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Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2018 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Continental quiltDUVET5Across1 An accident on court?SMASH5Across1 HazardousRISKY5Across2 Religious treatment for broken lampsPSALM5Across6 AlertALARM5Across6 ObjectDEMUR5Across7 PreparedREADY5Across8 Associate, companionCOMRADE7Across9 To find the motorway clear, perhaps, is a marvel!MIRACLE7Across9 ReluctantLOATH5Across10 CurseSWEAR5Across10 Liam's type of religionISLAM5Across10 SorceryMAGIC5Across11 A drawback for Oscar, say?AWARD5Across11 SongbirdROBIN5Across12 Killed off the vice around Los AngelesSLAIN5Across12 SickILL3Across12 HaircutFLATTOP7Across13 Possibly Alf has clay to mould, but you may not believe itFALLACY7Across13 TemptressSIREN5Across13 Just a hint of a green salad fruit?CUE3Across15 BargainedHAGGLED7Across15 Cease livingDIE3Across15 There's little work for us in music!OPUS4Across17 OgledLEERED6Across17 OtherwiseELSE4Across17 They're heard to give a blockhead disturbed sleepBLEEPS6Across18 FruitBANANA6Across18 BarBAN3Across19 Set out to be a warm-hearted, bright fellowARRAY5Across19 RegalROYAL5Across19 Is the right numberTWENTY6Across20 BrochetteSKEWER6Across20 ContrivedDEVISED7Across20 Figure to have a great time with a girlVERA4Across22 AssistantAIDE4Across22 AppearSEEM4Across23 Deceived in a way that's a bit shadyHAD3Across24 NumberTEN3Across24 FallDROP4Across25 Flow windinglyMEANDER7Across25 Michael took a girl round the drama schoolFARADAY7Across25 A flat can lead to such an accidentFATAL5Across26 FundamentalRADICAL7Across26 Intense beam of lightLASER5Across26 Backless seatSTOOL5Across27 Place for high living on a low income?ATTIC5Across27 Fail to stand out in civil disobedienceSITIN5Across28 CuresHEALS5Across28 Everybody hastened out of the plantSHALLOT7Across29 African countrySENEGAL7Across29 To speak raspingly sounds greatGRATE5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 FreeRID3Across30 Former Russian emperorsTSARS5Across31 FruitTOMATO6Across31 Taking a rest from veracityLYING5Across31 Show-caseCABINET7Across34 SongCAROL5Across37 WeightTON3Across38 PreventDEBAR5Across39 DeceivedFOXED5Across40 StepTREAD5Across41 PassageALLEY5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WeirdEERIE5Down1 IllUNWELL6Down2 GovernorRULER5Down2 An accident messed up his mapMISHAP6Down2 Those little things at the laundrySMALLS6Down3 PressedIRONED6Down3 Card gameECARTE6Down3 KindredKITH4Down4 That chap I'm after at the hotelHIM3Down4 HillTOR3Down4 RuledREIGNED7Down5 A witticism from aunt?SALLY5Down5 SagDROOP5Down5 DroneIDLER5Down6 Clearly making a drama out of nothing, possiblyPLAINLY7Down6 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down6 Being stitched up makes little difference to SeanSEWN4Down7 Lacking fatLEAN4Down7 Beat up at last!LARRUP6Down8 Dried grapeRAISIN6Down8 EveryALL3Down9 HomeHABITAT7Down11 It's alarming, Oscar losing his head and coming to a sticky end!SCARY5Down12 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Down12 CutSLASH5Down13 BanquetFEAST5Down13 Forward a letter or twoFORTH5Down13 AlludeREFER5Down14 Tempted by a bit of luck on the redLURED5Down14 PallidASHEN5Down14 Allowed to contribute to police deductionsCEDED5Down15 Boy's nameDAVID5Down15 FuelGAS3Down16 KeenEAGER5Down16 Try the Evening Standard, for instanceESSAY5Down16 ScoffedDERIDED7Down18 Bread makerBAKER5Down18 Alban's everyday aspectBANAL5Down18 Shiftily cheat at being a diplomatATTACHE7Down19 Gives pleasure toREGALES7Down19 In a restaurant, a helpful line in cheap drink?WAITER6Down21 Kitchen applianceKETTLE6Down21 DismalDREAR5Down21 Heavenly messengersANGELS6Down22 Futility of a fictitious fairVANITY6Down22 ReelSPOOL5Down22 TraderDEALER6Down23 Fair part of a train wrecked going round a loop lineRATION6Down23 SailorMARINER7Down24 Riotous brawlMELEE5Down25 Mistake made by the soccer people last monthFAULT5Down25 Is within twelve inches (thus handy?)FIST4Down26 MissingLOST4Down26 RowDIN3Down27 Note how sunny he is!SOL3Down28 Trilby, sayHAT3Down28 FixLOCATE6Down28 StickBATON5Down29 WedMARRY5Down32 SumTOTAL5Down33 SparBOX3Down35 InformTELL4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 15, 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.