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Evening Standard Crossword May 1 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 1 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
LustrePOLISH6Across1 TornRIPPED6Across5 What the singer will sing for fifty pounds?HIGHNOTE8Across9 DomesticatedTAMED5Across9 CourgetteZUCCHINI8Across9 DeservedEARNED6Across10 As dessert, sounds very goodPIE3Across10 ChargeFEE3Across10 What one's doing is fightingACTION6Across11 NoisierLOUDER6Across11 HistoryANNALS6Across11 One bird of a few by the new coteAVOCET6Across12 DecorationMEDAL5Across12 Brown pigmentSIENNA6Across12 Not professionalAMATEUR7Across13 The team in red was at homeRESIDED7Across13 Feeble personWIMP4Across14 ScorchCHAR4Across14 A wad of notes - bread!ROLL4Across14 Forceful punchPILEDRIVER10Across15 Idea that's the result of some mental conception?BRAINCHILD10Across15 Finally got our way: the word "no" we did away withWOREDOWN8Across17 RestrainedRESERVED8Across17 Male or female, e.g.SEX3Across17 OtherwiseELSE4Across18 Affectedly properGENTEEL7Across18 Arrange that I have a posse formed on the dayDISPOSE7Across18 Precious stoneOPAL4Across19 A mark that you noticeSPOT4Across19 ConsumedEATEN5Across20 At the back there's a snow-birdASTERN6Across21 Large mealNOSHUP6Across21 MixBLEND5Across22 CutSEVERED7Across23 What reveals the calm lady on the summit is a princess?HERSERENEHIGHNESS17Across24 SendREMIT5Across24 Elvis Presley songTHATSALLRIGHTMAMA17Across24 SingerTENOR5Across26 Breakfast cerealMUESLI6Across27 Writing paper and a pillTABLET6Across27 ParadiseEDEN4Across29 Units of lengthFEET4Across29 Look, in return, for food and lodgingPEEK4Across29 Slightly drunkSQUIFFY7Across30 BorderHEM3Across30 He recommends now having protection against the glareADVISOR7Across30 MatureRIPE4Across32 BroaderWIDER5Across33 About the music, don't give vent to your feelingsRESTRAIN8Across33 Circle of standing stonesCROMLECH8Across33 Light theatrical pieceVAUDEVILLE10Across35 Result of putting two and two together on a night outDOUBLEDATE10Across35 CharmENDEAR6Across35 Take the first left turn at the zooLION4Across36 Russian emperorTSAR4Across36 MolluscLIMPET6Across36 Collection of author's worksOMNIBUS7Across37 Thought to be a disc on the wingOPINION7Across37 StorehouseDEPOT5Across37 Man's headdressTURBAN6Across38 DepositedLODGED6Across38 Catching the fish that form shoalsGATHER6Across38 RequiredNEEDED6Across39 Not speaking about in timeMINUTE6Across40 Absurd actsANTICS6Across40 Said the man's name could be Black or BrownHUE3Across41 German townEMS3Across41 Get back again at three the evening afterRETRIEVE8Across42 Made accessible againREOPENED8Across42

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The catch on the charm bracelet?SILVERFISH10Down1 BountifulMUNIFICENT10Down1 PenetratePIERCE6Down1 Glance over quicklySCAN4Down2 The child, I note, is smartCHIC4Down2 LassoLARIAT6Down2 ConflictDISAGREE8Down3 Can't be moved into the beds: they may be disease carriersCONTACTS8Down3 StaunchSTEM4Down3 Type of molluscBIVALVE7Down4 Don't airREFRAIN7Down4 HellHADES5Down4 EaseRELAX5Down5 Study of weatherMETEOROLOGY11Down5 Tackle something you have to crouch to reach?GETDOWNTOIT11Down5 HeroIDOL4Down6 InviolableSACROSANCT10Down6 A more overt attempt to elude pursuit?BALDERDASH10Down6 PoolPUDDLE6Down7 Kept for, when Dorothy's held up againSTORED6Down7 Spoken replyANSWER6Down7 DashedDARTED6Down8 He's not the first to become an adherentFOLLOWER8Down8 Flaming torchFLAMBEAU8Down8 Sat and asked questionsPOSED5Down10 AptitudeFLAIR5Down10 ErasedDELETED7Down13 LoathedHATED5Down15 The prime mover, the Italian, will jeopardise everythingIMPERIL7Down16 SnaresENTRAPS7Down16 SapRESIN5Down16 SeniorELDER5Down18 PrySNOOP5Down19 Thick fruit pulpPUREE5Down20 Said there will be no fighting for a bitPIECE5Down20 EntrapNET3Down21 WagerBET3Down22 Hissing and booing a singerTHEBIRD7Down22 African languageSWAHILI7Down22 Don't forget to remain always within viewKEEPINSIGHT11Down23 Dramatic situationCLIFFHANGER11Down23 DiscloseREVEAL6Down24 Further insurance against the batsman's getting a run?EXTRACOVER10Down25 RepairedMENDED6Down25 Large working animalSHIREHORSE10Down25 Connected organisationsAFFILIATES10Down26 A brusque "Go for a few days' holiday"SHORTLEAVE10Down26 PinchedNIPPED6Down27 HaltedRESTED6Down28 RevoltUPRISING8Down28 Well, I will get the salesman a drink in returnAPERITIF8Down28 RentedHIRED5Down30 FruitMELON5Down31 Leaves one in the dark if it makes one happyDELIGHTS8Down31 QueryQUESTION8Down31 They're going round to get the paintingsTURNERS7Down32 University scholarshipBURSARY7Down32 PaddleWADE4Down33 The food you have in your mouthTONGUE6Down34 CeremonyRITE4Down34 BorderMARGIN6Down34 Force to take the wheelDRIVE5Down35 Instinctive feelingsVIBES5Down35 Follow with a brushTAIL4Down39 StinkREEK4Down39

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