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Evening Standard Crossword April 30 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 30 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
A walk amid the blackberry bushesRAMBLE6Across1 FruitBANANA6Across1 WanderSTRAY5Across4 Of the bodyCORPORAL8Across7 SummaryPRECIS6Across7 Fully fit? I agreeVERYWELL8Across7 Exercise the veto?VOTE4Across8 DepressedDOWN4Across8 DogCUR3Across9 PartySOIREE6Across10 Be at school with the MrsBEETON6Across10 EnthusiasticMAD3Across10 Small waveRIPPLE6Across11 New home for Geordies?CASTLE6Across11 RusticRURAL5Across12 FrozenICED4Across13 Textile material; a bit of crepeREP3Across14 ContainerVAT3Across14 ReadjustedRESET5Across15 Alexander's history mistress (known for Meditation)THAIS5Across16 LanguageLATIN5Across16 The one from Broadstairs?ROAD4Across17 DrenchSOAK4Across17 OpposeRESIST6Across17 The rabbit, shy, keeps out of the wayCONEY5Across19 RespectHEED4Across19 EngineMOTOR5Across19 SaluteGREET5Across20 Called to mend a break!NAMED5Across21 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across21 LoadedLADEN5Across22 Marie's dog, that isCURIE5Across22 SailorTAR3Across22 ConnectionBOND4Across23 Look back repeatedlyPEEP4Across23 WishedDESIRED7Across24 AscendedRISEN5Across26 For instance, part of the Thames is in N. SurreyEGHAM5Across26 TankardPOT3Across27 AgentREP3Across28 WearERODE5Across28 Hopalong Cassidy's sidekickPAL3Across28 FacetASPECT6Across29 Came down with Edward for a change of airRAINED6Across29 CravenCOWARD6Across30 Accommodates a bend in pipesHOUSES6Across30 The Church's part in a chap's educationAPSE4Across31 CureHEAL4Across31 CeaseSTOP4Across31 Get Ascot rebuilt with unpretentious housesCOTTAGES8Across32 Pay outDISBURSE8Across32 TarnishedDULLED6Across33 Turn to iceFREEZE6Across33 Get together for a private conferenceHUDDLE6Across33 AngryIRATE5Across35 BroadWIDE4Across37 DeleteERASE5Across38 SpikeEAR3Across39 BrownTAN3Across41 ShyDEMURE6Across42 ViperADDER5Across43

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It shows resilience in group gamesRUBBER6Down1 BragsBOASTS6Down1 SeasonSPRING6Down1 Kicked for being too backward in bedBOOTED6Down2 WaterproofANORAK6Down2 DrasticSEVERE6Down2 VigourVIM3Down3 Skin problemACNE4Down3 Still, if affronted, a woman has a way to get thisEVEN4Down3 CertainSURE4Down4 Went round with Ted and Gary, possiblyGYRATED7Down4 Greek letterEPSILON7Down4 VeracityTRUTH5Down5 Five star girl?VESTA5Down5 VaultCRYPT5Down5 ArousedAWAKENED8Down6 Sadness at Stamford Bridge?BLUES5Down6 ForeignALIEN5Down6 SingerDIVA4Down8 RobeSARI4Down8 Mrs Duckworth's half of the verandahVERA4Down8 DampWET3Down9 Shoot up to number one!TOP3Down9 PennilessDESTITUTE9Down11 StandardPAR3Down12 Quiet hush at the end of the daySHY3Down12 Started a fire again with a quantity of petrolLITRE5Down13 FabricLINEN5Down13 ActDEED4Down14 Senior memberDOYEN5Down15 It's funny how zero crops up in Roman numerals!COMIC5Down15 AsteriskSTAR4Down16 PaceSTEP4Down18 The ultimate no-score game, maybeOMEGA5Down18 RefugeOASIS5Down18 Some wild cranberries seen in the parkCAR3Down19 InsaneMAD3Down19 Born in Nine ElmsNEE3Down20 Unit of weightTON3Down20 RenovatedRESTORED8Down21 SpiteRANCOUR7Down21 One of three in a mix?NUMERAL7Down21 Is able to be an equal partner in a danceCAN3Down22 ShelterLEE3Down22 Be cautiousBEWARE6Down23 StaggerREEL4Down23 Was delayed by a cushion being out of usePAUSED6Down23 Otherwise, the little womanELSE4Down24 GemstoneOPAL4Down24 DrinkSODA4Down25 SwindleDIDDLE6Down25 To the French, a plague is something crushing!PESTLE6Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 AttacksRAIDS5Down26 What builders do to mix a bit of concreteERECT5Down26 Those helpful to a motherless man during strikes?HINTS5Down27 Muscular contractionSPASM5Down27 Fish eggsROE3Down28 Go for a drinkPOP3Down28 LoathsomeODIOUS6Down29 Food one consumes at the hotelHASH4Down30 CookCHEF4Down30 TeamELEVEN6Down30 Ski-slopePISTE5Down32 PrecedeLEAD4Down34 BackREAR4Down36 MaterialREP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 30, 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.