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Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 23 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 122 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#
WeakFRAIL5Across1 NearlyALMOST6Across1 The last tube?STRAW5Across1 MethodSYSTEM6Across5 In my case, to eat is solidly satisfyingMEATY5Across6 NipPINCH5Across6 GuessESTIMATE8Across8 Not eitherNEITHER7Across9 CloseNEAR4Across9 Possible getaway exit?GATEWAY7Across9 WeepSOB3Across10 When released, Flintstone got out of the wayFREED5Across10 InsectsGNATS5Across10 A bit of a fightROUND5Across11 CircumferenceGIRTH5Across11 Going back to bed with it is no credit to youDEBIT5Across12 ClearingGLADE5Across12 TraitorJUDAS5Across12 Outdoor garmentTOPCOAT7Across13 Sporting helpers, of courseCADDIES7Across13 GlueGUM3Across15 ObtainGET3Across15 I'm taking a cocktail with this characterKIM3Across15 DisregardOMIT4Across17 It may occur at any timeIDEA4Across17 TuneAIR3Across17 Threaten people with a club, perhapsMENACE6Across18 StrayERR3Across18 Change in formMUTATE6Across18 More like a judge than a lordSOBER5Across19 MatchesGAMES5Across19 ConsumeEAT3Across19 NumberELEVEN6Across20 Shepherd's dumb friend?COLLIE6Across20 ViperADDER5Across20 ExpertACE3Across21 CougarPUMA4Across22 OwnsHAS3Across22 Trouble with a car keyCARE4Across22 TavernINN3Across23 What the Derby may mean to an American?HAT3Across24 RabbitDOE3Across24 InsaneMAD3Across24 Bent on being badCROOKED7Across25 CrucialPIVOTAL7Across25 CleansePURGE5Across26 Deteriorate for some days at the end of the monthDECAY5Across26 First gameDEBUT5Across26 A character to see and copyMIMIC5Across27 PugilistBOXER5Across27 DecreeEDICT5Across28 Tinned beef, it would seem, is a harmful thing!TOXIN5Across28 Collapsed with a hollow noiseCAVEDIN7Across29 Not artificialNATURAL7Across29 ChildTOT3Across29 At church, always, one finds heartening encouragementCHEER5Across30 InhumanCRUEL5Across30 RelaxesRESTS5Across31 Walks awkwardly in spacePACES5Across31 FootwearSHOE4Across33 ShortenedABRIDGED8Across34 SquirmWRITHE6Across35 HatredENMITY6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HaphazardRANDOM6Down2 Possible dearth of fine cordTHREAD6Down2 LariatLASSO5Down2 Businesslike programme of a senior officer on half daysAGENDA6Down3 UndamagedINTACT6Down3 ExcludeOMIT4Down3 TrackTRAIL5Down4 Man's nameLES3Down4 What a swaddy has to eat at the canteenWAD3Down4 RateSPEED5Down5 BulkySTOUT5Down5 Old people with average waysMEDES5Down5 SensibleSANE4Down6 Might he remain on the starboard side?MARINER7Down6 Winged horsePEGASUS7Down6 AvoidEVADE5Down7 Eyeball partIRIS4Down7 Land in the riverEYOT4Down7 Strong cordCATGUT6Down8 Raised in Cincinnati, is of an acid natureTANNIC6Down8 PassSPEND5Down10 SwimBATHE5Down11 He wrote about FridayDEFOE5Down12 ClutchGRASP5Down12 CountryJAPAN5Down12 TreeALDER5Down13 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Down13 Figure a measure a certain successCINCH5Down13 WeirdEERIE5Down14 YearnedPINED5Down14 Traded punches?DEALT5Down14 Reversible vesselKAYAK5Down15 PermitGRANT5Down15 Whole rangeGAMUT5Down15 HandleTREAT5Down16 IronMETAL5Down16 Cried plaintively for some time on WednesdayMEWED5Down16 Being tipsy, lapse into sin in my embraceMERRY5Down18 DeserveMERIT5Down18 Cocktail carrierSIDECAR7Down19 Army officerGENERAL7Down19 Stupid and clumsy - oh, as if drunk!OAFISH6Down21 ToilLABOUR6Down21 Leaves, in a wrapper, something smokedCORONA6Down22 Dog breedPOODLE6Down22 Go back to bedRETIRE6Down23 Lucky charmMASCOT6Down23 Civic leader getting old in prisonCAGED5Down25 AlternativeOTHER5Down25 BuildPUTUP5Down25 Wooded valleyDENE4Down26 Though square, they rollDICE4Down26 CustomUSAGE5Down27 Extreme example of generosity?TIP3Down28 Wheat spikeEAR3Down28 FurzeGORSE5Down28 OpenOVERT5Down30 ApertureVENT4Down31 CheeseEDAM4Down32

About this puzzle

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