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Evening Standard Crossword May 19 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 19 2022 answers. The Thursday 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#
DomesticatedTAMED5Across3 CollisionIMPACT6Across4 Face a girl and a wise manVISAGE6Across4 Hangs around a high-sounding place in ChinaSHANGHAI8Across7 BaldHAIRLESS8Across7 Old-fashioned, but having all the anglesSQUARE6Across8 PantryLARDER6Across8 DrivePROPEL6Across9 Muscular contractionSPASM5Across10 SeasonWINTER6Across10 Fully sensitive to a vile manoeuvreALIVE5Across10 LongedACHED5Across11 ElderlyAGED4Across12 Austere party for the pure at heartDOUR4Across13 SummonCALL4Across13 Girl's nameTINA4Across14 She has a line in licentious artRITA4Across14 How a liar can make a bit of moneyLIRA4Across15 Young sheepLAMB4Across15 GaelicERSE4Across15 It's clever to move fastFLY3Across16 AttemptTRY3Across16 Hero down at the Den?LION4Across17 AlleviateRELIEVE7Across17 OperatorUSER4Across17 What people eat and drink in the Far EastFARE4Across19 CupidEROS4Across19 CanTIN3Across20 It may flutter byBUTTERFLY9Across21 Musical instrumentACCORDION9Across21 RelaxedEASED5Across21 QuarryPREY4Across23 The region of Albert Square, as on TVAREA4Across23 DiplomacyTACT4Across23 French cross-country runnerOISE4Across24 Greek letterIOTA4Across24 CheeseBRIE4Across25 FaintDIM3Across26 In an earlier age, a noted artistERA3Across26 SoarHOVER5Across26 Flashy old wreck going round the youth centreLOUD4Across27 Horse's gaitTROT4Across27 EpochERA3Across28 Quarrels that come in series?ROWS4Across29 StylishCHIC4Across29 RevereRESPECT7Across30 Bit of a thin time, I suggestHINT4Across32 AvoidSHUN4Across32 A letter hard to believe to any extent whateverATALL5Across33 PursuitCHASE5Across33 DregsLEES4Across33 Possibly credit with being straightDIRECT6Across34 Bomb holeCRATER6Across34 Do better than another bootblack?OUTSHINE8Across35 American stateARKANSAS8Across35 AlwaysEVER4Across35 SpokenVERBAL6Across36 Take the mickey in an elevating way?SENDUP6Across36 BeerLAGER5Across36 InventedCOINED6Across38 LoiterDAWDLE6Across39 PrincipleTENET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TrunkCHEST5Down1 He gets only one oar out for a bit of sculling!OSCAR5Down1 JavelinSPEAR5Down1 GiantTITAN5Down2 One leaning overboard to hold up the boat?DAVIT5Down2 InnHOTEL5Down2 Close noisilySLAM4Down3 Look round at an exceptional leg?OGLE4Down3 BeverageTEA3Down3 ReligionISLAM5Down4 NicheALCOVE6Down4 In knightly combat, it helped to save faceVISOR5Down4 PitcherEWER4Down5 Knitting stitchPURL4Down5 Coming from an embittered source?SOUR4Down5 PerformedDID3Down6 ComfortsCHEERS6Down6 Making this noise can be a bit of a struggleGURGLE6Down6 BeginSTART5Down7 VerdantGREEN5Down8 Even thoughALBEIT6Down9 Knocks back with bent elbowQUAFFS6Down9 Narrow broochPIN3Down11 Women's political preference, in short?LIB3Down11 Something like a valve you expect to get at a shopVALUE5Down12 KetchupSAUCE5Down12 GesticulateGESTURE7Down13 Eat awayDINEOUT7Down13 Putrefying fleshCARRION7Down13 TrenchDITCH5Down14 Left out heartlessly a good dealLOT3Down15 Star signLEO3Down15 Junior school?FRY3Down16 QuietSILENCE7Down16 Unit of weightTON3Down16 KeenEAGER5Down18 Of the sloping typeITALIC6Down18 Reaping hookSCYTHE6Down18 NetworkWEB3Down19 Ready for later revisionALERT5Down20 FishROACH5Down20 LimbARM3Down21 As worn by Brenda endlessly?BRA3Down21 SpeckDOT3Down22 What it's a relief to be - from Friday!RID3Down22 HangDRAPE5Down22 PenetratePIERCE6Down23 Finish being a travellerARRIVE6Down23 SummitTOP3Down24 Belonging to himHIS3Down25 Fowler's bird?OWL3Down25 EbbRECEDE6Down27 In a good position, but not to revise a musical work!ONTOP5Down28 ChooseELECT5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down28 SponsorshipAEGIS5Down29 DraconianHARSH5Down30 A nice place, yet deserted?OASIS5Down30 AvoidEVADE5Down31 StopCEASE5Down31 How smooth and shiny keels can be!SLEEK5Down31 Injure with a knifeSTAB4Down32 AttemptedTRIED5Down32 Heartlessly heckled, take noticeHEED4Down32 Additionally contributes to the general soundALSO4Down33 ApplaudCLAP4Down33 ManufacturedMADE4Down34 PermitLET3Down36 RodentRAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 19, 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.