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Evening Standard Crossword July 5 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 5 2025 answers. The Saturday 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#
UntrueFALSE5Across1 DelegateDEPUTE6Across1 The duchess's gameCHESS5Across1 MaterialFABRIC6Across5 Group of 100 in the poolBATCH5Across6 To ironPRESS5Across6 AncientOLDEN5Across9 Very particular sort of fuel for the carCAREFUL7Across9 Make readyPREPARE7Across9 ReadPERUSE6Across10 To a woman, it's wineTOKAY5Across10 With reference toASFOR5Across10 SpokenVERBAL6Across11 Mountain systemANDES5Across11 Wild bears can be dangerous!SABRE5Across11 Very tall personGIANT5Across12 PropellerSCREW5Across12 The game of the flighty setDARTS5Across12 Whereat, possibly, to survive the stormWEATHER7Across13 DiverFROGMAN7Across13 LumpCLOD4Across14 A ballpoint for less than twopencePEN3Across15 Gave food toFED3Across15 CompetentABLE4Across17 Too much of a good thing?ORGY4Across17 SailorTAR3Across17 A big-headed wet, but cleverBRAINY6Across18 Falling starMETEOR6Across18 HeapPILE4Across18 MelodiesTUNES5Across19 Unhappy about some lack of foodSALAD5Across19 Concealed, secretCOVERT6Across20 Works hard for old soldiersSWEATS6Across20 HarmonisedTUNED5Across20 PiecesBITS4Across22 Gosh, outside Maidenhead there's a big lake!COMO4Across22 DetestedHATED5Across22 HideCONCEAL7Across23 It's better than a drawTIE3Across24 DogmatistBIGOT5Across24 Viewing organEYE3Across24 Splits upDIVIDES7Across25 Out amid the waving corn, there's a little breadCROUTON7Across25 Reprove disorderly clodsSCOLD5Across26 WheySERUM5Across26 PrecipitationSLEET5Across26 Backless seatSTOOL5Across27 Could start to stink, this backwaterCREEK5Across27 A Titan boundATLAS5Across28 PacesSTEPS5Across28 Name a for a European Union caste, possiblyEUSTACE7Across29 Passionate enthusiasmFERVOUR7Across29 LazilyIDLY4Across29 Carbon lamp not favoured by motoristsCLAMP5Across30 Impressive collectionARRAY5Across30 ErmineFUR3Across30 GrieveMOURN5Across31 Sort of fund you can believe inTRUST5Across31 ChallengeDARE4Across32 EarnMERIT5Across33 PillTABLET6Across35 LaudPRAISE6Across36 Loose stonesSCREE5Across37 EnjoyRELISH6Across38 AlmostNEARLY6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PortrayDEPICT6Down1 Soak upABSORB6Down2 ForgivePARDON6Down2 A nose that will attract attention?HOOTER6Down2 To put a cat in the pigs' place is not cleverSCATTY6Down3 ThrowTOSS4Down3 Light cakeSPONGE6Down3 ChooseELECT5Down4 Outwardly saucy remark?SAY3Down4 Make a mistakeERR3Down4 AgueFEVER5Down5 Ban being naughtily baredDEBAR5Down5 European countrySPAIN5Down5 AfreshANEW4Down6 Bird able to transport a sailor to the quarter deck?BUSTARD7Down6 CavortsPRANCES7Down6 Tenant's paymentRENT4Down7 MammalRABBIT6Down7 What a lass sadly saidALAS4Down7 Travelling opera?CARMEN6Down8 Hi-fiSTEREO6Down8 NamedCALLED6Down8 Whole rangeGAMUT5Down12 Artist, for example, in sad disarrayDEGAS5Down12 EnmityRANCOUR7Down13 Best!WORST5Down13 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Down13 Settle for a meagre share, possiblyAGREE5Down14 Oily fruitOLIVE5Down14 ClearLUCID5Down15 One enters a scheme with an airmanPILOT5Down15 StinkingFETID5Down15 LureDECOY5Down16 FrockDRESS5Down16 Stocking half on, only twistedNYLON5Down16 WhitenedPALED5Down18 DeserveMERIT5Down18 An inventor with visionBAIRD5Down18 Make provision for securities getting pricierSTOCKUP7Down19 PrimateLEMUR5Down19 Supermarket cartTROLLEY7Down19 The peninsula up north?WIRRAL6Down21 SpeckDOT3Down21 ShellfishOYSTER6Down21 Small restaurantBISTRO6Down22 PossessesHAS3Down22 Tailor's vessel?CUTTER6Down22 Frame of mindTEMPER6Down23 Bog where gold is found in quantityMORASS6Down23 AcridBITTER6Down24 RummageDELVE5Down25 To many, possibly hot stuffCLOTH5Down25 UniversalGLOBAL6Down25 Appear to check a figureSEEM4Down26 CouchSOFA4Down26 SwordRAPIER6Down27 Do something in playACT3Down28 JustMERELY6Down28 TotalSUM3Down28 BringFETCH5Down30 MatureRIPEN5Down31 MuddleMESS4Down33 PlantTREE4Down34

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