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Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 22 2026 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#
FashionableCHIC4Across1 WagerBET3Across4 DepartedLEFT4Across6 ThoroughfareAVENUE6Across8 Attack with a jack, sayASSAULT7Across8 Gold barsBULLION7Across8 ShrewdASTUTE6Across9 A flower in the game reserve?TIGERLILY9Across9 Disease of bloodLEUKAEMIA9Across9 SoarFLY3Across10 ScrubSCOUR5Across12 Not a Mister Right, it's not!AMISS5Across13 MoistHUMID5Across13 All four are back homeVILLA5Across14 RuleREIGN5Across14 Main part of bodyTORSO5Across14 Nonsense! The vehicle backed when the other appeared!TRACTOR7Across15 BetrayalTREASON7Across15 Wall-paintingMURAL5Across15 NativeINGROWN7Across16 Laugh and return for the man-trapsSNIGGER7Across16 TrapCATCH5Across17 That's the stuff, man!SERGE5Across17 Young bird of preyOWLET5Across18 EraseDELETE6Across18 Wander about in the mountainsRANGE5Across18 Tell on, creating a riftSPLIT5Across20 BeganOPENED6Across20 Uniform fabricKHAKI5Across20 CriticiseIMPUGN6Across22 Quite clever, letting the air inFAIRLY6Across22 Make overREHASH6Across23 Get a gun before going back for the goldNUGGET6Across23 DissuadeDETER5Across24 Silvery-white mineralCALCIUM7Across25 Meaning a number will get left outPORTENT7Across25 JavelinSPEAR5Across26 CoarseBRUTISH7Across27 Learned it's true I'd gone out EastERUDITE7Across27 KingdomREALM5Across28 To hide, prostrate yourself in the ditch?LIELOW6Across30 AgainENCORE6Across30 Pig-penSTY3Across30 Hunting expeditionSAFARI6Across31 If it's bad fuel, it is uselessFUTILE6Across31 Hot outside, one keeps under coverHIDES5Across32 BeauDANDY5Across32 AllowPERMIT6Across32 PropertyESTATE6Across33 EmployedUSED4Across34 She goes from South America to the northSUSAN5Across35 South American rodentCOYPU5Across35 SwabMOP3Across35 Nibble at a bit of Brighton rock?ERODE5Across36 Not lightDARK4Across36 DeliveryISSUE5Across36 Takes occupation when Dr Vine's outMOVESIN7Across37 Self-propelled weaponTORPEDO7Across37 Fall back and line up on the right, pleaseRELAPSE7Across39 Went backRENEGED7Across39 Left the mare cantering round the fieldREALM5Across41 Additional thingEXTRA5Across41 Amend to "a teal swimming on the river"ALTER5Across42 Greek letterTHETA5Across42 Was in the top bunk and woke up too late?OVERSLEPT9Across43 Luxurious carLIMOUSINE9Across43 The person wandering round inside is pryingSNOOPER7Across44 CompensatesRECOUPS7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Aromatic spiceNUTMEG6Down1 A ship is taking one to somewhere in ItalyASSISI6Down1 Sword liliesGLADIOLI8Down2 How much better it is than myopia?FARSIGHT8Down2 ChaosHAVOC5Down2 Tending to argueCONTENTIOUS11Down3 That's OK but are there no thick ones?ALLVERYFINE11Down3 EatCONSUME7Down3 Documentary styleREPORTAGE9Down4 Not the part of the ghost but an important oneVITALROLE9Down4 MeatBEEF4Down4 SuperficialSKETCHY7Down5 SalverTRAY4Down5 After half a mile there's a change in the heart beatLEATHER7Down5 SuppleLITHE5Down6 KindlyBENEVOLENT10Down6 What the show jumping pony having an obvious ball had?CLEARROUND10Down6 WearinessFATIGUE7Down7 PrejudiceBIAS4Down7 Land is what the story is all aboutPLOT4Down7 Shrill crySHRIEK6Down10 Goes ahead and gets the ticketsPASSES6Down10 MeadowLEA3Down11 With spring, there's a final melting of the ice encasing itELASTIC7Down11 MaximPRECEPT7Down11 Pull in and stopARREST6Down12 InformerSNITCH6Down12 SorrowfulSAD3Down12 GrooveRUT3Down13 ColourRED3Down16 FateLOT3Down17 Communication between groupsLIAISON7Down19 Said one didn't need to carry a gunNEGATED7Down19 UtterEXPRESS7Down19 General lawlessnessANARCHY7Down21 ThroughPER3Down21 She's game!LIONESS7Down21 BuiltERECTED7Down22 ObscureDIM3Down23 Not much time to give you a summary?BRIEFMOMENT11Down24 Difficult problemBRAINTEASER11Down24 NewtEFT3Down25 Surly personCURMUDGEON10Down26 Accepted the role of Fleming's Doctor or remained aloofTOOKNOPART10Down26 PointedAIMED5Down27 A name written on the car chartAUTOGRAPH9Down28 Having shrewd judgementFARSEEING9Down28 An engine-driver, perhaps, at the station!FIREMAN7Down29 SubsequentlyLATER5Down29 NewspaperGAZETTE7Down29 StaunchSTEM4Down30 Putting the slut to work again with the polishLUSTRE6Down30 Protective vehicleESCORT6Down30 YapYELP4Down31 Find it difficult to leave the ranks of the unemployedHAVEAJOB8Down32 Time something lastsDURATION8Down32 Many are parched by the heatSUNDRY6Down33 Signals officerYEOMAN6Down33 Shows the parson is having a jumble saleREVEALS7Down34 Jewish languageYIDDISH7Down34 ExcuseEXEMPT6Down38 A painted dolly!SITTER6Down38 Pet duckLOVE4Down40 Fastening deviceNAIL4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 22, 2026. 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.