Evening Standard Crossword July 31 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 31 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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BoxSPAR4Across1 EnquireASK3Across4 TalkCHAT4Across6 Burning torchFLAMBEAU8Across9 ConcealedHID3Across9 Be fond of sage, tooLIKEWISE8Across9 In the cold and rain, a vehicle appearsCAR3Across10 KillerASSASSIN8Across10 Zodiac signLEO3Across10 The fur goes at the top, dearTIPPET6Across11 ParticleATOM4Across11 Song of devotionANTHEM6Across11 Tear in to put back and stumbleTRIPUP6Across12 Small houndBEAGLE6Across12 Closed and opened eyesBLINKED7Across13 Urge to get out of bed and exercisePRESSUP7Across13 Come back to settle in, but not for goodEVIL4Across14 MountainALP3Across14 BoorLOUT4Across14 A rotten crew and they're most impoliteBADMANNERS10Across15 Type of football shotHALFVOLLEY10Across15 AngerWRATH5Across16 Given a demotion, resignSTEPDOWN8Across17 Magical stoneTALISMAN8Across17 SuperficialSKETCHY7Across18 Young for the teamFIFTEEN7Across18 CountertenorALTO4Across19 Send from the officePOST4Across19 EarnedDESERVED8Across19 SingerTENOR5Across21 Very cheerfulBLITHE6Across21 Tells one the way to train the rose round itORDERS6Across21 HarmfulDAMAGING8Across23 Waving a fan and behaving very self-importantlyGIVINGONESELFAIRS17Across24 Frederick Forsyth novelTHEDAYOFTHEJACKAL17Across24 SumTOTAL5Across24 EdgeLIP3Across27 A b.... good thing you have a dog!BASSET6Across27 Small restaurantBISTRO6Across27 Care forTEND4Across29 Unsheathe and turn to parry withDRAW4Across29 Why a name is, perhaps, forgottenAMNESIA7Across30 Is very sparingSCRIMPS7Across30 SaucyPERT4Across31 StartINITIATE8Across33 Criticise harshlyBELABOUR8Across33 Asleep in one's basket chair?DOGTIRED8Across33 ProsecuteSUE3Across34 ProphetSEER4Across35 Your informant at the zoo?GRASSSNAKE10Across35 Out of dateOLDFANGLED10Across35 Don't go on to the snow capSTOP4Across36 ColourHUE3Across36 Highly curiousAGOG4Across36 GemstoneRUBY4Across37 Notes showers are on the waySTRAINS7Across37 Evoking strong feelingEMOTIVE7Across37 Irregular in qualityPATCHY6Across38 Take it you are willing to believeACCEPT6Across38 Highly seasoned sausageSALAMI6Across40 The new men do barge right inMODERN6Across40 Woman's nameSUE3Across41 Understand you must quote the letterSEE3Across41 Showing contemptSCORNFUL8Across42 Visited and made an appeal toCALLEDON8Across42

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Regarding what you say, is not one of the listenersLIPREADING10Down1 SailorBLUEJACKET10Down1 Mixture of fog and fumesSMOG4Down2 Look up "subsistence"KEEP4Down2 Go byPASS4Down2 Gigantic biblical beastBEHEMOTH8Down3 How much money the VIP has?SIXPENCE8Down3 PeruseREAD4Down3 PrevaricateQUIBBLE7Down4 Lets me wander quietly through the buildingsTEMPLES7Down4 PardonedABSOLVED8Down4 SortKIND4Down5 Child's allowancePOCKETMONEY11Down5 Employee of "The Shamrock Hair Salon" who's a pet?IRISHSETTER11Down5 SeatCHAIR5Down6 Large holder for lightsCANDELABRA10Down6 Broke the journey and didn't go on againSTOPPEDOFF10Down6 StrikeHIT3Down7 NeedleSTYLUS6Down7 Feast that gets two pages in the food magazine?SPREAD6Down7 AssumeADOPT5Down8 Hand downBEQUEATH8Down8 There's someone looking on again and he's criticalREVIEWER8Down8 In which the men try to prevent the mate coming on boardCHESS5Down10 LaymenLAITY5Down10 FoolIDIOT5Down12 AdvantageASSET5Down13 SkillART3Down14 PunitivePENAL5Down15 HealthiestFITTEST7Down16 Reasons why it waggles and shifts aboutMOTIVES7Down16 PungentACRID5Down17 BarrierHEDGE5Down18 Roman languageLATIN5Down20 Ball game played to the letterOMEGA5Down20 HomeDOMICILE8Down20 KnockRAP3Down22 Don't stop. There's a campaign in progressDRIVEON7Down22 Slight intimationINKLING7Down22 A sermon delivered at Mount St., Mayfair?GOODADDRESS11Down23 Thick choice steakPORTERHOUSE11Down23 Something one's been billed for that's missingNOTPRESENT10Down25 FatOBESE5Down25 ContriteAPOLOGETIC10Down25 Will post on behalf of? That's champion!STICKUPFOR10Down26 ChangeALTER5Down26 Mischievous Irish elfLEPRECHAUN10Down26 DesireWISH4Down28 The assumption is that now the potion's been mixedADOPTION8Down28 Graphic symbolIDEOGRAM8Down28 JettyPIER4Down29 KnifeSTAB4Down30 Not a sitter to win the title of "Efficiency Queen"?MISSABLE8Down31 Victor over all othersCHAMPION8Down31 RegretRUE3Down32 HostileADVERSE7Down32 Rushed to the boot to search itRANSACK7Down32 Knitted shawlAFGHAN6Down34 Either eavesdropped on the conversation or knockedTAPPED6Down34 A mere semblance, as the chaps saidGUISE5Down35 Mediterranean evergreen treeOLIVE5Down35 Slender prongTINE4Down39 Munch on a cold chopCHEW4Down39

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