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Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2020 answers. The Monday 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#
ExteriorOUTER5Across2 Classic Western drama teacher?STAGECOACH10Across3 Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Across3 CreaseFOLD4Across7 BumpyUNEVEN6Across8 ConspiracyCABAL5Across8 DullardDUNCE5Across9 Based on truthVALID5Across10 Get together with a redhead friendRALLY5Across10 PitchTAR3Across11 Frequently at zero feetOFT3Across11 BeakerCUP3Across11 AfterwardsLATER5Across12 It’s bound to have maps inATLAS5Across12 PointAIM3Across13 Land notedly said to be comparatively rocky?ESTONIA7Across13 Rummages aboutFORAGES7Across13 RequirementsNEEDS5Across15 To have and to hold, sayVERBS5Across15 ExcludeOMIT4Across15 UntruthLIE3Across16 UnfastenUNDO4Across18 Mapping instrument?PIN3Across18 Toothed wheelCOG3Across18 Adjust a radioTUNEIN6Across19 Something saucy to really enjoyRELISH6Across19 HermitRECLUSE7Across19 AmphibianFROG4Across20 Relating to matingNUPTIAL7Across21 ExhaustionFATIGUE7Across21 A preference for bowls?BIAS4Across22 DischargeEMIT4Across22 VentilatesAIRS4Across22 CycloneTORNADO7Across23 QuoteCITE4Across23 In Noah’s day, part of the British EmpireSHEM4Across23 Betray the unavailability of further seats?SELLOUT7Across24 End, conclusionCLOSURE7Across24 RushREED4Across25 Private evening partySOIREE6Across26 Hardly a mark on the side of the faceSCARCE6Across26 FastenTIE3Across27 Leg-jointKNEE4Across28 AridDRY3Across29 Humorist who won’t keep still?WAG3Across29 InsaneMAD3Across30 This system is astronomically energetic!SOLAR5Across31 FinishEND3Across31 AfootASTIR5Across31 Loads a vehicle leavesCARGOES7Across32 PlunderRANSACK7Across32 MaterialNYLON5Across33 Difficult, dangerousDICEY5Across34 Be highly agreeable or equable?TALLY5Across34 Finish up in Seven DialsEND3Across35 Facial twitchTIC3Across35 Half a mile in a month? – and the rest!SLEEP5Across36 RescuesSAVES5Across36 DiscussionDEBATE6Across36 ResponsibilityONUS4Across37 Whole range or scaleGAMUT5Across37 Wearers of short trousersUSERS5Across37 PreparedREADY5Across38 Stoop to providing an incomplete designDEIGN5Across38 BetWAGER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TruncheonBATON5Down1 On the street, a loud cry to increase sales?BOOST5Down1 MarketplaceFORUM5Down1 UnusualODD3Down2 Capital of VenezuelaCARACAS7Down2 Does it take a month to make soup with this creature?OCTOPUS7Down2 CanTIN3Down3 A grateful goodbyeTATA4Down4 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down4 RegretRUE3Down4 The serious student is stony, it seemsGRAVEL6Down5 Street lined with treesAVENUE6Down5 MarriedWED3Down5 A stand for artEASEL5Down6 Girl’s nameKAREN5Down6 FoulFETID5Down6 Asian languageHINDI5Down7 A black suitCLUBS5Down7 ExcludeBAR3Down9 Where to look for a backward sailor?AFT3Down9 FashionableCHIC4Down10 RatifyCONFIRM7Down11 Nationally famous suburb of LiverpoolAINTREE7Down12 ReadableLEGIBLE7Down12 FlewPILOTED7Down12 FlowerANEMONE7Down13 Drinkable extract of juniperNIP3Down14 DappledMOTTLED7Down14 AcquiredGOT3Down14 InclinedLEANT5Down16 WeirdEERIE5Down16 It’s on the lawful sideRIGHT5Down16 Has me wrong, what a pity!SHAME5Down17 EscapeELUDE5Down17 Scornful expressionSNEER5Down17 EmployUSE3Down18 Like Edith Nesbit’s bookish childrenRAILWAY7Down19 WeekdayTUESDAY7Down19 By getting a mug out of a holeABYSS5Down20 Light woodBALSA5Down20 The province of little menNATAL5Down21 DeityGOD3Down21 Lemon, for exampleFRUIT5Down21 Clear transparent mineralCRYSTAL7Down23 Imply that a gusset can be torn out with light heart!SUGGEST7Down23 LightAIRY4Down24 Undisciplined capers can lead to damageSCRAPE6Down24 ColourCERISE6Down24 Pull it for progressOAR3Down25 VaseURN3Down25 KeenEAGER5Down26 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down27 Might be unfriendly, going out of turnCOULD5Down27 Judged tea to be spilt in the roadRATED5Down28 JockeyRIDER5Down28 FollowENSUE5Down29 Take placeOCCUR5Down30 Roped in Peter from abroad!PEDRO5Down30 RipREND4Down32 TankVAT3Down32 See a piece of timber to block the wayCLOG4Down32 For the road, it may well be unwiseONE3Down33 NovelNEW3Down33 Point a gunAIM3Down33 HeaveLUG3Down34 And notNOR3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 18, 2020. 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.