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Evening Standard Crossword July 4 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 4 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
FragmentSCRAP5Across4 NonsenseHUMBUG6Across7 BecauseFOR3Across9 Athletics eventPOLEVAULT9Across9 On the subject of an increase once moreOVERAGAIN9Across9 WhelpPUP3Across10 Within a day made a wise move and it peters outDIESAWAY8Across10 CosmosUNIVERSE8Across10 CheekNERVE5Across12 Leave out of the articleEXIT4Across12 JealousyENVY4Across12 RushREED4Across13 Rubbish! Get a stretcher!LITTER6Across13 Giving painACHING6Across13 Large tentMARQUEE7Across14 Becoming a medium, you say, takes timeAVERAGE7Across14 DisparageDENIGRATE9Across15 ScopeRANGE5Across15 Showing everybody it's lastingHOLDINGUP9Across15 HarmlessINNOCUOUS9Across17 CoyDEMURE6Across17 It may have sustained many a romanceBOOKSHELF9Across17 HateDESPISE7Across18 Go off to take the vehicle back - a motor vehicleTRACTOR7Across18 DampDANK4Across19 As a master, my, he created havoc!MAYHEM6Across20 WeakFEEBLE6Across20 ViewSCENE5Across20 An accelerator operated from the back seatSPUR4Across21 Diesel oilDERV4Across21 TopCAP3Across22 Made certain it had been securely fastenedCLINCHED8Across24 CaptivateENTHRAL7Across24 Hungarian capitalBUDAPEST8Across24 Say the name on cue, for a changeANNOUNCE8Across26 DigsLODGINGS8Across26 ObscureDIM3Across27 The mount backed beforeANTE4Across28 UndilutedNEAT4Across28 ShabbySEEDY5Across28 AstuteSHREWD6Across29 Get their mitts on the nest eggs!CLUTCH6Across29 MotoristsDRIVERS7Across31 Brought nothing back to fill the gaps broken in the fencesPALINGS7Across31 ServantSERF4Across31 DecreaseLESSEN6Across33 Gleaning, from their being huddled in a groupGATHERING9Across34 SizeMAGNITUDE9Across34 ConcerningANENT5Across35 Tender acknowledgement that you have winning waysCASHPRIZE9Across36 CharmingBEGUILING9Across36 FrolicROMP4Across37 MercifulLENIENT7Across38 Not having got set, is off the markRUNNING7Across38 PenWRITE5Across38 BeverageTEA3Across39 GruesomeMORBID6Across39 Haggle for a year to get the agreementTREATY6Across39 LabyrinthMAZE4Across40 The story of the comeback is a riot!SAGA4Across40 HatchetAXE3Across41 JumperPULLOVER8Across41 Going round the fields is pure delightPLEASURE8Across41 MixMINGLE6Across42 Don't worry - haven't been known to take amissNEVERMIND9Across42 RepugnantABHORRENT9Across42 TradedDEALT5Across43

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So question about me, to an extentSOMEWHAT8Down1 MagnificentSPLENDID8Down1 RefrainCHORUS6Down1 Cricket teamELEVEN6Down2 No - back in the lead, running on the outsideDENIAL6Down2 HinderIMPEDE6Down2 BuyPURCHASE8Down3 With "Am up", use delaying tactics. Say "Don't feel well"MALINGER8Down3 TrophyCUP3Down3 DressATTIRE6Down4 DittySONG4Down4 Again start to remove what's blocking it?UNSTOP6Down4 BeliefCREED5Down5 BogQUAGMIRE8Down5 "Charmingly and efficiently", the girl put inADORABLY8Down5 Taken to piecesDISMANTLED10Down6 Hurry up and get that cartoon animated!GETAMOVEON10Down6 ProgressedADVANCED8Down6 Row of housesTERRACE7Down7 Saves, somehow, an entrapped girlVANESSA7Down7 Deal with, directMANAGE6Down8 Hindu teacherGURU4Down8 Former Portuguese monetary unitESCUDO6Down8 Carry out, when through the questionnairePERFORM7Down11 ThoughtfulPENSIVE7Down11 VellumPARCHMENT9Down11 ValleyDENE4Down14 Musical instrumentGUITAR6Down16 CloseNEAR4Down16 Absorbed, aimINTENT6Down16 RepairMEND4Down18 Steam bathSAUNA5Down19 Assign a piece of land, say, toALLOT5Down19 Getting cross is really foolishMAD3Down20 ObeseFAT3Down20 JoyousCAREFREE8Down21 Bird of preyEAGLE5Down22 The nut that got caught, a prison holds captivePECAN5Down22 Go byPASS4Down23 Two-piece swimsuitBIKINI6Down23 Gets upset, too, when you rebukePULLUP6Down23 ThoroughEXHAUSTIVE10Down25 Giving a hand to those being evacuated?HELPINGOUT10Down25 SlateTILE4Down25 CoverLID3Down26 A hundred is subtracted from the money, as a depositASH3Down26 OgleLEER4Down26 IncongruityANOMALY7Down27 The gaunt old crone you pull up besideHAGGARD7Down27 SufficientENOUGH6Down29 ForeverEVERMORE8Down30 YelpedYAPPED6Down30 Got back there to assemble with the othersTOGETHER8Down30 Air battleDOGFIGHT8Down31 Sure it's a yes?POSITIVE8Down31 DeadlyFATAL5Down32 PortionsSEGMENTS8Down32 They wait in groups, standing outside the hospital roomSTEWARDS8Down32 Well, this is an examination you won't fail!MEDICAL7Down33 StingyMISERLY7Down33 StalkSTEM4Down34 Get all matted, but you have a brushTANGLE6Down35 Brilliant personGENIUS6Down35 Pub employeeBARMAN6Down36 Freelances and works as a charCLEANS6Down36 NearestNEXT4Down36 Type "I caught onto the curly tail"ITALIC6Down37 PicturesIMAGES6Down37 TuneAIR3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, July 4, 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.