 CoinPENNY5Across40

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JokerCLOWN5Down1 Player who'll just beat you to a half of beer?PIPER5Down1 StudioATELIER7Down2 GarlandLEI3Down2 Ministerial furniture?CABINET7Down2 DitchTRENCH6Down3 Muslim rulerEMIR4Down4 BorderHEM3Down4 Deserve each serviceEARN4Down4 PaceSTEP4Down5 Wooden parts about five seats backSTAVES6Down5 CountrySWEDEN6Down5 SummaryPRECIS6Down6 WearyTIRED5Down6 Rising and falling like a woman in extremes of turmoil!TIDAL5Down6 TatteredRAGGED6Down7 LingerHOVER5Down7 Can you iron it like lightning?SHEET5Down7 AngerIRE3Down9 More than a barrel can kill you!GUN3Down9 SpoilingMARRING7Down9 MiddleCENTRAL7Down12 Interesting assortment of political snippetsTOPICAL7Down12 YelpYAP3Down12 EatDINE4Down13 A siren can show him pointsSIR3Down14 Unit of weightTON3Down14 FormerlyONCE4Down16 They can also be played backSOLOS5Down16 Drying clothTOWEL5Down16 CoachTRAIN5Down17 Discharges quantities of coal, saySACKS5Down17 Detection systemRADAR5Down17 IndefinitelyFOREVER7Down19 Softly says 'clubs'PUTTERS7Down19 HaltsSTOPS5Down20 BetrothedENGAGED7Down20 It's cold in ruined fortsFROST5Down20 FruitMELON5Down21 Points out the pin in the backSPINE5Down21 Mid-dayNOON4Down22 Retailer of meatBUTCHER7Down23 Followed Edward out of the barTRAILED7Down23 ScatterSPREAD6Down24 Cut out the ribald bit as tastelessGARISH6Down24 RuptureHERNIA6Down24 ChargeFEE3Down25 DischargeEMIT4Down25 She takes a rest on the mountainEVE3Down25 WishDESIRE6Down26 Of the kidneysRENAL5Down27 The steam needed to get in front?AHEAD5Down27 JobsPOSTS5Down28 One of a number?DIGIT5Down28 DisregardIGNORE6Down28 In case of fire, move fast!SHOOT5Down30 NumberTEN3Down30 Flower partPETAL5Down30 Weaken a standard?FLAG4Down32 ThinLEAN4Down32 Caught with some maggotsGOT3Down33 DeceasedDEAD4Down33 PelvisHIP3Down33 MaterialREP3Down36 TavernINN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, July 26, 2026. 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.