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Evening Standard Crossword July 30 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 30 2021 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
SmackSLAP4Across1 KnockRAP3Across4 TopAPEX4Across6 ColourRED3Across9 Deficit the firm can't carry?HEAVYLOSS9Across9 PreviouslyINADVANCE9Across9 Set-backREVERSAL8Across10 He deserves to succeedTRUEHEIR8Across10 BroadcastingONTHEAIR8Across10 ClutchGRIP4Across11 Weapon a cavalryman will know how to handle?COLT4Across12 HackCHOP4Across12 Introducing me to Dean, make me look smallDEMEAN6Across13 SevereSTRICT6Across13 Dressed and waiting for youLINEDUP7Across14 FreeRELEASE7Across14 SphereORB3Across14 LanguorLASSITUDE9Across15 Choose, from the bachelors?SINGLEOUT9Across15 CogsTEETH5Across16 Having quickly seen a label, open it upATAGLANCE9Across17 RiseINCREMENT9Across17 What the laundress who took up golf called a wood?NONIRON7Across18 KnockRATATAT7Across18 PardonedABSOLVED8Across19 "He's trying to sell a phony pearl," the daughter put inPEDLAR6Across20 Get backREGAIN6Across20 GenuineTRUE4Across21 PostponeDEFER5Across21 Fish will do for me!CHAR4Across21 ExecutiveDIRECTOR8Across23 More surprising in someone not from these partsSTRANGER8Across24 SendTRANSMIT8Across24 StrictHARSH5Across24 Carte blanche the off-duty employee has?FREEHAND8Across26 TalkCONVERSE8Across26 FaucetTAP3Across27 Recognises, we're told, from part of the IdentikitNOSE4Across28 JauntRIDE4Across28 OccurHAPPEN6Across29 He shoots at the bird - a redstartSNIPER6Across29 SingerCROONER7Across31 UnusualRARE4Across31 Rectify when you change gearREDRESS7Across31 NoviceBEGINNER8Across33 The slight possibility of being away from work?OFFCHANCE9Across34 RingTELEPHONE9Across34 RegretRUE3Across34 LiabilityDEBT4Across35 FinishEND3Across36 MaterialPETERSHAM9Across36 A place that hasn't come to the fore as a seaside resort?BACKWATER9Across36 GaspPANT4Across37 GenerousLIBERAL7Across38 Gracious! The pan is warm!CORDIAL7Across38 WorthlessTRASHY6Across39 Attitude the ancestors started out withSTANCE6Across39 SignOMEN4Across40 Portray as the person the spectators are coming to seeDRAW4Across40 A less peculiar fellow: a repSALESMAN8Across41 CreatureBULLFROG8Across41 Are peeved when you escort a girl toTAKEAMISS9Across42 BuildCONSTRUCT9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RoundCIRCULAR8Down1 What the evangelist who arrives at the hotel hopes to do?CHECKSIN8Down1 RenownedFAMOUS6Down2 Cheat everybody into, as you go from door to doorCALLON6Down2 DregsLEES4Down2 TeachINSTRUCT8Down3 Humiliation it is for a rider to take a toss?COMEDOWN8Down3 ExcusePLEA4Down3 ShyRESERVED8Down4 LiveRESIDE6Down4 An aroma that's pronounced, you agreeASSENT6Down4 TabletPILL4Down5 HatredLOATHING8Down5 Support for the paperSTANDARD8Down5 DisputeARGUE5Down6 AppealATTRACTION10Down6 Quite realising you can't squeeze another thing in?FULLYAWARE10Down6 ThroughPER3Down7 AnsweredREPLIED7Down7 Said drunkenly one had a haircutSHINGLE7Down7 DecreeEDICT5Down8 BuccaneerPIRATE6Down8 The bird did fly inside to get under coverHIDDEN6Down8 Seems dad has turned against fruitAPPEARS7Down11 HideLEATHER7Down11 CaptureCATCH5Down12 WillowOSIER5Down13 ElderlyOLD3Down14 SuitBEFIT5Down15 EngrossedINTENT6Down16 A partially coiled rope is found insideLARIAT6Down16 ChosenELITE5Down17 HirsuteHAIRY5Down18 Dough re me?NOTES5Down19 WearyTIRED5Down19 GrooveRUT3Down20 DisturbedDERANGED8Down20 The usual knock-upPAR3Down20 AscendedRISEN5Down22 MaterialREP3Down22 So he took the nice one outHENCE5Down22 Become visible now, in the gloomSHADOW6Down23 EatDEVOUR6Down23 Have a meal, dining out, and a drinkGINANDLIME10Down25 BirdMEADOWLARK10Down25 ConsciousAWARE5Down25 PrecipitationSLEET5Down26 TinCAN3Down26 Because it's in place ofFOR3Down26 ChatterPRATTLE7Down27 Valid if you're a member of the policeINFORCE7Down27 CompetentABLE4Down28 CutSNIP4Down29 IntendMEAN4Down30 StandingPRESTIGE8Down30 Urging one, as it's high-priorityPRESSING8Down30 InfectiousCATCHING8Down31 What you're nibbling on as you put the baby to sleep?ROCKCAKE8Down31 Ill-tempered, nagging and mousy?SHREWISH8Down32 MassageRUB3Down32 PonderRUMINATE8Down32 Not free to take Diane off to churchCHAINED7Down33 ShineSPARKLE7Down33 ToilLABOUR6Down35 Wouldn't allow 26 Down to take offFORBAD6Down35 Speaks proudly about the small craftBOASTS6Down36 FishPLAICE6Down36 Something edible found in a container in the rubbish dumpTURNIP6Down37 IndulgeHUMOUR6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 30, 2021. 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.