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Evening Standard Crossword July 28 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 28 2023 answers. The Friday 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#
RecordDISC4Across1 BreachGAP3Across4 ManageCOPE4Across6 PostureSTANCE6Across8 OverseasABROAD6Across9 Think it’s in the main true, but garbledRUMINATE8Across9 Balkan dishMOUSSAKA8Across9 PaleWAN3Across10 To love excessivelyTOO3Across10 TreeELM3Across10 Do the man in - a writerCRAYON6Across11 GasOXYGEN6Across11 Stress it runs in the familySTRAIN6Across12 AvariceGREED5Across12 SeasonSPRING6Across12 Nonsense! The twit must relinquish it and go offTWADDLE7Across13 MeritDESERVE7Across13 A belt is something you wearSOCK4Across14 RegionalLOCAL5Across14 ParticleATOM4Across14 Not inclined to be honestONTHELEVEL10Across15 SpaciousROOMY5Across15 OvalELLIPTICAL10Across15 Fully assuredPOSITIVE8Across17 No reaction from the gagged and blindfolded person?NOTAPEEP8Across17 TriedTESTED6Across18 Collection of booksLIBRARY7Across18 Show the harbour has fishPORTRAY7Across18 Indian garmentSARI4Across19 Either sell, or give, the cat toFLOG4Across19 AstoundedAMAZED6Across20 Sports officialUMPIRE6Across21 Cheered when it tried to get rid of its riderBUCKED6Across21 You’ll be sorry when it comes!THEDAYOFATONEMENT17Across24 DruggedDOPED5Across24 Dickens novelGREATEXPECTATIONS17Across24 SevereHARSH5Across26 Excellent advice - the bestTIPTOP6Across27 SwimsuitBIKINI6Across27 GiantTITAN5Across28 ConsumesEATS4Across29 Would one be a cross between various kinds of goat?IBEX4Across29 Pronounceable abbreviationACRONYM7Across30 AntelopeGNU3Across30 Is acting in, it seemsAPPEARS7Across30 Picture-houseCINEMA6Across32 PurloinedSTOLEN6Across33 How the confounded light is going on and off?BLINKING8Across33 Eight-legged creatureARACHNID8Across33 RetainKEEP4Across34 The one with the nest in which there were chicks?FAMILYTREE10Across35 Seed-casePOD3Across35 Recover from illnessCONVALESCE10Across35 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across36 ArticleITEM4Across36 Pound, at first, on the tableLIST4Across36 CompletelyUTTERLY7Across37 Loving having a room, for a change, to ourselvesAMOROUS7Across37 Weather map lineISOBAR6Across38 Call out “Mum! There’s a child outside”SUMMON6Across38 VerseSTANZA6Across40 Disclose, about meatREVEAL6Across40 BeamRAY3Across41 Catch and stuffNET3Across41 InformedNOTIFIED8Across42 Aim to annoy, which does make things diceyENDANGER8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AttractiveCOMPELLING10Down1 Inconveniencing by extinguishingPUTTINGOUT10Down1 Italian wineASTI4Down2 BuryINTER5Down2 Grasping we’ve upset the well-known singerDIVA4Down2 Show of amusementLAUGHTER8Down3 Taking mother along, I go off to get a plantMAGNOLIA8Down3 RecitalCONCERT7Down3 IncreasedGREW4Down4 Food fishHADDOCK7Down4 Uneasy as ever about its being returnedRESTIVE7Down4 SchemePLAN4Down5 IndecencyIMPROPRIETY11Down5 Still remaining in force when detaining the righteousHOLDINGGOOD11Down5 FreightCARGO5Down6 Gymnastic movementSOMERSAULT10Down6 You can take it it’s satisfactoryACCEPTABLE10Down6 PacifyPLACATE7Down7 DespotTYRANT6Down7 When the idiot stands a drink, don’t accept itPASSUP6Down7 Such evidence as it is that there’s building going on?CONCRETE8Down8 GunREVOLVER8Down8 Follow, when he leaves the barTRAIL5Down10 Artist's standEASEL5Down10 LimbARM3Down11 ObtainedGOT3Down12 Female deerDOE3Down13 Most keen to play with the totsHOTTEST7Down16 Middle-EasternerISRAELI7Down16 UnusualODD3Down16 YelpYAP3Down17 InspectEXAMINE7Down19 PreventAVERT5Down20 Don’t take, when you hand down toLEAVE5Down20 EncounteredMET3Down21 FattyADIPOSE7Down22 Put forwardPROPOSE7Down22 Not harsh with himCLEMENT7Down22 Calling on one and changing one’s mind about?COMINGROUND11Down23 FellowDON3Down23 OutgoingsEXPENDITURE11Down23 That can be put on if it’s fittingAPPLICABLE10Down25 PossessOWN3Down25 Three-sidedTRIANGULAR10Down25 Having made a profit from, transferred toTURNEDOVER10Down26 Tall buildingSKYSCRAPER10Down26 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down27 AnnoyIRRITATE8Down28 Like the invitation that came when you had flu?ILLTIMED8Down28 CorrectAMEND5Down29 PantGASP4Down30 EmployedUSED4Down31 Ancient vehiclesCHARIOTS8Down31 Its purpose is defensive, the palace aide saidPALISADE8Down31 PerpetualUNDYING7Down32 It’s probably hearts she breaks!SMASHER7Down32 Binding elementCEMENT6Down34 Point at which the anaesthetic gets you underNETHER6Down34 BearCARRY5Down35 Audacity that’s just a facade?FRONT5Down35 From a large number, might a quarter get through?MANY4Down39 LoutsOAFS4Down39

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