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Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2023 answers. The Tuesday 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#
AssaultASSAIL6Across1 KegBARREL6Across1 One better able to do his job?FITTER6Across1 FrustrateBAFFLE6Across5 In spite of everythingAFTERALL8Across7 Testy academic, former pit workerEXAMINER8Across7 Such tennis simply isn't real!LAWN4Across8 SeedsPIPS4Across8 FainterPALER5Across9 Wandered like me, in a wayROAMED6Across10 Wears awayERODES6Across10 FrankCANDID6Across10 Finishes near central RuislipCLOSES6Across11 Pancake mixBATTER6Across11 Washed outRINSED6Across11 YieldedCEDED5Across12 Put down some mousetrapsSET3Across14 DischargeEMIT4Across14 AgentREP3Across14 European riverRHINE5Across16 Notions said wrongly to include a foregone conclusionIDEAS5Across16 EntrapNET3Across17 Heady items of appealHATS4Across17 Cast offSHED4Across17 SportWEAR4Across18 One of those confused scrapsMELEE5Across19 SquanderWASTE5Across19 JockeyRIDER5Across20 Prepared a bed in the gardenRAKED5Across21 Fertile spotOASIS5Across21 ScopeRANGE5Across22 FragmentSCRAP5Across22 Taken down from the menu?EATEN5Across22 To drive with it, you need a car keyCARE4Across23 DeniedNEGATED7Across23 DimDARK4Across23 ShotFIRED5Across24 It's hard to conceal love of hidden wealthHOARD5Across26 DangerPERIL5Across26 FishSPRAT5Across26 Shoot into a containerBAG3Across28 DecomposeROT3Across28 Half the main supply system is for her!INGRID6Across29 ExcludeOMIT4Across29 Bad luck, informallyHOODOO6Across29 Green, sayCOLOUR6Across30 The majority are about half dead and pretty smallMODEST6Across30 CouchBED3Across30 AssistHELP4Across31 The bookie's chances of enrichmentODDS4Across31 BeginCOMMENCE8Across32 One with a consuming interest in natural speciesPREDATOR8Across32 EatDINE4Across32 CommandORDER5Across33 Antagonism, to saints, would be unnecessary!NEEDLE6Across33 Cattle foodFORAGE6Across33 PangTWINGE6Across35 BraceletBANGLE6Across36 ReappearRECUR5Across37 RoughRUGGED6Across38 NursedTENDED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SupporterBACKER6Down1 ConcursAGREES6Down1 A quarter day?FOURTH6Down1 It's between Windsor and EtonTHAMES6Down2 ToleratedABIDED6Down2 SourRANCID6Down2 Tear for the right purposeREND4Down3 GirlLASS4Down3 HeroicEPIC4Down3 Suggested one MP was dishonestIMPLIED7Down4 LeavesDEPARTS7Down4 LoadedLADEN5Down4 Prickly plantsCACTI5Down5 CapBERET5Down5 A supplier of seeds (from Siena?)ANISE5Down5 ParchedARID4Down6 Being overweight can mean a lotGROSS5Down6 Distress signalFLARE5Down6 TieFASTEN6Down7 TolerateENDURE6Down8 Tiny opening in the skinPORE4Down8 Latest heartless conclusion?LAST4Down8 VigourPEP3Down9 Being foolish, we start troubleWET3Down9 Of poetry, a modern piece?ODE3Down12 Definite articleTHE3Down12 Quick to tangle with –27”EAGER5Down13 PostponedDELAYED7Down13 Go inENTER5Down13 Of the noseNASAL5Down15 Keeps wild dogs!PEKES5Down15 NoteMINIM5Down15 PrincipleTENET5Down16 PaddledWADED5Down18 Large animalHIPPO5Down18 Continue working in west LondonACTON5Down18 It could be a coasterMAT3Down19 AnewAGAIN5Down19 ConflictWAR3Down19 In silence, how can he make a number of points?LEN3Down20 Drink gingerlySIP3Down20 Dai gets mixed up with Carl, the extremistRADICAL7Down21 MonthOCTOBER7Down21 ColourRED3Down21 MaterialREP3Down22 Demonstrate one's humanityERR3Down22 Heavy-heartedSAD3Down22 Monetary unitDOLLAR6Down23 A non-playing supporter of golf clubsCADDIE6Down23 At the summitATOP4Down24 NurtureFOSTER6Down24 Too long to wait for a half of sausagesAGES4Down24 AscendingRISING6Down25 Note the condition of the propertyESTATE6Down25 Martial artKARATE6Down25 Little beast in joint office!HIPPO5Down26 StunSHOCK5Down26 EncircledRINGED6Down27 Consent to change gear at the end of the raceAGREE5Down27 CapaciousROOMY5Down27 Fish eggsROE3Down28 MythLEGEND6Down28 An odd rhyme for almost anyoneBOD3Down28 Either letter comes early in the dayMORN4Down30 CookCHEF4Down30 GenerateBREED5Down30 OutcomingDEBUT5Down31 MonsterOGRE4Down33 UnusualRARE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. 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.