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Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
LariatLASSO5Across1 ChosePICKED6Across5 EnlistENROL5Across8 However or wherever it’s on displayINANYCASE9Across9 FloodedINUNDATED9Across9 FungusTOADSTOOL9Across10 SofaSETTEE6Across10 Thomas and Leo are brawling. It’s horribleLOATHSOME9Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 Shot back, madSTAB4Across12 DestinyFATE4Across12 Type of cigarCORONA6Across13 Show yourself to be an equal, in oratoryAPPEAR6Across13 Make use ofUTILISE7Across14 CharacterNATURE6Across14 Big tots – they’re twinsDOUBLES7Across14 Aired?BLOWDRIED9Across15 SailorMATELOT7Across15 Fanciful and unrealistic, informallyAIRYFAIRY9Across15 To begin with, had done wrong in having nagged atSTARTEDON9Across17 BoldnessDERRINGDO9Across17 Last stop the majority go toENDMOST7Across18 PinchNIP3Across18 CapabilityFACULTY7Across18 Snaps the twigsSHOOTS6Across19 US stateOREGON6Across19 PromiseVOW3Across19 SeasoningSALT4Across20 A card from the staffCLUB4Across20 YieldCEDE4Across21 Stress, on the trip backDRIVEHOME9Across23 Farm implementPITCHFORK9Across23 MaterialDENIM5Across23 EntranceDOOR4Across24 Wonder what the bear will do?SPECULATE9Across25 Very unhappyMISERABLE9Across25 Get the impression it’s an instinctive aptitude forFEEL4Across26 Darts throwing-lineOCHE4Across26 TellINFORM6Across27 ExpireDIE3Across27 Stumbles back with one, in the clutches of booze!SPIRIT6Across27 Stringed instrumentUKULELE7Across29 EnclosurePEN3Across29 The British cheese assortment does appeal to oneBESEECH7Across29 AcquittedCLEARED7Across31 ClimbedSCALED6Across32 Added to the silly scare that in the end I quashedINCREASED9Across32 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across32 TardyLATE4Across34 What the figurine’s dress was carved from?SATINWOOD9Across34 Military unitBATTALION9Across34 EscapedELUDED6Across35 Standing – honestUPRIGHT7Across35 BrookRIVULET7Across35 The whole network is with one againENTIRE6Across36 Parrot's crySQUAWK6Across36 Cheque counterfoilSTUB4Across37 From the City getting a call, call backECHO4Across37 IndulgenceTOLERANCE9Across38 Sea-duckEIDER5Across38 So the three misbehaving are given a warningTHEREFORE9Across38 Meat-eaterCARNIVORE9Across39 Disturbed to find it’s not fixedUNSETTLED9Across39 MythLEGEND6Across39 SpeciesGENUS5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
No dolly, she’s the very personification of efficiency!MISSABLE8Down1 RabbleRIFFRAFF8Down1 Type of toffeeBUTTERSCOTCH12Down2 Quite enjoyed being in jail?HADAGOODTIME12Down2 ImitateAPE3Down2 Cruel actATROCITY8Down3 Want to cover the pair performing in body decorationsWARPAINT8Down3 DogSETTER6Down3 StupidityIDIOCY6Down4 Hang on – it will be contingent uponDEPEND6Down4 IndividualONE3Down4 SchemePLAN4Down5 Stand astrideSTRADDLE8Down5 Flares are set off by the house, in the openALFRESCO8Down5 ReviewerCRITIC6Down6 In which the king crab set up residence?SANDCASTLE10Down6 WholesomeSALUBRIOUS10Down6 EraseDELETE6Down7 Pushes and hopes, but it’s hard to get intoTHRUSTS7Down7 PainkillerASPIRIN7Down7 It’s cold in winter, as one snuggles into the furSEASONABLE10Down8 BlowflyBLUEBOTTLE10Down8 ExpelledREMOVED7Down9 Stewed, is greasyOILED5Down11 DueOWING5Down11 VehicleVAN3Down12 CheatDUPE4Down13 He herded the animals right into the portDROVER6Down16 Very dirtyFILTHY6Down16 TooALSO4Down16 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down17 TreeOAK3Down19 Book that woman!SHE3Down19 FlourishedWIELDED7Down20 Shortened formABBREVIATION12Down21 Give the shivers to, or don’t affect at allLEAVEYOUCOLD12Down21 DreadfulDIRE4Down22 InjuryTRAUMA6Down22 Picks up and drives, being very careful withRUNSIN6Down22 WealthPROSPERITY10Down23 It’s the degree of complexity that’s the snagDIFFICULTY10Down23 DisperseDISPEL6Down24 Work-place adversariesOPPOSITION10Down24 All-powerfulOMNIPOTENT10Down24 MotherMUM3Down25 The day one took the examSAT3Down25 GemOPAL4Down25 TellRELATE6Down26 RipeMATURE6Down28 SupervisorOVERSEER8Down28 Restored to favour, it is thought, againREDEEMED8Down28 ImproperUNTOWARD8Down29 Reinforce only the lockBUTTRESS8Down29 DignifiedENNOBLED8Down30 EntrapNET3Down30 Wasn’t tongue-tied, one arguedHADWORDS8Down30 The dogs start barking at the birdsBEAGLES7Down31 Lack of successFAILURE7Down31 Sculpt the figure, taking pains about itCARVE5Down33 ActDEED4Down33 Belly buttonNAVEL5Down33 Mid-morning mealBRUNCH6Down34 Begin with the E in “ale”SETOUT6Down34 LimbLEG3Down36 BirdEMU3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 15, 2020. 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.