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Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 134 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#
RogueRASCAL6Across1 Large prawnsSCAMPI6Across4 In extremes of poverty, a loan means a lotPLENTY6Across4 See-sawTEETER6Across5 A foul, substandard drinkLOWPUNCH8Across7 MishapACCIDENT8Across7 Waterproof jacketANORAK6Across8 Is taught to have a lighter scheduleLESSON6Across8 ParrotMACAW5Across9 Hard as the heart of a westernerSTERN5Across10 AtticGARRET6Across10 TolerateABIDE5Across10 RepairedMENDED6Across11 FresherNEWER5Across12 For polo, it's useful to have a certain amount of moneyPONY4Across13 Let fallDROP4Across13 Wearing no clothesNUDE4Across14 GapRIFT4Across14 A fuss relating to an outstanding piece of work?TODO4Across14 JettyPIER4Across15 After that, catch about tenNEXT4Across15 Play on wordsPUN3Across16 Worker in quarantineANT3Across16 To go most of the way with it, takes timeWAIT4Across17 ColourRED3Across17 Be unsuccessfulFAIL4Across17 RageFUME4Across18 Breezy in a tuneful way?AIRY4Across19 Adult female horseMARE4Across19 FearDREAD5Across20 Blew in during tea, unexpectedly, for a drinkTABLEWINE9Across21 100th anniversaryCENTENARY9Across21 FemaleWOMAN5Across22 Sing in a style that can be intoxicatingGINS4Across23 VehiclesCARS4Across23 RelativeBROTHER7Across23 Unit of distanceMILE4Across24 That of the hero, leading man, etc.ROLE4Across24 RespondREPLY5Across24 SkillART3Across26 AdjustedTUNED5Across26 Top cover? But you can exceed it!CAP3Across26 Ineffective personWIMP4Across27 Like one's flat number?EVEN4Across27 UnguisNAIL4Across29 InactiveIDLE4Across29 Such a school is not completely educationalPREP4Across29 SphereORB3Across30 One woman in a dozen, I dare sayENID4Across32 LakeMERE4Across32 Girl's nameVERA4Across32 Deprive of the least chance?STEAL5Across33 Booby-trappedMINED5Across33 Spicy Indian dishBALTI5Across33 Not a black suitHEARTS6Across34 African desertSAHARA6Across34 In which to start work (or play)OPENINGS8Across35 CherishTREASURE8Across35 NuptialBRIDAL6Across35 StrictSEVERE6Across36 To Charles, a half of beerCHASER6Across36 RotaROSTER6Across36 SpreeREVEL5Across37 RequiredNEEDED6Across38 Ball gameTENNIS6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DevilSATAN5Down1 A bad start, ultimately, is a big blowBLAST5Down1 RespectREGARD6Down1 PungentACRID5Down2 Admitted breaking down when about due to finishOWNED5Down2 FightingSTRIFE6Down2 LazyIDLE4Down3 Running water can act like acid!BURN4Down3 So be itAMEN4Down3 A fixed gazeSTARE5Down4 SubsequentlyLATER5Down4 Flocks, we're told, can be growingPHLOX5Down4 DomesticatedTAMED5Down5 At the summitATOP4Down5 How the Americans find duck soupEASY4Down5 PitcherEWER4Down6 Serious epidemicPLAGUE6Down6 Can blackberrying present such problems?THORNY6Down6 BoredomTEDIUM6Down7 BlushREDDEN6Down8 Mean getting in late, perhapsENTAIL6Down9 UsualNORMAL6Down9 HoweverBUT3Down11 Even the best can be whipped!TOP3Down11 PostponeDEFER5Down12 Tree or horse out WestROWAN5Down12 OccidentalWESTERN7Down13 Two chaps ran outPETERED7Down13 PredicamentDILEMMA7Down13 There's nothing in raising the blindNIL3Down15 IrritatedIRKED5Down15 MinePIT3Down15 Be plural?ARE3Down16 ListTABLE5Down16 SnoopPRY3Down16 Meeting-placeFORUM5Down18 Seaman posted missingABSENT6Down18 SolutionANSWER6Down18 ManufacturerMAKER5Down19 It's awkward, swimming in the Serpentine!INEPT5Down20 StadiumARENA5Down20 ParchedDRY3Down21 FelineCAT3Down21 Be inclined to pay extraTIP3Down21 PinchNIP3Down22 Receiving nil in points, nevertheless succeededWON3Down22 DampWET3Down22 InventCREATE6Down23 Chew the rag, nominallyGARETH6Down23 TapeRIBBON6Down24 StrikeHIT3Down25 Area of clear pasturageLEA3Down25 FishPLAICE6Down25 TidyNEATEN6Down27 FuriousIRATE5Down28 WreckageDEBRIS6Down28 For knights of old, it helped to save faceVISOR5Down28 Photo bookALBUM5Down30 Checks on the horsesREINS5Down30 LubricatedOILED5Down30 Soft, luxurious fabricPLUSH5Down31 Glandular organLIVER5Down31 CapBERET5Down31 UrnVASE4Down32 Having wings, he rose flutteringEROS4Down32 Such castles are prone to floodingSAND4Down33 HorseMARE4Down33 BoastBRAG4Down33 DistributeDOLE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 12, 2025. 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.