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Evening Standard Crossword July 5 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 5 2018 answers. The Thursday 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#
OverwhelmENGULF6Across1 Narrow strip of fabricRIBBON6Across4 No longer forward, nevertheless advancedEXPERT6Across4 PowerfulMIGHTY6Across5 Finnish capitalHELSINKI8Across7 One holding the record for a flightBLACKBOX8Across7 Part of the anatomy of a girl of tenTHORAX6Across8 PracticeTRAINING8Across8 Sabres, saySWORDS6Across8 ThwartFOIL4Across9 Golf club shortly out of moneySPOON5Across10 EntreatBEG3Across10 FruitLEMON5Across10 HutSHACK5Across12 They amuse most of the boys at the end of the streetTOYS4Across13 HumbleMEEK4Across13 Unable to hearDEAF4Across14 Its riders are on boardSURF4Across14 Skeleton partBONE4Across15 Has to go round the corner, being a painterHALS4Across15 CliqueSET3Across15 Heart sickening knowledge?KEN3Across16 VehicleVAN3Across16 Miss the wild part of CaliforniaFAIL4Across17 VendettaFEUD4Across17 UncookedRAW3Across17 NovelNEW3Across18 Little excitement for teacher around TuesdaySTIR4Across19 YashmakVEIL4Across19 MeadowLEA3Across19 SheepishOVINE5Across20 Just what you'd expect from a phoney hoodlumFALSEHOOD9Across21 Exact copyFACSIMILE9Across21 TuneAIR3Across21 PairDUO3Across22 Fire down belowHELL4Across23 Barley beardAWN3Across23 ImpudenceGALL4Across23 Leg partCALF4Across24 StretchEKE3Across24 Rests, and turns back for the bridgeNAPS4Across24 ImplorePLEAD5Across26 PlaythingTOY3Across26 The way to start work on a houseHOW3Across26 It's taken very seriouslyOATH4Across27 AdjoinABUT4Across27 Object of worshipIDOL4Across29 A political label, in short, can be deceptiveCONS4Across29 ClefKEY3Across29 The rotters gas for about half an hour!CURS4Across32 MovieFILM4Across32 Tease a thick-headed relativeTAUNT5Across33 BasinBOWL4Across33 TrapSNARE5Across33 He didn't rule the wavesCANUTE6Across34 TipGRATUITY8Across34 AttractivenessALLURE6Across34 History-making game?NAPOLEON8Across35 CustomerCLIENT6Across35 VirtuallyASGOODAS8Across35 Groups causing near chaos at some stage?GENERA6Across36 ThrillTINGLE6Across36 Run nakedSTREAK6Across36

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Young personCHILD5Down1 Hellish place in old EthiopiaABYSS5Down1 Beast of burdenLLAMA5Down2 TendNURSE5Down2 Distinguished house or Roman ruinMANOR5Down2 Personal coverSKIN4Down3 ComponentUNIT4Down3 IndicationSIGN4Down3 Praise one's former spouse, maybe a lotEXTOL5Down4 LoyaltyFAITH5Down4 Restored from deathRISEN5Down4 They're all in favourPROS4Down5 SorceryMAGIC5Down5 Make a reservationBOOK4Down5 The book on the lectern?READER6Down6 PresentGIFT4Down6 Trying experienceORDEAL6Down6 StringTWINE5Down7 Plant you'll find some days in a new shopHYSSOP6Down9 Snout beetleWEEVIL6Down9 SwellBULGE5Down10 The infamy of having it in for me?PUN3Down11 DegreeGRADE5Down11 FishEEL3Down11 Historic king starting lunch (non-vegetarian)OFFAL5Down12 Liver, kidney, etc.OFFAL5Down12 PounceSWOOP5Down12 Gifts, though some are only on loanTALENTS7Down13 ActiveALIVE5Down13 Small amountMODICUM7Down13 MassageKNEAD5Down14 The man's property in ChislehurstHIS3Down15 Clippie's vehicleBUS3Down15 BragSWANK5Down15 LingerTARRY5Down16 Might such gloves suit a boxer?KID3Down16 ContendVIE3Down16 Trying one's hardest to get the team dismissedALLOUT6Down18 Cream cakeECLAIR6Down18 Bad actors have no right to be in opera!TOSCA5Down20 Of elvesELFIN5Down20 There aren't many in a cafe, washing upFEW3Down21 Girl's nameFAY3Down21 A breathy palindromeHAH3Down22 Floor coveringMAT3Down22 Drinking vesselGOBLET6Down23 For keys in the house, this must be paidHOMAGE6Down23 HillKNOLL5Down25 A hostel in the heart of ColindaleINN3Down25 And notNOR3Down25 LampLIGHT5Down27 DesolateBLEAK5Down28 Wherein to fight a hard-hearted womanARENA5Down28 ExpectAWAIT5Down28 BeauDANDY5Down30 LaudEXTOL5Down30 New route, like a ring road?OUTER5Down30 Dog leadLEASH5Down31 MerrimentGLEE4Down31 Turning a person to rock!STONE5Down31 MergeFUSE4Down32 Clever and pretty attractiveCUTE4Down32 CharBURN4Down32 Drank excessively at the King's HeadTOOK4Down33 PrecipitationSNOW4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 5, 2018. 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.