Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2026 Answers

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Below are all 131 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 12 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Summarise53 AcrossReveal answer → Enquired53 AcrossReveal answer → Pair of spectacles for a player?53 AcrossReveal answer → Do fully, as before58 AcrossReveal answer → Unsuitable58 AcrossReveal answer → Encourage69 AcrossReveal answer → Lowest point510 AcrossReveal answer → Puzzle610 AcrossReveal answer → An Irish saint and an excellent fellow510 AcrossReveal answer → Exclamation no real orator uses!311 AcrossReveal answer → Pistachio311 AcrossReveal answer → Tendency511 AcrossReveal answer → Open, due to start tomorrow512 AcrossReveal answer → Thought412 AcrossReveal answer → Teeth512 AcrossReveal answer → One-eyed thing to wear713 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of Venezuela713 AcrossReveal answer → Pleasant415 AcrossReveal answer → Different515 AcrossReveal answer → Puts pressure on, thanks to politicians515 AcrossReveal answer → Seance717 AcrossReveal answer → Container318 AcrossReveal answer → Shell out for peas, etc.318 AcrossReveal answer → Thick oil619 AcrossReveal answer → A broken romance619 AcrossReveal answer → Child320 AcrossReveal answer → Kneecap721 AcrossReveal answer → Magnificent521 AcrossReveal answer → Shady type chary of having his rest disturbed721 AcrossReveal answer → But not exactly oily422 AcrossReveal answer → Talk422 AcrossReveal answer → English garden423 AcrossReveal answer → Obscenity423 AcrossReveal answer → Cheese423 AcrossReveal answer → Said to be placed amid wild deer724 AcrossReveal answer → Estimates724 AcrossReveal answer → Trampled425 AcrossReveal answer → Name the girl Romeo's after626 AcrossReveal answer → Of the stars626 AcrossReveal answer → Rescuer526 AcrossReveal answer → Serpent328 AcrossReveal answer → Unhappy329 AcrossReveal answer → It's from the laity, this song329 AcrossReveal answer → Despair730 AcrossReveal answer → It discusses things religiously531 AcrossReveal answer → Braid531 AcrossReveal answer → Sort of museum where Ruby gets to do her stuff?732 AcrossReveal answer → Leaves732 AcrossReveal answer → Thrash433 AcrossReveal answer → Class534 AcrossReveal answer → The lazier waster?534 AcrossReveal answer → So much work in the underground section335 AcrossReveal answer → Always435 AcrossReveal answer → Attach335 AcrossReveal answer → Strong coffee536 AcrossReveal answer → Marsupial536 AcrossReveal answer → Oscar, upset by a bit of mildew?536 AcrossReveal answer → Reimburse537 AcrossReveal answer → An exhausting thing to do, though the purpose is lofty537 AcrossReveal answer → Melodies538 AcrossReveal answer → Pines irrationally for a bird538 AcrossReveal answer → Trifles638 AcrossReveal answer → Die639 AcrossReveal answer → Commerce540 AcrossReveal answer →

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Chronicle51 DownReveal answer → Sponsorship51 DownReveal answer → Show in advance51 DownReveal answer → Quick light taps72 DownReveal answer → Just one cup can cause physical deterioration72 DownReveal answer → Pane52 DownReveal answer → Skill33 DownReveal answer → Epochs44 DownReveal answer → Cord64 DownReveal answer → Sweet nothing44 DownReveal answer → Sea-eagle45 DownReveal answer → Two-way traffic, no cash needed65 DownReveal answer → Mohair65 DownReveal answer → Performed36 DownReveal answer → Adhesive56 DownReveal answer → The moving stair makes musical sounds56 DownReveal answer → Confess57 DownReveal answer → Slates57 DownReveal answer → Frank would have a striking effect on the public-address57 DownReveal answer → Cap58 DownReveal answer → Animal's coat39 DownReveal answer → A speed at which not to reverse!39 DownReveal answer → Gaffer possibly sold a half of butter712 DownReveal answer → Decisive712 DownReveal answer → Varied713 DownReveal answer → See some boys being bashful314 DownReveal answer → Map-book514 DownReveal answer → Crib314 DownReveal answer → Confused by many an editor516 DownReveal answer → Hurts516 DownReveal answer → Forgive716 DownReveal answer → Relaxes517 DownReveal answer → On which to chalk a tick?517 DownReveal answer → Avarice518 DownReveal answer → Spectacles719 DownReveal answer → Insect319 DownReveal answer → To put a wrong clause right is only civil719 DownReveal answer → Fragment520 DownReveal answer → Single performances can make a little chap very big520 DownReveal answer → Dead snail, maybe521 DownReveal answer → Spaghetti521 DownReveal answer → Curtain522 DownReveal answer → Tranquillises723 DownReveal answer → A minor point on the map of Florida?723 DownReveal answer → Seem embarrassed by a brightly coloured room624 DownReveal answer → Rug324 DownReveal answer → Cake624 DownReveal answer → It reduces one's income325 DownReveal answer → Weaken325 DownReveal answer → Staggered627 DownReveal answer → Sailing vessel527 DownReveal answer → Poem composed by Cyril527 DownReveal answer → Diminish528 DownReveal answer → Correct528 DownReveal answer → Empties the wide open spaces528 DownReveal answer → Confusion529 DownReveal answer → He's all eyes, this hard-hearted fellow!530 DownReveal answer → Thieve530 DownReveal answer → Egg-shaped531 DownReveal answer → Nobleman432 DownReveal answer → Parched532 DownReveal answer → We kept inside to grieve432 DownReveal answer → A mineral or tea centre333 DownReveal answer → Rend333 DownReveal answer → Fly434 DownReveal answer → Equipment336 DownReveal answer → Hatchet337 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.