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Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 2 2026 answers. The Saturday 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#
HatredODIUM5Across3 MottoSLOGAN6Across4 Freda's silly to hide money from himALFRED6Across4 Fit as Charlton?ATHLETIC8Across7 WidespreadEPIDEMIC8Across7 Score often trebled at dartsTWENTY6Across8 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across8 PairCOUPLE6Across9 StinkSMELL5Across10 UndergoSUFFER6Across10 Conflict a little?SCRAP5Across10 ParchedDRIED5Across11 CupidEROS4Across12 Sheet a fathead gets oil onFOIL4Across13 Squirrel's nestDREY4Across13 StoryTALE4Across14 Drinks? Just little onesTOTS4Across14 At draughts, he's twice the man he wasKING4Across15 HollowDENT4Across15 Food-listMENU4Across15 What every poet laureate has to doEAT3Across16 InformationGEN3Across16 Slight hint, possiblyTHIN4Across17 EarnDESERVE7Across17 StrayWAIF4Across17 'Over the top' things to wearWIGS4Across19 OstrichRHEA4Across19 WandROD3Across20 It's a revolver, this weaponBOOMERANG9Across21 CityLIVERPOOL9Across21 FinishedENDED5Across21 SagaciousWISE4Across23 Where Jack can get a drink on the sidePORT4Across23 DetailITEM4Across23 Architecturally, outer parts of a domicileDOME4Across24 AfflictsAILS4Across24 CabTAXI4Across25 GoatKID3Across26 One laboriously sought at the centre?JOB3Across26 RenovateRENEW5Across26 It's pretty accurately drawnBEAD4Across27 Part of speechNOUN4Across27 BeakerCUP3Across28 Pigheaded group conspiracyPLOT4Across29 Horse's gaitTROT4Across29 EbbedRECEDED7Across30 The French duly concluded he could paintLELY4Across32 SupplyFUND4Across32 Old tales rehashedSTALE5Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 GenuineREAL4Across33 In armed attacks, coppers can be shot!RAPIDS6Across34 Army chaplainsPADRES6Across34 What a plane may be, possibly with a fin missing?INFLIGHT8Across35 EnchantENTHRALS8Across35 DandyDUDE4Across35 CommercialADVERT6Across36 One drink much like another?DOUBLE6Across36 BrittleCRISP5Across36 GangCLIQUE6Across38 EvokeELICIT6Across39 AgreeTALLY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AnimalBEAST5Down1 Was it wildly waspish?WAIST5Down1 PerformedACTED5Down1 DefameLIBEL5Down2 You'd be unlucky to lose yoursSHIRT5Down2 GloryKUDOS5Down2 Shoe partHEEL4Down3 Stay within a strongholdKEEP4Down3 ElderlyOLD3Down3 DerisionSCORN5Down4 ObtainDERIVE6Down4 Continue working in west LondonACTON5Down4 EmployedUSED4Down5 ComplyOBEY4Down5 Think there's just one payment leftFEEL4Down5 MireMUD3Down6 ShrubAZALEA6Down6 Actors no longer able to star?EXTRAS6Down6 BidOFFER5Down7 HaughtyPROUD5Down8 FuelPETROL6Down9 Initially went into garden with a massive tentWIGWAM6Down9 RugMAT3Down11 Old Bill in the part of Marco PoloCOP3Down11 A well known surname, like HillASTOR5Down12 Boy's nameLEWIS5Down12 TrainRETINUE7Down13 A good time as forecast?FINEDAY7Down13 SwindleDEFRAUD7Down13 DrainSEWER5Down14 Kipling character in Eskimo countryKIM3Down15 PerishDIE3Down15 Noted horse used in breedingEGG3Down16 SpottedNOTICED7Down16 CongealGEL3Down16 Go inENTER5Down18 One warmly encouraging vegetable productionHOTBED6Down18 StreetAVENUE6Down18 EncounteredMET3Down19 Being clumsy, it holds a pen awkwardlyINEPT5Down20 EntertainsHOSTS5Down20 CoverLID3Down21 He's suspendedBOB3Down21 FastenPIN3Down22 A pole to catch a perch?ROD3Down22 Old-fashionedDATED5Down22 SorcererWIZARD6Down23 Murphy and maybe Pat tooPOTATO6Down23 MalesMEN3Down24 GriefWOE3Down25 A sun god in close-upSOL3Down25 MammalWEASEL6Down27 She otherwise captures his heartELSIE5Down28 SplitCRACK5Down28 BeginningONSET5Down28 ConfusionPANIC5Down29 CompetitorRIVAL5Down30 Grand, possibly regalLARGE5Down30 DullardDUNCE5Down31 FaithTRUST5Down31 Bells across the meadow?TENTS5Down31 GratisFREE4Down32 DemiseDEATH5Down32 It's attached to a trunkLIMB4Down32 Maybe last seasonSALT4Down33 Line in dartsOCHE4Down33 RegionAREA4Down34 SeverCUT3Down36 LayerPLY3Down37

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