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Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 131 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#
FragranceAROMA5Across3 VagrantsTRAMPS6Across4 Tangled with the boysMATTED6Across4 More than readyOVERRIPE8Across7 Spike heelSTILETTO8Across7 He's defensive about the question of clean sheetsGOALIE6Across8 Spanish dishPAELLA6Across8 InfuriateENRAGE6Across9 Speed contestsRACES5Across10 DeedACTION6Across10 Soldiers' poor return on middling investmentsTROOP5Across10 WeirdEERIE5Across11 CheeseEDAM4Across12 Applies to fingerprintsDABS4Across13 Thick paperCARD4Across13 JettyPIER4Across14 French cape?HORN4Across14 At midnight, a person has leftGONE4Across15 Flow out slowlyOOZE4Across15 StepPACE4Across15 One container of a number?BOX3Across16 Tasselled capFEZ3Across16 Land of piranhasIRAN4Across17 RenovatedRENEWED7Across17 Lion's cryROAR4Across17 Restrain a broken-hearted friend?REIN4Across19 Horse's gaitTROT4Across19 And notNOR3Across20 Hardly a home for a drifter!HOUSEBOAT9Across21 Mafia bossGODFATHER9Across21 PreventDEBAR5Across21 Indian dressSARI4Across23 Historically, people to shun?HUNS4Across23 SpokenORAL4Across23 The mob will go north of the borderGANG4Across24 Fossil fuelCOAL4Across24 LakeMERE4Across25 AffirmativeYES3Across26 To a leader of men, possibly Mr JonesTOM3Across26 SubsequentlyLATER5Across26 Sort of singing to get the cats jiving?SCAT4Across27 Eye upOGLE4Across27 FavouritePET3Across28 He nobly offers choice between pounds and old pence!LORD4Across29 ArticleITEM4Across29 LivedRESIDED7Across30 It might need timely exposure to sunlightDIAL4Across32 UntaintedPURE4Across32 The price of thoughtfulness?PENNY5Across33 FrightenSCARE5Across33 HeroIDOL4Across33 Fail foolishly to accept the current beauty treatmentFACIAL6Across34 Light redCERISE6Across34 Poet's fondness for fine fabricLOVELACE8Across35 AlbumenEGGWHITE8Across35 SeasonTIDE4Across35 Be presentATTEND6Across36 Bets one accepts at one's wits' end?STAKES6Across36 CrowdHORDE5Across36 NecktieCRAVAT6Across38 UndertakeENGAGE6Across39 SplinterSHARD5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Seize wrongfullyUSURP5Down1 The way to build huts around a circleSOUTH5Down1 BarLEVER5Down1 Female relativeNIECE5Down2 Sort of sax for singer?TENOR5Down2 HarmoniumORGAN5Down2 Untidy stateMESS4Down3 Seize an item of luggageGRIP4Down3 EraAGE3Down3 GemstoneTOPAZ5Down4 StaggeredREELED6Down4 She's good in an average caseMEGAN5Down4 PostMAIL4Down5 ElderlyAGED4Down5 Leaves for the mysterious EastTEAS4Down5 ExpertACE3Down6 Piece of small shotPELLET6Down6 Is done differently by an inventorEDISON6Down6 GiantTITAN5Down7 BeneathUNDER5Down8 Woman's nameARETHA6Down9 Order a chap to be king of the fairies!OBERON6Down9 AfflictAIL3Down11 Pull the boat into line?ROW3Down11 Bulb with a line on both sides!ONION5Down12 MistakeERROR5Down12 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down13 Irish lad gone wrongDONEGAL7Down13 Small boatCORACLE7Down13 DecorationMEDAL5Down14 Might it arise from smouldering ashes?GAS3Down15 DoltOAF3Down15 The part between one's teeth?BIT3Down16 ShroudedCOVERED7Down16 In favour ofFOR3Down16 DissuadeDETER5Down18 Where the American may appear in a sari?RUSSIA6Down18 OffensiveODIOUS6Down18 WedgeJAM3Down19 Bird confined to earth by a wild gale?EAGLE5Down20 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down20 FuelGAS3Down21 Sing a Hummel pieceHUM3Down21 Foot digitTOE3Down22 Take a knockBAT3Down22 SendREMIT5Down22 ChooseSELECT6Down23 Australian town house for a titled personHOBART6Down23 LoiterLAG3Down24 For everyPER3Down25 Superior naval vessel?URN3Down25 GiveRENDER6Down27 Shouts on the phone?CALLS5Down28 ThrowPITCH5Down28 GluttonyGREED5Down28 SumTOTAL5Down29 UnspokenTACIT5Down30 Back number possibly apt to be freely availableONTAP5Down30 CouchDIVAN5Down31 BrawlMELEE5Down31 Where an eddy swirls around Flamborough Head!DYFED5Down31 Long tubePIPE4Down32 PostponeDEFER5Down32 A detective inspector - also a half back?DICK4Down32 Look sound?PEEP4Down33 StitchedSEWN4Down33 InsectMOTH4Down34 OwnsHAS3Down36 FinishEND3Down37

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