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Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
AspersionSLUR4Across1 CushionPAD3Across4 CeaseSTOP4Across6 ChopHEW3Across9 Having a telephone conversation while the clothes are drying?ONTHELINE9Across9 Athletics eventPOLEVAULT9Across9 PracticeREHEARSE8Across10 Found one tin out and I put it awayINITIATE8Across10 CosmosUNIVERSE8Across10 AttackRAID4Across11 Love birdDUCK4Across12 JealousyENVY4Across12 Conclude, when you delve about inFINISH6Across13 Giving painACHING6Across13 Offer you continue to resistHOLDOUT7Across14 Large tentMARQUEE7Across14 LettuceCOS3Across14 DisparageDENIGRATE9Across15 Check the others have transport inRESTRAINT9Across15 ProverbADAGE5Across16 Arresting for wearing on the track?RUNNINGIN9Across17 HarmlessINNOCUOUS9Across17 Isn’t that just like a fellow!DONNISH7Across18 HateDESPISE7Across18 CaptivePRISONER8Across19 Cook trifleFIDDLE6Across20 WeakFEEBLE6Across20 Diesel oilDERV4Across21 HammerGAVEL5Across21 For you it’s hot, in a little cupTHEE4Across21 LegitimiseLEGALISE8Across23 Did open the door to, grantedADMITTED8Across24 Hungarian capitalBUDAPEST8Across24 ElbowNUDGE5Across24 What broke the antler? A bush?HAWTHORN8Across26 DigsLODGINGS8Across26 FreeRID3Across27 He joins in the rowTIER4Across28 UndilutedNEAT4Across28 AstuteSHREWD6Across29 Further back, get in the way of?HINDER6Across29 MotoristsDRIVERS7Across31 MoistDAMP4Across31 Unexpectedly discloses the sourcesSPRINGS7Across31 OutsideEXTERIOR8Across33 Thinks, amid friends, the tide is turningMEDITATES9Across34 SizeMAGNITUDE9Across34 FuelGAS3Across34 RepudiateDENY4Across35 SpoilMAR3Across36 CharmingBEGUILING9Across36 It’s an awful line - was that “in Hyde Park?”ROTTENROW9Across36 NeatTIDY4Across37 MercifulLENIENT7Across38 How you said “I’ve reached the top of the ladder”?LOFTILY7Across38 GruesomeMORBID6Across39 Would seem, to somebody like yourself, sayAPPEAR6Across39 LabyrinthMAZE4Across40 Level on a bit too lowFLAT4Across40 Mentioned the judge had slipped upREFERRED8Across41 JumperPULLOVER8Across41 Run the water for the plantSPEEDWELL9Across42 RepugnantABHORRENT9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MagnificentSPLENDID8Down1 Thought the reed would flourish by the waterPONDERED8Down1 Cricket teamELEVEN6Down2 Refuses to move from the backwoodsSTICKS6Down2 FibbedLIED4Down2 BuyPURCHASE8Down3 Belittle the little beauty on the coverDIMINISH8Down3 ShoalREEF4Down3 PrivatePERSONAL8Down4 DressATTIRE6Down4 Show to be in charge, in the departmentDEPICT6Down4 ActionDEED4Down5 BogQUAGMIRE8Down5 Having dried out the interior, shilly-shalliedDITHERED8Down5 ScrapSHRED5Down6 Taken to piecesDISMANTLED10Down6 Everywhere, from penthouse to basement?HIGHANDLOW10Down6 BeverageTEA3Down7 Row of housesTERRACE7Down7 Six, in all, were hacked to pieces by the scoundrelVILLAIN7Down7 DueOWING5Down8 Portuguese monetary unitESCUDO6Down8 Going right up in the air, is powerfulSTRONG6Down8 Played tricks that made one look smallSTUNTED7Down11 ThoughtfulPENSIVE7Down11 ScornSPURN5Down12 InflexibleRIGID5Down13 ToothCOG3Down14 CutSEVER5Down15 Musical instrumentGUITAR6Down16 Bad weather outside, is inside having something to eatRAISIN6Down16 ConfessADMIT5Down17 SurpassEXCEL5Down18 That reminds me about the good tip: “Artist’s Model”NUDGE5Down19 Steam bathSAUNA5Down19 ObeseFAT3Down20 ListREGISTER8Down20 Celebrated, getting me into a rageFAD3Down20 Bird of preyEAGLE5Down22 YouthLAD3Down22 It flies with the female aboardHERON5Down22 Tax electricityCHARGE6Down23 Two-piece swimsuitBIKINI6Down23 Persuade me to point the gun in another directionTWISTMYARM10Down25 ThoroughEXHAUSTIVE10Down25 CustomUSAGE5Down25 RomanyGIPSY5Down26 CoverLID3Down26 The woman and man run afterHER3Down26 IncongruityANOMALY7Down27 Falter for a second, then fallSTUMBLE7Down27 SideTEAM4Down28 SummonsWRIT4Down29 BraveBOLD4Down30 ForeverEVERMORE8Down30 Cowards’ sad return to darts organisationDASTARDS8Down30 Air battleDOGFIGHT8Down31 Found out it’s, most unusually, a duetSITUATED8Down31 Understood everything, when one watched right throughSAWITALL8Down32 MaleMAN3Down32 PortionsSEGMENTS8Down32 Spotted as it ran towards the home turnSTAINED7Down33 StingyMISERLY7Down33 Brilliant personGENIUS6Down35 A twit, very noisy and terribly rude to have aboutDUFFER6Down35 Adopt a different attitude for restREPOSE6Down36 Pub employeeBARMAN6Down36 When counted on, misinformed againRELIED6Down37 PicturesIMAGES6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 10, 2019. 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.