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Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2023 answers. The Friday 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#
BoastBRAG4Across1 ImmerseDIP3Across4 InformTELL4Across6 WrathIRE3Across9 So then ordered to shoot immediatelyONTHESPOT9Across9 English countyWILTSHIRE9Across9 PlanPROPOSAL8Across10 By means of which something was removed from the vehicleEXTRACTOR9Across10 TroubledPERTURBED9Across10 ClutchGRAB4Across11 Stringed instrumentLUTE4Across12 Escorted to, all rightTOOK4Across12 Carrying a pie, when returning, and platesSTRATA6Across13 MealDINNER6Across13 ToothINCISOR7Across14 Increasing as the curtain is heralding the play's startGOINGUP7Across14 BoneRIB3Across14 Stomach complaintGASTRITIS9Across15 Too exhausted to have thrown one's money aboutOVERSPENT9Across15 FeatSTUNT5Across16 Dutch capitalAMSTERDAM9Across17 Is among the speculators when the balloon goes upTHEORISES9Across17 Fishing vesselTRAWLER7Across18 On the carrying of guns, relentsSOFTENS7Across18 WroteCOMPOSED8Across19 Look atBEHOLD6Across19 Decree otherwise and I fall out withORDAIN6Across19 RelatedAKIN4Across20 From a quick look, say it's something small and hairyPEKE4Across20 PostponeDEFER5Across21 Without definite limitsOPENENDED9Across23 Made the mistake of having put leeches below the heart?BLUNDERED9Across23 OrderedDIRECTED8Across23 EnticedLURED5Across24 First principlesRUDIMENTS9Across25 Thinks it ate with the peripheral teethCOGITATES9Across25 Urban areaCITY4Across26 Requests the dope to get hold of the back endASKS4Across26 GratuityTIP3Across27 ShunESCHEW6Across27 The first two letters, by the way, are for overseasABROAD6Across27 TasteFLAVOUR7Across29 A hole-in-the-corner sort of singerCROONER7Across29 NakedBARE4Across31 Put off by the explosive device, you decideDETERMINE9Across32 Fruit preserveDAMSONJAM9Across32 BenefitedPROFITED8Across33 FirearmGUN3Across34 Unhappy that one's shares are lowered in value?DEPRESSED9Across34 Dividing lineWATERSHED9Across34 LoanedLENT4Across35 WanderingNOMADIC7Across35 Burning to join the marine bandSEARING7Across35 ParchedDRY3Across36 Dent in the faceDIMPLE6Across36 The supposition is that they are lined with goldTHEORY6Across36 Body powderTALC4Across37 SimpleEASY4Across37 Wolf you run away fromBOLT4Across37 Building designerARCHITECT9Across38 Frightened as we merged with the trafficAWESTRUCK9Across38 Pre-birthANTENATAL9Across39 Not being a pro, getting soft with a rivalCONTENDER9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Period after sunsetTWILIGHT8Down1 With the bits left, is carrying onPORTIONS8Down1 Part of the BibleOLDTESTAMENT12Down2 Fluky shot that won the golfer the game?STROKEOFLUCK12Down2 UnusualRARE4Down2 Government memberMINISTER8Down3 Splashes those mixing itSPATTERS8Down3 YawnGAPE4Down3 LoathedDESPISED8Down4 SportTENNIS6Down4 A channel without water, we're toldSTRAIT6Down4 HeapPILE4Down5 Draw nearAPPROACH8Down5 Started out in an action roleDEPARTED8Down5 TautTIGHT5Down6 Dessert dishFRUITSALAD10Down6 So drunk it's amazing?STAGGERING10Down6 StrayERR3Down7 Meat-sellerBUTCHER7Down7 Leaping about, parries the swordsRAPIERS7Down7 MemoriseLEARN5Down8 Decorative featuresADORNMENTS10Down8 Have, beforehand, to impress favourablyPREPOSSESS10Down8 Capsized: by a gust in the riverTAGUS5Down11 PredicatedBASED5Down11 FrownSCOWL5Down12 SmudgeSMEAR5Down13 WandROD3Down14 SuitBEFIT5Down15 Ground-flattening implementROLLER6Down16 Be careful! That's the boy-friend!STEADY6Down16 CombineUNITE5Down17 DealTRADE5Down18 Partially opened flowerBUD3Down19 A rum that has no matchODD3Down19 LaughableDERISORY8Down20 Picture cardKINGOFHEARTS12Down21 Retract on having to sample food cooked from a personal recipe?EATONESWORDS12Down21 MaterialREP3Down22 Made a great effort and broke right inSTROVE6Down22 SpoilIMPAIR6Down22 WesternOCCIDENTAL10Down23 With the drink, bite on a biscuitBRANDYSNAP10Down23 Radio presenterDISCJOCKEY10Down24 Starting off with a clean sheet after killing?RUBBINGOUT10Down24 CustomUSAGE5Down25 Ate this fish brought round in a covering of some kindCOD3Down25 ArgumentROW3Down25 HappeningEVENT5Down26 Help themselves to too much when you passOVERTAKE8Down28 ImitatedAPED4Down28 DampnessHUMIDITY8Down28 LocationSITE4Down29 PointlessnessFUTILITY8Down29 What the matador flourishes where, while leaping aboutCAPERING8Down29 MuddleMESS4Down30 DerisionRIDICULE8Down30 Flushed, at the beginning, a songbirdREDSTART8Down30 A performer and a first- rate performer all roundARTISTE7Down31 DuctCONDUIT7Down31 ManageRUN3Down32 Find, when you make a copy ofTRACE5Down33 ImitateMIMIC5Down33 Soak draught of animal medicineDRENCH6Down34 Australian marsupialWOMBAT6Down34

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