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Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2020 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across1 LaudPRAISE6Across1 She joins a bachelor (possibly at Bath?)SHEBA5Across1 DeflectDIVERT6Across5 A jazzy little groupCOMBO5Across6 Landing pierJETTY5Across6 TroubledCARED5Across9 All the same, it gets wornUNIFORM7Across9 Walks softlyTIPTOES7Across9 SweetmeatNOUGAT6Across10 It may seem reasonable in courtDOUBT5Across10 ConditionSTATE5Across10 RuinBLIGHT6Across11 PinaforeAPRON5Across11 Produce or give upYIELD5Across11 Of sturdy buildBURLY5Across12 ContradictBELIE5Across12 In case the article included is the minimumLEAST5Across12 Not a naval hero, but a fine swimmerSEALION7Across13 GastronomeGOURMET7Across13 StaunchSTEM4Across14 In short, a medical act to see?DOC3Across15 Gave food toFED3Across15 GaelicERSE4Across17 Suburb of Paris, or part of LyonsORLY4Across17 DecayROT3Across17 A friend dined with tastePALATE6Across18 Unsuccessful, pointlessFUTILE6Across18 LeerOGLE4Across18 Prison roomsCELLS5Across19 Wild enough to cause fear to a novice?FERAL5Across19 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Across20 Nominally backward, a bit introvertedTREVOR6Across20 HellHADES5Across20 WagersBETS4Across22 It’s not noted for perpendicular architecturePISA4Across22 GenerateBREED5Across22 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across23 Washerwoman? Not she!HER3Across24 EaseRELAX5Across24 Wheat spikeEAR3Across24 Odd or unusualBIZARRE7Across25 Has two wheels and is used, with love, by a costerSCOOTER7Across25 It’s in the upper third of the UKPERTH5Across26 Hold-upDELAY5Across26 Backless seatSTOOL5Across26 Criminal organisationMAFIA5Across27 Where to confer knighthood upon the excellentDUBAI5Across27 It’s in the field of rice productionPADDY5Across28 BlowyWINDY5Across28 Was oblivious to redoing wrong!IGNORED7Across29 Paper handkerchiefsTISSUES7Across29 HeroIDOL4Across29 More than a year longYEARN5Across30 ShelterHAVEN5Across30 WagerBET3Across30 In that placeTHERE5Across31 Terrible smear in the paperREAMS5Across31 PartROLE4Across32 SeniorELDER5Across33 BotchBUNGLE6Across35 UsualNORMAL6Across36 PrySNOOP5Across37 ConsideredDEEMED6Across38 RequiredNEEDED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PenalisePUNISH6Down1 WriterAUTHOR6Down2 EntertainedAMUSED6Down2 The nose of a car?HOOTER6Down2 Animated by drink?BUBBLY6Down3 BlacklegSCAB4Down3 Clothes or garmentsATTIRE6Down3 ConsumerEATER5Down4 Six-footer in quarantineANT3Down4 Deliberate untruthLIE3Down4 LiabilityDEBIT5Down5 Frequently of tender yearsOFTEN5Down5 A strong porterSTOUT5Down5 InactiveIDLE4Down6 Ball girl?CRYSTAL7Down6 Green-eyedJEALOUS7Down6 Catch sight ofESPY4Down7 EnmeshENGAGE6Down7 Neglect to order the thing in questionOMIT4Down7 Vote to pack the lot into a half bottleBALLOT6Down8 Hand toolTROWEL6Down8 NamedTITLED6Down8 CantBEVEL5Down12 Scowl when let downLOWER5Down12 SitedLOCATED7Down13 Way downSOUTH5Down13 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Down13 Being in neutral territory will make all the differenceALTER5Down14 EscortUSHER5Down14 DomesticatedTAMED5Down15 One of those leaning overboard?DAVIT5Down15 Five-pound noteFIVER5Down15 DecorationMEDAL5Down16 ThickDENSE5Down16 Raced madly into the woodCEDAR5Down16 CommandORDER5Down18 Threshing implementFLAIL5Down18 The dog’s little area?PATCH5Down18 Change of rule abroadFOREIGN7Down19 LawfulLEGAL5Down19 SureCERTAIN7Down19 Accept no garbageREFUSE6Down21 GenderSEX3Down21 Cuban capitalHAVANA6Down21 Drive awayBANISH6Down22 CotBED3Down22 At some point, produced ointmentPOMADE6Down22 Merchant, dealerTRADER6Down23 Rarely producing new modelsSELDOM6Down23 TeasedRIBBED6Down24 BragBOAST5Down25 Be bent on taking a condescending attitudeSTOOP5Down25 LollLOUNGE6Down25 Quiet mannered couple?PAIR4Down26 LocateSITE4Down26 AppearedLOOMED6Down27 By being a bit superiorPER3Down28 ShoutedYELLED6Down28 Not dryWET3Down28 CombineBLEND5Down30 Saw-typeTENON5Down31 OtherwiseELSE4Down33 CableROPE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. 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.