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Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Decorative plasterSTUCCO6Across1 LocationSPOT4Across1 Dutch courage?BOTTLE6Across1 TaskJOB3Across4 BannerFLAG4Across6 Musical instrumentCLARINET8Across7 Evict from a girl's homeDISPLACE8Across7 OrbSPHERE6Across8 Surface extent of a square amphitheatreAREA4Across8 WhipLASH4Across8 SuddenABRUPT6Across9 EquipmentRIG3Across10 Not fit to be part of the businessINFIRM6Across10 Pointed beardGOATEE6Across10 Leg boneFIBULA6Across11 Is available in tins, perhaps, if you demandINSIST6Across11 MaterialCLOTH5Across12 EncounteredMET3Across14 There can be only one winnerACE3Across14 StartedBEGAN5Across14 KeenEAGER5Across15 MelodiesTUNES5Across16 Land of liberated laityITALY5Across16 Turn red, almost, with all that bloodGORE4Across17 ExpertsACES4Across17 PromisePLEDGE6Across18 It's paid to many an individual on the 4th of JulyMONEY5Across19 Desires, expectationsHOPES5Across19 AstonishedAMAZED6Across20 Leaves a contribution for the saladBASIL5Across21 HandleLEVER5Across21 Deeply distressed, all to piecesCUTUP5Across22 CollierMINER5Across22 WhitishPALE4Across23 Shoots for trophiesPOTS4Across23 ObservedNOTED5Across24 Player's first gameDEBUT5Across26 PrySNOOP5Across26 Points to a piece of work by a SpaniardSENOR5Across26 He's a bit decadentCAD3Across28 ArtlessNAIVE5Across28 Drinks counterBAR3Across28 Between cigarette ends, the band will fawn or grovelCRINGE6Across29 ProverbsADAGES6Across29 CraftySLY3Across30 EasyFACILE6Across30 I leave a fighting man to form a unionSOLDER6Across30 They have beaks (or hooters?)OWLS4Across31 Surprise attackRAID4Across31 Foretells a woman's secret in the newspapersPRESAGES8Across32 ConditionFETTLE6Across32 AdmissionENTRANCE8Across32 He's the boss, dear fellowOLDMAN6Across33 LureENTICE6Across33 TestTRYOUT6Across33 StupefySTUN4Across34 HillTOR3Across35 ValleyDALE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Mark of disgraceSTIGMA6Down1 Bent on milking the applause?BOWING6Down1 StudentPUPIL5Down2 How often to have hot cereal on TuesdayTHRICE6Down2 Storage containersCRATES6Down2 Darts lineOCHE4Down3 HandledTREATED7Down3 Made up with cheeseEDAM4Down3 Pet arrangement in Spain for the SpanishSPANIEL7Down4 ScoffJEER4Down4 RefereeARBITER7Down4 BoastBRAG4Down5 As a jokeINFUN5Down5 Her mother has a strange airMARIA5Down5 SmithyFORGE5Down6 Sort of larceny associated with cashPETTY5Down6 Book of mapsATLAS5Down6 PacifyAPPEASE7Down7 Weak, unconvincingLAME4Down8 How one may travel in seafaringAFAR4Down8 HardenSET3Down9 Sooner than get here breathlessERE3Down9 FreezeICE3Down11 Hardly the place to live in style!STY3Down12 HeadgearCAP3Down12 Clippie's vehicleBUS3Down12 Was unaware of breaking step going round the cornerSLEPT5Down13 CroneHAG3Down13 HorizontalLEVEL5Down13 TransferredMOVED5Down15 As an officer, he has his own chairBOSUN5Down15 InformationGEN3Down16 RodentRAT3Down17 Peripheral tour arranged around mid-SeptemberOUTER5Down18 ManagedCOPED5Down18 Basis of wrestling?MAT3Down19 MildLENIENT7Down19 Farmyard birdHEN3Down19 A little drink with a pin-upNIP3Down20 For everyPER3Down20 His dark deeds needn't be at nightBURGLAR7Down21 MalesMEN3Down21 Word for wordLITERAL7Down21 AdjustedADAPTED7Down22 Drinking vesselMUG3Down22 Deceive a man of convictionCON3Down22 MollifyPACIFY6Down23 Looking sickly, paid about £50PALLID6Down23 OwingDUE3Down23 DryARID4Down24 But they could be evens!ODDS4Down24 ExcusedEXEMPT6Down25 A good talking toSERMON6Down25 LubricateOIL3Down25 Opportunity to use vision?SCOPE5Down26 People from DenmarkDANES5Down26 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down27 Spicy Indian dishBALTI5Down27 Finer resort and tourist centreNICER5Down27 BleatBAA3Down28 Female dairy supplierCOW3Down28 SpokenVOCAL5Down29 It's fair to use the same word twiceSOSO4Down30 ChairSEAT4Down30 WorryFRET4Down30 AnnumYEAR4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 16, 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.