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Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2019 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
ThingOBJECT6Across1 RigorousSTRICT6Across4 Refer to a lewd suggestionALLUDE6Across4 SailorSEAMAN6Across5 In the open airALFRESCO8Across7 A tip you really shouldn't missTHEPOINT8Across7 What to say when arresting an offenderSTOPIT6Across8 GatherASSEMBLE8Across8 Of the faceFACIAL6Across8 DetailITEM4Across9 Songs, as about fresh airARIAS5Across10 TreeASH3Across10 Vote inELECT5Across10 MemoriseLEARN5Across12 What many consumeMEAT4Across13 RenownFAME4Across13 DisastrousDIRE4Across14 Thanks to bad tasteTANG4Across14 ApproximatelyORSO4Across15 He has some familiarity with AnaniasLIAR4Across15 FrenziedMAD3Across15 It merely borders on being a coughHEM3Across16 Small barrelKEG3Across16 They win by cracking a caseACES4Across17 Prima donnaDIVA4Across17 IndividualONE3Across17 EpochERA3Across18 The end of a rear gunner in WWIITAIL4Across19 ParadiseEDEN4Across19 BirdEMU3Across19 CopseGROVE5Across20 At length it can serve a weighty purposeSTEELYARD9Across21 From childhoodMANANDBOY9Across21 EquipmentKIT3Across21 OceanSEA3Across22 Who's past it, has itBEEN4Across23 OwingDUE3Across23 Farm buildingBARN4Across23 Type of duckTEAL4Across24 FastenTIE3Across24 A sort of nautical prefixAERO4Across24 TallLOFTY5Across26 HoweverBUT3Across26 Not exactly fat feline?CAT3Across26 Vague hint with little substanceTHIN4Across27 CognateAKIN4Across27 Weave on thisLOOM4Across29 Spots before the eyesSEES4Across29 FreeRID3Across29 Put one's foot downTROD4Across32 Of the earsOTIC4Across32 Sell a dummy a faked pass?FEINT5Across33 LotFATE4Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 Quicker to offend Mrs Grundy?RACIER6Across34 TormentedTORTURED8Across34 DefeatedBEATEN6Across34 Teams on the way to an entertainmentSIDESHOW8Across35 ImproveBETTER6Across35 Attain successGETAHEAD8Across35 Have a go at a story about a heartless crookTACKLE6Across36 BotchBUNGLE6Across36 EruptsBURSTS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Without clothesNAKED5Down1 Thanks to this beast, the thermostat's finally brokenSTOAT5Down1 Following, behindAFTER5Down2 FoundationBASIS5Down2 Revolutionary process for linenLENIN5Down2 Weapons historically with a leading part in the navyBOWS4Down3 FlatEVEN4Down3 Superlative of goodBEST4Down3 All there, perhaps, but hopelessly adriftATSEA5Down4 ListTABLE5Down4 CouchesSOFAS5Down4 By plunder, make a fortune out of nothingLOOT4Down5 GuideSTEER5Down5 Run against othersRACE4Down5 It's nonsense to go motoring with a noviceDRIVEL6Down6 ParchedARID4Down6 CowardlyCRAVEN6Down6 StadiumARENA5Down7 Fierce fellow (the toothy type?)TARTAR6Down9 Single-cell organismAMOEBA6Down9 RepresentativeAGENT5Down10 Fishy fellow?RAY3Down11 DwellingHOUSE5Down11 IlluminatedLIT3Down11 A good way to make tea, being stonyAGATE5Down12 TreeCEDAR5Down12 LawfulLEGAL5Down12 Slim chance of getting help, though not at handMISLAID7Down13 DistantALOOF5Down13 Desperate, hurriedFRANTIC7Down13 PennilessNEEDY5Down14 Shelter half a mile eastLEE3Down15 Egg cellsOVA3Down15 ManufacturerMAKER5Down15 Old-fashionedDATED5Down16 As a hothead, I had to be put awayHID3Down16 Lock openerKEY3Down16 The crux of recent reportsCENTRE6Down18 CongenitalINNATE6Down18 A rambler came upAROSE5Down20 Toys for girlsDOLLS5Down20 Is such a piece prepared for TV?SET3Down21 Floor coveringMAT3Down21 Wish for a bit of money to turn upYEN3Down22 LairDEN3Down22 Writing deskBUREAU6Down23 You couldn't give one straight to a monkeyBANANA6Down23 LikenessIMAGE5Down25 Figure to go to a city with determinationTEN3Down25 Head movementNOD3Down25 ExteriorOUTER5Down27 Male monarchsKINGS5Down28 Quadruped known for its powerHORSE5Down28 PulsateTHROB5Down28 LubricatedOILED5Down30 PerfectIDEAL5Down30 Crew of a freighter?EIGHT5Down30 FixesMENDS5Down31 TrialTEST4Down31 School to enter in various ways!STOWE5Down31 Boy's nameOTIS4Down32 Check off for creditTICK4Down32 RotateTURN4Down32 Charge a lot for fodderFEED4Down33 Slightly openAJAR4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 23, 2019. 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.