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Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
PostureSTANCE6Across1 Bread makerBAKER5Across3 All round, it's of geographical interestGLOBE5Across3 LecternDESK4Across5 CourteousCIVIL5Across8 Fresh cod, to me, tastes like wine!MEDOC5Across8 Army chaplainPADRE5Across8 RecedeEBB3Across9 Give one's addressORATE5Across10 CupidEROS4Across10 HorizontalLEVEL5Across10 As a professional, in short, achieve a centuryDOC3Across11 ConceitedVAIN4Across11 FlatfishDAB3Across11 Lord _ there's a duck in the barn!BARON5Across12 BlemishSTAIN5Across12 Deep circular dishBASIN5Across12 AlikeSIMILAR7Across13 Debt-collector at church in FranceDUNKIRK7Across13 RushCAREER6Across13 Desert animalCAMEL5Across15 Japanese bamboo fencingKENDO5Across15 BreedREAR4Across16 Scottish riverTAY3Across18 The States have the key to employmentUSE3Across18 WickedEVIL4Across18 Oppose one's misguided sisterRESIST6Across19 ExpandDILATE6Across19 RugMAT3Across20 Tool usable on a boxSPANNER7Across21 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across21 ProphetSEER4Across22 Pals in high placesALPS4Across22 IlluminatedLIT3Across22 StrikesHITS4Across23 Kenneth had something extraMORE4Across23 LairDEN3Across23 Seemly behaviourDECORUM7Across24 Had he a square garden?MADISON7Across24 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Across24 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 Once hooked, might be in a holeBUTTON6Across26 Shore birdAVOCET6Across26 GuardDEFEND6Across28 Too much noise in the reading roomDIN3Across29 ProhibitBAR3Across29 TriteBANAL5Across30 AfterwardsLATER5Across31 Realms in which there's a reason not to get aheadAREAS5Across31 The kick one can get out of a tripPENALTY7Across32 GenuineREAL4Across32 MiddleCENTRAL7Across32 ColourTINT4Across33 Zealous in heartening bombardiers, possiblyRABID5Across34 ImitateAPE3Across34 JournalDIARY5Across34 Something fishy in the processing of oreROE3Across35 SlumberSLEEP5Across35 Animal's coatFUR3Across35 In the Caribbean, it couldn't possibly be the capital of Tahiti!HAITI5Across36 VictimPREY4Across36 HealedCURED5Across36 Hit five boundariesSCORE5Across37 SoftenRELENT6Across37 SucroseSUGAR5Across37 Disdain to treat cornsSCORN5Across38 OozesSEEPS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StinkSTENCH6Down1 Displeased when a G-man gets promotedFEDUP5Down1 WirelessRADIO5Down1 Tree-dwellingARBOREAL8Down2 So pluck may be needed in making jugs!LOCKUPS7Down2 RefereeARBITER7Down2 TalentedCLEVER6Down3 Disclose information so as to get out of a hole?LEAK4Down4 TwistedDISTORTED9Down4 Slightly openAJAR4Down4 PartedDIVIDED7Down5 One who reserves a prize?BOOKER6Down5 EvokeELICIT6Down5 Of the kidneysRENAL5Down6 DashELAN4Down6 Eagles may be seen around the air terminalERNES5Down6 RulerKING4Down7 Brimless capBERET5Down7 Multiplication stables!STUDS5Down7 LettuceCOS3Down8 WeirDAM3Down9 Assume he's from LondonDON3Down9 Irishman's name for a gun?BRENDAN7Down12 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down12 CircuitLAP3Down14 DemotedRELEGATED9Down14 Is one acronym of accountISA3Down14 CanTIN3Down15 AxiomMAXIM5Down16 Lenin once admitted a silk fabricNINON5Down16 Small animal able to trot about a quarter of a mileOTTER5Down17 HelpAID3Down17 Rental contractLEASE5Down17 RespectVENERATE8Down19 DefyDISOBEY7Down19 Lived with Sid ReedRESIDED7Down19 Uncle starts the ball with this danceSAMBA5Down20 CrowdMOB3Down20 CustomaryUSUAL5Down20 WarehouseDEPOT5Down21 CompletelyTOTALLY7Down21 Paste mixed with too much waterSPATE5Down21 Causing distressHURTFUL7Down23 Important person going ahead with a walk-outMONARCH7Down23 RidiculeDERIDE6Down24 A bitty picture?MOSAIC6Down24 It's bad, yes, for a man to be motherlessSIN3Down25 ManagedRAN3Down25 IrritateNETTLE6Down26 ComingADVENT6Down27 He's on record as a Dickens characterURIAH5Down27 IndistinctVAGUE5Down27 Those eaten up in strategic manoeuvres?TARTS5Down28 YieldsCEDES5Down28 FallDROP4Down29 Unit of gold purityCARAT5Down30 Strict regulation of rentsSTERN5Down30 FoundationBASE4Down30 EdgeLIP3Down31 HarvestCROP4Down32 Whereupon one can walk over waterPIER4Down32 Look nothing but a gameLOO3Down33 MatRUG3Down33

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