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Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2019 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2019 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
BisectHALVE5Across2 Picture puzzleREBUS5Across3 The skinhead cried when given the brush-offSWEPT5Across3 ImpelURGE4Across7 Is such English a little like Low Latin?BASIC5Across8 GreedilyAVIDLY6Across8 Nun's outfitHABIT5Across8 RespondREACT5Across9 The crime of a hard hearted ladARSON5Across10 Quick, nimbleNIPPY5Across10 Pass left behind by the commanding officerCOL3Across11 SpoilMAR3Across11 WeaponGUN3Across11 PrisonsJAILS5Across12 She gives an article to a boyPAULA5Across12 It can be played voluntarilyTRUMPET7Across13 Speaker's platformROSTRUM7Across13 OddRUM3Across13 Fertile spotOASIS5Across15 Dried out an excellent colourAIRED5Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 SailorTAR3Across16 GalaFETE4Across18 Short sleepNAP3Across18 Will you not get it by standing firm?FAR3Across18 Royal residencePALACE6Across19 Time can mean littleMINUTE6Across19 RelegatedDEMOTED7Across19 FrozenICED4Across20 Lesser deityDEMIGOD7Across21 He's embracing a horrible pair of femalesHARPIES7Across21 AshesDUST4Across22 Barbers cut thisHAIR4Across22 Hero sometimes given a medalLION4Across22 ChairSEAT4Across23 Going out of turn, Meg can make a bloomerGEUM4Across23 DoubtfulDUBIOUS7Across23 Our superiors as punters?BETTERS7Across24 Flow windinglyMEANDER7Across24 StretchedEKED4Across25 Restaurant workerWAITER6Across26 An affordable extraSURTAX6Across26 ExpireDIE3Across27 NothingZERO4Across28 An heiress's passion?IRE3Across29 CanTIN3Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 Where pigs have links with the last of the MohicansSTIES5Across31 FellowDON3Across31 Iron alloySTEEL5Across31 Mythical winged horsePEGASUS7Across32 Virtually a letter by word of mouthMORALLY7Across32 SeriesCYCLE5Across33 Interjected by a president?PUTIN5Across34 ChangeALTER5Across34 Vessel back from ButeTUB3Across35 ToddlerTOT3Across35 Be receptive and understandingGETIT5Across36 LariatLASSO5Across36 SlurSTIGMA6Across36 Large composition by an English composerELGAR5Across37 Chambermaid's workplaceHOTEL5Across37 MiddayNOON4Across37 DrilledBORED5Across38 Figure to take a nap at mid-eveningDOZEN5Across38 Water jugsEWERS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TruckWAGON5Down1 TrampleTREAD5Down1 Pearly looking variety of craneNACRE5Down1 Wine merchantVINTNER7Down2 An enthusiast for light entertainmentFILMFAN7Down2 Girl’sHER3Down2 MeadowLEA3Down3 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Down4 ConsumeEAT3Down4 That which every new hat hasWHAT4Down4 PinchNIP3Down5 In short, a dance hallPALAIS6Down5 Remove cargo fromUNLOAD6Down5 DefyFLOUT5Down6 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down6 In a tunnel, maybe, half of it gets wetTRAIN5Down6 Of the eyeOPTIC5Down7 Its career is longer than meteoricCOMET5Down7 Clippie's vehicleBUS3Down9 Thus, you finish with very little moneySOU3Down9 StuffCRAM4Down10 DeservedMERITED7Down11 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 Baffle by getting a bit complexPERPLEX7Down12 PlanetJUPITER7Down12 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 A standard spare partPAR3Down14 RemarkMENTION7Down14 TupRAM3Down14 One who puts money awaySAVER5Down16 Ancient writings unravelled by nurseRUNES5Down16 LukewarmTEPID5Down16 CultsSECTS5Down17 Many seem upset, one judgesDEEMS5Down17 RascalROGUE5Down17 DinedFED3Down18 Just say the wordMENTION7Down19 IndicatorPOINTER7Down19 Slogs to produce a nice finishGLOSS5Down20 MeltsTHAWS5Down20 A charmer I would have time forHOURI5Down21 DefectiveDUD3Down21 Southern states of the USDIXIE5Down21 Legislator, statesmanSENATOR7Down23 Much wild rage at some intransigent lyingGREATLY7Down23 Sweet, ripeMELLOW6Down24 Former African name for stray U-boatsBASUTO6Down24 GreasyOILY4Down24 Use a spadeDIG3Down25 Show mistaken signs of humanityERR3Down25 PoolKITTY5Down26 Book of mapsATLAS5Down27 Piece of stout terylene, sayUTTER5Down27 To ribTEASE5Down28 Not enthusiastic for some small change in a new dietTEPID5Down28 AutomatonROBOT5Down29 ExternalOUTER5Down30 Being saintly, Alan keeps out of the Boar's HeadALBAN5Down30 LordPEER4Down32 EraAGE3Down32 Act dumbMIME4Down32 Pull on an earLUG3Down33 TaxiCAB3Down33 Chronic drunkardSOT3Down33 DogCUR3Down34 FinishEND3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 20, 2019. 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.