xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Also solved on May 2
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword   New York Times Crossword   Newsday Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SeraglioHAREM5Across1 CorsetGIRDLE6Across5 ManufacturerMAKER5Across8 However or wherever it's on displayINANYCASE9Across9 LifelessINANIMATE9Across9 TimerSTOPWATCH9Across10 AbaftASTERN6Across10 Thomas and Leo are brawling. It's horribleLOATHSOME9Across10 PressIRON4Across11 Shot back, madSTAB4Across12 PrecipitationRAIN4Across12 Part of bloodPLASMA6Across13 Show yourself to be an equal, in oratoryAPPEAR6Across13 RatifyCONFIRM7Across14 ObviousPATENT6Across14 Big tots - they're twinsDOUBLES7Across14 Aired?BLOWDRIED9Across15 BotchedBUNGLED7Across15 Roller coasterBIGDIPPER9Across15 To begin with, had done wrong in having nagged atSTARTEDON9Across17 WitchSORCERESS9Across17 Last stop the majority go toENDMOST7Across18 BeverageTEA3Across18 AbridgeSHORTEN7Across18 Snaps the twigsSHOOTS6Across19 SportTENNIS6Across19 CoverLID3Across19 JustFAIR4Across20 A card from the staffCLUB4Across20 CartDRAY4Across21 Stress, on the trip backDRIVEHOME9Across23 Not migratorySEDENTARY9Across23 RenovateRENEW5Across23 SkinPELT4Across24 Wonder what the bear will do?SPECULATE9Across25 Bird-frightenerSCARECROW9Across25 Get the impression it's an instinctive aptitude forFEEL4Across26 Fronded plantFERN4Across26 PodgyFLABBY6Across27 ColourRED3Across27 Stumbles back with one, in the clutches of booze!SPIRIT6Across27 CostumeUNIFORM7Across29 FishEEL3Across29 The British cheese assortment does appeal to oneBESEECH7Across29 DunceDULLARD7Across31 OfferTENDER6Across32 Added to the silly scare that in the end I quashedINCREASED9Across32 RepugnantOBNOXIOUS9Across32 SeasonTIDE4Across34 What the figurine's dress was carved from?SATINWOOD9Across34 IntermediaryMIDDLEMAN9Across34 SimplyEASILY6Across35 Standing - honestUPRIGHT7Across35 StressTENSION7Across35 The whole network is with one againENTIRE6Across36 Jewellery itemBANGLE6Across36 NotionIDEA4Across37 From the City getting a call, call backECHO4Across37 RecoveringONTHEMEND9Across38 DepositLODGE5Across38 So the three misbehaving are given a warningTHEREFORE9Across38 Large churchCATHEDRAL9Across39 Disturbed to find it's not fixedUNSETTLED9Across39 DauntDISMAY6Across39 BorderedEDGED5Across40

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
No dolly, she's the very personification of efficiency!MISSABLE8Down1 GermsMICROBES8Down1 Yeast substituteBAKINGPOWDER12Down2 Quite enjoyed being in jail?HADAGOODTIME12Down2 DonkeyASS3Down2 Aerobatic manoeuvreTAILSPIN8Down3 Want to cover the pair performing in body decorationsWARPAINT8Down3 AppearEMERGE6Down3 Hot springGEYSER6Down4 Hang on - it will be contingent uponDEPEND6Down4 SpoilMAR3Down4 GraspGRIP4Down5 KillerASSASSIN8Down5 Flares are set off by the house, in the openALFRESCO8Down5 RebelledRIOTED6Down6 In which the king crab set up residence?SANDCASTLE10Down6 Musical instrumentCONCERTINA10Down6 CoarseEARTHY6Down7 Pushes and hopes, but it's hard to get intoTHRUSTS7Down7 Jumper and cardiganTWINSET7Down7 It's cold in winter, as one snuggles into the furSEASONABLE10Down8 Torture deviceTHUMBSCREW10Down8 HassockKNEELER7Down9 Stewed, is greasyOILED5Down11 HackneyedTRITE5Down11 RodentRAT3Down12 CloseNEAR4Down13 He herded the animals right into the portDROVER6Down16 MeanINTEND6Down16 ImpelURGE4Down16 AteDINED5Down17 PlaythingTOY3Down19 Book that woman!SHE3Down19 InferredDEDUCED7Down20 RAF officerAIRCOMMODORE12Down21 Give the shivers to, or don't affect at allLEAVEYOUCOLD12Down21 AbroadAFAR4Down22 AntennaAERIAL6Down22 Picks up and drives, being very careful withRUNSIN6Down22 Easy alternativeSOFTOPTION10Down23 It's the degree of complexity that's the snagDIFFICULTY10Down23 RottenPUTRID6Down24 Work-place adversariesOPPOSITION10Down24 Versatile cricketerALLROUNDER10Down24 PigpenSTY3Down25 The day one took the examSAT3Down25 LoanedLENT4Down25 BoredomTEDIUM6Down26 ShutCLOSED6Down28 Nosy parkerBUSYBODY8Down28 Restored to favour, it is thought, againREDEEMED8Down28 FluctuateUNDULATE8Down29 Reinforce only the lockBUTTRESS8Down29 By handMANUALLY8Down30 GuidedLED3Down30 Wasn't tongue-tied, one arguedHADWORDS8Down30 The dogs start barking at the birdsBEAGLES7Down31 ArousedEXCITED7Down31 Sculpt the figure, taking pains about itCARVE5Down33 DependRELY4Down33 Group of nineNONET5Down33 ThreatMENACE6Down34 Begin with the E in "ale"SETOUT6Down34 EraAGE3Down36 UntruthLIE3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 2, 2025. 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.