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Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2023 answers. The Monday puzzle has 125 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#
MonthMARCH5Across1 Strut around in confidenceTRUST5Across1 ShortBRIEF5Across2 The Spanish, in time, will say "Oh, ma–ana!"DELAY5Across6 Razor sharpenerSTROP5Across6 YieldCEDE4Across7 KidnapABDUCT6Across8 FindsLOCATES7Across9 TendencyTREND5Across9 Dog with a stickPOINTER7Across9 UndressSTRIP5Across10 Cold accommodation with only one good toiletIGLOO5Across10 HarmfulBAD3Across11 Based on truthVALID5Across11 Could be great powerMIGHT5Across11 PugilistBOXER5Across12 To put on weight, I see, can do you good!TONIC5Across12 You can't say it won't hold waterCISTERN7Across13 OddRUM3Across13 ShrewdPOLITIC7Across13 CattleOXEN4Across15 The sailor boy's sphere?ORB3Across15 PlungeDIP3Across15 NaveHUB3Across16 But for being uniqueONLY4Across17 Boy's nameERIC4Across17 Oft shaken by the price of confectioneryTOFFEE6Across18 PresentHERE4Across18 GorgeRAVINE6Across18 SatanDEVIL5Across19 Half bedraggled, maybe, but can be groomedBEARD5Across19 RenewedRESUMED7Across19 EmergencyCRISIS6Across20 It seems Charlie is very fond of their flavourCLOVES6Across20 WickedEVIL4Across20 RegrettedRUED4Across22 There's not much electricity in this little roomCELL4Across22 Greek letterBETA4Across22 CurlRINGLET7Across23 CabinHUT3Across24 Fashionable joint?HIP3Across24 Works out that figs contain waterFIGURES7Across25 DueOWED4Across25 Not artificialNATURAL7Across25 UltimateFINAL5Across26 Could blot the character of a could-be saintSTAIN5Across26 SpikeEAR3Across27 WandererNOMAD5Across27 Make old-fashioned love with a dishy running mateSPOON5Across27 His article seems to have upset NoraAARON5Across28 Moral storyFABLE5Across28 IntendMEAN4Across28 Best be injury-free for the big matchFITTEST7Across29 GroundTERRAIN7Across29 Somehow eats a kilo of meat!STEAK5Across30 ImpulsesURGES5Across30 FrenziedMAD3Across30 Food given in appeasement?PEASE5Across31 Tries outTESTS5Across31 DelveDIG3Across31 LawfulLEGAL5Across33 MildGENTLE6Across36 WatchedEYED4Across37 KindGENRE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RestRELAX5Down1 Reg and Ian possibly recoverREGAIN6Down2 WriterAUTHOR6Down2 WagerBET3Down2 WrathIRE3Down3 Capable of lively response to spry manoeuvresSPORTY6Down3 Medical centreCLINIC6Down3 WhimFAD3Down4 To love beyond reasonTOO3Down4 Jump on one footHOP3Down4 PoemODE3Down5 One heavyweight forenameANTON5Down5 DestructionHAVOC5Down5 Is he halfway to heaven?DEMIGOD7Down6 HappenOCCUR5Down6 A fewSEVERAL7Down6 EmperorTSAR4Down7 Chap cooking riceERIC4Down7 A horse running wild on the beachASHORE6Down8 SourceORIGIN6Down8 IntelligenceNOUS4Down10 TediumBOREDOM7Down11 A Rugby boy's essays?TRIES5Down12 WishedDESIRED7Down12 StingsBITES5Down12 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 Training vehicle?COACH5Down13 FruitPEACH5Down13 RestrictLIMIT5Down14 Vessel much larger than a schooner, maybeSLOOP5Down14 RepairingMENDING7Down14 Seem willing to go away to the other endOFFER5Down15 FrogmanDIVER5Down15 Of the footPEDAL5Down16 Clangers?BELLS5Down16 BoundaryHEDGE5Down16 PurchaserBUYER5Down17 Draw in art, possiblyTRAIN5Down18 Girl?sHER3Down18 CompetitorRIVAL5Down18 His anarchic style upset Ken a bitBEATNIK7Down19 Splits upDIVIDES7Down19 CoverLID3Down21 Figures one's little darling to be the clinging typeLIMPET6Down21 GossipRUMOUR6Down21 Fuel gasBUTANE6Down22 PillTABLET6Down23 They're bitter and unusually solemnLEMONS6Down23 ThoroughfareLANE4Down24 Form 20%?FIFTH5Down25 Mother-of-pearlNACRE5Down25 IrrigateWATER5Down26 DestinyFATE4Down26 Ipso facto, includes something to sit onSOFA4Down26 The one involved in Cleopatra's passing?ASP3Down28 SeizureFIT3Down28 PointedAIMED5Down29 Pig-penSTY3Down32 LimbLEG3Down33 FirearmGUN3Down34 ShelterLEE3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 22, 2023. 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.