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Evening Standard Crossword May 18 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 122 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Cram51 AcrossReveal answer → Shriek61 AcrossReveal answer → Flirt with the boy round the post office51 AcrossReveal answer → Debase65 AcrossReveal answer → A bird to greet agitatedly56 AcrossReveal answer → Fact56 AcrossReveal answer → Scare88 AcrossReveal answer → Shellfish79 AcrossReveal answer → Ooze49 AcrossReveal answer → Sort of point from which to watch tennis?79 AcrossReveal answer → Toupee310 AcrossReveal answer → In September, the French take a rest510 AcrossReveal answer → Girl's name510 AcrossReveal answer → They're held up because of bad weather511 AcrossReveal answer → Relative511 AcrossReveal answer → One who's compulsively creative?512 AcrossReveal answer → Managed512 AcrossReveal answer → Lukewarm512 AcrossReveal answer → Thrive713 AcrossReveal answer → In error, give people their cards713 AcrossReveal answer → Lettuce315 AcrossReveal answer → Total315 AcrossReveal answer → Work in a factory315 AcrossReveal answer → Depend417 AcrossReveal answer → City in old Czechoslovakia417 AcrossReveal answer → Meadow317 AcrossReveal answer → Civil pilot arranging an early start618 AcrossReveal answer → Tear318 AcrossReveal answer → Pleasure craft618 AcrossReveal answer → Figure in politics, eventually519 AcrossReveal answer → Group of witches519 AcrossReveal answer → Spring319 AcrossReveal answer → Gobble620 AcrossReveal answer → Such a big basket could slow you down620 AcrossReveal answer → Rascal520 AcrossReveal answer → Sort321 AcrossReveal answer → Jot422 AcrossReveal answer → Cur322 AcrossReveal answer → He looked imperial in fine robes422 AcrossReveal answer → Skill323 AcrossReveal answer → Ducks in this enclosure would be black324 AcrossReveal answer → Watch324 AcrossReveal answer → Before324 AcrossReveal answer → Boxer from Belfast, on show in London?725 AcrossReveal answer → Trailblazer725 AcrossReveal answer → Had526 AcrossReveal answer → Very old, hot-headed complaints526 AcrossReveal answer → Wall painting526 AcrossReveal answer → Can you watch it in a dissipated dive for nothing?527 AcrossReveal answer → Wild527 AcrossReveal answer → Rupture528 AcrossReveal answer → When that dodgy pair left?528 AcrossReveal answer → He painted our mill anew729 AcrossReveal answer → Core729 AcrossReveal answer → Stray329 AcrossReveal answer → Applauds a number of parts of the race530 AcrossReveal answer → Remains530 AcrossReveal answer → In that place531 AcrossReveal answer → Go in for rent revision at a certain point531 AcrossReveal answer → Secure433 AcrossReveal answer → Story-teller834 AcrossReveal answer → Combined635 AcrossReveal answer → Pact636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Incumbency62 DownReveal answer → Where a pal is to be found on the floor?62 DownReveal answer → Dog52 DownReveal answer → Be too lavish because of a party?63 DownReveal answer → Fragile63 DownReveal answer → Border43 DownReveal answer → Saying54 DownReveal answer → Enemy34 DownReveal answer → Pile of green apples?34 DownReveal answer → Thick55 DownReveal answer → Escort55 DownReveal answer → In West Ealing, you have to go carefully55 DownReveal answer → Method46 DownReveal answer → Urged to have done differently at the Oval76 DownReveal answer → Inhabitant76 DownReveal answer → Farewell57 DownReveal answer → Dry47 DownReveal answer → Clothes for driving in?47 DownReveal answer → Unsophisticated68 DownReveal answer → Just as you'd think, this oration is from the mouth68 DownReveal answer → Squander510 DownReveal answer → Clearing511 DownReveal answer → Mum's a winner at chess!512 DownReveal answer → Freight512 DownReveal answer → Male voice512 DownReveal answer → Heathen513 DownReveal answer → Dignity513 DownReveal answer → Fliers with taste in clothing?513 DownReveal answer → Fear514 DownReveal answer → Oily fruit514 DownReveal answer → I'm crafty about being so repulsive!514 DownReveal answer → They help with new ideas515 DownReveal answer → Malice515 DownReveal answer → Boat515 DownReveal answer → Manufacturer516 DownReveal answer → Of the sun516 DownReveal answer → He'll sing a number with some force!516 DownReveal answer → Lords, when drunk, may be less than presentable518 DownReveal answer → Danger518 DownReveal answer → Thoughtful way the American goes round a Brazilian city719 DownReveal answer → Type of cloud719 DownReveal answer → A fabric just as you like621 DownReveal answer → Boy's name621 DownReveal answer → Japan is said to move smartly ahead622 DownReveal answer → Flooding in622 DownReveal answer → Be abusive about the simply shocking623 DownReveal answer → Poser623 DownReveal answer → Assert that one has many an ambition525 DownReveal answer → Long525 DownReveal answer → Buckets525 DownReveal answer → Numerous426 DownReveal answer → Cannabis can make you cough quietly426 DownReveal answer → Declined527 DownReveal answer → To be in the heart of Wales, is refreshing328 DownReveal answer → However328 DownReveal answer → Heron528 DownReveal answer → Perch530 DownReveal answer → Adroit431 DownReveal answer → Paddle432 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.