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Evening Standard Crossword July 3 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 3 2026 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#
RetainKEEP4Across1 BeakerCUP3Across4 TardyLATE4Across6 TuneAIR3Across9 The employees get depressed easilyHANDSDOWN9Across9 Female animalNANNYGOAT9Across9 YoungstersCHILDREN8Across10 What you're right about the earl having on his car?REARLIGHT9Across10 Instrument which measures pressureBAROMETER9Across10 MirthGLEE4Across11 Highest pointAPEX4Across12 The boy has a snowball, tooALSO4Across12 Suppose it's a problem, in a rough seaASSUME6Across13 UnequitableUNFAIR6Across13 EternalAGELESS7Across14 Assign a position to, at headquartersSTATION7Across14 MassageRUB3Across14 Direct in effectIMMEDIATE9Across15 Write to tell you to cut the actor's speech?DROPALINE9Across15 CoarseGROSS5Across16 Mix sociallyASSOCIATE9Across17 Without the police, is weakFORCELESS9Across17 Criminal's escapeGETAWAY7Across18 Subjects the artist is unlikely to drop?SITTERS7Across18 MarriedESPOUSED8Across19 Underneath partBOTTOM6Across19 Suppress, to remain on good terms withKEEPIN6Across19 Solid missileSHOT4Across20 For myself, the gold inlay is extraMORE4Across20 DeserveMERIT5Across21 Graded systemHIERARCHY9Across23 Produces, when one calls a strikeBRINGSOUT9Across23 ClaimedDEMANDED8Across23 IreWRATH5Across24 CriminalKIDNAPPER9Across25 Tent that he or I occupied in China?THEORIENT9Across25 Small parasiteMITE4Across26 It gives the lawyer something to doDEED4Across26 CanTIN3Across27 ExpressEMBODY6Across27 Give a car, say toAFFORD6Across27 InquisitiveCURIOUS7Across29 Echo again to the noise ofRESOUND7Across29 ReviseEDIT4Across31 Be applauded when you manage to circumventGETAROUND9Across32 Banish from groupOSTRACISE9Across32 StartINITIATE8Across33 SickILL3Across34 Anyhow, he's not going to pot, so there!ONTHESPOT9Across34 BrillianceSPLENDOUR9Across34 ProdPOKE4Across35 TeemsABOUNDS7Across35 Understanding this should be mixed with ginINSIGHT7Across35 TreeASH3Across36 ParchedTORRID6Across36 Walk shakily from the counterTOTTER6Across36 ValleyVALE4Across37 CheatDUPE4Across37 You replaced itTHEE4Across37 Tall plantHOLLYHOCK9Across38 It's a bribe, honeySWEETENER9Across38 Sacred bookSCRIPTURE9Across39 No sign of - isn't at the raceNOTATRACE9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CharmingENGAGING8Down1 And goes through these strange mountainsTHEANDES8Down1 PeriodicINTERMITTENT12Down2 Where the judge will show himself to be lenient soonINASHORTTIME12Down2 ResoundECHO4Down2 BorderBOUNDARY8Down3 Flowers or grass being munched may dangle from themCOWSLIPS8Down3 TugPULL4Down3 RevelledCAROUSED8Down4 Colourless gasETHANE6Down4 Make certain before the sun breaks throughENSURE6Down4 GaspPANT4Down5 Deviating from normABERRANT8Down5 Charge that constitutes a round sum?GREENFEE8Down5 BeerLAGER5Down6 Heavy weaponBROADSWORD10Down6 It's awful waiting for the black massBADSERVICE10Down6 SickenAIL3Down7 Bring charge againstIMPEACH7Down7 Curled up asleep beside the daughter, is happyPLEASED7Down7 LockTRESS5Down8 Gold minerPROSPECTOR10Down8 Two's a little too late to be in top formATONESBEST10Down8 Audibly makes fun of the appearanceGUISE5Down11 Greek letterTHETA5Down11 RenovateRENEW5Down12 EntertainmentOPERA5Down13 SpiritRUM3Down14 CapBERET5Down15 Fold of skinDEWLAP6Down16 To retaliate, or get even, a counterfeit note is put inAVENGE6Down16 SurpassOUTDO5Down17 ColourSHADE5Down18 Mediterranean laurelBAY3Down19 Knew it after expelling the new boyKIT3Down19 DecreaseDIMINISH8Down20 Large African mammalHIPPOPOTAMUS12Down21 As the bounder is, the police just can't catch up with?ONEJUMPAHEAD12Down21 BrownTAN3Down22 Sneak a quarter to somewhere in FranceGRASSE6Down22 SterileBARREN6Down22 Healing systemHOMEOPATHY10Down23 Be prepared to pay more than, having a lot to gainBIDAGAINST10Down23 Military authorityCOMMISSION10Down24 Procrastinating, which is disgustingOFFPUTTING10Down24 WirelessRADIO5Down25 A man on his own?TOD3Down25 Metal instrumentKEY3Down25 NameTITLE5Down26 Sold out by a politician: you've often heard that beforeOLDSTORY8Down28 Prima-donnaDIVA4Down28 Move pastOVERTAKE8Down28 IntellectMIND4Down29 Coal mineCOLLIERY8Down29 Goes back and does some more haggling withRETREATS8Down29 CeaseSTOP4Down30 ConcealedSCREENED8Down30 Couldn't decide but round about three, somehow, didDITHERED8Down30 Entrance used only one day a week, to the vessel?FRIGATE7Down31 Public-address systemsTANNOYS7Down31 SortILK3Down32 Volunteers, at the outset, to tryTASTE5Down33 Supernatural creatureTROLL5Down33 Gun I have to pack for the tripOUTING6Down34 Special emphasisSTRESS6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 3, 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.