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Evening Standard Crossword July 28 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 28 2022 answers. The Thursday 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#
Emit lightSHINE5Across1 ProperDECENT6Across1 Jam, of course, can behave like glueSTICK5Across1 PassedHANDED6Across5 Said to be one of those around the naveSPOKE5Across6 EducateTEACH5Across6 ConsumedEATEN5Across9 A high-flown sort of letter?AIRMAIL7Across9 ClumsyAWKWARD7Across9 SlumberingASLEEP6Across10 Landowner with his own little place at the end of the roadLAIRD5Across10 Shoot from coverSNIPE5Across10 FoundedROOTED6Across11 Sea duckEIDER5Across11 Country areas where rooms can be hadMOORS5Across11 BaaBLEAT5Across12 FiendDEMON5Across12 Is vegetable, but there may be fur on itFRUIT5Across12 A fault that makes me tiredDEMERIT7Across13 MelodiousTUNEFUL7Across13 ParadiseEDEN4Across14 Some stewed apples, soft to eatPAP3Across15 Chest boneRIB3Across15 EpochsERAS4Across17 A dash for the riverARUN4Across17 LairDEN3Across17 Sail erratically around the kingdom with a dogSALUKI6Across18 GiveDONATE6Across18 MudMIRE4Across18 UnadornedPLAIN5Across19 Jump over, out of the wayCLEAR5Across19 UseEMPLOY6Across20 Put down in one's very best writing?RECORD6Across20 ChallengedDARED5Across20 Provocative remarkGIBE4Across22 Fat girl finishing breakfast, possibly with puddingSUET4Across22 CompactSOLID5Across22 BetWAGERED7Across23 Haymaker's cry?YAH3Across24 PerformedACTED5Across24 PlaythingTOY3Across24 Exhaust or tireWEAROUT7Across25 Jack's lofty situation, at work?STEEPLE7Across25 Not exactly a dirty songDITTY5Across26 PrincipleTENET5Across26 SucroseSUGAR5Across26 CompetitorRIVAL5Across27 After a job's finished, the burden of payment?BONUS5Across27 There's hard work for him, Victor, in the navyNAVVY5Across28 PurchaserBUYER5Across28 Spout about medical chaos?DECLAIM7Across29 Splinter groupFACTION7Across29 RipTEAR4Across29 Has it handlebar horns?STEER5Across30 Cut offSEVER5Across30 ColourRED3Across30 HatredODIUM5Across31 Was inclined to have let out a piece of landLEANT5Across31 LearningLORE4Across32 PaledFADED5Across33 AdriftAFLOAT6Across35 PushedBARGED6Across36 SendREMIT5Across37 LoathingHATRED6Across38 ExaminerTESTER6Across39

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HungDRAPED6Down1 IntegrityHONOUR6Down2 VisitorCALLER6Down2 A problem for Easter?TEASER6Down2 Road hauliers' favourite opera?CARMEN6Down3 RequireNEED4Down3 Italian cityNAPLES6Down3 RecordedTAPED5Down4 Hide that child!KID3Down4 Female sheepEWE3Down4 Wading birdHERON5Down5 Quick way to reverse vehiclesSMART5Down5 ExpandSWELL5Down5 SoonANON4Down6 It's like sorting mail, sirSIMILAR7Down6 Crime against the stateTREASON7Down6 ReviseEDIT4Down7 ItemDETAIL6Down7 Allotment scheme?PLOT4Down7 Where, near Luxor, some snakes went on the newly built Ark?KARNAK6Down8 BelieveCREDIT6Down8 EvadedDODGED6Down8 HectorBULLY5Down12 Sphere, yes; but it's often rectangularFIELD5Down12 MeasuredMETERED7Down13 Where a milkmaid could get a bit tired during the dayDAIRY5Down13 BeliefTENET5Down13 Eat a lot around the middle of the monthMUNCH5Down14 DiaperNAPPY5Down14 JigDANCE5Down15 Is running a hostel such a job?PUTUP5Down15 ProportionRATIO5Down15 FresherNEWER5Down16 Brimless capBERET5Down16 Where skiers possibly step out of line?PISTE5Down16 PatternMODEL5Down18 FrogmanDIVER5Down18 Witty yet tasteful remark about an officerSALTY5Down18 Fighting weight of H.M.S. Belfast?CRUISER7Down19 JockeyRIDER5Down19 Well-likedPOPULAR7Down19 Don't be content with a homely meal!EATOUT6Down21 FatherDAD3Down21 MovableMOBILE6Down21 TerrainGROUND6Down22 FixedSET3Down22 An opening word from Ali BabaSESAME6Down22 Writing deskBUREAU6Down23 One playing two legs?ELEVEN6Down23 ConnectATTACH6Down24 Ballroom danceWALTZ5Down25 Walk stiffly, rather like a storkSTALK5Down25 PillTABLET6Down25 Well dressed but useless eggheadDUDE4Down26 StrongboxSAFE4Down26 SweetmeatNOUGAT6Down27 To just fail to link up means nothingNIL3Down28 OfferTENDER6Down28 Expression of disapprovalBOO3Down28 AssessedRATED5Down30 LiabilityDEBIT5Down31 ManageFARE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 28, 2022. 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.