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Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2020 answers. The Friday 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#
SwiftFAST4Across1 AbroadOUT3Across4 GratingGRID4Across6 CoverLID3Across9 Issue more than the others – the maximumUTTERMOST9Across9 SereneIMPASSIVE9Across9 SickDISEASED8Across10 The answer is to have a liquid mixtureSOLUTION8Across10 ConversationDIALOGUE8Across10 TopAPEX4Across11 Achieve the correct balance with the ornamentationTRIM4Across12 AlwaysEVER4Across12 No mere mortal, I guessDIVINE6Across13 Gambling placeCASINO6Across13 Will lay on drink, you thinkSUPPOSE7Across14 Washing clothFLANNEL7Across14 MineralORE3Across14 RiddleCONUNDRUM9Across15 Commits an error in writing the clue for “odes”DOESWRONG9Across15 TradedDEALT5Across16 Was a welsher – a shortcoming, indeedDEFAULTED9Across17 GenuineAUTHENTIC9Across17 Spots an insect crawling round the holeNOTICES7Across18 EcstasyRAPTURE7Across18 EarnedDESERVED8Across19 Very keen to get the other flighty daughter intoREDHOT6Across20 BoilSEETHE6Across20 RodentsMICE4Across21 CapBERET5Across21 He’s come back with a fresh eggOWEN4Across21 SevereRIGOROUS8Across23 Hasn’t it yet learned to steer clear of insect spray?GREENFLY8Across24 ConventionalORTHODOX8Across24 TeacherTUTOR5Across24 Bought back and restored oneself to favourREDEEMED8Across26 Of the Middle AgesMEDIEVAL8Across26 StrayERR3Across27 So after all is left unfinished, tooALSO4Across28 UnsightlyUGLY4Across28 Golf clubDRIVER6Across29 Going back, see the trainee’s mistakeSLIPUP6Across29 InfernalHELLISH7Across31 SavageWILD4Across31 Is fast finding what all the study was forCAREERS7Across31 ShowINDICATE8Across33 Very sad he ruined the roast againHEARTSORE9Across34 SluggishLETHARGIC9Across34 Golf-pegTEE3Across34 AleBEER4Across35 YouthLAD3Across36 Unpleasant surpriseBOMBSHELL9Across36 A dash just before take-offMINUSSIGN9Across36 DeadenedNUMB4Across37 Jury's decisionVERDICT7Across38 “Lacks stability,” they addTOTTERS7Across38 ProbableLIKELY6Across39 With which to pay the minder?TENDER6Across39 Magician's stickWAND4Across40 Story Sally was given specially to breakEPIC4Across40 Only commenting on briefly, but it’s poignantTOUCHING8Across41 False teethDENTURES8Across41 A difficult task for High CommandTALLORDER9Across42 InfamyNOTORIETY9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gun attachmentSILENCER8Down1 Interrupted only when I tend to digressBUTTEDIN8Down1 Vascular organSPLEEN6Down2 Go out when you light upSTRIKE6Down2 ParchedARID4Down2 Differ in opinionDISAGREE8Down3 Do get involved in some gameDOMINOES8Down3 RankTIER4Down3 WatcherOBSERVER8Down4 SpiritualistMEDIUM6Down4 Pearls are round, by the waySTRING6Down4 NeatTIDY4Down5 RecommendADVOCATE8Down5 Went up and roughly cased all round, you concludeASCENDED8Down5 DazzleGLARE5Down6 ImprobableFARFETCHED10Down6 Heavy rain accompanied by lightning?FLASHFLOOD10Down6 TearRIP3Down7 Furniture itemSOFABED7Down7 Doesn’t retire and creates a logjamSTOPSUP7Down7 PerfectIDEAL5Down8 Soft fruit containerPUNNET6Down8 Managed to leave when it became knownGOTOUT6Down8 First the raging gale drowned the noiseLEADING7Down11 Shine intermittentlyFLICKER7Down11 SkilfulADEPT5Down12 AdvantageASSET5Down13 SphereORB3Down14 WeirdEERIE5Down15 ZeroNOUGHT6Down16 Like a really bad oil lamp?WICKED6Down16 DetestABHOR5Down17 LockTRESS5Down18 Spoils the actsTURNS5Down19 DangerPERIL5Down19 NumberSIX3Down20 DebasedDEGRADED8Down20 He’s a catchRAY3Down20 Middle-EasternerIRAQI5Down22 HillTOR3Down22 Question the female we apprehendedWHERE5Down22 Finds out that money constitutes a snareLEARNS6Down23 KingdomsREALMS6Down23 Show yourself to have a heart, perhaps, and emulateFOLLOWSUIT10Down25 DisparagingDEROGATORY10Down25 CombineUNITE5Down25 CommandORDER5Down26 SpoilMAR3Down26 Knock back the usualRAP3Down26 SurviveOUTLIVE7Down27 Carrying the spray (mace) and a knifeMACHETE7Down27 TabletPILL4Down28 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down29 StaunchSTEM4Down30 SingerVOCALIST8Down30 Standing outside “The Goat’s Head,” Peter is worriedPRESTIGE8Down30 HumblenessHUMILITY8Down31 Keeps it a secret from the firm and freelancesCONCEALS8Down31 A job you are safe and at home in?SINECURE8Down32 ShelterLEE3Down32 VacationsHOLIDAYS8Down32 Eke out the bit of porridgeSTRETCH7Down33 DiversityVARIETY7Down33 Small towerTURRET6Down35 Fighting to get something doneACTION6Down35 A little flashMINUTE6Down36 SwimsuitBIKINI6Down36 To hinder from grasping power, I deem wrongIMPEDE6Down37 RubberERASER6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 22, 2020. 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.