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Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2018 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
LegitimateLAWFUL6Across1 Active enough to chuck the doctor in the river!NIMBLE6Across4 Royal residencePALACE6Across4 FrustrateTHWART6Across5 SlaughterhouseABATTOIR8Across7 She takes the ring road, wronglyTHEODORA8Across7 It's good for the car, but bad for the cylindersCARBON6Across8 KeepMAINTAIN8Across8 Slanting typeITALIC6Across8 NoisyLOUD4Across9 MarshFEN3Across10 Acute anxietyANGST5Across10 He manages to clean a weaponLANCE5Across10 FatherPATER5Across12 VirtuousGOOD4Across13 When about right, they can be fineARTS4Across13 Stinging insectWASP4Across14 In jug, we're put out!EWER4Across14 Worry about the guitar partFRET4Across15 AtmosphereAURA4Across15 StitchSEW3Across15 Hardly anyFEW3Across16 Modern in only one wayNEW3Across16 Monstrous personOGRE4Across17 Long, poetic old record, I seeEPIC4Across17 EmployUSE3Across17 IrritateIRK3Across18 TuneAIR3Across19 Figure to get one for half a dollarIDOL4Across19 Send by postMAIL4Across19 FiendDEMON5Across20 TavernINN3Across21 Hurry upLOOKSMART9Across21 Survived the storm the worse for wearWEATHERED9Across21 SpringSPA3Across22 Flavouring that makes many unwell?DILL4Across23 TotalSUM3Across23 GrimeDIRT4Across23 Still flatEVEN4Across24 ShelterLEE3Across24 Of sound mindSANE4Across24 Full of holes, it doesn't really hold waterNET3Across26 SpoonLADLE5Across26 Unopened flowerBUD3Across26 Land covered currently by the engineers?ACRE4Across27 Take notice ofHEED4Across27 Walker's place of employment?SHOP4Across29 PastyPIE3Across29 PrimatesAPES4Across29 She also grows beautiful on waterLILY4Across32 PiecesBITS4Across32 She's quiet, noble, and related to '4 Down'PEARL5Across33 IgnobleBASE4Across33 CustomaryUSUAL5Across33 Turn Oscar out anew as a singerCARUSO6Across34 LeantINCLINED8Across34 Fasten or joinATTACH6Across34 Royal stationVICTORIA8Across35 HarshSEVERE6Across35 Borrowing chargeINTEREST8Across35 Charm everybody at the watersideALLURE6Across36 MatTANGLE6Across36 Foreign languageARABIC6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Parrot typeMACAW5Down1 Old tales re-editedSTALE5Down1 VigilantAWAKE5Down2 SuspendsHANGS5Down2 He showed some cleverness as an authorVERNE5Down2 Move slowly to the brinkEDGE4Down3 Let it standSTET4Down3 ToothFANG4Down3 Previous, precedingPRIOR5Down4 Point to '27' as the mother of '33 Across'NACRE5Down4 AnimalLLAMA5Down4 TintTINGE5Down5 Heavy metalLEAD4Down5 Spoils of war?MARS4Down5 GaitWALK4Down6 Hand toolCHISEL6Down6 He's a hero to the SpanishLIONEL6Down6 WayROUTE5Down7 UnanimouslyTOAMAN6Down9 Dress causing a teetotaller keen displeasure?ATTIRE6Down9 FeebleFRAIL5Down10 Out West, a novice is a mere toolAWL3Down11 HorseNAG3Down11 TendNURSE5Down11 Animal's trailSPOOR5Down12 CyclePEDAL5Down12 You can credit a fish with finishing up in oneCREEL5Down12 FearfulTIMID5Down13 A field sport it's possible to reach by railwayARCHERY7Down13 EstimatesGUESSES7Down13 Wash outRINSE5Down14 StintSKIMP5Down15 In good shape, you can have a bit of fun with itFIT3Down15 Noah's vesselARK3Down15 FlinchWINCE5Down16 Show willingNOD3Down16 SeizureFIT3Down16 Architectural styleGOTHIC6Down18 Where dad could sail around on the floor?PALAIS6Down18 Thick poles embedded in waterDENSE5Down20 RegionsAREAS5Down20 CoverLID3Down21 White? Not he, the clever fellow!WIT3Down21 Senseless, foolishMAD3Down22 She anticipates the dayEVE3Down22 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Down23 A small point that gives some detective 'trouble'DETAIL6Down23 VegetablePEA3Down25 An exclamation, not really of scorn!COR3Down25 AvoidEVADE5Down25 LitheAGILE5Down27 LegalLICIT5Down28 Moral principleETHIC5Down28 Split piece of garlicCLOVE5Down28 Hot-headed, breezy and hirsuteHAIRY5Down30 Pulped fruit or vegPUREE5Down30 PerfectIDEAL5Down30 GalaFETE4Down31 Ask that only the end of the needle be stuck in a cushionPLEAD5Down31 Censure, informallySLATE5Down31 Did she twice give the Luvvers a start?LULU4Down32 Cutting remarkBARB4Down32 OvenKILN4Down32 Tape head?PATE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 17, 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.