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Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2020 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
AbruptSUDDEN6Across1 Going out of turn, Peter can make a nameREPUTE6Across4 Woman’s garmentBLOUSE6Across4 ClothedCLAD4Across5 Sort of value our 1p and 2p coins have?NUISANCE8Across7 Snake typeANACONDA8Across7 Steal fruit from rotten curs and a politicianSCRUMP6Across8 Stretch tightSTRAIN6Across8 MustySTALE5Across8 TearRIP3Across9 UniteUNIFY5Across10 DeclareAVER4Across10 Eat with the best!CHAMP5Across10 AfreshANEW4Across11 ShyTIMID5Across12 French cheeseBRIE4Across13 Muck turning putrid, mostlyDIRT4Across13 Shore birdPLOVER6Across13 Bill of fareMENU4Across14 With a bit of luck, a drink and something to eatKALE4Across14 Eat with EnidDINE4Across15 Have on as clothingWEAR4Across15 Girl’s nameMEL3Across16 Put off going on watch, possibly?FOB3Across16 NotchDENT4Across16 End of story, we’re toldTAIL4Across17 Golf pegsTEES4Across17 CupidEROS4Across18 PrimatesAPES4Across19 There’s very little or nothing in wearing a matATOM4Across19 Girl’sHER3Across20 TabooFORBIDDEN9Across21 The teacher to deal with RA matters?ARTMASTER9Across21 ObserveSEE3Across22 Fish typeTUNA4Across23 Did she carry on in ancient Egypt?CLEO4Across23 DelveDIG3Across23 Be abundant due to a team change?TEEM4Across24 PaddleWADE4Across24 Slimming planDIET4Across24 PlaguePEST4Across25 In being penniless, one has nothingNIL3Across26 For everyPER3Across26 Encounter a gathering of huntersMEET4Across27 OozeSEEP4Across27 PullingTOWING6Across28 Extra cross!PLUS4Across29 AdjoinABUT4Across29 IntendedMEANT5Across30 Watch your headMIND4Across32 Small vegetablesPEAS4Across32 PraiseLAUD4Across32 In computing, an underhand beastMOUSE5Across33 MoistureDAMP4Across33 ShutCLOSE5Across33 Illustrate in rude picturesDEPICT6Across34 EmployUSE3Across34 EvaluateASSESS6Across34 They have heady associations in minor circlesRINGLETS8Across35 NumberSEVEN5Across35 OverheadsEXPENSES8Across35 Dad’s shot at cooking?PASTRY6Across36 PipSEED4Across36 Cruel, viciousBRUTAL6Across36 DecapitateBEHEAD6Across37

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FactDATUM5Down1 HandwritingSCRIPT6Down1 Unfavourable criticism is always a blowKNOCK5Down1 LamentedDEPLORED8Down2 Ancient languageLATIN5Down2 Can such diseases be put right into a little bottle?VIRAL5Down2 Though only 5 amp, maybe pretty steamyVAMP4Down3 ConservativeTORY4Down3 ExhilaratedELATED6Down3 Like rosin, a treatment for reinsRESIN5Down4 Iraqi portBASRA5Down4 HarshestSTRICTEST9Down4 DemandedCLAIMED7Down5 Man-eating giantOGRE4Down5 Said, perhaps, to be pronounced “side”PORT4Down5 LoanLEND4Down6 As beaten by twin boys?TOMTOM6Down6 Emits lightSHINES6Down6 DaybreakDAWN4Down7 FixedSET3Down8 DeclamationTIRADE6Down9 Rage, perhaps, as a designer may doCREATE6Down9 NovelNEW3Down11 Al’s partner in the meat businessHAL3Down11 Wrong term for a quarter mile!METRE5Down12 Japanese padded quiltFUTON5Down12 After hours, did get around and opened upDILATED7Down13 Next toBESIDES7Down13 RepliedRESPONDED9Down14 Spider’s trapWEB3Down15 CurDOG3Down15 Not brilliant at figuresDIM3Down15 BlokesMEN3Down16 Because some effort is lackingFOR3Down16 BornNEE3Down17 Nuclear relative of “19 Across”ATOMIC6Down18 Rubs outERASES6Down18 ScornRIDICULE8Down19 Time to compose a poem with perfect endingTEMPO5Down20 HeadgearHAT3Down20 Flower partPETAL5Down20 Everything one left at the rail terminusALL3Down21 Animal’s coatFUR3Down21 EbbedRECEDED7Down21 All equipped with TVSET3Down22 Slope downwardsDIP3Down22 Where it could be nice for mum to just sit and watchCINEMA6Down23 Difficult questionTEASER6Down23 Clippie’s vehicleBUS3Down25 No car, but a start in businessBUS3Down25 TumbleTOPPLE6Down26 TalliedAGREED6Down27 Artist’s standEASEL5Down28 Batch of new recruits from Coventry?ENTRY5Down28 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down29 Entices to break the rulesLURES5Down30 ReflectMUSE4Down30 BragBOAST5Down30 AbruptTERSE5Down31 BrownTAN3Down31 It’s reasonably seen, you feelSENSE5Down31 Plant in factory fresh conditionMINT4Down32 Fossil fuelPEAT4Down32 You can always get a drink out of them!MUGS4Down33 Hotel cookCHEF4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, July 9, 2020. 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.