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Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
One-room flatBEDSIT6Across1 AbuseMISUSE6Across1 Hardy plant? Apparently not!LAUREL6Across1 ModernRECENT6Across5 RichAFFLUENT8Across7 For a start, it's musicalOVERTURE8Across7 Small convict found mining wasteSLAG4Across8 FlickFLIP4Across8 FinishedENDED5Across9 Size of a book or coat changed by Victor and OscarOCTAVO6Across10 SelectionCHOICE6Across10 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across10 Handy source of informationMANUAL6Across11 DecipherDECODE6Across11 LightIGNITE6Across11 MixMERGE5Across12 All round, the London one has a focus of attentionEYE3Across14 So be itAMEN4Across14 NumberONE3Across14 AnteroomFOYER5Across16 Eponymous, novel characterKIPPS5Across16 ManagedRAN3Across17 Punishes for breaking a spare partRAPS4Across17 AuctionSALE4Across17 LandlordHOST4Across18 Man going half a mile in a vesselVALET5Across19 PremiumBONUS5Across19 StratumLAYER5Across20 Piece of timber usable as a braceCABER5Across21 Ward offREPEL5Across21 CelebrationPARTY5Across22 Group of nineNONET5Across22 Did he become immortal by looking both ways?JANUS5Across22 It can help control traffic when there's a storm warningCONE4Across23 Wine sellerVINTNER7Across23 Bill of fareMENU4Across23 SlumberSLEEP5Across24 Can a mere learner navigate on one?CANAL5Across26 GemPEARL5Across26 HallucinationDREAM5Across26 Step on the gas, my good man!REV3Across28 Man's nameTED3Across28 Indisposed to take a bit of a gamble on a girlUNABLE6Across29 RipTEAR4Across29 Type of musicREGGAE6Across29 DoglikeCANINE6Across30 Scold a bad beaterBERATE6Across30 ThroughPER3Across30 Single entityUNIT4Across31 A botanist's angle?AXIL4Across31 Maker of arrowsFLETCHER8Across32 Superior to me in the newspapers, one imaginesPRESUMES8Across32 EatDINE4Across32 PaledFADED5Across33 Relatively anxious to be more incisiveKEENER6Across33 ClawsTALONS6Across33 Suit-makerTAILOR6Across35 DisappearVANISH6Across36 ReadjustedRESET5Across37 SworeCURSED6Across38 Account bookLEDGER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Service bookMISSAL6Down1 Building blocksBRICKS6Down1 Being in Parliament, work hardLABOUR6Down1 The stricken slayer passes onRELAYS6Down2 SaltySALINE6Down2 InspectSURVEY6Down2 The identifying sign of a record circleLOGO4Down3 RibbonTAPE4Down3 AppearSEEM4Down3 A wave of destruction?BREAKER7Down4 JoyfulGLEEFUL7Down4 Go inENTER5Down4 LureDECOY5Down5 RuleREIGN5Down5 Distressed at being made mincemeat of?CUTUP5Down5 BorderEDGE4Down6 Some are on wheelsMEALS5Down6 GuideSTEER5Down6 ReviserEDITOR6Down7 ScoreTWENTY6Down8 NincompoopFOOL4Down8 Set out quietly for a walkSTEP4Down8 Frozen waterICE3Down9 Eva's a little way backAVE3Down9 Silly fellow lacking witNIT3Down12 LettuceCOS3Down12 Father turns to a boy for protectionAPRON5Down13 ClankedRATTLED7Down13 FiendDEMON5Down13 ManagesCOPES5Down15 A bulk distribution of capitalKABUL5Down15 TreeMAPLE5Down15 Not everNEVER5Down16 RushedHARED5Down18 Shade of blueAZURE5Down18 Of overseas origin, like IanASIAN5Down18 Transportation north to VirginiaVAN3Down19 StrictSTERN5Down19 Man's nameBEN3Down19 The French boyLES3Down20 MeshNET3Down20 Might such a charge make one cry aloud?CALLOUT7Down21 Love affairROMANCE7Down21 TearRIP3Down21 VitalityPEP3Down22 An injection, yes, with British capitalJAB3Down22 HorseNAG3Down22 ServileMENIAL6Down23 Ruddy price rise - possibly a rip off!CERISE6Down23 ReviseEDIT4Down24 StationarySTATIC6Down24 Ground suitable for rugby football?OVAL4Down24 SimplerEASIER6Down25 Where there's no longer a blasted tree?EXETER6Down25 UpsetsUPENDS6Down25 Less than a pinta!CUPPA5Down26 WanderDRIFT5Down26 SickAILING6Down27 An orange Adam never had?NAVEL5Down27 Wading birdEGRET5Down27 BrownTAN3Down28 LibertineLECHER6Down28 About to kiss a fellowREX3Down28 Call at Beachy Head, just to enjoy the sunshineBASK4Down30 AbruptCURT4Down30 PeeledPARED5Down30 SpreeREVEL5Down31 FrontFORE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. 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.