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The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 7 July 2026 Answers

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1 D
2 C
3 D
4 R
I
5 F
6 T
7 S
8 D
E
9 M
O
N
O
10 O
R
B
I
T
11 P
A
N
12 O
P
E
R
A
G
13 F
O
R
T
14 U
N
E
15 M
I
16 G
H
17 T
T
18 O
N
E
19 M
I
N
U
T
E
20 S
21 D
R
A
S
T
I
C
T
R
22 W
H
I
T
T
R
23 U
S
E
R
I
V
24 P
E
N
A
25 L
T
Y
Y
26 S
27 T
O
28 P
U
P
29 B
E
T
30 L
31 S
A
T
A
N
32 G
E
N
E
33 T
I
C
L
34 R
I
V
A
L
35 R
A
M
36 E
L
V
I
S
L
37 D
E
R
B
Y
Y
38 S
H
E
E
T
D
O

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Down

About this puzzle. The Evening Standard publishes three daily crosswords — the Quick, the Easy and the Cryptic. This Cryptic grid for 7th July 2026 contains 22 across clues and 22 down clues. Click any clue text to open its standalone answer page — useful when you only need one letter to break a corner.