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Evening Standard Crossword May 11 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 11 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
InfluenceAFFECT6Across1 Young salmonSMOLT5Across3 I'm in the army to give things a liftHOIST5Across3 EmptyVACANT6Across5 FrighteningALARMING8Across8 Flier taking a chap inROBIN5Across8 CarriesTOTES5Across8 ExtraMORE4Across9 Knotty little problem?HITCH5Across10 AssistantsAIDES5Across10 JewelGEM3Across10 Pale as the majority of swansWAN3Across11 BlokesMEN3Across11 Could you use a stake to skewer it?STEAK5Across12 Light woodBALSA5Across12 Not everNEVER5Across12 They're of all-round decorativenessBANGLES7Across13 ForsakeABANDON7Across13 VestigeTRACE5Across15 WagerBET3Across15 John made mincemeat of "12 Across”KEATS5Across15 EpochERA3Across17 Grazing in an arable areaLEA3Across18 FreezeICE3Across18 Wheat spikeEAR3Across18 Ship less able to return on a day of victoryVESSEL6Across19 ThroughPER3Across19 Red wineCLARET6Across19 Stone-workerMASON5Across20 EdgeRIM3Across21 AgedELDERLY7Across21 The original satellite that intrigued star-gazersNEWMOON7Across21 When it's wet out, sharpen upWHET4Across22 Charity donationsALMS4Across22 RegretRUE3Across22 HairlessBALD4Across23 Such engines are possibly roundAERO4Across23 FixedSET3Across23 AgeDAY3Across24 Justification for gold and boxing, sayGROUNDS7Across24 GivesDONATES7Across24 High regardESTEEM6Across26 HangDRAPE5Across26 It's very nice for us to be first in LatinPRIMUS6Across26 Keep her quiet!MUM3Across29 ConcealedHID3Across29 VehicleVAN3Across29 Support for an artist's views?EASEL5Across31 InventoriesLISTS5Across31 African countrySENEGAL7Across32 Again exhausted, went to bedRETIRED7Across32 EmployerUSER4Across33 Also known as Ali, possiblyALIAS5Across34 SinTRESPASS8Across34 EmploysHIRES5Across34 Engineers figure it's like bloodRED3Across35 AmbleSTROLL6Across35 MerrimentFUN3Across35 Tool you could use on "23 Across”PLANE5Across36 CroonerSINGER6Across36 ChangeALTER5Across36 Where Americans get cross between drinks?TEXAS5Across37 EssentialVITAL5Across37 Be upright - don't lie!STAND5Across38 AnswerREPLY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SepulchresTOMBS5Down1 Refusal to go round the town centre? Not at all!NOWAY5Down1 UntrueFALSE5Down2 In hairdressing circles, it's singularRINGLET7Down2 Boarding place for dogsKENNELS7Down2 NoblemanEARL4Down3 The bosun's breakfast?OATS4Down4 IntendMEAN4Down4 DoubleTWICE5Down4 ObscureVAGUE5Down5 Frightened the fish in very different waysSHAKEN6Down5 In conclusionLASTLY6Down5 ArrivedCAME4Down6 Dogs raised in a penthouse kitchenTIKES5Down6 Jewelled headdressTIARA5Down6 Fight with swordsFENCE5Down7 TendNURSE5Down7 A cut key is sharpACUTE5Down7 BeverageTEA3Down9 Outlaw? Yes, a big-headed one!BAN3Down9 YawnedGAPED5Down10 BlitheMERRY5Down11 TediumBOREDOM7Down12 CalledNAMED5Down12 Do their deliveries stitch up the opposition?SEAMERS7Down12 ViewVISTA5Down13 Textile worker's familiar nameLEW3Down14 FatherDAD3Down14 Wash outRINSE5Down14 CabinBERTH5Down15 In any assessment, they're stupidASSES5Down16 RegionsAREAS5Down16 ShyTIMID5Down16 Vessel causing disturbance in poolsSLOOP5Down17 Short musical compositionETUDE5Down17 Lots of rodents consume an extract of plums!VOLUMES7Down19 SplitsCLEAVES7Down19 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Down20 Steal strikingly?SWIPE5Down20 Big BenNEVIS5Down21 DischargesEMITS5Down21 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down23 In terrible dread, I'm upset when idolised!ADMIRED7Down23 CraveDESIRE6Down24 It's used in swallowing by a bird on a reduced dietGULLET6Down24 It has its bolthole!NUT3Down25 BrownTAN3Down25 AdvantageASSET5Down25 FoolishSILLY5Down27 Raymond is holding £50, we gatherRALLY5Down27 Honey-badgerRATEL5Down27 AnaestheticETHER5Down28 Indicates what may be testedMEANS5Down28 CrowdPRESS5Down28 OutcomeISSUE5Down30 Bravery award possibly pinned on a lion?MEDAL5Down30 TriteBANAL5Down30 ThereforeERGO4Down31 Make watertightSEAL4Down32 Is it forecast precipitately?RAIN4Down32 BridgeSPAN4Down32 He wants another kissREX3Down33 IntestineGUT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 11, 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.