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Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 138 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 10 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 138 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#
SundryDIVERS6Across1 TrembleQUIVER6Across5 HappenOCCUR5Across9 Is patronising with the pilot one's helping to land?TALKSDOWN9Across9 DitherVACILLATE9Across9 AgentFACTOR6Across10 Put in an order, as plannedARRANGED8Across10 Perfume sprayATOMISER8Across10 SelfishnessEGOISM6Across11 RhythmMETRE5Across12 PrecipitationRAIN4Across12 With nothing in it, a bagNAIL4Across12 Short-sightedMYOPIC6Across13 Very little work required to propel oneself through the waterSTROKE6Across13 RubbishTWADDLE7Across14 DryARID4Across14 Gains more favour as it becomes ever biggerGROWSON7Across14 On buying such chickens, do you get a cooker thrown in?FREERANGE9Across15 BlastEXPLOSION9Across15 Anyhow, he's not given the trophy there and thenONTHESPOT9Across17 Plant containerFLOWERPOT9Across17 TwistedWRY3Across17 Drunk, informallySOZZLED7Across18 Definitely decide to settle your differences?RESOLVE7Across18 MeasureMETE4Across18 Happen to be starting on a new dietBETIDE6Across20 InjuriousMALIGN6Across20 ShyTIMID5Across20 An accelerator pressed with the heelSPUR4Across21 Indian garmentSARI4Across21 WitheredFADED5Across22 TreacheryTREASON7Across23 PlentifulABUNDANT8Across24 Besides, a bigger ferry would take itMOREOVER8Across24 HolinessPIETY5Across24 Getting too hot doing the houseworkCHARRING8Across26 GuidePILOT5Across26 SpiceCINNAMON8Across26 Play the drunk in the filmREEL4Across28 SpokenORAL4Across28 For the rogue, the end will be nighIMPEND6Across29 IndolentlyIDLY4Across29 Cricket sticksSTUMPS6Across29 LairDEN3Across30 Spurt from the sauce bottleCATCHUP7Across31 SevereDRASTIC7Across31 AtmosphereAURA4Across32 TreeCEDAR5Across33 Covering the point as he rewrites the articleSHEATHING9Across34 Sleep-inducingSOPORIFIC9Across34 CalculateRECKON6Across35 ElatedCOCKAHOOP9Across36 CloakMANTLE6Across36 What the osteopath is laughing at?FUNNYBONE9Across36 BoltRIVET5Across37 First, force to cover for and that's wrongMISTAKE7Across38 RespectESTEEM6Across38 DiabolicSATANIC7Across38 Deduce from the fish caughtGATHER6Across39 FraudDECEIT6Across39 RubberERASER6Across39 It's not raining? Good!FINE4Across40 NeedlecaseETUI4Across40 FragileDELICATE8Across41 Was jabbed by a pin left lying carelessly about?FELTPAIN8Across41 InferiorTHIRDRATE9Across42 Wake, interrupting one's sleep, and checkRESTRAINT9Across42

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AbroadOVERSEAS8Down1 BeatDEFEAT6Down1 Allow to representSTANDFOR8Down1 SkimpSCRIMP6Down2 Fish I am brought in to identifyPLAICE6Down2 DupeVICTIM6Down2 InsectLADYBIRD8Down3 Keep on manoeuvring, once one has backed inCONTINUE8Down3 SpaceROOM4Down3 TwistSCREW5Down4 Fighting implementWEAPON6Down4 Turn over againENCORE6Down4 QuestionQUERY5Down5 ImaginaryFANCIFUL8Down5 Gets on - or pretends toMAKESOUT8Down5 ImpelURGE4Down6 HarmonicaMOUTHORGAN10Down6 Plan that came to you when lit up?BRIGHTIDEA10Down6 ConcealedVEILED6Down7 CorsairsPIRATES7Down7 Was curious about the work and foolishly nosed aboutSNOOPED7Down7 Relents when you allow to have a drinkLETSUP6Down8 ParodySENDUP6Down8 ButtedRAMMED6Down8 SureCERTAIN7Down11 Isn't prepared for the round-about aheadINSTORE7Down11 DoctoredTREATED7Down13 InflexibleRIGID5Down15 Wave from the person playing diceROLLER6Down16 RectangularOBLONG6Down16 SongDITTY5Down16 MadnessMANIA5Down18 Support from the bankSHORE5Down19 Striped mammalZEBRA5Down19 SingerTENOR5Down19 EncounteredMET3Down20 Decoration for the cakeBAR3Down20 ParchedDRY3Down21 ApproximatelyABOUT5Down22 In an emergency situation, stealPINCH5Down22 DandyFOP3Down22 FruitBANANA6Down23 A fairly unimportant river runs through itPRETTY6Down23 PenetratePIERCE6Down24 One who's out for blood, on the pitch?VAMPIREBAT10Down25 EvokeELICIT6Down25 SyntheticARTIFICIAL10Down25 Key-ring with a key on it in the shape of a fishCOD3Down26 LettuceCOS3Down26 Suppose it to be the superstructure, myselfPRESUME7Down27 SheenLUSTRE6Down27 OwnPOSSESS7Down27 AptitudeTALENT6Down28 FabricDENIM5Down30 FishMACKEREL8Down30 Both promising and charmingENGAGING8Down30 EntitledNAMED5Down31 To put it in a nutshell, study, stupid!CONDENSE8Down31 InfirmDECREPIT8Down31 OverturnedCAPSIZED8Down32 Gives you ten, to put out in the cupboardPRESENTS8Down32 FreneticFRANTIC7Down33 For a star, performing has its difficultiesSTRAITS7Down33 CentreCORE4Down33 SpeedRATE4Down34 Golf clubPUTTER6Down35 I see a struggle right to the end, though less arduousEASIER6Down35 A tense "You've got it coming to you!"FUTURE6Down36 TalkativeCHATTY6Down36 Start on the equipment I installedORIGIN6Down37 ExpenditureOUTLAY6Down37

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