Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 8 July 2026 Answers
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1 S
2 P
A
3 S
4 M
5 A
6 D
7 O
U
8 G
H
R
9 P
O
I
N
T
E
R
A
10 D
O
U
R
O
G
11 L
A
I
R
D
L
O
12 P
U
P
I
L
D
13 M
I
14 N
U
T
E
S
G
15 S
E
16 C
17 E
X
I
T
R
18 T
H
R
O
N
E
A
N
19 S
T
A
R
T
N
D
20 T
21 R
E
N
C
H
E
22 C
I
23 N
E
24 H
A
S
U
25 P
A
L
A
C
E
S
S
26 S
T
O
U
T
N
T
27 S
C
O
O
T
R
28 P
A
S
T
E
A
29 C
L
O
S
E
U
P
L
30 B
L
A
K
E
E
31 P
E
T
E
R
Across
- 1. Maybe pass a number in a sudden burst! (5)
- 6. But it may already be bread (5)
- 9. Pet pencil sharpener? (7)
- 10. River known for its port (5)
- 11. His lordly, upright figure has a covering of fat (5)
- 12. Student of optics? (5)
- 13. They're read at times (7)
- 15. Dry in half a jiffy (3)
- 17. No longer the thing to make an issue out of (4)
- 18. Form of hornet with four legs? (6)
- 19. Begin to jump (5)
- 20. French rhyme relating to warfare (6)
- 22. Nice, moving sort of photography (4)
- 24. Is bound to be a bit hasty (3)
- 25. Posh homes dad does up (7)
- 26. Drink to us tipsily on Tuesday (5)
- 27. Move fast, like a British subject going round the job centre (5)
- 28. Stick to one glass! (5)
- 29. Short-sighted view? (5-2)
- 30. A poet among admirals? (5)
- 31. Name that blue flag (5)
Down
- 2. Long-winded professional figures (6)
- 3. Growth of Brussels? (6)
- 4. A low utterance (3)
- 5. A no-good American chap? (5)
- 6. To glide around at height gives great pleasure (7)
- 7. Said to love a bit of a flare-up! (4)
- 8. A road, in general, is a pleasant place (6)
- 12. It's in the upper third of GB (5)
- 13. Where an Irishman can change his hat at half time (5)
- 14. Figures ways to get to the New Inn (5)
- 15. Of sound coins, maybe (5)
- 16. Yields seeds, we're told (5)
- 18. Handle with unusual pleasure (5)
- 19. Rush around with cutlets (7)
- 21. Rogue's name for a former army corps (6)
- 22. Something tasteful one can copy (6)
- 23. One might sting you in bed (6)
- 25. A cunning ruse, on the quiet, concerning money (5)
- 26. Right or left? (4)
- 28. Barker junior (3)