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Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2018 answers. The Monday 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#
FrolicsROMPS5Across3 Sit in the upper chamberPERCH5Across3 MaliceSPITE5Across4 DitchTRENCH6Across7 Tragic end for a vehicle in IrelandCAVAN5Across8 WeirdEERIE5Across8 UntruthLIE3Across9 Slowly emerged as being nothing other than a fuddled dozeOOZED5Across10 Major arteryAORTA5Across10 ConsumeEAT3Across10 Stick, shaftROD3Across11 It's different for some of the BritishTIS3Across11 LoiterDALLY5Across12 What one's pet beggar may do?SITUP5Across12 KingdomREALM5Across12 TrudgePLOD4Across13 Develops, grows intoBECOMES7Across13 Talk with a noted teetotaller during teaCHATTER7Across13 AbundantAMPLE5Across15 AbaseLOWER5Across15 One takes steps to destroy themPESTS5Across15 LotteryRAFFLE6Across17 Less than amiable little girl?MIA3Across18 Spider's trapWEB3Across18 Hard and unyieldingSTEELY6Across19 CountryLAND4Across19 Such orders can be sent to palsPOSTAL6Across19 ObjectDEMUR5Across20 AuthenticGENUINE7Across21 A bloomer most companions would find disturbing?CAMPION7Across21 AssertAVER4Across22 TreeELM3Across22 A two bank town in Scotland?OBAN4Across22 House typeSEMI4Across23 In Sussex, as you can see, it's a streamARUN4Across23 UnshavenBEARDED7Across24 Total loss of hopeDESPAIR7Across24 Snappy new title for BR?BRITTLE7Across24 A growing reason for MOT failure?CARROT6Across26 EntertainsAMUSES6Across26 EpochERA3Across27 ShabbySEEDY5Across28 Narrow broochPIN3Across29 As musical entertainment, one might knock itRAP3Across29 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Across31 FashionableCHIC4Across31 To do with a contestABOUT5Across31 Most of the team having their mothers roundMAXIMUM7Across32 AmalgamationsMERGERS7Across32 YearnedITCHED6Across33 PriseLEVER5Across34 The odd street light out of place?STRAY5Across34 Keep complaining to the central managerNAG3Across35 Sheltered sideLEE3Across35 BeneathUNDER5Across35 Steady reversal is possibleLEVEL5Across36 Cereal plantWHEAT5Across36 Race that can go to an American's headDERBY5Across37 Hold upDELAY5Across37 FaceDIAL4Across37 TrapSNARE5Across38 ActionsDEEDS5Across38 Meaning to go north in the southeast again!SENSE5Across38 FatherDAD3Across39 AdageSAW3Across41 GridGRILLE6Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Wash an article for a bachelorBATHE5Down1 Brimless capBERET5Down1 WitlessSTUPID6Down1 He's in at No. 11LASTMAN7Down2 Bereaved husbandWIDOWER7Down2 DistortDEFORM6Down2 ExpertACE3Down3 Is indebted toOWES4Down4 TeamSIDE4Down4 He can see himself in the mirrorEMIR4Down4 GemPEARL5Down5 Roof of the mouthPALATE6Down5 One cut out to make an entry, perhapsCOUPON6Down5 GiftedTALENTED8Down6 Optimistically expects to jump two waysHOPES5Down6 French riverSOMME5Down6 Is she a match for Lucifer?VESTA5Down7 Play for timeSTALL5Down7 MoietyHALF4Down8 Legendary birdROC3Down9 In aviation, it indicates a point along the routeVIA3Down9 EnduredTOLERATED9Down11 A poster designed for a coastal placeSEAPORT7Down12 Scolds, reprimandsREBUKES7Down12 I'm after a historic model of car for himTIM3Down14 SmearDAUB4Down14 BlokesMEN3Down14 Look for a star to the EastSTARE5Down16 UniteWELD4Down16 Boy's namePETER5Down16 Go furtively breaking linksSLINK5Down17 Eagle's nestEYRIE5Down17 ReleaseFREE4Down18 Show left to one man!PORTRAY7Down19 PhotographerSNAPPER7Down19 Opera reduced to scaleTOSCA5Down20 Festive occasionsGALAS5Down20 City in America, ironically!CAIRO5Down21 BarterEXCHANGE8Down21 Group of similar speciesGENUS5Down21 UndervestSINGLET7Down23 NetworkMESH4Down23 Plants able to grow much higher than othersALPINES7Down23 Erase, expungeDELETE6Down24 Vessel to let loose at Beachy HeadBOTTLE6Down24 Thanks for the kiss, but it's money that's wantedTAX3Down25 VentilateAIR3Down25 ParchedARID4Down25 ActionDEED4Down26 Baby can wander round England's capital - a good place!ABBEY5Down27 Physical strengthMIGHT5Down27 Cold dishSALAD5Down28 Tricks a raw beginner playsRUSES5Down28 EatableEDIBLE6Down29 ShoutedYELLED6Down30 BigGREAT5Down30 The school play?RUGBY5Down30 SwearCURSE5Down32 Many a mug means a great deal!MASS4Down32 RepairMEND4Down32 Spoil a horse, docking its tailMAR3Down33 FishEEL3Down33 RockCRAG4Down34 CloseNEAR4Down36 AridDRY3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 21, 2018. 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.