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Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2019 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2019 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Dog leadLEASH5Across1 Near the endCLOSE5Across1 RestrainCHECK5Across2 Plays in the PromsROMPS5Across6 SuspendsHANGS5Across6 BoatCANOE5Across7 SketchDRAFT5Across8 Inclined to cryTEARFUL7Across9 Former edict possibly getting you worked upEXCITED7Across9 ConfusionPANIC5Across10 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Across10 A noisy instrument to play?FLUTE5Across10 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Across11 Figures out one is wrong to have bitternessVENOM5Across11 Is priced atCOSTS5Across12 Shareholders quick to move?HARES5Across12 NewtEFT3Across12 Without endFOREVER7Across13 Being heavy on fuel can be ominous!FATEFUL7Across13 UnitedFUSED5Across13 Unite in various waysSEW3Across15 DeceivedCHEATED7Across15 Baked foodPIE3Across15 A singularly effective blowONER4Across17 PeruserREADER6Across17 DryARID4Across17 As entertainment, nice change for an academic?CINEMA6Across18 Small metallic missileBULLET6Across18 MooseELK3Across19 Provider of ample syrup?MAPLE5Across19 Hard mineralBERYL5Across19 Imperial backer of art at the year's startTRAJAN6Across20 Comes aboutARISES6Across20 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across20 In France, receptacle for a cigarette end?CAEN4Across22 FacilityEASE4Across22 BirdIBIS4Across23 Chicken provided by the Nag's HeadHEN3Across24 StriplingLAD3Across24 BreedREAR4Across25 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across25 Excuse a seaman having to find the answerABSOLVE7Across25 Rushes to make pleasLEAPS5Across26 DeterminedDECIDED7Across26 SeatCHAIR5Across26 Capital of VietnamHANOI5Across27 Safety devices a leader of fashion employs?FUSES5Across27 The premises you need in partnershipJOINT5Across28 Traffic light colourAMBER5Across28 Youngster playing with rattlesSTARLET7Across29 MediumAVERAGE7Across29 As a fine description, substantialHEFTY5Across30 Beautiful girlBELLE5Across30 FishCOD3Across30 ExclusiveELITE5Across31 InherentNATIVE6Across31 Under a strain at present?TENSE5Across31 DeclinedREFUSED7Across34 ElementMETAL5Across37 VehicleCAR3Across38 CouchDIVAN5Across39 IrrigateWATER5Across40 SpeciesGENUS5Across41 CapBERET5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WorthVALUE5Down1 Newspaper bossEDITOR6Down2 ManagedCOPED5Down2 She has a number to nail upLILIAN6Down2 Crossword compiler's dog?SETTER6Down3 LedHEADED6Down3 RemainedSTAYED6Down3 FashionableCHIC4Down4 River no longer noted?EXE3Down4 That womanHER3Down4 WaveBREAKER7Down5 Last chance to have no end of a fling!FINAL5Down5 MistakeERROR5Down5 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down6 Dream of the priest by the lakeREVERIE7Down6 Causing distress or injuryHURTFUL7Down6 Does wrong to compose poemsODES4Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 To perm in a way that's not permanentPROTEM6Down8 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Down8 AsternAFT3Down9 BelittleCHEAPEN7Down11 We're all in this raceHUMAN5Down12 SurrendersCEDES5Down12 FlimsyFRAIL5Down13 Ending in deathFATAL5Down13 Great stream of froth?FORTH5Down13 AgreeableSAPID5Down14 American getting ten out of ten at the space centreTEXAN5Down14 StiffRIGID5Down14 The floral contribution of autumn from boySEPAL5Down15 Appeal humblyPLEAD5Down15 TreeELM3Down16 AnaestheticETHER5Down16 John acted with true gritWAYNE5Down16 LivedRESIDED7Down18 Out and awayBYFAR5Down18 Coshes the little beasts round the cornerCLUBS5Down18 In time, joke with great dignityMAJESTY7Down19 Dome-shaped hairstyleBEEHIVE7Down19 What to do when offered rubbishREFUSE6Down21 PlunderRAVAGE6Down21 LiabilityDEBIT5Down21 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down22 Animal comparable to the skunk?COYOTE6Down22 Fishing basketCREEL5Down22 ChooseSELECT6Down23 Special occasions worry StevenEVENTS6Down23 ObtainedSECURED7Down24 FibbersLIARS5Down25 A bit on the sideAPART5Down25 Lets loose just in caseLEST4Down26 Fossil fuelCOAL4Down26 LettuceCOS3Down27 Might it fly like a raven?JET3Down28 GenerationAGE3Down28 HarmDAMAGE6Down28 RotDECAY5Down29 PrincipleTENET5Down32 ObscureVAGUE5Down33 ObeseFAT3Down35 DreadfulDIRE4Down36

About this puzzle

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