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Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2022 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#
RegionAREA4Across1 RevealUNMASK6Across4 RugMAT3Across4 Bring about one of those special illusions?EFFECT6Across4 FortuneLUCK4Across6 Something to wash down with nectar?AMBROSIA8Across7 MonkeyMARMOSET8Across7 GiftTALENT6Across8 Hand toolTROWEL6Across8 Person simply fuming?SMOKER6Across8 PressingURGENT6Across9 PhaseSTAGE5Across10 Girl'sHER3Across10 If Dick's clever, who's smart?ALECK5Across10 InexpensiveCHEAP5Across12 Variety of pear, we gather, on the farmREAP4Across13 Alcoholic drinkBEER4Across13 Thus, on some days, it's used for washingSODA4Across14 Abode of SatanHELL4Across14 StreamBROOK5Across14 Llanelli girl?NELL4Across15 Cutting remarkBARB4Across15 ClassGENUS5Across15 The young are in her clutchesHEN3Across16 Farm animalCOW3Across16 Eagerly expectantAGOG4Across17 Regretted looking angry about the socially uppishRUED4Across17 PlacidSERENE6Across18 On top ofUPON4Across19 A good distance for a reduced fareAFAR4Across19 SimplerEASIER6Across20 Depiction of the boys on the leftPORTRAYAL9Across21 DistressingFRIGHTFUL9Across21 Instrument in the form of a tubTUBA4Across23 SongbirdWREN4Across23 EyeWATCH5Across24 FoolishDAFT4Across24 He's in both the Bible and the thesaurusESAU4Across24 LastFINAL5Across26 ShyCOY3Across26 Encountered force in LondonMET3Across26 SnatchGRAB4Across27 Bearing taken by a ship on a lochNESS4Across27 LateTARDY5Across28 AmphibianTOAD4Across29 Christopher Columbus's port of callSTOP4Across29 Pig penSTY3Across30 ActionDEED4Across32 Very pious, but they don't take ordersNUNS4Across32 PenalisePUNISH6Across32 Heavy rock?STONE5Across33 GrowEXPAND6Across33 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across33 Legal expert just going round part of the prisonJURIST6Across34 IntendMEAN4Across34 LoafersIDLERS6Across34 Regard a vessel as an aid to beautyEYELINER8Across35 NothingNIL3Across35 UnawareIGNORANT8Across35 That skin-deep beautyVENEER6Across36 StandardNORM4Across36 Colouring stickCRAYON6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BreakSMASH5Down1 Grand opening, unfortunately, of festive occasionsGALAS5Down1 TestTRIAL5Down2 Retreated in tidy fashion?EBBED5Down2 AttainREACH5Down2 Golfer's warningFORE4Down3 Literary work that gets thrown at people?BOOK4Down3 MeanAVERAGE7Down3 TotalUTTER5Down4 LegendMYTH4Down4 In school, could it simplify things for the pupil?EASEL5Down4 ExcursionTOUR4Down5 AnchorMOOR4Down5 Collapse, not being hitFLOP4Down5 BeerLAGER5Down6 Treat harshlySTEPON6Down6 Skilful century and a half, alwaysCLEVER6Down6 ComfortCONSOLE7Down7 SnubREBUFF6Down9 Where, abroad, Alma got upset by some Yanks?MALAYA6Down9 Golf pegTEE3Down11 Student work to cut shortLOP3Down11 BirdEMU3Down11 It's long and blackish, containing much carbon, maybeCAROB5Down12 LettuceCOS3Down12 StareGLARE5Down12 EnclosurePEN3Down13 Compensation concerning attireREDRESS7Down13 Iraqi capitalBAGHDAD7Down13 SwampBOG3Down15 As used for one's Barnet?NET3Down15 Mountain passCOL3Down16 NovelNEW3Down16 I get out of the downpour with himHAL3Down16 FixedSET3Down17 Half of us fled to the States, where it's heavenlyURANUS6Down18 Hair colourGINGER6Down18 GourmetEPICURE7Down19 Character quick to go out of turnFAUST5Down20 Glazing pastePUTTY5Down20 Place in disreputePUT3Down21 Cook in oilFRY3Down21 DeedACT3Down21 Animal giving a hissASS3Down22 HoneSHARPEN7Down22 Small flapTAB3Down22 MarvelWONDER6Down23 BeamRAY3Down23 The tenant's occupationTENURE6Down23 SkillART3Down25 Woman's nameVAL3Down25 Assume the end of the road's aheadDON3Down25 ForeignerALIEN5Down27 Make a start in bookkeepingENTER5Down28 Tree sapRESIN5Down28 EaterDINER5Down29 Large seaOCEAN5Down30 Weight not possibly over two-fifths of a stone?TONNE5Down30 AvoidSHUN4Down30 ShoutYELL4Down31 End of lifeDEATH5Down31 Masonic drink?PERRY5Down31 Good and accurateNICE4Down32 DisclaimDENY4Down32 QC possibly shot?SILK4Down33 HarvestCROP4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 12, 2022. 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.