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Evening Standard Crossword May 19 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 19 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 124 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#
Oriental templePAGODA6Across1 SchemePLOT4Across1 How to make quick notes?PRESTO6Across1 EdgeRIM3Across4 BlockSLAB4Across6 Lanky personBEANPOLE8Across7 It made a lot of noise for nothing, being said to have a sore tailDINOSAUR8Across7 Tough one to crack, perhapsSAFE4Across8 Calf meatVEAL4Across8 FriendPAL3Across9 To provide a girl for each is to coddle!PAMPER6Across10 BewilderedCONFUSED8Across10 UrbaneSVELTE6Across10 Amuses wildly, let's sayASSUME6Across11 ReviseEDIT4Across11 NabARREST6Across11 Foot digitTOE3Across14 SerpentASP3Across14 Such boys still have some schooldays!OLD3Across14 PlanetEARTH5Across16 CommandORDER5Across16 Drinker at his best with a half of beerTOPER5Across16 DirectionEAST4Across17 Latest style of gear shiftRAGE4Across17 LivelySPIRITED8Across19 MeanGETAT5Across19 A sisterly surnameNOLAN5Across19 DissuadeDETER5Across21 A more recommendable, faultless service to the West IndiesWISER5Across21 ShoeSABOT5Across21 TearRIPUP5Across22 Land of song and wails, we're toldWALES5Across22 Food fishHAKE4Across23 Mum's goal, at Twickenham, is good plain foodMASH4Across23 HarmfulDAMAGING8Across23 TautTENSE5Across24 They're mended at last, the only waySOLES5Across26 LawfulLEGAL5Across26 LoiterLAG3Across27 PermitLET3Across28 A good rebuttalBAD3Across28 Squirm as you scribble out a letterWRITHE6Across29 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Across29 NoblemenBARONS6Across30 Cordon broken by a wingerCONDOR6Across30 Those wildly sown?OATS4Across31 RemedyCURE4Across31 CheeseEDAM4Across31 Excited about a query when given a change of addressREHOUSED8Across32 HolocaustGENOCIDE8Across32 DiligenceINDUSTRY8Across33 Like that cowardly custardYELLOW6Across33 LessenREDUCE6Across33 RabbitDOE3Across34 IntenseDEEP4Across35 MournfulSAD3Across36 InclineRAMP4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ChasePURSUE6Down1 A professional childless person's rightPROPER6Down1 SeemLOOK4Down2 Can it fix broken plates?STAPLE6Down2 Feline mammalOCELOT6Down2 CompetentABLE4Down3 ArgumentTIFF4Down3 River duck with a red backODER4Down3 Lassie in heaven?DOGSTAR7Down4 OpposedRESISTED8Down4 ImploreENTREAT7Down4 ManufacturedMADE4Down5 Boy's nameROGER5Down5 Where a taxi turns up in LancashireBACUP5Down5 JavelinSPEAR5Down6 Bit of business that may be of meritORDER5Down6 DeepnessDEPTH5Down6 YouthLAD3Down7 LivingALIVE5Down8 Animal doctorsVETS4Down8 Smoking a family out can be bad for healthSMOG4Down8 ConsumedATE3Down9 What lions may be, from a safe distanceFED3Down9 RodentRAT3Down12 IslandISLET5Down12 Thus, a motherless man's a mere child!SON3Down12 TemptressSIREN5Down13 Wading birdSTORK5Down13 Methinks there's no ink that contains a violet dyeMETHS5Down13 HelpAID3Down14 Picture puzzleREBUS5Down15 LeafPETAL5Down15 Tangled ropes can be a problemPOSER5Down15 SewerDRAIN5Down17 ScopeRANGE5Down18 ForeignALIEN5Down18 When resting, he may well be keen to workACTOR5Down18 It shows all-round lack of scoring abilityNIL3Down19 HiatusGAP3Down19 Troublesome boy?LES3Down20 ClaimedDEMANDED8Down20 SummitTOP3Down20 StillnessSILENCE7Down21 It's a disappointment when dirt won't do soWASHOUT7Down21 TeaseRAG3Down22 TupRAM3Down22 Politician like a fish out of water?WET3Down22 MessengerHERALD6Down23 Shelf on which a chap has a phone?MANTEL6Down23 Mentions further that many are in sad disarrayADDS4Down24 ParticleATOM4Down24 Farming school?HARROW6Down25 EscapeELUDE5Down25 GuaranteeENSURE6Down25 SlumberSLEEP5Down26 In crosswords, the pen may be more effective than thisSWORD5Down26 ShelfLEDGE5Down26 Land of the rising sun?LIGHT5Down27 ProfitsGAINS5Down27 StriplingLAD3Down28 Creature boasting no stingBOA3Down28 OverlookMISS4Down28 EmployerUSER4Down29 Alcoholic drinkBEER4Down30 That fishy looking Buffalo Bill?CODY4Down30 StuffCRAM4Down30 Fish-eggsROE3Down32

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. 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.