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Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2021 answers. The Thursday 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#
CutSLASH5Across2 Sooner than be at the frontBEFORE6Across4 FilamentsFIBRES6Across4 DiscretionaryOPTIONAL8Across7 SwimBATHE5Across7 Racing vehicle kept for sale?STOCKCAR8Across7 You can count on a taxi returning for usABACUS6Across8 OffensiveODIOUS6Across8 SaluteGREET5Across8 State of an Anglo Saxon uncleASSAM5Across10 ConsumedEATEN5Across10 VibrateSHAKE5Across10 ScullOAR3Across12 What a dog may do, the cur!HEEL4Across13 War-horseSTEED5Across13 UntaintedPURE4Across13 CarryTOTE4Across14 Form of rust associated with wheelsRUTS4Across14 Golfer's warningFORE4Across15 ContritionREMORSE7Across15 George took public transport to the hotelBUSH4Across15 BlokesMEN3Across16 A bird in the newsHEN3Across16 Fingertip coverNAIL4Across17 All round, it's a bit of a coincidenceCOIN4Across17 HotHEATED6Across17 BreachGAP3Across19 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across19 Resting, as possibly badeABED4Across19 Passed onRELAYED7Across20 OnlookerBYSTANDER9Across21 Legally obliged to jump acrossBOUNDOVER9Across21 Outdoor garmentCOAT4Across23 Small coasters, perhapsMATS4Across23 NoblemanPEER4Across23 One holding the line?REEL4Across24 StratagemRUSE4Across24 ConsiderDEEM4Across25 TaxiCAB3Across26 Small illustration of fruitFIG3Across26 EasedRELAXED7Across26 PrecipitationRAIN4Across27 One binder in a row?TIER4Across27 But catching one is no credit to a sailor!CRAB4Across29 EngrossedRAPT4Across29 BedCOT3Across30 OustDEPOSE6Across31 Jam containersJARS4Across32 Post a letter at lastSEND4Across32 Oriental part of Galashiels, possiblyLHASA5Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 She keeps an object in her bra!BRENDA6Across34 IrritatesANNOYS6Across34 ArousedEXCITED7Across34 What it is to call anybody a bit of a loonPERSONAL8Across35 FloodOVERFLOW8Across35 InvisibleUNSEEN6Across36 Don't continue to drip so!DROPIT6Across36 SingerTENOR5Across37 FelineCAT3Across38 QuiltDUVET5Across39 DecorationMEDAL5Across40 BeginSTART5Across41 IrritableTESTY5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Browned breadTOAST5Down1 Is he too scared of being kicked out?OSCAR5Down1 HurryHASTE5Down1 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Down2 Cook nothing for stray rats to consumeROAST5Down2 PaneSHEET5Down2 Not anyNONE4Down3 Use ice skates among the desk impsSKIM4Down3 GuideLEADER6Down3 ProphetSEER4Down4 Wheat powderFLOUR5Down4 Wild bears found in ScotlandBRAES5Down4 WiltedDROOPED7Down5 CheeseBRIE4Down5 Young animal or duck in the riverFOAL4Down5 AbruptTERSE5Down6 OozesEXUDES6Down6 Embarrassed about being dismissed, or beatenROUTED6Down6 The mannerly thing to do oneselfBEHAVE6Down9 SpikeEAR3Down9 FearsDREADS6Down9 DeniedNEGATED7Down11 PigHOG3Down11 A red setter, perhapsSUN3Down11 African countryKENYA5Down12 A Caledonian royalASCOT5Down12 German dog, red, with a round figureHUNDRED7Down13 FormSHAPE5Down13 The North StarPOLARIS7Down13 KeenEAGER5Down14 Receptacle that's been mispronouncedBIN3Down15 HealthyFIT3Down15 SpoilMAR3Down16 MonthMAY3Down16 That girl who goes to bat in a bikini?HER3Down16 Ed's out, upset, dismissedOUSTED6Down18 DiscussedDEBATED7Down18 AwryASTRAY6Down18 Sir Toby has the making of a big noiseBELCH5Down20 Looks lasciviouslyLEERS5Down20 HairstyleBOB3Down21 DevilDEMON5Down21 Shoot a bachelor at midnight!BAG3Down21 Religious sisterNUN3Down22 ColourAMBER5Down22 Over-poetical?OER3Down22 In it, what's left looks rightMIRROR6Down23 Mounted gunCANNON6Down23 PerformanceRECITAL7Down24 PrimateAPE3Down25 It's good as a source of heatGAS3Down25 FateLOT3Down27 Illegal burningARSON5Down28 LoatheDETEST6Down28 However unsuitable, it's about to take a restINAPT5Down28 SurpassEXCEL5Down29 Such weather may keep you in, for there's little sunshine aboutRAINY5Down30 GangwayAISLE5Down30 Fishing netTRAWL5Down31 Lord's deliveries?BALLS5Down31 PrankJOKE4Down32 TrivialPETTY5Down32 Cut pins up!SNIP4Down32 Light-headed drunken sot - simply gone!LOST4Down33 PenitentSORRY5Down33 Rowing bladesOARS4Down33 RotterCAD3Down35 Sand-hillDUNE4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 20, 2021. 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.