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Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2022 Answers

Monday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2022 answers. The Monday puzzle has 127 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#
TreatyPACT4Across1 GlassesSPECS5Across3 Irreligious Paganini piecePAGAN5Across3 DrenchSOAK4Across6 A pound's a reduced sum for a bookALBUM5Across8 ToothMOLAR5Across8 LimbARM3Across9 CommotionHOOHA5Across10 GrumbleCOMPLAIN8Across10 Captured, maybe captivatedTAKEN5Across10 Name abbreviated to half length?LEN3Across11 FruitPEAR4Across11 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Across11 An outing with Juliet, a relative?JAUNT5Across12 Wall paintingMURAL5Across12 LiquidiserBLENDER7Across13 Much as you want, its no good to fool stupidly around to the bitter endLONGFOR7Across13 ExpireDIE3Across14 Writing materialPAPER5Across15 Curses Athos for misspellingOATHS5Across15 BorderedEDGED5Across16 He's in jail againLAG3Across18 FlipperFIN3Across18 Trouble the medical officer, just in caseMOLEST6Across19 StayedREMAINED8Across19 ColourCERISE6Across19 ConjugalNUPTIAL7Across21 Could Ingrid have made men brag?BERGMAN7Across21 DeserveMERIT5Across21 Precious stoneOPAL4Across22 Scene of gripping action aboard ship?HOLD4Across22 PoolPOND4Across23 Seems a low bit of fun, but it's really highMOON4Across23 MaimedDISABLED8Across23 Actor's assistant, possibly WelshDRESSER7Across24 DanceFOXTROT7Across24 ChallengedDARED5Across24 So rest is disturbed in certain shopsSTORES6Across26 SourceORIGIN6Across26 OvumEGG3Across27 Jack has to sing out, looking amazedTAR3Across29 ConsumeEAT3Across29 Simple saint?SIMON5Across31 TravelledRODE4Across31 RepeatRERUN5Across31 Are they all named Atkins?TOMMIES7Across32 FiendishDEMONIC7Across32 BrisknessALACRITY8Across33 Being female, a girl gets ten pointsVIXEN5Across34 And notNOR3Across34 Flax clothLINEN5Across34 Can be found in polar explorationARE3Across35 RefuseDENY4Across35 BlendMIX3Across35 Sorceress made out to entrap the heart of menMEDEA5Across36 OwingDUE3Across36 StumblesTRIPS5Across36 Are such sports in only one part of the country?FIELD5Across37 LongPINE4Across37 QuickRAPID5Across37 Passes are pieces of paper!SLIPS5Across38 BeachSHORE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StupidityFOLLY5Down1 Give everybody a share of the potALLOT5Down1 ProfitableGAINFUL7Down2 SoonANON4Down2 Messed things up by putting a bribe on the table firstBUNGLED7Down2 SortTYPE4Down3 Rain heavilyPOUR4Down4 InspectedEXAMINED8Down4 If the door's not closed, you can get a drinkAJAR4Down4 MarqueeTENT4Down5 When to make a start as PM?ATNOON6Down5 House of GodCHAPEL6Down5 AgreeableSAPID5Down6 Of the SunSOLAR5Down6 South African boysNATAL5Down6 MineralORE3Down7 BroguesSHOES5Down7 Methinks there's no writing fluid. (Somebody's drunk it?)METHS5Down7 AstoundAMAZE5Down8 Sheltered sideLEE3Down9 A gin cocktail could make him benignBEN3Down9 TendencyTREND5Down12 Say in passingMENTION7Down12 Do they exercise their elbows as they run?JOGGERS7Down12 SmudgeSMEAR5Down13 ObscureDIM3Down14 A long distance fare reducedFAR3Down14 PlungeDIP3Down14 WeirdEERIE5Down15 Often, oratorios employ oneTENOR5Down16 FlierPILOT5Down16 GridironGRILL5Down17 Overcharge for the Newman-Redford filmSTING5Down17 PreparedREADY5Down17 ShabbyDOWDY5Down18 Moorish battle location?MARSTON7Down19 CafeteriaCANTEEN7Down19 Game in which men get pushed aroundCHESS5Down20 One giving bloodDONOR5Down20 ShameDISGRACE8Down20 Come out in the garden?BLOOM5Down21 Lowest pointNADIR5Down21 LabelTAG3Down22 American riverPOTOMAC7Down23 There's a dimmer chance that you'll see one in the theatre!MERMAID7Down23 EndFINISH6Down24 No deal including Northern IrelandDENIAL6Down24 TupRAM3Down25 Chap in a smash upSAM3Down25 ExpiateATONE5Down25 EachEVERY5Down26 Fed up with the dire chaos after trouble startsTIRED5Down27 Brings upREARS5Down27 Wanders drunkenly over to the bus terminusROVES5Down28 SwallowsGULPS5Down28 OrchestraBAND4Down28 GraspGRIP4Down29 ElfPIXIE5Down30 StupefySTUN4Down30 Swims for the filmsREELS5Down30 Ruminant mammalDEER4Down32 FellowDON3Down32 Briefly, a worker in totem polesTEMP4Down32 Period piece brought back with passionIRE3Down33 PinchNIP3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 2, 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.