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Evening Standard Crossword May 14 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 14 2018 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
ShredSCRAP5Across2 KetchupSAUCE5Across3 Container of riches, treasure, perhapsCHEST5Across3 ConcernCARE4Across7 Word of warning about crime, initially, from the policeFORCE5Across8 OddUNEVEN6Across8 EngineMOTOR5Across8 ProficientADEPT5Across9 Has tasteful associations, but can be shaky in useCRUET5Across10 CornerANGLE5Across10 Hill in a pastoral areaTOR3Across11 JokeGAG3Across11 Boy's nameBEN3Across11 Put upERECT5Across12 Moira becomes a New ZealanderMAORI5Across12 Nude in an exotic act or showCABARET7Across13 Herb typeOREGANO7Across13 ModelSIT3Across13 Groups of playersTEAMS5Across15 Fabulous Greek authorAESOP5Across15 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across15 TitleSIR3Across16 IrritateITCH4Across18 FreeRID3Across18 One said to have been successfulWON3Across18 Shore birdCURLEW6Across19 Irregular stripe in computer graphicsSPRITE6Across19 QuandryDILEMMA7Across19 VegetableLEEK4Across20 Underground roomsCELLARS7Across21 When a New York father, being obliging, will helpANYTIME7Across21 PrudishPRIM4Across22 NoblemanEARL4Across22 Depend merely on me being awayRELY4Across22 FruitPEAR4Across23 Make the cocoa go round in jug?STIR4Across23 LackingWITHOUT7Across23 Gets the use of George's?BORROWS7Across24 Headache tabletASPIRIN7Across24 TidyNEAT4Across25 Dismays, terrifiesAPPALS6Across26 To a saint, the pious conclusion is the flowery part!STAMEN6Across26 ChildTOT3Across27 OtherwiseELSE4Across28 Lash it back with a rope's end!TIE3Across29 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across29 AridDRY3Across30 In Genesis, allegedly, it's a sort of 'hemp'SISAL5Across31 FinishEND3Across31 Hard outer caseSHELL5Across31 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Across32 Wandering in the gallery can mean trouble!ALLERGY7Across32 SpeciesGENUS5Across33 A pettish name to call ElizabethLIBBY5Across34 TeacherTUTOR5Across34 Menagerie animal?NAG3Across35 Dog breedPUG3Across35 Possibly withered, not red but pallidWHITE5Across36 Academy AwardOSCAR5Across36 CounselADVISE6Across36 A warm toneSEPIA5Across37 Of birthNATAL5Across37 MeritEARN4Across37 SkirmishMELEE5Across38 Subsequently, much laughter is heardAFTER5Across38 SpoolsREELS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Snake typeCOBRA5Down1 DeadlyFATAL5Down1 Germanic deity who gave woman new heartWOTAN5Down1 CrossbreedMONGREL7Down2 Thin, bony, but not exactly scraggy?SCRAWNY7Down2 OceanSEA3Down2 CerealRYE3Down3 HairstyleAFRO4Down4 PlacePUT3Down4 Race of theatre goersHEAT4Down4 MoistWET3Down5 Treat the new potatoes with jam?SCRAPE6Down5 Prickly plantCACTUS6Down5 MementoRELIC5Down6 Go inENTER5Down6 One determined to be an essayist?TRIER5Down6 Soft runny mudSLIME5Down7 Only a serf, but he had plenty!HELOT5Down7 Golf pegTEE3Down9 Opprobrious thing to doROB3Down9 BucketPAIL4Down10 WreathGARLAND7Down11 EntranceGATEWAY7Down12 Just say the wordMENTION7Down12 InfiniteENDLESS7Down12 SurpriseSTARTLE7Down13 A novel name for '9'ROY3Down14 PunchedTHUMPED7Down14 AfflictAIL3Down14 ForeignALIEN5Down16 Examines what may be fit for consumption by saints!SIFTS5Down16 VisionSIGHT5Down16 Sabre, for exampleSWORD5Down17 She's grey, and may turn palerPEARL5Down17 DisproveREBUT5Down17 DevilIMP3Down18 Sly, going round the market astutelySMARTLY7Down19 Warship typeCRUISER7Down19 Could such a widow make hay?GRASS5Down20 American stateTEXAS5Down20 Another name for a sailALIAS5Down21 OutfitKIT3Down21 Thin pancakeCREPE5Down21 With quick light tapsPITAPAT7Down23 Mr Todd of the Flying SquadSWEENEY7Down23 AttractivenessALLURE6Down24 The idea that beef is about £1BELIEF6Down24 SeepOOZE4Down24 Steal fromROB3Down25 Mineral wealth meaning nothing to the Italian?OIL3Down25 Eat awayERODE5Down26 StagePHASE5Down27 The right rhyme for 'drunk'TIGHT5Down27 Communion tableALTAR5Down28 Island in the wild part of DalmatiaMALTA5Down28 TrapSNARE5Down29 RoyalREGAL5Down30 A horse, that is, for a little girlAGGIE5Down30 Child’s toyDOLL4Down32 BlendMIX3Down32 Being fit is a bit of a blessingABLE4Down32 Musical monologue in opera, perhapsRAP3Down33 JewelGEM3Down33 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down33 NothingNIL3Down34 ObserveSEE3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 14, 2018. 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.