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Evening Standard Crossword April 26 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 26 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
VocalistSINGER6Across1 See sleeping policemen as silly fellowsCHUMPS6Across1 HarassHARRY5Across2 HardheartedOBDURATE8Across7 EnduredSTOOD5Across7 Is demoting a sergeant such punishment?CORPORAL8Across7 Capital of Mali?LIMA4Across8 SeatSTOOL5Across8 StripeBAND4Across8 Like a timbered courtroom?WOODEN6Across10 MightPOWER5Across10 SubsidesABATES6Across10 It's rash to let swine free at the central court!UNWISE6Across11 ColonnadeARCADE6Across11 AsternAFT3Across12 GuideSTEER5Across13 Not all you can eatVEG3Across14 DioceseSEE3Across14 TimorousFEARFUL7Across15 Music from number ten, possiblyNONET5Across16 CarriesTOTES5Across16 Five out of seven get interviewedSEEN4Across17 PainACHE4Across17 NursedTENDED6Across17 New wines' source of strengthSINEW5Across19 HealthyFIT3Across19 HammerGAVEL5Across19 PollutedDEFILED7Across20 A person, alternatively a houseMANOR5Across21 Stair partRISER5Across21 Group of nineNONET5Across22 Brilliant, but no starSUPER5Across22 AppointmentDATE4Across23 Thus, some Yanks refer to beansSOYA4Across23 RushREED4Across23 ExpensiveDEAR4Across25 RegainRECOVER7Across26 It's in our bloodSERUM5Across26 GloryKUDOS5Across26 ObtainGET3Across28 A dashed dotty broadcast appeal?SOS3Across28 Gosh, is that all the bread that's left?CRUMBS6Across29 LovesADORES6Across29 DrunkardSOT3Across30 No lout shuffling around townTOULON6Across30 Develop intoBECOME6Across30 Such coinage, notionally, makes some a bit neuroticEURO4Across31 ShyDEMURE6Across31 Prayer leaderIMAM4Across31 Though foolish, they're on the rich side monetarilyFATHEADS8Across32 DogALSATIAN8Across32 An old-fashioned cutterSCYTHE6Across33 Sprinkle with flourDREDGE6Across33 ExpectedAWAITED7Across34 EssentialVITAL5Across37 TuneAIR3Across38 SewerDRAIN5Across39 CommandORDER5Across40 FlatLEVEL5Across41 RecededEBBED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Comedians sent in at a singer's suggestion?CLOWNS6Down1 DesertSAHARA6Down1 ConditionSTATE5Down1 BeardGOATEE6Down2 Can she help men out?MAIDEN6Down2 TrustedHOPED5Down2 SticksRODS4Down3 Read a bit of ancient EtruscanSCAN4Down3 WorshippedADORED6Down3 ShoalREEF4Down4 FourthQUARTER7Down4 Top bowler?SPINNER7Down4 BeganSTARTED7Down5 For the harvest, it needs a good downpourGRAIN5Down5 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Down5 WaterlilyLOTUS5Down6 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down6 Get away on Tuesday, fast!FLEET5Down6 StrikeBASH4Down8 Dearest sweetLOVE4Down8 BornNEE3Down9 LeavingOFF3Down9 Girl in a millionMEG3Down9 PurifiedREFINED7Down11 The new owner's successWOW3Down12 Mountain passCOL3Down12 On this side, you can see the joinsSEAMY5Down13 First appearanceDEBUT5Down13 StrictSTERN5Down13 Go inENTER5Down14 A better judge?FINER5Down15 Intense beam of lightLASER5Down15 SickenAIL3Down16 ObscureCLOUD5Down18 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down18 Go in for revolutionising the Internet at lastENTER5Down18 Alcoholic spiritGIN3Down19 A mug of schnapps, apparentlySAP3Down19 Animal doctorVET3Down20 No right to be negative!NOR3Down20 Quietly mentioned that mother was hurtMUMBLED7Down21 OutcomingDEBUT5Down21 Flower-shaped badgeROSETTE7Down21 Fishing-basketCREEL5Down22 And notNOR3Down22 Some said it to be a problemSUM3Down22 Ten yearsDECADE6Down23 Bitterly devious for about 45 minutes!SOURLY6Down23 Where to go solo, possiblyOSLO4Down24 WishedDESIRED7Down24 ParticleATOM4Down24 A release from the BBCAUNTIE6Down25 AppearEMERGE6Down25 CanoeKAYAK5Down26 Mock rationsSCOFF5Down26 ExtinguishDOUSE5Down27 BedCOT3Down27 He's out of practiceRUSTY5Down27 JewelGEM3Down28 So half of us have very little moneySOU3Down28 AbuseREVILE6Down28 GrantAWARD5Down29 TieBIND4Down30 Woman in the United States senateTESS4Down30 Booby-trappedMINED5Down32 BirdRAVEN5Down33 HelpAID3Down35 DingyDRAB4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, April 26, 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.