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Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2021 answers. The Monday puzzle has 129 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#
HandwritingSCRIPT6Across1 RecreationSPORT5Across3 "Marx", the musicalHARPO5Across3 ClutchGRAB4Across5 KindGENRE5Across8 What to have when it's raining in BurgundyMACON5Across8 Distress greatlyCUTUP5Across8 EquipmentRIG3Across9 Delivery groupsOVERS5Across10 Artist's standEASEL5Across10 BalladSONG4Across10 An old-fashioned American bangerGAT3Across11 DioceseSEE3Across11 RelaxEASE4Across11 A sore possibly appearedAROSE5Across12 IncitedURGED5Across12 Paper quantitiesREAMS5Across12 Long and nasty duel outside a broken-down barDURABLE7Across13 PalenessPALLOR6Across13 CoverSHELTER7Across13 ExpiateATONE5Across15 A path to followTRAIL5Across15 HireRENT4Across16 CheeseEDAM4Across18 EdgeLIP3Across18 He gets it wrong a lotTIM3Across18 StadiaARENAS6Across19 Did the animal let loose stampede them?CATTLE6Across19 ConsumedATE3Across20 Are his strategy and tactics all over the place?GENERAL7Across21 Poisonous plantHEMLOCK7Across21 ForestWOOD4Across22 FateLOT3Across22 Sounds rude, but it's quite in place in churchROOD4Across22 Woman's nameVERA4Across23 LairDEN3Across23 Dramatist who invented "Lothario", or we're wrong!ROWE4Across23 At solo whist, they're lost if you win!MISERES7Across24 Trapeze artistACROBAT7Across24 PitcherEWER4Across25 On dry landASHORE6Across26 In S.W. Europe, one has to live on fresh air!IBERIA6Across26 GiveDONATE6Across28 NothingNIL3Across29 Rob him, the fathead!MUG3Across29 FragmentSCRAP5Across30 The bare figuresNUDES5Across31 KingdomREALM5Across31 Afraid there's the devil to pay out!PANICKY7Across32 RebelRIOT4Across32 SarcasticCYNICAL7Across32 FollowingNEXT4Across33 In the garden, a bit of manipulation sets it backLUPIN5Across34 ChildTOT3Across34 FactDATUM5Across34 She's said to be a blossomMAE3Across35 RespondREACT5Across35 Diving birdAUK3Across35 Puce jumpersFLEAS5Across36 ActDEED4Across36 MotorcycleMOPED5Across36 Be repulsive as you stagger round the pianoREPEL5Across37 SpanBRIDGE6Across37 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Across37 Feel a need, yes, for serviceYEARN5Across38 PartiesRAVES5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AbradeSCRAPE6Down1 Figure a complaint is not specificVAGUE5Down1 AssertivePUSHY5Down1 AdjustREGULATE8Down2 Went round to put a name on the listROTATED7Down2 SubduedQUELLED7Down2 ClergymanPASTOR6Down3 It has a doggy daleAIRE4Down4 RuedREGRETTED9Down4 JettyPIER4Down4 SalutedGREETED7Down5 Like the order to put a stop, somehow, to CaponePOSTAL6Down5 CommentREMARK6Down5 SampleTASTE5Down6 PeruseREAD4Down6 More than a quarter-pint, that's obviousOVERT5Down6 AleBEER4Down7 Reddish dyeHENNA5Down7 Grand bird, traditionally quested forGRAIL5Down7 AntelopeGNU3Down8 Golf pegTEE3Down9 One crashed in mid-March?CAR3Down9 SubstituteREPLACE7Down12 In song, left me in a Spanish portALMERIA7Down12 PertinenceRELEVANCE9Down14 Container of binoculars?BIN3Down14 Boy's nameTIM3Down14 TinCAN3Down15 One "Thomas", a musketeerATHOS5Down16 AttackONSET5Down16 This loch needs to be smooth for a learnerLEVEN5Down17 PresentNOW3Down17 Prose compositionESSAY5Down17 LeftDEPARTED8Down19 Was he in a hole all his life?CAVEMAN7Down19 InitialismACRONYM7Down19 An article to smile about, just a littleGRAIN5Down20 CurseSWEAR5Down20 ObjectiveAIM3Down20 Look embarrassed when caught by the bullGORED5Down21 BuiltERECTED7Down21 CommotionHOOHA5Down21 See grim chaos under dictatorships, sayREGIMES7Down23 BraveVALIANT7Down23 FleetARMADA6Down24 Many a complicated issue means wasteMISUSE6Down24 Change ends, sportinglyRUN3Down25 Rubbish containerBIN3Down25 CadROTTER6Down26 SubsideSETTLE6Down27 Purchase about fifty pounds of beefBULLY5Down27 Spanish manSENOR5Down27 Crash early in the raceRELAY5Down28 SeniorOLDER5Down28 GeneratedBRED4Down29 Bread makerBAKER5Down30 TenderSORE4Down30 Shooting some mosquitoes, by the sound of itSKEET5Down30 FavouritePET3Down31 By getting out of line, you want supportPIER4Down32 3-D figureCUBE4Down32 It's topping for a player to get oneCAP3Down33 SignalCUE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 17, 2021. 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.