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Evening Standard Crossword July 8 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 8 2024 answers. The Monday 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#
Inoffensive points that can be a nuisanceMILDEW6Across4 MaliceSPITE5Across4 AssembleGATHER6Across4 Mexican pancakeTORTILLA8Across7 Suitable name for a fine horsewoman?ARABELLA8Across7 DitchTRENCH6Across7 Hang behindLINGER6Across8 Should it contribute a carroty flavour?GINGER6Across8 UntruthLIE3Across9 One's homeABODE5Across10 Large box of personal essentialsCHEST5Across10 ConsumeEAT3Across10 LoiterDALLY5Across12 GaspPANT4Across13 TrudgePLOD4Across13 Musical entertainment worth going for?SONG4Across13 A mere touch, possibly less than nothingHINT4Across14 FishTUNA4Across14 Male voiceBASS4Across15 AbaseLOWER5Across15 Accommodation for archaeologists?DIGS4Across15 Not at homeOUT3Across16 Hold session in oppositionSIT3Across16 LotteryRAFFLE6Across17 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across17 Surrounded by many that will help outAMID4Across17 Long, possibly endless piece?EPIC4Across19 InformTELL4Across19 CountryLAND4Across19 ObjectDEMUR5Across20 Has such opposition given useful aid to two police forces?DIAMETRIC9Across21 FruitNECTARINE9Across21 TreeELM3Across22 Travel permitVISA4Across23 Wherein to put rubbish, broken nibs, etc.BINS4Across23 Small rodentVOLE4Across24 Attractive in a smaller way?CUTE4Across24 UnshavenBEARDED7Across24 CircuitLAP3Across26 Sorry about the dud cakeSAD3Across26 Vehicle difficult to get out of?TRAP4Across27 EpochERA3Across27 Ship's companyCREW4Across27 ShabbySEEDY5Across28 A sea creature shut up?CLAM4Across29 EncounterMEET4Across29 FashionableCHIC4Across31 Lord Peter has lost heart!PEER4Across32 JettyPIER4Across32 Wild animalHYENA5Across33 There are no queues for such puddingPEASE5Across33 YearnedITCHED6Across33 Open out with wild fun as you break some rulesUNFURL6Across34 OpticalVISUAL6Across34 Cinerama was of such originAMERICAN8Across35 Australian cityADELAIDE8Across35 BeneathUNDER5Across35 AristocracyGENTRY6Across36 Charlie, out of practice, is irascibleCRUSTY6Across36 FaceDIAL4Across37 TrapSNARE5Across38 FatherDAD3Across39 ToolSAW3Across41 GridGRILLE6Across42 PriseLEVER5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A springy walk?MARCH5Down1 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Down1 WitlessSTUPID6Down1 Received with thanks, boyTAKEN5Down2 Inert gasARGON5Down2 DistortDEFORM6Down2 ExpertACE3Down3 Eight furlongsMILE4Down3 In real estate, just in caseLEST4Down3 TeamSIDE4Down4 Festive occasionsGALAS5Down4 Without his mum, he'd still have a partnerMAGOG5Down4 GemPEARL5Down5 Canvas shelterTENT4Down5 Look no good for yearsLONG4Down5 GiftedTALENTED8Down6 It's enough to make you sick!EMETIC6Down6 View or glanceEYEFUL6Down6 HalfHALF4Down8 Introduce graduallyINSTIL6Down9 Put the last of the lager into a new steinINSERT6Down9 EnduredTOLERATED9Down11 Rose's jointHIP3Down11 Unopened flowerBUD3Down11 It can, of course, spoil satinSTAIN5Down12 ChallengesDARES5Down12 Something to drink on a motorbike?SIDECAR7Down13 FussPALAVER7Down13 SmearDAUB4Down14 The slow number I'm afterDIM3Down15 Drill partBIT3Down15 Spanish cryOLE3Down16 UniteWELD4Down16 Thus written in musical notationSIC3Down16 Shrub or small treeACACIA6Down18 ReleaseFREE4Down18 He may be grand at chessMASTER6Down18 Portion of pie, a bit nicePIECE5Down20 FoeENEMY5Down20 Passed up againDID3Down21 BarterEXCHANGE8Down21 PinchNIP3Down21 Put another way, it's a sheepTUP3Down22 Noisy quarrelROW3Down22 NetworkMESH4Down23 Travelling caseVALISE6Down23 Prohibitive headline?BANNER6Down23 It can come from coal or smouldering ashesGAS3Down25 LairDEN3Down25 ParchedARID4Down25 ActionDEED4Down26 Change early for the raceRELAY5Down28 Pass onRELAY5Down28 EatableEDIBLE6Down29 ShoutedYELLED6Down30 WeirdEERIE5Down30 It secures the door while many are at churchLATCH5Down30 Plans to get necessary financeMEANS5Down31 StoriesTALES5Down31 SwearCURSE5Down32 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Down32 May purr, or turn up with a hissPUSS4Down32 Saucy during supper timePERT4Down33 CavityHOLE4Down33 RockCRAG4Down34 CloseNEAR4Down36 AridDRY3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, July 8, 2024. 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.