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Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword July 9 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
Often beautiful way to arrange tunesSUNSET6Across1 CloudNIMBUS6Across1 ShinboneTIBIA5Across2 FactsDATA4Across7 Correcting sound calligraphy!RIGHTING8Across7 AssessEVALUATE8Across7 LiveRESIDE6Across8 MergeFUSE4Across8 Father of twins?PAPA4Across8 ConfusionPANIC5Across9 Happen to harvest moreCROPUP6Across10 WobbleTEETER6Across10 The character of air mingled with fogFIGARO6Across11 AttackASSAIL6Across11 TurfSOD3Across11 ObserveSEE3Across13 LevyTAX3Across14 Allowed to phone back?LET3Across14 CryWEEP4Across15 Man'sHIS3Across16 A trio composed in proportionRATIO5Across16 ShabbyTATTY5Across16 Area of a new doorROOD4Across17 SpoolREEL4Across17 StupefySTUN4Across18 Traditionally black-coated workerSWEEP5Across19 SeraglioHAREM5Across19 DespondDESPAIR7Across19 So be itAMEN4Across20 Longed to be a good boyPINED5Across21 Vital liquidWATER5Across21 Better way into the woodFINER5Across22 CouplePAIR4Across22 StiffRIGID5Across22 FloodTORRENT7Across23 DisguiseMASK4Across23 Animals' star turnRATS4Across23 PitcherEWER4Across25 One medicine you can change into many!TONIC5Across26 NoseSNOUT5Across26 FatherDAD3Across27 SupporterFAN3Across28 What lions may be, from a safe distanceFED3Across28 AnimalPUMA4Across28 There's nothing left, love, in the cityOPORTO6Across29 ArrivalADVENT6Across29 Early releasePAROLE6Across30 For a mare to get old will do no good at allDAMAGE6Across30 PerformedDID3Across30 Quick test noted for giving maximum return?EXAM4Across31 Norse godODIN4Across31 RugMAT3Across31 To soak or souse can give us a treatSATURATE8Across32 Cutting instrumentSCISSORS8Across32 LessFEWER5Across33 DelightsTREATS6Across33 Onedin, shuffling around exhaustedDONEIN6Across33 PrincipalSTAPLE6Across36 GroupUNIT4Across37 ElbowNUDGE5Across38

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Football club in sore distress!SOCCER6Down1 Sweet liquidNECTAR6Down1 BoatCANOE5Down1 A shade upset about the poor start, got into formSHAPED6Down2 ViciousBRUTAL6Down2 FaucetTAP3Down2 Vehicle part replacedTRAP4Down3 ProphetSEER4Down3 ProhibitBAN3Down3 Bubble on the skinBLISTER7Down4 Presided over getting the church ventilatedCHAIRED7Down4 CurveARC3Down4 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Down5 EnquireASK3Down5 Where, in Israel, the Italian has to eat outEILAT5Down5 PaunchBELLY5Down6 FarewellADIEU5Down6 House without a fridgeIGLOO5Down6 Outdoor eventFETE4Down8 Pool game?POLO4Down8 State in old RajputanaPUT3Down9 GenderSEX3Down9 Wading birdIBIS4Down10 PerspiredSWEATED7Down11 A place to stop being vacant?GAP3Down12 ErasedDELETED7Down12 Boy's nameSAM3Down12 LayerSTRATUM7Down13 Bolt a plate while it's hotRIVET5Down13 ArticlesITEMS5Down13 BegENTREAT7Down14 ProportionRATIO5Down15 He'll admit he's got somethingOWNER5Down15 LearntHEARD5Down16 PassSPEND5Down17 MouthfulSIP3Down18 Winning no pot?ONTOP5Down18 AntelopeELAND5Down18 "Transgressing" covers itSIN3Down19 WitchHAG3Down19 Always spoken with an airEER3Down20 ColourRED3Down20 A moving scene, perhapsPICTURE7Down21 ObserveWITNESS7Down21 And notNOR3Down21 Bit of firewood?FIR3Down22 RegretRUE3Down22 Of the seaMARINE6Down23 Keep mum in checkREMAIN6Down23 RelaxEASE4Down24 SoonANON4Down24 He has a girl at MaidenheadADAM4Down24 Works doughKNEADS6Down25 We maybe send out abroadSWEDEN6Down25 AmusingWITTY5Down26 Character of operations in the borders of TurkeyTOPSY5Down26 AuthoritySAYSO5Down26 Point of a thorn, possiblyNORTH5Down27 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down27 At half fare, ten can be sentFAX3Down28 CrazeFAD3Down28 SorceryMAGIC5Down29 It's done up againDEED4Down30 MailPOST4Down30 FittingAPT3Down32 MarshlandFEN3Down33 LumpWAD3Down34

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