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Evening Standard Crossword May 13 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 133 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 13 2021 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 133 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#
RuralRUSTIC6Across1 ExtendSPREAD6Across4 Support for when you retire?BACKUP6Across4 PlanSCHEME6Across5 Capital of FinlandHELSINKI8Across7 Hijack the ferry?TAKEOVER8Across7 Daisy takes note of the timeEASTER6Across8 Treat harshlySTEPON6Across8 WaterwayCANAL5Across9 AbruptSUDDEN6Across10 VagariesWHIMS5Across10 Broadly, open to offer odds at starting priceSPLAY5Across10 EmptyVACANT6Across11 DruggedDOPED5Across12 A fancy earpiece will not last longFADE4Across13 PlaygroundPARK4Across13 He has a record for serviceHELP4Across14 TardyLATE4Across14 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across14 The dog, if upset, needs a word of encouragementFIDO4Across15 HeapPILE4Across15 Inner part of a wrecked tugGUT3Across16 LevyTAX3Across16 StrayERR3Across17 Composition for twoDUET4Across17 Music from OctopussyOPUS4Across17 PresentHERE4Across18 Convincing interpretation of LearREAL4Across19 Police spyNARK4Across19 HandleTREAT5Across20 Gives one a start, perhaps, but just in the FensFRIGHTENS9Across21 CowardlyDASTARDLY9Across21 FainterPALER5Across22 Gutsy pets?CATS4Across23 MoneyDOSH4Across23 GraspedGRIPPED7Across23 BygonePAST4Across24 Could its heat melt a piece of toilet soap?OAST4Across24 InsinuateIMPLY5Across24 Complain constantly of a horseNAG3Across26 LimbLEG3Across26 RenovateRENEW5Across26 A basket you can pull right inTRUG4Across27 StyleELAN4Across27 The times when Erasmus didn't get a sum wrongERAS4Across29 MasculineMALE4Across29 DischargeEMIT4Across29 SerpentASP3Across30 Paint of many colours, perhaps?COAT4Across32 OnlySOLE4Across32 GravelGRIT4Across32 Wear awayERODE5Across33 Fight and shout about what's never endingBRAWL5Across33 SwiftFLEET5Across33 Mysterious officer commanding a sectOCCULT6Across34 CoercionDURESS6Across34 Tina's upset when Eric's naughty - and very quickly!INATRICE8Across35 StrangleTHROTTLE8Across35 AstoundedAMAZED6Across35 AscendingRISING6Across36 Card suitHEARTS6Across36 Intoxicated by initially big gameBLOTTO6Across36 LukewarmTEPID5Across37 See-sawTEETER6Across38 MythLEGEND6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Store providing new hats at Ponders EndSTASH5Down1 OstentatiousSHOWY5Down1 OutcomeRESULT6Down1 BraidPLAIT5Down2 Ability to finish a task badly?SKILL5Down2 SoberSEDATE6Down2 OsculateKISS4Down3 He's in jugTOBY4Down3 FrozenICED4Down3 BoatCANOE5Down4 Rope fibreSISAL5Down4 A letter to interpret for moneyBREAD5Down4 RescuerSAVER5Down5 StinkREEK4Down5 Cigarette holder, perhapsCASE4Down5 ClothedCLAD4Down6 WaterproofANORAK6Down6 Handy source of fuel for usUSEFUL6Down6 PaintENAMEL6Down7 LikewiseEITHER6Down8 FashionsTRENDS6Down9 Loves what may be so dearADORES6Down9 That womanHER3Down11 Girl helping with the washing?PEG3Down11 In the direction of a harbour?APORT5Down12 Legendary kingMIDAS5Down12 IntendPROPOSE7Down13 Make quick light tapsPITAPAT7Down13 If upset, cry, but you still have to produce!FISHOUT7Down13 FavouritePET3Down15 A bad atmosphereFUG3Down15 FragranceAROMA5Down15 AttemptTRY3Down16 It's good when you talk!GAS3Down16 BirdEAGLE5Down16 HellHADES5Down18 Character with one armPISTOL6Down18 EscortsUSHERS6Down18 SpreeREVEL5Down19 Invade some forbidden territoryENTER5Down20 ChangeALTER5Down20 Is smoking it hard work?FAG3Down21 CorgiDOG3Down21 ThroughPER3Down22 ManagedRAN3Down22 It can be played centre stage!TAG3Down22 Scrub Charlie clean, possiblyCANCEL6Down23 FloodDELUGE6Down23 DivulgeIMPART6Down24 Made sure to start washing upSAW3Down25 CoverLID3Down25 DelightPLEASE6Down25 BeginnerNOVICE6Down27 InventoriesLISTS5Down28 Correlation or arrangement of a trioRATIO5Down28 JammedWEDGED6Down28 In broadcasting, one enters a winding roadRADIO5Down30 AprilMONTH5Down30 TreeALDER5Down30 In the street, shelter from the rain and snowSLEET5Down31 DangerPERIL5Down31 TentTEPEE5Down31 In short, a mongrel has not much of a tailCURT4Down32 EquipmentGEAR4Down32 Best system for gamblingBETS4Down33 GalaFETE4Down33 CupidEROS4Down33 SeasonTIDE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 13, 2021. 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.