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Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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#
A sageSAVANT6Across1 Nominally, he's stonyJASPER6Across1 GuardWATCH5Across2 Careless and hurriedSLAPDASH8Across7 IdenticalSAME4Across7 Coming by river, we're toldONTHEWAY8Across7 Got a beast of an anagram!GOAT4Across8 UntouchedINTACT6Across8 ChrysalisPUPA4Across8 WideBROAD5Across9 Girl's name for George, an artistSANDRA6Across10 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across10 Mother, sayPARENT6Across11 Let's say it makes most masseuses mad!ASSUME6Across11 NourishedFED3Across11 DogCUR3Across13 The dealer's drinkALE3Across14 HardenSET3Across14 IssueEMIT4Across15 YoungsterCUB3Across16 This animal may take a tripTAPIR5Across16 Cowboy displayRODEO5Across16 Oversupply with eatsSATE4Across17 AnonSOON4Across17 CentreCORE4Across18 WearyTIRED5Across19 LibertyFREEDOM7Across19 Fed up like Ted about the tax peopleTIRED5Across19 PipeTUBE4Across20 Iron, sayMETAL5Across21 Promise a superior form of rugAUGUR5Across21 RowTIER4Across22 TendonSINEW5Across22 Historic assembly sorting out one in wantWITAN5Across22 ClumsyAWKWARD7Across23 Furniture itemDESK4Across23 Turn up with a politician to get information out ofPUMP4Across23 RankLINE4Across25 Excellent, though less than superbSUPER5Across26 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Across26 AridDRY3Across27 Person's residence, slangPAD3Across28 It's sent in so sad circumstancesSOS3Across28 LegendSAGA4Across28 UnifiedUNITED6Across29 Invest in many a broken-down hotelCLOTHE6Across29 Athletes who could smile about a ruined start?MILERS6Across30 ElderSENIOR6Across30 FinishEND3Across30 A line of taxis?AXIS4Across31 IlluminatedLIT3Across31 Tightly stretchedTAUT4Across31 Ineffectiveness is of use to a fathead!FUTILITY8Across32 PestNUISANCE8Across32 RationSHARE5Across33 Where it's cool to studySCHOOL6Across33 ThreefoldTREBLE6Across33 PromisePLEDGE6Across36 IsolatedLONE4Across37 RuinWRECK5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Combats? Just so!JOUSTS6Down1 Roofing tilesSLATES6Down1 SeraglioHAREM5Down1 InsightACUMEN6Down2 It can dog many in a Dorset resortPOODLE6Down2 NetworkWEB3Down2 Former Russian emperorTSAR4Down3 Roll up a hillROTA4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 ConcealedHID3Down4 ClothingAPPAREL7Down4 It's on the Dee and probably AmericanCHESTER7Down4 Pig penSTY3Down5 Now moving higher, you'll admitOWNUP5Down5 UnfashionableDATED5Down5 ScrubSCOUR5Down6 SnapshotPHOTO5Down6 Wat a rebel!TYLER5Down6 Monetary unitPESO4Down8 Does it bite you for that subtle flavour?GNAT4Down8 ContainerPOT3Down9 Be in a different eraARE3Down9 FeverAGUE4Down10 ProlificFERTILE7Down11 Sorry the cake's flunkedSAD3Down12 DisperseDISBAND7Down12 Boy's nameROD3Down12 Drop down - also up!MINIM5Down13 FunnyCOMICAL7Down13 RequirementsNEEDS5Down13 WithdrawRETREAT7Down14 Flying toysKITES5Down15 Vegetable substance in a wrapperCIGAR5Down15 ThrongCROWD5Down16 FruitBERRY5Down17 BedCOT3Down18 Large seaOCEAN5Down18 Terrible flaw, maybe around mid-JanuaryAWFUL5Down18 Impatient noise from an ancient kingTUT3Down19 NumberTEN3Down19 A batsman doesn't want to get this outRUN3Down20 UncookedRAW3Down20 Breathing space?AIRHOLE7Down21 SheepEWE3Down21 Inorganic matterMINERAL7Down21 Rainy part of Crewe terminusWET3Down22 Habitual drunkardSOT3Down22 If French, belies itselfPOLISH6Down23 European riverDANUBE6Down23 ReviseEDIT4Down24 RoguishARCH4Down24 Employs American waysUSES4Down24 Martial artKARATE6Down25 I maybe split about a bit of a bloomerPISTIL6Down25 FiresideINGLE5Down26 Filled with sunshineSUNNY5Down26 Sneer at some caffeineless coffeeSCOFF5Down26 Creature holed up in grotto perhapsPOTTO5Down27 LawfulLICIT5Down27 A big hit when youngSIX3Down28 VegetablePEA3Down28 TitanGIANT5Down29 Months of doubt, year after year?MAYS4Down30 Let it standSTET4Down30 PoemODE3Down32 StitchSEW3Down33 HatchetAXE3Down34 MooseELK3Down35

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