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Evening Standard Crossword April 29 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 29 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 122 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#
Legendary kingMIDAS5Across1 StaunchSTEM4Across1 Military style jumpersPARAS5Across1 ObscureDIM3Across4 A fat, soft clodPLUMP5Across6 PantGASP4Across6 Greek letterDELTA5Across6 IlluminatedLIT3Across9 Deputy ruler of men out EastVICEROY7Across9 ClothFLANNEL7Across9 Fine new gear for the troop leaderGREAT5Across10 BackedREVERSED8Across10 SuitablyAPTLY5Across10 A flower came upAROSE5Across11 So be itAMEN4Across11 ComplainsCARPS5Across11 Couples do it on the floorDANCE5Across12 FruitMELON5Across12 PerplexFLUMMOX7Across13 Woman or man can hold such officeMAYORAL7Across13 EqualityPAR3Across14 It's a mistaken conclusion, you knowKEN3Across15 WeepSOB3Across15 SordidSEAMY5Across16 RoadLANE4Across17 Heavenly piece of wood at the pine centreODIN4Across17 Played smoothly to leg, maybe, out of the middle of the batLEGATO6Across18 MealSUPPER6Across18 In one version, Peter Pan's landNEVER5Across19 SeraglioHAREM5Across19 LiberatedRELEASED8Across19 Friendly yet strange idea about getting to buy off a bullyALLIED6Across20 Cream cakeECLAIR6Across20 BarLEVER5Across21 To be so is agreeableSURE4Across22 HouseSEMI4Across22 OppositionDEFIANCE8Across23 At snooker, not a colourRED3Across24 BeginSTART5Across24 Golfer's pegTEE3Across24 It's in the clear, perhaps, for performanceRECITAL7Across25 Capital of IraqBAGHDAD7Across25 Has it handlebar horns?STEER5Across26 StartedBEGAN5Across26 She can give one a hand-outDINAH5Across27 Paris undergroundMETRO5Across27 EdgeLIP3Across27 Plant of historic interest on the moorSEDGE5Across28 CrowsBIRDS5Across28 Resident sharing a room with some citizensDENIZEN7Across29 SaleAUCTION7Across29 The man finishing his lager at the pubINNER5Across30 CoagulatesCLOTS5Across30 CoinPENNY5Across31 Sadie's upset since not everyone can hear itASIDE5Across31 LocateFIND4Across31 CopiedIMITATED8Across33 Golf-pegTEE3Across34 ProphetSEER4Across35 UntruthLIE3Across36 MarqueeTENT4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AntelopeIMPALA6Down2 PourTEEM4Down2 A part of Norfolk outside the UK!ABROAD6Down2 An oval isle in legend?AVALON6Down3 EncounterMEET4Down3 AblazeAFLAME6Down3 What the opposition has to do in parliamentSIT3Down4 SickDISEASED8Down4 CunningSLY3Down4 ManufacturedMADE4Down5 Two little boys in botanySEPAL5Down5 Alphabetical listINDEX5Down5 ClearingGLADE5Down6 He doesn't have a permit to cook eggs!POACHER7Down6 ProprietyDECORUM7Down6 Sounds a liar, but worth a hearingLYRE4Down7 VivacityELAN4Down7 ObjectiveAIM3Down7 CreepTIPTOE6Down8 His poetry must include a bit of prose!MUSSET6Down8 VapourSTEAM5Down8 Showing age, like father around half termDATED5Down12 AngryCROSS5Down12 ToothMOLAR5Down12 AnimalLLAMA5Down13 A big thing that may need to be stoppedMOLAR5Down13 ArmadaFLEET5Down13 FriendPAL3Down14 RelativeUNCLE5Down14 Produce or give upYIELD5Down14 SpreeREVEL5Down15 RapiditySPEED5Down15 As slang, it's finishedKAPUT5Down15 Story bearing on wild loveNOVEL5Down16 PlaitBRAID5Down16 CorrectAMEND5Down17 Left a woman at the air terminal barLEVER5Down18 CoupledYOKED5Down18 ChairSEDAN5Down18 UglyHIDEOUS7Down19 Not one is to be found in thereNEITHER7Down19 PreciseDEFINITE8Down20 If foreign, is FrenchLEGION6Down21 Breakfast foodCEREAL6Down21 Wailing women?SIRENS6Down22 TearRIP3Down22 AltarSHRINE6Down22 Getting tormented is not smartRAGGED6Down23 GirlMAIDEN6Down23 Indian dishBALTI5Down25 Send money at the right time, maybeREMIT5Down25 CommonplaceTRITE5Down25 Regretful note from the marquisSADE4Down26 Unruly childBRAT4Down26 JockeyRIDER5Down26 It has its holidaymaking sideSEA3Down28 TabletPILL4Down28 DanceBOP3Down28 DividePART4Down29 ObservedSEEN4Down30 BornNEE3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 29, 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.