Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 17 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 128 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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ImpelURGE4Across1 GameMATCH5Across3 Get free!STEAL5Across3 IntelligenceWIT3Across4 TightTAUT4Across6 NursemaidNANNY5Across8 ComingADVENT6Across8 The drink of the man about the houseMACON5Across8 No-oneNOBODY6Across9 As for development, this implies limited progressSOFAR5Across10 OwnedHAD3Across10 Not the winnerLOSER5Across10 The sound of musicPOP3Across11 FuelGAS3Across11 FashionVOGUE5Across12 Figure of a fat ladyEIGHT5Across12 TruncheonBATON5Across12 PlanetJUPITER7Across13 Soldiers or leaders, perhapsCOLUMNS7Across13 MemoriseLEARN5Across14 French riverSEINE5Across15 AttemptedTRIED5Across15 Little beast's excessive hesitationOTTER5Across15 EnclosurePEN3Across18 Prisoner of the GulagLAG3Across18 BegAPPEAL6Across18 PrimeHEYDAY6Across19 Does it taste like beef?GROUSE6Across19 HarmonyUNISON6Across20 Creature giving the human race sporting supportMANATEE7Across21 Motorcycle attachmentSIDECAR7Across21 AcerbicACID4Across22 Nominally, one has to turn rightIGOR4Across22 Bill of fareMENU4Across23 The flier left after a mealTEAL4Across23 LoadedLADEN5Across24 Sour liquidVINEGAR7Across24 Ed's ever so upset when cut!SEVERED7Across24 EnlistENROL5Across26 SweetNOUGAT6Across26 Fretted, perhaps ached to get out of the welfare centreCHAFED6Across26 BroaderWIDER5Across28 I'm on the right edge!RIM3Across29 EnjoyableFUN3Across29 LayerPLY3Across30 Those for putting round things in?HOLES5Across31 Rope fibreSISAL5Across31 Babies need sleep as well as food!NAPPIES7Across32 SavePUTAWAY7Across32 LargerBIGGER6Across32 BeastANIMAL6Across33 Many, in the end, speak this tongueTAMIL5Across34 IntendMEAN4Across34 EssentialVITAL5Across34 Chap having a sterling time at presentLAD3Across35 NoiseDIN3Across35 JokeGAG3Across35 Fashion figure with a computer connectionMODEM5Across36 DregsLEES4Across36 Hereditary unitsGENES5Across36 The expandable part can be termed "giant"PANDA5Across37 Brimless capBERET5Across37 The look of an old Indian army man?DEKKO5Across38 PriseLEVER5Across38

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IndefiniteVAGUE5Down1 Chicken with a portion of potatoes, tinnedCAPON5Down1 VapidINSIPID7Down2 Dad's top favourite!POPULAR7Down2 WirelessRADIO5Down2 PerformEXECUTE7Down3 HavingWITH4Down4 Way offAFAR4Down4 What have we here?THIS4Down4 NurseTEND4Down5 A quiet part of the forest, away from the seaASHORE6Down5 NearerCLOSER6Down5 ListTABLE5Down6 Bees' fluidHONEY5Down6 A game with plenty to itLOTTO5Down6 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down7 Reddish dyeHENNA5Down7 Those paid by the Western Times?WAGES5Down7 Figures out nothing, being an officerCOL3Down9 DozeNAP3Down9 ExpertACE3Down11 By way ofVIA3Down12 Busy topping up the bottom drawer?ENGAGED7Down12 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down12 EpochERA3Down13 Maybe dad having a bit of fun with mumMAN3Down14 Boy's nameTED3Down14 Adjusted to receive music?TUNED5Down16 SickILL3Down16 LoaferIDLER5Down16 DefectiveDUD3Down17 OgleEYEUP5Down17 The answer will depend on being soft-heartedREPLY5Down17 Is his power of command all over?GENERAL7Down19 ThoughtfulPENSIVE7Down19 LoathsomeHATEFUL7Down19 Knotty little problemHITCH5Down20 Marriage proclamationBANNS5Down20 Many have said it's ethicalMORAL5Down21 NovelNEW3Down21 Body cavitySINUS5Down21 FirstINITIAL7Down22 CopesMANAGES7Down23 Historically a knight, in later form, a politicianTEMPLAR7Down23 And notNOR3Down23 Travelling bagVALISE6Down24 Check out Sam from the plantSESAME6Down24 ToolAWL3Down25 Reprobate who'd rob a cripple?RIP3Down25 IntestineGUT3Down25 HarmoniumORGAN5Down27 Poor fellows confused by bosh about loveHOBOS5Down27 LubricatedOILED5Down27 Honoured with a meal - about time!FETED5Down28 HammerGAVEL5Down28 EscapeEVADE5Down29 PokePROD4Down30 He's pronouncedly less than steadyTEDDY5Down30 BetWAGER5Down30 StoryYARN4Down31 Prison - for a mere cut?NICK4Down32 Meat spreadPATE4Down32 In hiding his heavy heart, makes a nameIAN3Down33 ConflictWAR3Down33

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