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Evening Standard Crossword May 1 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 1 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#
CookCHEF4Across1 FishSPRAT5Across3 High pressure infatuationCRUSH5Across3 FavouritePET3Across4 BoastBRAG4Across6 Quick with the cashREADY5Across8 ConspiracyCABAL5Across8 WandROD3Across9 BragBOAST5Across10 SpineBACKBONE8Across10 Language of many, in the endTAMIL5Across10 Barely discernible Roman numeralsDIM3Across11 WeepSOB3Across11 AbsentAWAY4Across11 Favourite name for a botanical partPETAL5Across12 UnspokenTACIT5Across12 RefereeARBITER7Across13 All I cry out is ecstaticLYRICAL7Across13 OfferBID3Across14 Romantic appointmentsDATES5Across15 Pontoon bridge componentsGAMES5Across15 SheetPLATE5Across16 He may give the mayor a bit of a turnROY3Across18 Signal agreementNOD3Across18 A game to leap around inPELOTA6Across19 DecapitatedBEHEADED8Across19 Of catsFELINE6Across19 RidiculesDERIDES7Across21 Wasted time while the whole lot faded outDALLIED7Across21 RevoltREBEL5Across21 InjuredHURT4Across22 Make hale, possiblyHEAL4Across22 MicrobeGERM4Across23 Trade in decimal fractionsDEAL4Across23 BonusDIVIDEND8Across23 What the captain did to a row of soldiers was annoyingRANKLED7Across24 ProtectedGUARDED7Across24 FlashlightTORCH5Across24 Teased or deceived some poor fishCODDED6Across26 SteeplesSPIRES6Across26 SummitTOP3Across27 A certain amount of passion, but not much substanceION3Across29 FlipperFIN3Across29 In Greater London, the place for hotheaded 'yes' votersHAYES5Across31 TemperRAGE4Across31 Note valueMINIM5Across31 Land changed into seaESTONIA7Across32 MelodiousTUNEFUL7Across32 FirstORIGINAL8Across33 The Beethoven piece that starts Handelian?FIFTH5Across34 Golf-pegTEE3Across34 EssentialVITAL5Across34 Brown in an instantTAN3Across35 YapYELP4Across35 KnockRAP3Across35 Better, albeit exceptionally crudeCURED5Across36 BrownTAN3Across36 Female foxVIXEN5Across36 Maggie, possibly hard-boiled at heartPEGGY5Across37 NoblemanPEER4Across37 AfterwardsLATER5Across37 Checks on the horseREINS5Across38 Roofing slabsTILES5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Iraqi cityBASRA5Down1 A colourful though unoriginal thing to doREDYE5Down1 Furniture itemCABINET7Down2 Maybe I'd alarm this officerADMIRAL7Down2 WarmthHEAT4Down2 ShamFAKE4Down3 FruitPEAR4Down4 'Swim' used by an angler?REEL4Down4 SuppliedPROVIDED8Down4 ToleratesABIDES6Down5 PourTEEM4Down5 Put on new gates at the end of the roadSTAGED6Down5 FightBRAWL5Down6 SumTOTAL5Down6 Henry has only a pound for meatHALAL5Down6 NoiseROW3Down7 PallidASHEN5Down7 Hold firmly that I have to be in the rightRIVET5Down7 FitADAPT5Down8 HairstyleBOB3Down9 Music we all needAIR3Down9 ConcerningABOUT5Down12 Burden of remuneration for cargo?PAYLOAD7Down12 MonotonousTEDIOUS7Down12 ApplaudCHEER5Down13 CounterBAR3Down14 Pass as an officerCOL3Down14 HillTOR3Down14 LiabilityDEBIT5Down15 In demolishing the dome, figure to be emotionally affectedMOVED5Down16 WearyTIRED5Down16 PassageALLEY5Down17 She opens shops with one assistantSALLY5Down17 AppearsSEEMS5Down17 OozeEXUDE5Down18 Hungry for a little kiss?PECKISH7Down19 FrighteningFEARFUL7Down19 A choice questionWHICH5Down20 AbyssCHASM5Down20 DedicationDEVOTION8Down20 He looks just fineDANDY5Down21 SewerDRAIN5Down21 EdgeLIP3Down22 Army officerGENERAL7Down23 Indicates that D and E come before F and G, sayDENOTES7Down23 Star signGEMINI6Down24 Have presidential occupation?RESIDE6Down24 RacketDIN3Down25 A great deal of clothingLOT3Down25 Egg-shapedOVATE5Down25 CrawlCREEP5Down26 An old rope productOAKUM5Down27 Fairy, elfPIXIE5Down27 Put off, being fed up to the bitter endDEFER5Down28 Fastening pinRIVET5Down28 HarbourPORT4Down28 HobbleLIMP4Down29 One wildly and doggedly doing wrong?DINGO5Down30 OutstandingSUPER5Down30 IdenticalSAME4Down30 StoryTALE4Down32 SolidifyGEL3Down32 Where a noted lot get educatedETON4Down32 Talk out of turn again?NAG3Down33 CorpulentFAT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. 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.