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Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 124 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#
AflameABLAZE6Across1 WorryFRET4Across1 Vessel in difficulty due to a jolt?JAMJAR6Across1 TavernINN3Across4 TardySLOW4Across6 Private feudVENDETTA8Across7 Garment adaptable to a coverOVERCOAT8Across7 Federation involved in some traffic congestionFIFA4Across8 StoryTALE4Across8 EnclosurePEN3Across9 Unhappy with half the fine still to be paid outPAINED6Across10 StayedREMAINED8Across10 Signal fireBEACON6Across10 When the little devil has to work, it's a blowIMPACT6Across11 ReviseEDIT4Across11 SubmissiveDOCILE6Across11 Drag with effortLUG3Across14 MineralORE3Across14 Modern waysNEW3Across14 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across16 FeatSTUNT5Across16 The sky pilot's home againPADRE5Across16 CongealsGELS4Across17 A revolver, perhaps, usually has a handleDOOR4Across17 SuaveDEBONAIR8Across19 Container typeBASIN5Across19 Just casually amble out WestMOSEY5Across19 FinishedENDED5Across21 Redress a wrong claim?RIGHT5Across21 ImitateMIMIC5Across21 Liquid for drinkingWATER5Across22 Wait and you'll get a bit of help in timeDELAY5Across22 Horse-drawn vehicleCART4Across23 One weapon between two officersCOLT4Across23 OccupiedTENANTED8Across23 SumTOTAL5Across24 Take trousers off and return to bed at some stageDEBAG5Across26 WarehouseDEPOT5Across26 StealROB3Across27 Cooker topHOB3Across28 Stray from the morally higher responsibilityERR3Across28 The key to the puzzle is infernally deepEREBUS6Across29 PlanetURANUS6Across29 CommotionTUMULT6Across30 Pay out some subs twiceDOUBLE6Across30 The legs of the elevenONES4Across31 CageCOOP4Across31 Leave outOMIT4Across31 Beaten with a great effort indeedDEFEATED8Across32 ParodyTRAVESTY8Across32 AgreementCONTRACT8Across33 In the legal position adopted by EdisonONSIDE6Across33 Senior nurseSISTER6Across33 SickILL3Across34 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across35 OwingDUE3Across36 GaspPANT4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Car's safety deviceAIRBAG6Down1 Started to get Jude agitated about a politicianJUMPED6Down1 StaggerREEL4Down2 A union man?JOINER6Down2 Counting frameABACUS6Down2 FlatEVEN4Down3 SideTEAM4Down3 Broadland highway?ROAD4Down3 A nice girl to butter upCRUMPET7Down4 UnawareIGNORANT8Down4 FoolishIDIOTIC7Down4 NakedNUDE4Down5 UndressSTRIP5Down5 Tribesman wandering uphill?NOMAD5Down5 PassedSPENT5Down6 Specify the conditionSTATE5Down6 RescuesSAVES5Down6 GuidedLED3Down7 BulbONION5Down8 HighTALL4Down8 Ring for a portion of fish and some sherryFINO4Down8 Unhewn piece of timberLOG3Down9 Not many are in safe workFEW3Down9 To be able toCAN3Down12 ConfessADMIT5Down12 A bit of money for dadPAY3Down12 ConcerningABOUT5Down13 AfterwardsLATER5Down13 Not a creek, exactly, but there may be fish in itCREEL5Down13 IndividualONE3Down14 Desert animalCAMEL5Down15 Sea-duckEIDER5Down15 A berry high mountain in Canada!LOGAN5Down15 CombineUNITE5Down17 DealTRADE5Down18 Young eelELVER5Down18 Line of succession for knighthood?ORDER5Down18 Not far from Mile EndMIL3Down19 PieceBIT3Down19 Chuck's retiringSHY3Down20 AbdicateRENOUNCE8Down20 Knight's titleSIR3Down20 RipensMATURES7Down21 Soldierly sort of guy?REGULAR7Down21 FishDAB3Down22 Was victoriousWON3Down22 Fish turning badDAB3Down22 ComediansCOMICS6Down23 Additionally, they have tasteful contentsCRUETS6Down23 All round, they're boozy little brothersORBS4Down24 AdjoinABUT4Down24 As a singer, maybe a belter!TREBLE6Down25 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down25 Move unsteadilyTOTTER6Down25 AdministerAPPLY5Down26 All the legal doings?DEEDS5Down26 Caused byDUETO5Down26 Strong meat to the YankeeBEEFY5Down27 HeathenPAGAN5Down27 Sing with closed lipsHUM3Down28 One terribly long time!EON3Down28 TartACID4Down28 SupportPROP4Down29 PlaythingsTOYS4Down30 Bird insisting on action?DODO4Down30 ImageICON4Down30 AgedOLD3Down32

About this puzzle

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