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Evening Standard Crossword July 7 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 7 2022 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 132 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#
StrictSTERN5Across2 CooksCHEFS5Across3 To build, you must mix some concreteERECT5Across3 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Across7 Where a capital standard existsPARIS5Across8 EatableEDIBLE6Across8 ChangeALTER5Across8 BragBOAST5Across9 Came down again for a little petrol, sayLITRE5Across10 FishROACH5Across10 Green area, but less than leafyLEA3Across11 DeityGOD3Across11 ForbidBAN3Across11 Iron, for exampleMETAL5Across12 Lowest point of a drain?NADIR5Across12 An aged spinster, but she's game!OLDMAID7Across13 Causing injuryHURTFUL7Across13 EqualityPAR3Across13 ConspiracyCABAL5Across15 It's an attractive placeMECCA5Across15 AttackRAID4Across15 NameDUB3Across16 ThoroughfareLANE4Across18 Torn clothRAG3Across18 Choose to have an operation at the treatment centreOPT3Across18 HarbourMARINA6Across19 Medium to large piece of fruitMEDLAR6Across19 ScoldedBERATED7Across19 GreedyAVID4Across20 HangsDANGLES7Across21 So burdensome as to make one terribly sourONEROUS7Across21 HeroIDOL4Across22 Knitting stitchPURL4Across22 That common, beastly lot?HERD4Across22 Hereditary unitGENE4Across23 Fishy way to turn a nutTUNA4Across23 PleaseDELIGHT7Across23 Eat dirt, maybe, but not in one's birthday suit!ATTIRED7Across24 FragmentSNIPPET7Across24 FlatEVEN4Across25 Coarse clothCANVAS6Across26 One singer in three?TREBLE6Across26 ShelterLEE3Across27 TidyNEAT4Across28 A bit of a scare on the roadCAR3Across29 SpicyHOT3Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 End part of a letterSERIF5Across31 OwingDUE3Across31 ThieveSTEAL5Across31 Sharp replyRIPOSTE7Across32 A country loverPATRIOT7Across32 WideBROAD5Across33 Give a little brushing with oil, and cookBROIL5Across34 School punishmentLINES5Across34 She's built like Eve and AdaAVA3Across35 ContendVIE3Across35 Amazing heartless lie that's often been toldFABLE5Across36 ForeignALIEN5Across36 God-likeDIVINE6Across36 Very hot, that is, in food cooked in fatFIERY5Across37 Boy's namePETER5Across37 VanquishROUT4Across37 SoiledDIRTY5Across38 Nominally, he'd got upset about itEDITH5Across38 TautTENSE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Photo bookALBUM5Down1 BeverageCOCOA5Down1 Would she hiss at a friend?SALLY5Down1 MiddleCENTRAL7Down2 Lil, one of a girl's best friends!DIAMOND7Down2 WeepSOB3Down2 EpochERA3Down3 Shoe partHEEL4Down4 EntrapNET3Down4 Peruse in pure admirationREAD4Down4 GratuityTIP3Down5 Where the weather conditions suit a number of trees?CLIMES6Down5 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Down5 UnsoiledCLEAN5Down6 Of the SunSOLAR5Down6 Being fed up, tried a changeTIRED5Down6 Large seaOCEAN5Down7 Is she from America?ERICA5Down7 PitchTAR3Down9 The right man for the extreme left?RED3Down9 StigmaSLUR4Down10 LubricatedGREASED7Down11 PartedDIVIDED7Down12 Perhaps endlessly treating with chemical fertiliserNITRATE7Down12 FoolMUGGINS7Down12 WadedPADDLED7Down13 At the zoo, could it give a penguin a start?APE3Down14 FullREPLETE7Down14 SupporterFAN3Down14 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Down16 Possible threat of rain that could put some of us in the coldCLOUD5Down16 SatanDEVIL5Down16 StratumLAYER5Down17 They could be sung in a sariARIAS5Down17 SwimBATHE5Down17 GarlandLEI3Down18 Absurd claim about an American showMUSICAL7Down19 American cityMEMPHIS7Down19 Tries to describe what's just been cooked in a vesselSHOTS5Down20 GlassesSPECS5Down20 Direction in which one gets over, crossing the roadORDER5Down21 LairDEN3Down21 Male beeDRONE5Down21 SurmountGETOVER7Down23 Land where the winter ends with a cloudburstTERRAIN7Down23 SaltySALINE6Down24 The Tennyson boys?ALFRED6Down24 EquipmentGEAR4Down24 Fizzy drinkPOP3Down25 Animal artist, tip-topRAT3Down25 Call onVISIT5Down26 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down27 Very fine, uplifting beerREGAL5Down27 ManservantVALET5Down28 It's religiously readBIBLE5Down28 PresageAUGUR5Down29 GuideSTEER5Down30 Getting out for a duck is tough, and it means a lotHOARD5Down30 AgentsREPS4Down32 TearRIP3Down32 Drink in during the gym workPINT4Down32 I have to be brief hereIVE3Down33 CouchBED3Down33 Be seatedSIT3Down33 ScullOAR3Down34 ParchedDRY3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 7, 2022. 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.