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Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 129 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#
TactlessGAUCHE6Across1 ShellfishSHRIMP6Across1 A quotation of loving natureTENDER6Across1 ReflectMIRROR6Across5 ConquerVANQUISH8Across7 He gets bounty of historic characterHEREWARD8Across7 FriendMATE4Across8 Savage associate of the tiger?LILY4Across8 RelaxedEASED5Across9 YearlyANNUAL6Across10 Dazed stateSTUPOR6Across10 Breaks of service, shall we say?LEAVES6Across10 ExpeditionSAFARI6Across11 InclinedSLOPED6Across11 Not much left but to change the titleLITTLE6Across11 AbruptTERSE5Across12 OgleLEER4Across14 Railway timetable extractMET3Across14 PermitLET3Across14 Encouragement brought by an American leader?CHEER5Across16 Passenger shipLINER5Across16 Animals seen around DerwentwaterDEER4Across17 ParePEEL4Across17 BeamRAY3Across17 JokeJAPE4Across18 She's duly mimickedJULIE5Across19 Tree sapRESIN5Across19 BequeathENDOW5Across20 FuriousLIVID5Across21 Doctrine of equable returnTENET5Across21 LanguageLATIN5Across22 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across22 Historic group I want to reassembleWITAN5Across22 Girl's nameRITA4Across23 HarmedDAMAGED7Across23 The measure of a pious testamentPINT4Across23 StitchedSEWED5Across24 StorehouseDEPOT5Across26 Not dirtyCLEAN5Across26 Emblematic form of motetTOTEM5Across26 Its driver may well have the knowledgeCAB3Across28 That womanHER3Across28 Have such styles only one vital difference?UNISEX6Across29 SluggishLEADEN6Across29 ThreesomeTRIO4Across29 Some crocodiles, when disturbed, can be harmlessDOCILE6Across30 Seize in transitHIJACK6Across30 Certain fluids can form a skinINKS4Across31 ParadiseEDEN4Across31 Projects in which it's a bit of a job to shake a duster!OBTRUDES8Across32 EatDINE4Across32 DeputeDELEGATE8Across32 DrinkCIDER5Across33 MissiveLETTER6Across33 Injured the limb he'd struck out!HARMED6Across33 ThoughtNOTION6Across35 NaturistNUDIST6Across36 MeasuredMETED5Across37 ConcealedHIDDEN6Across38 OfferTENDER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FirmSTABLE6Down1 HearsayGOSSIP6Down1 Followed in the most fussy detailTAILED6Down1 The club for many a cross-country runnerDRIVER6Down2 House of GodCHAPEL6Down2 HiredRENTED6Down2 Red-headed, possibly shy WelshmanRHYS4Down3 AlwaysEVER4Down3 FoodstuffMEAT4Down3 If misquoted in a new edict, there's something lackingDEFICIT7Down4 SordidSQUALID7Down4 FainterPALER5Down4 GiantTITAN5Down5 UntidyMESSY5Down5 Stick to relatively cheap jewelleryPASTE5Down5 InactiveIDLE4Down6 Does it augment the zoo stock?ADDER5Down6 Belonging to themTHEIR5Down6 ReiterateREPEAT6Down7 Crippled due to a terrible mealLAME4Down8 BlushREDDEN6Down8 Beast of burdenMULE4Down8 ToddlerTOT3Down9 It's allowed on courtLET3Down9 An article? Definitely!THE3Down12 FlipperFIN3Down12 DevastatedRAVAGED7Down13 RespondREACT5Down13 No elm can produce fruit!LEMON5Down13 Satellite's giving learner a run aroundLUNAR5Down15 Go inENTER5Down15 WallowREVEL5Down15 RoundupRODEO5Down16 John, on record knightlyELTON5Down18 BirdEAGLE5Down18 ExhaustedJADED5Down18 FreeRID3Down19 Being French, I come to the right conclusion about a planeJET3Down19 SpikePITON5Down19 Be seatedSIT3Down20 He sits in silenceLEN3Down20 LumpWAD3Down21 An interruption during the playTIMEOUT7Down21 AncestryLINEAGE7Down21 GuidedLED3Down22 Not goodBAD3Down22 In three ways, he's like Rob, Mal, Den, Seb, etc.WES3Down22 Turn downREJECT6Down23 He gets things all wrapped upPACKER6Down23 Winged wader, once worshippedIBIS4Down24 CountryIRAN4Down24 StinkSTENCH6Down24 Ultimately, that which surpasses the limits of enduranceTHEEND6Down25 DroopedWILTED6Down25 Make a requestASKFOR6Down25 Scottish riverCLYDE5Down26 An old house or its styleTUDOR5Down26 NoblemenEARLS5Down27 Felt forPITIED6Down27 The gardener can rake it fineTILTH5Down27 ConcealedHID3Down28 One in prison for a trick?CON3Down28 See-sawTEETER6Down28 Nice meal to keep a girl quietDISH4Down30 MaterialLINEN5Down30 Shoe partHEEL4Down30 PrincipleTENET5Down31 ArriveCOME4Down33 DiscourteousRUDE4Down34

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