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Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 20 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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#
AgreeableSAPID5Across2 Elflike priest, possibly?SPRITE6Across4 ThemesTOPICS6Across4 VegetableBROCCOLI8Across7 Run offFLEE4Across7 A warning ignored with marked consequencesWETPAINT8Across7 Attempts at writingESSAYS6Across8 ThespiansACTORS6Across8 ProvokeINCITE6Across8 AstoundAMAZE5Across9 Break by accidentSMASH5Across10 PamphletTRACT5Across10 Girl'sHER3Across11 Take for a ramble in the woodTEAK4Across13 CushionPAD3Across13 CartDRAY4Across13 A few are a bit soft on me!SOME4Across14 CummerbundSASH4Across14 Something floating in the cisternBALL4Across15 ImitatedAPED4Across15 ListenHEAR4Across15 EpochERA3Across16 NovelNEW3Across16 A gig for some of the banjo boys?JOB3Across16 First manADAM4Across17 Double back, lad, out of turn!DUAL4Across17 OtherwiseELSE4Across18 ContinentASIA4Across19 BlasphemousPROFANE7Across19 It would be right out of order to call this a flowerODER4Across19 ExpensiveDEAR4Across20 Absent-mindedFORGETFUL9Across21 Attacks a boor holding a cricket trophyLASHESOUT9Across21 ChallengeDARE4Across22 Some French renegade?RENE4Across23 PassportVISA4Across23 FellTOPPLED7Across23 Too many drinks, we figureNINE4Across24 RegionAREA4Across24 GangCREW4Across25 Soap, perhaps, for Mr BloggsJOE3Across26 NetworkWEB3Across26 Spasms that almost give you a stiff backFITS4Across27 HillTOR3Across27 FeeblePUNY4Across27 LakeMERE4Across28 Run as CommunistTROT4Across29 ConceitedVAIN4Across29 GoatKID3Across30 PerformedDID3Across31 MoistensWETS4Across32 They get hot, of course, shootingGUNS4Across32 A sighed utterance?ASIDE5Across33 RenovateRENEW5Across33 Tennis scoreDEUCE5Across33 In effect, a strange lustreRESULT6Across34 ReplyRETORT6Across34 Describes what is apparent in perverse sexEXPLAINS8Across35 LearnedEDUCATED8Across35 In a daze, possibly puts nothing rightSTUPOR6Across36 PartDIVIDE6Across36 MerchantTRADER6Across36 AbsentAWAY4Across37 BegPLEAD5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AdjoinsABUTS5Down1 National roll?SWISS5Down1 SlumberSLEEP5Down1 Roman gownsTOGAS5Down2 Naughty mates possibly let offSTEAM5Down2 OceanSEA3Down2 Rabbit's tailSCUT4Down3 Dough, as breadCASH4Down3 VegetablePEA3Down3 ExpireDIE3Down4 Jewelled headdressTIARA5Down4 Something hard that can give you an edgeSTEEL5Down4 DeedACT3Down5 SympathyPITY4Down5 One takes it to be chancyRISK4Down5 Map-bookATLAS5Down6 Eye membraneCORNEA6Down6 Robert acted to get some royalties distributedTAYLOR6Down6 Shortly takes an apprentice in a pubSALOON6Down9 BottleCARAFE6Down9 NothingZERO4Down10 FishHADDOCK7Down11 KnockRAP3Down11 Semi-mobile groupMOB3Down11 DisorderCHAOS5Down12 ToldRELATED7Down12 Automobile town in FranceSEDAN5Down12 DebasesDEMEANS7Down13 DelightedPLEASED7Down13 Gifts of old moneyTALENTS7Down13 ErasedDELETED7Down14 Expression of disgust when there's a bit of a job aheadBAH3Down15 WitchHAG3Down15 BurstERUPT5Down16 Aircraft propeller!JET3Down16 NothingNIL3Down16 FollowingAFTER5Down17 Cloth dealerDRAPER6Down18 Handy American fuel productUSEFUL6Down18 FinishEND3Down18 UrbaneSUAVE5Down20 Songs, etc., expected at the conclusion of concertsDUETS5Down20 General who put the French right on the mapLEE3Down21 Petty lieFIB3Down21 RankROW3Down21 A diminutive relativeSIS3Down22 AttemptTRY3Down22 Old Bill's formal nickname?ROBERT6Down23 Superficial appearanceVENEER6Down23 LearningLORE4Down24 ThusSIC3Down25 It's positively significantNOD3Down25 InflexibleRIGID5Down26 Italian team of sprinters?INTER5Down28 CompleteUTTER5Down28 EmulateRIVAL5Down29 Undeviating line in a form of gridRIGID5Down30 RelativesAUNTS5Down30 Maybe past getting jitteryTENSE5Down31 RequiresNEEDS5Down31 Take down or plug upGULP4Down32 ForestWOOD4Down32 TransgressSIN3Down32 Fit to return from ElbaABLE4Down33 MaterialREP3Down33 WaterfowlDUCK4Down33 BornNEE3Down34 LumpWAD3Down35

About this puzzle

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