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Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2023 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#
GraspGRIP4Across1 CopeMANAGE6Across4 TreeASH3Across4 Toured the long way roundDETOUR6Across4 SortTYPE4Across6 Poetic term for a smooth flow of waterEVENTIDE8Across7 DreadfulHORRIBLE8Across7 StickADHERE6Across8 Lag behindDAWDLE6Across8 At this age, you shouldn't be doing this on the motorwayNINETY6Across8 CharmALLURE6Across9 In frontAHEAD5Across10 SerpentASP3Across10 Figures to be possibly hot stuffCLOTH5Across10 InnHOTEL5Across12 One joining for a singular course?LINK4Across13 WitherWILT4Across13 A flat stone and a hot oneHONE4Across14 InformTELL4Across14 UnfastenedUNDID5Across14 Lots seem to have gone astray!LOST4Across15 Give out cardsDEAL4Across15 LeafPETAL5Across15 Do work that's so sound!SEW3Across16 Cooking vesselWOK3Across16 Asian republicLAOS4Across17 It has some taste, wholesomeness, etc.STEW4Across17 Water-channelGUTTER6Across18 Golf clubIRON4Across19 Sharp one for certain investigatorsACID4Across19 AgreementASSENT6Across20 Vehicle usable as a tester for an automobileSTREETCAR9Across21 An intermediaryGOBETWEEN9Across21 Not much to pay for an exotic posePESO4Across23 Current eventsNEWS4Across23 Sail-boatYACHT5Across24 FacilityEASE4Across24 Star turn by rodentsRATS4Across24 LeeredOGLED5Across26 Male catTOM3Across26 Short of correspondence last monthULT3Across26 DeserveEARN4Across27 In short, school workPREP4Across27 LongYEARN5Across28 MissingLOST4Across29 Unsuitable part you wouldn't want to get intoTRAP4Across29 CunningSLY3Across30 Pottery ovenKILN4Across32 Bound to have done equally wellTIED4Across32 WholeENTIRE6Across32 Could they fly to Canada?GEESE5Across33 FurERMINE6Across33 Garden flowerASTER5Across33 Turning up at church, the proverbially poor are stony!PUMICE6Across34 CowshedBYRE4Across34 Concluding partFINALE6Across34 Joint peacemaker at last!DOVETAIL8Across35 SummitTOP3Across35 Military unitREGIMENT8Across35 Good health can be encouragingCHEERS6Across36 StaggerREEL4Across36 DiscoverDETECT6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SwindleCHEAT5Down1 A seat in the upper chamberPERCH5Down1 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down2 Show mounting ability to progressGETON5Down2 WirelessRADIO5Down2 Not tameWILD4Down3 Draw somewhat sketchilyETCH4Down3 RulePRECEPT7Down3 The press, television, etc.MEDIA5Down4 RegionAREA4Down4 Do the French find him saintly and patronising?DENIS5Down4 PileHEAP4Down5 AmphibianNEWT4Down5 Thank breathlessly for a containerTANK4Down5 ClawTALON5Down6 Eight pintsGALLON6Down6 Released free when United get it wrong!UNTIED6Down6 SlicePORTION7Down7 ConfederatesALLIES6Down9 Perfect in diplomacyINTACT6Down9 Farmyard birdHEN3Down11 Record many an own goalLOG3Down11 SpringSPA3Down11 They're played in the hottest summersTESTS5Down12 EmbraceHUG3Down12 PermitALLOW5Down12 ShelterLEE3Down13 Scowled when let downLOWERED7Down13 Horse operaWESTERN7Down13 Female deerDOE3Down15 Protection from a terrible enemyLEE3Down15 Was victoriousWON3Down16 AttemptTRY3Down16 How to address a dear fellowSIR3Down16 ResinLAC3Down17 Running round the world is a subject of interest outright!TROPIC6Down18 Descend by ropeABSEIL6Down18 ExigencyURGENCY7Down19 Social group using many a blend of teasCASTE5Down20 SpoolsREELS5Down20 Really solid TV?SET3Down21 JewelGEM3Down21 TimidSHY3Down21 Knock Pat upTAP3Down22 VesselSTEAMER7Down22 PallidWAN3Down22 BeginnerNOVICE6Down23 CaskTUN3Down23 Stars in the field of agriculture?PLOUGH6Down23 EveryoneALL3Down25 EmployUSE3Down25 Is bound to be a bit hastyHAS3Down25 ExclusiveELITE5Down27 Growing evidence that Ed's in the reservesREEDS5Down28 On one's toesALERT5Down28 ScopeRANGE5Down29 DifferentOTHER5Down30 Quick way to get out of debtREPAY5Down30 ChairSEAT4Down30 YapYELP4Down31 VeracityTRUTH5Down31 Strips off and goes back to sleepPEELS5Down31 An occasion of being made to leave the pubTIME4Down32 Cabbage varietyKALE4Down32 Colour of the greenfly's outer partsGREY4Down33 Corrosive substanceACID4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. 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.