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Evening Standard Crossword July 31 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 31 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 122 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#
Dog leadLEASH5Across1 InexperiencedCALLOW6Across1 A failure has to be wrongAMISS5Across1 ExciteTHRILL6Across5 Does even one constitute traffic?TRUCK5Across6 SuspendsHANGS5Across6 BaptiseCHRISTEN8Across8 Inclined to cryTEARFUL7Across9 DiscourteousRUDE4Across9 A dodgy car with a hole in it can kill you!CHOLERA7Across9 LimbARM3Across10 Set out to be looked at?ARRAY5Across10 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Across10 In the forest, able to read a letterARDEN5Across11 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Across11 A little fancy man?PIXIE5Across12 JoltSHOCK5Across12 Is priced atCOSTS5Across12 Without endFOREVER7Across13 He delivers most, perhaps, in a vesselPOSTMAN7Across13 Baked foodPIE3Across15 StillYET3Across15 A little treasure is good for themGEM3Across15 DryARID4Across17 The one wantonly reduced by 50%ONLY4Across17 MineralORE3Across17 A hat of dear styleFEDORA6Across18 BornNEE3Across18 Small metallic missileBULLET6Across18 Serving in a launderetteUNDER5Across19 Hard mineralBERYL5Across19 BirdEMU3Across19 Comes aboutARISES6Across20 Important old city gentURGENT6Across20 EntireWHOLE5Across20 VestmentALB3Across21 FacilityEASE4Across22 UntruthLIE3Across22 Principally used in thermostatsMOST4Across22 DonkeyASS3Across23 Dad's dance step? Perhaps notPAS3Across24 FailureDUD3Across24 StriplingLAD3Across24 A foul punishment?PENALTY7Across25 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across25 ChallengedDARED5Across26 To do so seems unfriendly to a skinheadSCOLD5Across26 SeatCHAIR5Across26 Do fullyDITTO5Across27 Capital of VietnamHANOI5Across27 Traffic light colourAMBER5Across28 Half a tonFIFTY5Across28 Maybe train as a skilled workerARTISAN7Across29 MediumAVERAGE7Across29 CoupleTWO3Across29 Find ale is swilled by sailorsLEARN5Across30 Beautiful girlBELLE5Across30 ExclusiveELITE5Across31 To lift by the ears is maybe out of lineRAISE5Across31 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Point outINDICATE8Across34 ConfirmVERIFY6Across35 CommentREMARK6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Newspaper bossEDITOR6Down2 One religiously showing there's something heavenly about a hearty sermon?MORMON6Down2 HateABHOR5Down2 Short, being of the Etruscan type?SCANTY6Down3 RemainedSTAYED6Down3 DenLAIR4Down3 ObserveWATCH5Down4 That womanHER3Down4 Chuck, it seems, is a bit wishy-washySHY3Down4 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down5 MistakeERROR5Down5 A clear fieldPLAIN5Down5 UnusualRARE4Down6 Just the coach for rough terrainTRAINER7Down6 Causing distress or injuryHURTFUL7Down6 DepositLODGE5Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Exceptionally fine rear viewRARE4Down7 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Down8 Being smart, many a woman is rightCLEVER6Down8 RectifyAMEND5Down10 FormMOULD5Down11 Maybe a pint of emulsionPAINT5Down12 StitchedSEWED5Down12 SurrendersCEDES5Down12 SmellODOUR5Down13 Ending in deathFATAL5Down13 What the toast may do when you're out of bed after a drinkPOPUP5Down13 MassageKNEAD5Down14 StiffRIGID5Down14 Missiles damaging to foliageSLUGS5Down14 Turn and move left with a writerGOGOL5Down15 LeavenYEAST5Down15 Appeal humblyPLEAD5Down15 ProhibitedTABOO5Down16 AnaestheticETHER5Down16 He'll be right in timeMARTY5Down16 Honoured with a meal outside the Turk's headFETED5Down18 Out and awayBYFAR5Down18 A horse to fancy in an oddly heady wayUNICORN7Down19 Dome-shaped hairstyleBEEHIVE7Down19 A nicer version by a French dramatistRACINE6Down21 PlunderRAVAGE6Down21 She's accommodating where boats are concernedMARINA6Down22 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down22 Declares that tastes varySTATES6Down23 ChooseSELECT6Down23 Gave about a pound for something to wearPLAID5Down25 ExcessiveUNDUE5Down25 FibbersLIARS5Down25 Fossil fuelCOAL4Down26 Great player in the Test arenaSTAR4Down26 FriendshipAMITY5Down27 Much like the EastFAR3Down28 GenerationAGE3Down28 SeniorELDER5Down28 IrrigateWATER5Down30 CabTAXI4Down31 DrossSCUM4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 31, 2025. 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.