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Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 132 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#
TormentTEASE5Across2 Very hot playingPIPING6Across4 BrandsSTAMPS6Across4 Set of lettersALPHABET8Across7 SatanDEVIL5Across7 Having, as one's target, traditional domestic heating?OPENFIRE8Across7 Twister's inaccurate quote about the ruling headTORQUE6Across8 DecoratesADORNS6Across8 FruitMELON5Across8 One of those men of letters, like Romeo and CharlieOSCAR5Across10 SorceryMAGIC5Across10 FoolishAPISH5Across10 ObeseFAT3Across12 Concert piece that can't failCERT4Across13 SendREMIT5Across13 VivacityELAN4Across13 Girl's nameRUTH4Across14 Supports outside templesTEES4Across14 CookerOVEN4Across15 ReasonableLOGICAL7Across15 Used to be a diminutive outside rightWERE4Across15 Marshy landFEN3Across16 Horse possibly watched on TVBAY3Across16 Capital of NorwayOSLO4Across17 Never lead with yours!CHIN4Across17 WornERODED6Across17 GainedWON3Across19 WagonCART4Across19 Sand in one's bottleGRIT4Across19 ErasedDELETED7Across20 BraceletsJEWELLERY9Across21 Indicates that a fielder's more or less deepPOINTSOUT9Across21 Mexican monetary unitPESO4Across23 Show animalsCATS4Across23 ExpiredDIED4Across23 Call round?RING4Across24 UrnVASE4Across24 DejectedDOWN4Across25 SkillART3Across26 Chuck's a bit pushy!SHY3Across26 DedicatedDEVOTED7Across26 ComplyOBEY4Across27 Airily departing singer?SWAN4Across27 All-rounder making a bowler edgy?BRIM4Across29 UndilutedNEAT4Across29 CushionPAD3Across30 SignifyDENOTE6Across31 BurdenONUS4Across32 Timber transactionDEAL4Across32 Possessor of a beastly laughHYENA5Across33 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Across33 Norfolk's secondary highwaysBROADS6Across34 AvoidBYPASS6Across34 RefugeSHELTER7Across34 At great cost, he's taken in by the mad hatterTHEEARTH8Across35 TorturesTORMENTS8Across35 BelievesTRUSTS6Across36 Persons who put a famous footballer out of workPEOPLE6Across36 EthicalMORAL5Across37 WonderAWE3Across38 LiabilityDEBIT5Across39 ReverencePIETY5Across40 StitchedSEWED5Across41 RateSPEED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Detection systemRADAR5Down1 To rob in inhuman fashionROBOT5Down1 PostponeDEFER5Down1 CleaveSPLIT5Down2 Fight to keep intruders out?FENCE5Down2 ShyTIMID5Down2 WhipLASH4Down3 For some seafarers, it's a long way to goAFAR4Down3 ExhilaratedELATED6Down3 DirtSOIL4Down4 Not freshSTALE5Down4 He'll have a good look around the West EndPETER5Down4 PurifiedREFINED7Down5 SoonANON4Down5 Opening the winePORT4Down5 SumTOTAL5Down6 BasketPUNNET6Down6 Eating this can be socially acceptable in TongaNOUGAT6Down6 Where nothing's registered in advance?OREGON6Down9 ResinLAC3Down9 JigsDANCES6Down9 CringedCOWERED7Down11 Young dogPUP3Down11 Deposit on TV?SET3Down11 BroguesSHOES5Down12 A Caledonian place?ASCOT5Down12 Car lent unwisely in a mean locationCENTRAL7Down13 ShrillREEDY5Down13 DevelopsEVOLVES7Down13 StirredMOVED5Down14 Get the girlWIN3Down15 Spanish cryOLE3Down15 Cook in oilFRY3Down16 ObtainedGOT3Down16 Caused pain, possibly between the teethBIT3Down16 Whispered urgently: 'Listen!'HISSED6Down18 DecipheredDECODED7Down18 FaintsSWOONS6Down18 Play schoolRUGBY5Down20 StadiumARENA5Down20 AircraftJET3Down21 GiverDONOR5Down21 Give dad less than a penny!PAY3Down21 PlaceLAY3Down22 SeraphANGEL5Down22 An error in finishing upSIN3Down22 Price of tea at some stageCHARGE6Down23 SupplicationPRAYER6Down23 ExhaustDEPLETE7Down24 TaxiCAB3Down25 That of a standing ovation?DIN3Down25 TankVAT3Down27 SculpturesBUSTS5Down28 DeathDEMISE6Down28 Point to a broken seat you can't properly useWASTE5Down28 SeatCHAIR5Down29 Have another shot at reforming TerryRETRY5Down30 Dark woodEBONY5Down30 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Down31 Subject taught by a master for some monthsMATHS5Down31 Cereal grainOATS4Down32 FamousNOTED5Down32 Attorney and politician sweating a bitDAMP4Down32 The part of 'Achilles'?HEEL4Down33 DomesticatedTAMED5Down33 HindquartersRUMP4Down33 SheepEWE3Down35 HarvestREAP4Down36

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