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Evening Standard Crossword July 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Bear-like mammalPANDA5Across1 HorrifyAPPAL5Across1 Maybe pass a number in a sudden burst!SPASM5Across1 MarvellousSUPERB6Across5 But it may already be breadDOUGH5Across6 SlantSLOPE5Across6 ContractLEASE5Across8 ImproveENHANCE7Across9 Pet pencil sharpener?POINTER7Across9 SongBALLAD6Across10 WashCLEAN5Across10 River known for its portDOURO5Across10 Savoury jellyASPIC5Across11 His lordly, upright figure has a covering of fatLAIRD5Across11 CloseNEAR4Across11 Student of optics?PUPIL5Across12 IndicationsSIGNS5Across12 They're read at timesMINUTES7Across13 Cutlery setCANTEEN7Across13 GiftTALENT6Across14 ProhibitBAN3Across15 Dry in half a jiffySEC3Across15 Memory lossAMNESIA7Across15 US stateUTAH4Across17 No longer the thing to make an issue out ofEXIT4Across17 BeverageTEA3Across18 WheedleCAJOLE6Across18 Form of hornet with four legs?THRONE6Across18 SpringSPA3Across19 ThieveSTEAL5Across19 Begin to jumpSTART5Across19 French rhyme relating to warfareTRENCH6Across20 Puts upERECTS6Across20 SketchDRAW4Across21 Nice, moving sort of photographyCINE4Across22 DepartedLEFT4Across22 CabinBERTH5Across23 UnhappySAD3Across24 CreamBEST4Across24 Is bound to be a bit hastyHAS3Across24 ExhibitsPARADES7Across25 Posh homes dad does upPALACES7Across25 FishTROUT5Across26 Drink to us tipsily on TuesdaySTOUT5Across26 Strong aleSTOUT5Across27 Move fast, like a British subject going round the job centreSCOOT5Across27 SpotDOT3Across27 Stick to one glass!PASTE5Across28 BrightVIVID5Across28 Short-sighted view?CLOSEUP7Across29 Apart fromBESIDES7Across29 StrikeHIT3Across29 A poet among admirals?BLAKE5Across30 AgueFEVER5Across30 Name that blue flagPETER5Across31 FlungTHREW5Across31 NumberNUMERAL7Across31 FrightenedSCARED6Across32 PitMINE4Across34 RelaxingEASING6Across35 EmblemBADGE5Across38 InstructedTAUGHT6Across39 ChosenELITE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
At seaAFLOAT6Down2 VegetablePEA3Down2 Long-winded professional figuresPROLIX6Down2 Growth of Brussels?SPROUT6Down3 CombinedALLIED6Down3 ScarcityDEARTH6Down3 A low utteranceMOO3Down4 MeadowLEA3Down4 Girl's nameANN3Down4 DespatchedSENT4Down5 A no-good American chap?ANGUS5Down5 HutCABIN5Down5 RangPEALED6Down6 To glide around at height gives great pleasureDELIGHT7Down6 Disgraceful actionSCANDAL7Down6 ConferBESTOW6Down7 MinusLESS4Down7 Said to love a bit of a flare-up!ORAL4Down7 A road, in general, is a pleasant placeGARDEN6Down8 OriginalPRIMAL6Down8 InformedADVISED7Down9 ChairsSEATS5Down12 ConsumeEAT3Down12 It's in the upper third of GBPERTH5Down12 BackREAR4Down13 Where an Irishman can change his hat at half timeMEATH5Down13 RemediesCURES5Down13 Without clothesNAKED5Down14 Figures ways to get to the New InnNINES5Down14 Of sound coins, maybeSONIC5Down15 FilletedBONED5Down15 ManufacturedMADE4Down16 Yields seeds, we're toldCEDES5Down16 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down16 PinaforeAPRON5Down17 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down18 Handle with unusual pleasureTREAT5Down18 First courseSTARTER7Down19 Rush around with cutletsSCUTTLE7Down19 AdjustedATTUNED7Down20 Rogue's name for a former army corpsRASCAL6Down21 Baby's toyRATTLE6Down21 AtmosphereAURA4Down22 AbundantLAVISH6Down22 Something tasteful one can copyCANAPE6Down22 One might sting you in bedNETTLE6Down23 Cat-likeFELINE6Down23 HamperBASKET6Down24 A cunning ruse, on the quiet, concerning moneyPURSE5Down25 StudentPUPIL5Down25 BogusSHAM4Down25 Right or left?SOCK4Down26 CylinderTUBE4Down26 ExhaustingTIRING6Down26 Barker juniorPUP3Down28 ShipVESSEL6Down28 Animal doctorVET3Down28 FigureTEN3Down30 LiabilityDEBT4Down33 EraAGE3Down36 EntrapNET3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. 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.