Evening Standard Crossword May 16 2026 Answers

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Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Torment52 AcrossReveal answer → Very hot playing64 AcrossReveal answer → Brands64 AcrossReveal answer → Set of letters87 AcrossReveal answer → Satan57 AcrossReveal answer → Having, as one's target, traditional domestic heating?87 AcrossReveal answer → Twister's inaccurate quote about the ruling head68 AcrossReveal answer → Decorates68 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit58 AcrossReveal answer → One of those men of letters, like Romeo and Charlie510 AcrossReveal answer → Sorcery510 AcrossReveal answer → Foolish510 AcrossReveal answer → Obese312 AcrossReveal answer → Concert piece that can't fail413 AcrossReveal answer → Send513 AcrossReveal answer → Vivacity413 AcrossReveal answer → Girl's name414 AcrossReveal answer → Supports outside temples414 AcrossReveal answer → Cooker415 AcrossReveal answer → Reasonable715 AcrossReveal answer → Used to be a diminutive outside right415 AcrossReveal answer → Marshy land316 AcrossReveal answer → Horse possibly watched on TV316 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of Norway417 AcrossReveal answer → Never lead with yours!417 AcrossReveal answer → Worn617 AcrossReveal answer → Gained319 AcrossReveal answer → Wagon419 AcrossReveal answer → Sand in one's bottle419 AcrossReveal answer → Erased720 AcrossReveal answer → Bracelets921 AcrossReveal answer → Indicates that a fielder's more or less deep921 AcrossReveal answer → Mexican monetary unit423 AcrossReveal answer → Show animals423 AcrossReveal answer → Expired423 AcrossReveal answer → Call round?424 AcrossReveal answer → Urn424 AcrossReveal answer → Dejected425 AcrossReveal answer → Skill326 AcrossReveal answer → Chuck's a bit pushy!326 AcrossReveal answer → Dedicated726 AcrossReveal answer → Comply427 AcrossReveal answer → Airily departing singer?427 AcrossReveal answer → All-rounder making a bowler edgy?429 AcrossReveal answer → Undiluted429 AcrossReveal answer → Cushion330 AcrossReveal answer → Signify631 AcrossReveal answer → Burden432 AcrossReveal answer → Timber transaction432 AcrossReveal answer → Possessor of a beastly laugh533 AcrossReveal answer → Synagogue minister533 AcrossReveal answer → Norfolk's secondary highways634 AcrossReveal answer → Avoid634 AcrossReveal answer → Refuge734 AcrossReveal answer → At great cost, he's taken in by the mad hatter835 AcrossReveal answer → Tortures835 AcrossReveal answer → Believes636 AcrossReveal answer → Persons who put a famous footballer out of work636 AcrossReveal answer → Ethical537 AcrossReveal answer → Wonder338 AcrossReveal answer → Liability539 AcrossReveal answer → Reverence540 AcrossReveal answer → Stitched541 AcrossReveal answer → Rate542 AcrossReveal answer →

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Detection system51 DownReveal answer → To rob in inhuman fashion51 DownReveal answer → Postpone51 DownReveal answer → Cleave52 DownReveal answer → Fight to keep intruders out?52 DownReveal answer → Shy52 DownReveal answer → Whip43 DownReveal answer → For some seafarers, it's a long way to go43 DownReveal answer → Exhilarated63 DownReveal answer → Dirt44 DownReveal answer → Not fresh54 DownReveal answer → He'll have a good look around the West End54 DownReveal answer → Purified75 DownReveal answer → Soon45 DownReveal answer → Opening the wine45 DownReveal answer → Sum56 DownReveal answer → Basket66 DownReveal answer → Eating this can be socially acceptable in Tonga66 DownReveal answer → Where nothing's registered in advance?69 DownReveal answer → Resin39 DownReveal answer → Jigs69 DownReveal answer → Cringed711 DownReveal answer → Young dog311 DownReveal answer → Deposit on TV?311 DownReveal answer → Brogues512 DownReveal answer → A Caledonian place?512 DownReveal answer → Car lent unwisely in a mean location713 DownReveal answer → Shrill513 DownReveal answer → Develops713 DownReveal answer → Stirred514 DownReveal answer → Get the girl315 DownReveal answer → Spanish cry315 DownReveal answer → Cook in oil316 DownReveal answer → Obtained316 DownReveal answer → Caused pain, possibly between the teeth316 DownReveal answer → Whispered urgently: 'Listen!'618 DownReveal answer → Deciphered718 DownReveal answer → Faints618 DownReveal answer → Play school520 DownReveal answer → Stadium520 DownReveal answer → Aircraft321 DownReveal answer → Giver521 DownReveal answer → Give dad less than a penny!321 DownReveal answer → Place322 DownReveal answer → Seraph522 DownReveal answer → An error in finishing up322 DownReveal answer → Price of tea at some stage623 DownReveal answer → Supplication623 DownReveal answer → Exhaust724 DownReveal answer → Taxi325 DownReveal answer → That of a standing ovation?325 DownReveal answer → Tank327 DownReveal answer → Sculptures528 DownReveal answer → Death628 DownReveal answer → Point to a broken seat you can't properly use528 DownReveal answer → Seat529 DownReveal answer → Have another shot at reforming Terry530 DownReveal answer → Dark wood530 DownReveal answer → Slightly drunk531 DownReveal answer → Subject taught by a master for some months531 DownReveal answer → Cereal grain432 DownReveal answer → Famous532 DownReveal answer → Attorney and politician sweating a bit432 DownReveal answer → The part of 'Achilles'?433 DownReveal answer → Domesticated533 DownReveal answer → Hindquarters433 DownReveal answer → Sheep335 DownReveal answer → Harvest436 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.