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Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 23 2019. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Thing61 AcrossReveal answer → Rigorous64 AcrossReveal answer → Refer to a lewd suggestion64 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor65 AcrossReveal answer → In the open air87 AcrossReveal answer → A tip you really shouldn't miss87 AcrossReveal answer → What to say when arresting an offender68 AcrossReveal answer → Gather88 AcrossReveal answer → Of the face68 AcrossReveal answer → Detail49 AcrossReveal answer → Songs, as about fresh air510 AcrossReveal answer → Tree310 AcrossReveal answer → Vote in510 AcrossReveal answer → Memorise512 AcrossReveal answer → What many consume413 AcrossReveal answer → Renown413 AcrossReveal answer → Disastrous414 AcrossReveal answer → Thanks to bad taste414 AcrossReveal answer → Approximately415 AcrossReveal answer → He has some familiarity with Ananias415 AcrossReveal answer → Frenzied315 AcrossReveal answer → It merely borders on being a cough316 AcrossReveal answer → Small barrel316 AcrossReveal answer → They win by cracking a case417 AcrossReveal answer → Prima donna417 AcrossReveal answer → Individual317 AcrossReveal answer → Epoch318 AcrossReveal answer → The end of a rear gunner in WWII419 AcrossReveal answer → Paradise419 AcrossReveal answer → Bird319 AcrossReveal answer → Copse520 AcrossReveal answer → At length it can serve a weighty purpose921 AcrossReveal answer → From childhood921 AcrossReveal answer → Equipment321 AcrossReveal answer → Ocean322 AcrossReveal answer → Who's past it, has it423 AcrossReveal answer → Owing323 AcrossReveal answer → Farm building423 AcrossReveal answer → Type of duck424 AcrossReveal answer → Fasten324 AcrossReveal answer → A sort of nautical prefix424 AcrossReveal answer → Tall526 AcrossReveal answer → However326 AcrossReveal answer → Not exactly fat feline?326 AcrossReveal answer → Vague hint with little substance427 AcrossReveal answer → Cognate427 AcrossReveal answer → Weave on this429 AcrossReveal answer → Spots before the eyes429 AcrossReveal answer → Free329 AcrossReveal answer → Put one's foot down432 AcrossReveal answer → Of the ears432 AcrossReveal answer → Sell a dummy a faked pass?533 AcrossReveal answer → Lot433 AcrossReveal answer → Stage whisper533 AcrossReveal answer → Quicker to offend Mrs Grundy?634 AcrossReveal answer → Tormented834 AcrossReveal answer → Defeated634 AcrossReveal answer → Teams on the way to an entertainment835 AcrossReveal answer → Improve635 AcrossReveal answer → Attain success835 AcrossReveal answer → Have a go at a story about a heartless crook636 AcrossReveal answer → Botch636 AcrossReveal answer → Erupts636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Without clothes51 DownReveal answer → Thanks to this beast, the thermostat's finally broken51 DownReveal answer → Following, behind52 DownReveal answer → Foundation52 DownReveal answer → Revolutionary process for linen52 DownReveal answer → Weapons historically with a leading part in the navy43 DownReveal answer → Flat43 DownReveal answer → Superlative of good43 DownReveal answer → All there, perhaps, but hopelessly adrift54 DownReveal answer → List54 DownReveal answer → Couches54 DownReveal answer → By plunder, make a fortune out of nothing45 DownReveal answer → Guide55 DownReveal answer → Run against others45 DownReveal answer → It's nonsense to go motoring with a novice66 DownReveal answer → Parched46 DownReveal answer → Cowardly66 DownReveal answer → Stadium57 DownReveal answer → Fierce fellow (the toothy type?)69 DownReveal answer → Single-cell organism69 DownReveal answer → Representative510 DownReveal answer → Fishy fellow?311 DownReveal answer → Dwelling511 DownReveal answer → Illuminated311 DownReveal answer → A good way to make tea, being stony512 DownReveal answer → Tree512 DownReveal answer → Lawful512 DownReveal answer → Slim chance of getting help, though not at hand713 DownReveal answer → Distant513 DownReveal answer → Desperate, hurried713 DownReveal answer → Penniless514 DownReveal answer → Shelter half a mile east315 DownReveal answer → Egg cells315 DownReveal answer → Manufacturer515 DownReveal answer → Old-fashioned516 DownReveal answer → As a hothead, I had to be put away316 DownReveal answer → Lock opener316 DownReveal answer → The crux of recent reports618 DownReveal answer → Congenital618 DownReveal answer → A rambler came up520 DownReveal answer → Toys for girls520 DownReveal answer → Is such a piece prepared for TV?321 DownReveal answer → Floor covering321 DownReveal answer → Wish for a bit of money to turn up322 DownReveal answer → Lair322 DownReveal answer → Writing desk623 DownReveal answer → You couldn't give one straight to a monkey623 DownReveal answer → Likeness525 DownReveal answer → Figure to go to a city with determination325 DownReveal answer → Head movement325 DownReveal answer → Exterior527 DownReveal answer → Male monarchs528 DownReveal answer → Quadruped known for its power528 DownReveal answer → Pulsate528 DownReveal answer → Lubricated530 DownReveal answer → Perfect530 DownReveal answer → Crew of a freighter?530 DownReveal answer → Fixes531 DownReveal answer → Trial431 DownReveal answer → School to enter in various ways!531 DownReveal answer → Boy's name432 DownReveal answer → Check off for credit432 DownReveal answer → Rotate432 DownReveal answer → Charge a lot for fodder433 DownReveal answer → Slightly open433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.