Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2025 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 21 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 134 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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Bomb-holeCRATER6Across1 ConflictSTRIFE6Across4 Oriental pattern of cricket bat?WILLOW6Across4 ParadeFLAUNT6Across5 Without commitment, it's not bound to come to nothingFREELOVE8Across7 EvidentAPPARENT8Across7 At a canterEASILY6Across8 In places, a tourist centre offers healthy recreationSPORTS6Across8 ObscureVAGUE5Across9 Elsie's optionELISE5Across10 CombinedALLIED6Across10 MeltsTHAWS5Across10 TalismanMASCOT6Across11 MatureRIPEN5Across12 Be an officer like Sam BrowneBELT4Across13 CondimentSALT4Across13 Card gameSOLO4Across14 PipSEED4Across14 Parliament of the true-hearted politicianRUMP4Across14 Make fullFILL4Across15 What the Severn has, and maybe the EbroBORE4Across15 Hardly anyFEW3Across16 New-style animalGNU3Across16 Frank has a letter to writeOPEN4Across17 AgedOLD3Across17 MutilateMAIM4Across17 ApiaryHIVE4Across18 Go slowly in the back gardenDRAG4Across19 ReviseEDIT4Across19 EjectEXPEL5Across20 Good enough to get gilded, possibly?GILTEDGED9Across21 ForerunnerHARBINGER9Across21 ShipLINER5Across22 Dance in a grass skirt?HULA4Across23 Food fishTUNA4Across23 BullfighterPICADOR7Across23 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Across24 Too low to be easily grasped?DEEP4Across24 CompanyTROOP5Across24 Torn clothRAG3Across26 SingerTENOR5Across26 Sunshine or a remarkable amount of rainRAY3Across26 Unruly childBRAT4Across27 Like the rent book?TORN4Across27 InsectsBEES4Across29 DeerHART4Across29 Where to be beastly, lying?LAIR4Across29 Girl'sHER3Across30 Refuse to admit some hidden yearningDENY4Across32 CupolaDOME4Across32 JettyPIER4Across32 It was anciently imagined to give a start in hydraulicsHYDRA5Across33 LoadedLADEN5Across33 Synthetic materialNYLON5Across33 Figure a big match to make newsLATEST6Across34 Moral principlesETHICS6Across34 Call at the coffee centre for a contributionOFFERING8Across35 Person aged 15, sayTEENAGER8Across35 UnfastenedUNTIED6Across35 Hangs in the airHOVERS6Across36 Stop preparing for dispatch?PACKUP6Across36 PoolPUDDLE6Across36 StitchedSEWED5Across37 TormentHARASS6Across38 LustfullyLEWDLY6Across39

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StopsHALTS5Down1 Trying to get behind?AFTER5Down1 RoughCOARSE6Down1 Shock, dismayAPPAL5Down2 Material dug up by miners?DENIM5Down2 SlumberingASLEEP6Down2 Upper limbsARMS4Down3 Cold colourBLUE4Down3 AlwaysEVER4Down3 ThieveSTEAL5Down4 WirelessRADIO5Down4 We get faultless service on the riverWESER5Down4 RagedFUMED5Down5 CorrodeRUST4Down5 Game not finished if stolenLOOT4Down5 ThinLEAN4Down6 Remove bones fromFILLET6Down6 Choosing to make a point with light heartOPTING6Down6 GaminURCHIN6Down7 StaggerTOTTER6Down8 One's promise to uncle?PLEDGE6Down9 State without proofALLEGE6Down9 SpicyHOT3Down11 Pull up in the regular placeLUG3Down11 Adult femaleWOMAN5Down12 Spreading dirt about coppers is a damaging thing to doSPOIL5Down12 DelightedPLEASED7Down13 Something to give the dog, thirsty, with no waterBONEDRY7Down13 AlikeSIMILAR7Down13 Take a chance, girl!BET3Down15 AdditionalEXTRA5Down15 Petty lieFIB3Down15 I say sir - what a good advert!GAD3Down16 StorehouseDEPOT5Down16 TreeFIR3Down16 EngagedHIRED5Down18 Pottery in pastel?PLATES6Down18 Foreign languageARABIC6Down18 PoisonVENOM5Down19 Depend on a soft-hearted responseREPLY5Down20 Game between local teamsDERBY5Down20 EdgeLIP3Down21 EmbraceHUG3Down21 Could you knock the stuffing out of him?GUY3Down21 MeshNET3Down22 Study of gardening?DEN3Down22 FateLOT3Down22 Skin decorationTATTOO6Down23 Smoky cityHAVANA6Down23 Even ifTHOUGH6Down24 Star signLEO3Down25 Insufficient wood for a fireFIR3Down25 SpeakerORATOR6Down25 BowedNODDED6Down27 ReposesRESTS5Down28 CureREMEDY6Down28 Where the penthouse is. (Victor's place)ONTOP5Down28 Song of mourningELEGY5Down30 Short of managementADMIN5Down30 HellHADES5Down30 Distance competed over at some stageRANGE5Down31 Sleep noisilySNORE5Down31 RepulseREPEL5Down31 HeapPILE4Down32 Dress with graceDECK4Down32 Not the sole listHEEL4Down33 MinusLESS4Down33 Not anyNONE4Down33 NakedNUDE4Down34

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