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Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 12 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 131 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#
SummariseRECAP5Across3 EnquiredASKED5Across3 Pair of spectacles for a player?BLOBS5Across3 Do fully, as beforeDITTO5Across8 UnsuitableUNFIT5Across8 EncourageEXHORT6Across9 Lowest pointNADIR5Across10 PuzzleRIDDLE6Across10 An Irish saint and an excellent fellowAIDAN5Across10 Exclamation no real orator uses!LOR3Across11 PistachioNUT3Across11 TendencyTREND5Across11 Open, due to start tomorrowOVERT5Across12 ThoughtIDEA4Across12 TeethFANGS5Across12 One-eyed thing to wearMONOCLE7Across13 Capital of VenezuelaCARACAS7Across13 PleasantNICE4Across15 DifferentOTHER5Across15 Puts pressure on, thanks to politiciansTAMPS5Across15 SeanceSITTING7Across17 ContainerPOT3Across18 Shell out for peas, etc.POD3Across18 Thick oilGREASE6Across19 A broken romanceSERIAL6Across19 ChildTOT3Across20 KneecapPATELLA7Across21 MagnificentGRAND5Across21 Shady type chary of having his rest disturbedSHYSTER7Across21 But not exactly oilyONLY4Across22 TalkCHAT4Across22 English gardenKENT4Across23 ObscenitySMUT4Across23 CheeseEDAM4Across23 Said to be placed amid wild deerREPUTED7Across24 EstimatesGUESSES7Across24 TrampledTROD4Across25 Name the girl Romeo's afterOLIVER6Across26 Of the starsASTRAL6Across26 RescuerSAVER5Across26 SerpentASP3Across28 UnhappySAD3Across29 It's from the laity, this songLAY3Across29 DespairDESPOND7Across30 It discusses things religiouslySYNOD5Across31 BraidPLAIT5Across31 Sort of museum where Ruby gets to do her stuff?WAXWORK7Across32 LeavesDEPARTS7Across32 ThrashBEAT4Across33 ClassGENUS5Across34 The lazier waster?IDLER5Across34 So much work in the underground sectionERG3Across35 AlwaysEVER4Across35 AttachTIE3Across35 Strong coffeeMOCHA5Across36 MarsupialKOALA5Across36 Oscar, upset by a bit of mildew?WILDE5Across36 ReimburseREPAY5Across37 An exhausting thing to do, though the purpose is loftyUSEUP5Across37 MelodiesTUNES5Across38 Pines irrationally for a birdSNIPE5Across38 TriflesTRIVIA6Across38 DieEXPIRE6Across39 CommerceTRADE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ChronicleANNAL5Down1 SponsorshipAEGIS5Down1 Show in advancePILOT5Down1 Quick light tapsPITAPAT7Down2 Just one cup can cause physical deteriorationATROPHY7Down2 PaneSHEET5Down2 SkillART3Down3 EpochsERAS4Down4 CordSTRING6Down4 Sweet nothingLOVE4Down4 Sea-eagleERNE4Down5 Two-way traffic, no cash neededBARTER6Down5 MohairANGORA6Down5 PerformedDID3Down6 AdhesivePASTE5Down6 The moving stair makes musical soundsSITAR5Down6 ConfessADMIT5Down7 SlatesTILES5Down7 Frank would have a striking effect on the public-addressZAPPA5Down7 CapBERET5Down8 Animal's coatFUR3Down9 A speed at which not to reverse!TON3Down9 Gaffer possibly sold a half of butterOLDSTER7Down12 DecisiveFATEFUL7Down12 VariedDIVERSE7Down13 See some boys being bashfulCOY3Down14 Map-bookATLAS5Down14 CribCOT3Down14 Confused by many an editorMIXED5Down16 HurtsHARMS5Down16 ForgiveCONDONE7Down16 RelaxesRESTS5Down17 On which to chalk a tick?SLATE5Down17 AvariceGREED5Down18 SpectaclesGLASSES7Down19 InsectANT3Down19 To put a wrong clause right is only civilSECULAR7Down19 FragmentSCRAP5Down20 Single performances can make a little chap very bigSOLOS5Down20 Dead snail, maybeSLAIN5Down21 SpaghettiPASTA5Down21 CurtainDRAPE5Down22 TranquillisesSEDATES7Down23 A minor point on the map of Florida?KEYWEST7Down23 Seem embarrassed by a brightly coloured roomREDDEN6Down24 RugMAT3Down24 CakeGATEAU6Down24 It reduces one's incomeTAX3Down25 WeakenSAP3Down25 StaggeredREELED6Down27 Sailing vesselSLOOP5Down27 Poem composed by CyrilLYRIC5Down27 DiminishABATE5Down28 CorrectRIGHT5Down28 Empties the wide open spacesVOIDS5Down28 ConfusionPANIC5Down29 He's all eyes, this hard-hearted fellow!ARGUS5Down30 ThieveSTEAL5Down30 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down31 NoblemanDUKE4Down32 ParchedDRIED5Down32 We kept inside to grieveWEEP4Down32 A mineral or tea centreORE3Down33 RendRIP3Down33 FlySOAR4Down34 EquipmentKIT3Down36 HatchetAXE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. 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.