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Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
CautionsWARNS5Across3 ConfessADMIT5Across3 Measures for the control of pestsSTEPS5Across3 As a serf, he had a fortuneHELOT5Across8 Meat in rashersBACON5Across8 EntertainREGALE6Across9 GangwayAISLE5Across10 GiftTALENT6Across10 It's horn is crumpled, out of lineRHINO5Across10 In favour of returning at mid-AprilFOR3Across11 Unit of weightTON3Across11 Go inENTER5Across11 Lay low and fool around with a redhead!FLOOR5Across12 BearingMIEN4Across12 Picture puzzleREBUS5Across12 Like a formal photo of a police officer?MOUNTED7Across13 Small falconKESTREL7Across13 SecureSAFE4Across15 SatisfiesSATES5Across15 It's inserted jointlyTENON5Across15 BeggedPLEADED7Across17 RendRIP3Across18 It's needed in a mobile careerCAR3Across18 ExpungeDELETE6Across19 Live somewhere in Herts, but with cautionBEWARE6Across19 CircuitLAP3Across20 CountryROMANIA7Across21 TwelveDOZEN5Across21 Storeplace where the sweeper-out gets love and a kissBOXROOM7Across21 The fictional captain takes it to be a habitAHAB4Across22 SpoolREEL4Across22 Being French, I embrace one girl at a timeJUNE4Across23 PriceCOST4Across23 RequireNEED4Across23 Car crossing the track?SLEEPER7Across24 OriginatorCREATOR7Across24 ChiefMAIN4Across25 Sad in an old-fashioned wayTRISTE6Across26 Comes aboutARISES6Across26 DevilDEMON5Across26 SerpentASP3Across28 Boy's nameTOM3Across29 It only looks like clear waterGIN3Across29 DevastatedRAVAGED7Across30 Sunny little chap with a warm heartSOLAR5Across31 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Across31 Vessel or military vehicle on a roadTANKARD7Across32 PantherLEOPARD7Across32 IslandISLE4Across33 School punishmentLINES5Across34 Is generous with breaksGIVES5Across34 Incomplete monikerIKE3Across35 DandyDUDE4Across35 FalsehoodLIE3Across35 Distinctive characterETHOS5Across36 DisputeARGUE5Across36 Telly character, you may rememberKOJAK5Across36 Bravery awardMEDAL5Across37 The head of staff talks too much of difficultiesSNAGS5Across37 RequirementsNEEDS5Across38 Parts with some horses for about lb50SELLS5Across38 LureENTICE6Across38 Roof-beamRAFTER6Across39 PrincipleTENET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DetestsHATES5Down1 ConfineCRAMP5Down1 Daniel scattered feed around for the duckDEFOE5Down1 RegulateCONTROL7Down2 Kind of pipe from the centre of the earCORNCOB7Down2 ConcurAGREE5Down2 BeerALE3Down3 Cain's brotherABEL4Down4 NegatedDENIED6Down4 Notified when the bell rang, we hearTOLD4Down4 DetailITEM4Down5 Part extemporised, cleverly, just for nowPROTEM6Down5 Disgust, revulsionNAUSEA6Down5 SailorTAR3Down6 Make rope with thisSISAL5Down6 Lavish reward includes mammalSHREW5Down6 LawfulLEGAL5Down7 Rapid in movementFLEET5Down7 Due to get a figurehead in wrought ironINFOR5Down7 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down8 LettuceCOS3Down9 Nominally getting louder on turning redLOU3Down9 Rod's joint, perhaps?FERRULE7Down12 MendsREPAIRS7Down12 SicknessILLNESS7Down13 What the Inland Revenue volunteers to figure for youTAX3Down14 CalledNAMED5Down14 Raised edgeRIM3Down14 Man turning up at an ancient city in BelgiumNAMUR5Down16 Male voiceTENOR5Down16 SwoonedFAINTED7Down16 CultsSECTS5Down17 Not even possibly rightNEVER5Down17 GiverDONOR5Down18 ExpandsDILATES7Down19 JewelGEM3Down19 Where to buy a bit of booze for an artistBODEGAS7Down19 WideBROAD5Down20 If you want a Strad, the game's upDARTS5Down20 A growing boy with tasteBASIL5Down21 Tree sapRESIN5Down21 NymphNAIAD5Down22 IntricateCOMPLEX7Down23 He gave ear to military historyJENKINS7Down23 Crash into the school head on a tricycleSTRIKE6Down24 LairDEN3Down24 ColourCERISE6Down24 It's a fine point on a drawing, perhapsPIN3Down25 AlsoTOO3Down25 CharacterNATURE6Down27 FissuresRIFTS5Down27 One holding up a chopper?ROTOR5Down27 HelpedAIDED5Down28 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Down28 Hangs out around the space centre getting storiesSAGAS5Down28 SheetPLATE5Down29 Grounds, for instance, accepted by doctorsDREGS5Down30 Tyre surfaceTREAD5Down30 ZestGUSTO5Down31 Be ahead in a raceLEAD4Down32 DisparageDECRY5Down32 Spill the beansTELL4Down32 Also known as a palindromeAKA3Down33 AssistanceAID3Down33 LiberateFREE4Down34 DeedACT3Down36 ConsumeEAT3Down37

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