Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 15 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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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ViewSCENE5Across2 ThereforeERGO4Across7 LassoLARIAT6Across8 FrankBLUFF5Across9 They show you very easily that it's six thirtyHANDSDOWN9Across9 ConductorELECTRODE9Across9 Looking up at the sky, make for homeHEADBACK8Across10 Put too much onOVERLOAD8Across10 SpoilMAR3Across11 Sense you have an instinctive aptitude forFEEL4Across12 Overwhelming defeatROUT4Across12 For a start, I have to rewrite the passageSTRAIT6Across13 SnipCUT3Across13 Lodging houseHOSTEL6Across13 Sham treatmentPLACEBO7Across14 Again say thanks for putting in the new treesRESTATE7Across14 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 The warm-hearted crew of the ice-breaker?COLDHANDS9Across15 Building workerPLASTERER9Across15 WeakenSAP3Across16 Rotating deviceGYROSCOPE9Across17 Discover the note when you get homeFINDAFLAT9Across17 Favourite remedyNOSTRUM7Across18 LiberateFREE4Across18 An odd outburst of anger on the waySTRANGE7Across18 TrainRETINUE7Across19 What you've been cooking since getting into a rut?RAGOUT6Across20 CreepINCH4Across20 Woman's hatBONNET6Across20 A certain additional problem is spoken ofSOME4Across21 Complete durationSPAN4Across21 TackNAIL4Across22 UglyHIDEOUS7Across23 Yellowish-brown spiceCINNAMON8Across24 Tell me again what's cooking in the hot containerHOWSTHAT8Across24 WatchedEYED4Across25 Type of windEASTERLY8Across26 He sees you clutch the drink sent outBEHOLDER8Across26 RegretRUE3Across27 When given the centre court, behavesACTS4Across28 Solemn pronouncementOATH4Across28 GrainCORN4Across28 Physical assaultATTACK6Across29 Tipped, went furtively offSLOPED6Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 Acid-tasting fruitRHUBARB7Across31 Urge the locals to house the poor peopleBEGGARS7Across31 MatRUG3Across31 VapourSTEAM5Across33 A poor keeper but a sport?GOODLOSER9Across34 Wild flowerBUTTERCUP9Across34 DelightPLEASE6Across36 Can't understand it when you don't noticeFAILTOSEE9Across36 NonsenseGIBBERISH9Across36 AbsentAWAY4Across37 Refuse, in a terrible rage, to accept the caseGARBAGE7Across38 FlourishWIELD5Across38 Large whaleRORQUAL7Across38 Incense in a funny green containerENRAGE6Across39 Settles downROOSTS6Across39 Broad smileBEAM4Across40 Not charged for the padFLAT4Across40 Habitually silentTACITURN8Across41 Attacked the twit taking the girl backASSAILED8Across41 Athlete's garbTRACKSUIT9Across42 The beginning, but not the first round!SQUAREONE9Across42

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Web-footed reptileTERRAPIN8Down1 LoafBREAD5Down1 Full details about a number of theftsTHEFACTS8Down1 Large white sturgeonBELUGA6Down2 Not thoroughly ill?UNWELL6Down2 WeepSOB3Down2 Design on stationeryMONOGRAM8Down3 Will get one back into shape? Go on!CONTINUE8Down3 BirdEMU3Down3 SpriteELF3Down4 ShackleFETTER6Down4 The girl's got a fifty in historyANNALS6Down4 SnoopPRY3Down5 Body substanceCOLLAGEN8Down5 Such a nuisance writing an advertising slogan for a cigarette!WHATAFAG8Down5 ObscureVAGUE5Down6 Female predatory catLEOPARDESS10Down6 OK. Bleached to just the right degreeFAIRENOUGH10Down6 Remove dirt fromCLEANSE7Down7 Say lamb stew is greatABYSMAL7Down7 Write, almost illegibly, "sun-stroke"SCRAWL6Down8 SummerhouseGAZEBO6Down8 StuntFEAT4Down10 DeservedMERITED7Down11 Senior female member of groupDOYENNE7Down11 Awful fate met the woman in the aviaryFEATHER7Down11 AttainedREACHED7Down12 MakerCREATOR7Down13 EffectiveTELLING7Down14 Frank is about one's heightHONEST6Down16 DespotTYRANT6Down16 SeparateSEVER5Down16 AnnoyancePIQUE5Down17 SportFUN3Down18 Holy personSAINT5Down19 Nonsense! Put in a big perch!ROOST5Down19 ForbidBAN3Down20 Hand back the deserterRAT3Down20 ConcealedHID3Down21 Margaret getting a first love letterOMEGA5Down22 Bohemian dancePOLKA5Down22 The pound popped inside see as an insultSLIGHT6Down23 StudyPERUSE6Down23 ExpelOUST4Down24 PainstakingMETICULOUS10Down25 Gosh, they do make an unholy din!HELLSBELLS10Down25 Large deerELK3Down26 CedeYIELD5Down26 The rotten fish is sent backBAD3Down26 Attack persistentlyBOMBARD7Down27 A chit for the cases!BAGGAGE7Down27 RusticRURAL5Down29 Means the wine's last to go inPORTENDS8Down30 EvidentAPPARENT8Down30 Contrary argumentREBUTTAL8Down31 Produce, in the fight arenaBRINGOUT8Down31 Biblical beastBEHEMOTH8Down32 WagesPAY3Down32 Covered the outhouse to keep the warmth inSHEATHED8Down32 StitchSEW3Down33 Giant Californian treeSEQUOIA7Down33 The case of the circus performers and the old slatternFLEABAG7Down33 StretchEKE3Down34 Scottish fabricTARTAN6Down35 EnthusiasticMAD3Down35 Attack, catching us with a jagged hornONRUSH6Down35 SpiritsGHOSTS6Down36 Favouring, at the outset, plenty of treesFOREST6Down36 Also swinging on the barSALOON6Down37 AngryIREFUL6Down37

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