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Evening Standard Crossword May 24 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 24 2021 answers. The Monday 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#
RegainRECOUP6Across1 StupidAPISH5Across3 Make slow progress as a tenorDRIFT5Across3 RaidATTACK6Across5 CountrywideNATIONAL8Across8 Devilish way of working in studyDEMON5Across8 SuspiciousFISHY5Across8 DressROBE4Across9 Gold piece in circulationORBIT5Across10 TeacherTUTOR5Across10 BeverageTEA3Across10 Immortal piperPAN3Across11 GarlandLEI3Across11 A rope braided for amusementOPERA5Across12 BroomBESOM5Across12 SquanderWASTE5Across12 A lot of money for a bit of musicFORTUNE7Across13 PhotographerSNAPPER7Across13 RanRACED5Across15 SorrowfulSAD3Across15 Power giving an aircraft heightMIGHT5Across15 MeadowLEA3Across17 Unit of moneyONE3Across18 PresentNOW3Across18 FriendPAL3Across18 Negotiable unit held by me for some timeMINUTE6Across19 Boring-toolAWL3Across19 ElderSENIOR6Across19 SheenGLOSS5Across20 StretchEKE3Across21 LongLENGTHY7Across21 It's card, perhaps, but very strongDRASTIC7Across21 There's not much on Sunday or MondayWHIT4Across22 Assist in a crimeABET4Across22 PoemODE3Across22 ConceitedVAIN4Across23 One who employs a clever ruseUSER4Across23 EmployUSE3Across23 NovelNEW3Across24 Price of a trip?PENALTY7Across24 ScarfMUFFLER7Across24 HaphazardRANDOM6Across26 ScopeRANGE5Across26 Avoid retirement so as to fill a gapSTOPUP6Across26 Live a short time with a girlBET3Across29 CatTOM3Across29 CorpulentFAT3Across29 Santa can be far from saintly!SATAN5Across31 Picture within anotherINSET5Across31 Branch of mathsALGEBRA7Across32 One kind of engineeringGENETIC7Across32 AgitateSTIR4Across33 One who may outdo another in trivial partsRIVAL5Across34 ArgueDISAGREE8Across34 StagePHASE5Across34 In being fed, this animal is enclosedRAM3Across35 BargainBARTER6Across35 Fish eggsROE3Across35 He lives anewELVIS5Across36 StrangenessODDITY6Across36 Light boatCANOE5Across36 Racing town?DERBY5Across37 StratumLAYER5Across37 One of standard whiteness?SHEET5Across38 NonsenseTRASH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pottery ovensKILNS5Down1 A bit depleted, get a top-up at the stationDEPOT5Down1 DeleteERASE5Down2 To twist by a trick is a legal offenceCONTORT7Down2 Dog breedWHIPPET7Down2 ExcludeOMIT4Down3 Lashings of soft roe about?ROPE4Down4 NoblemanPEER4Down4 AnimalPANDA5Down4 ApportionALLOT5Down5 For many, I see, it's a kind of acidFORMIC6Down5 FloorSTOREY6Down5 AcidTART4Down6 Instruct in art maybeTRAIN5Down6 Of peopleHUMAN5Down6 Ardent male loverROMEO5Down7 SnakeCOBRA5Down7 In a sense, an absolute mess!SIGHT5Down7 Body of waterSEA3Down9 Spoil mother with a little bit of luxury!MAR3Down9 CoachTRAIN5Down10 PermitALLOW5Down11 CountryBELGIUM7Down12 BetWAGER5Down12 Possibly one's pet dance in former yearsONESTEP7Down12 LadleSPOON5Down13 Is she unique?UNA3Down14 Cooking vesselPAN3Down14 FollowENSUE5Down14 DulcetSWEET5Down15 Brave as the inner manGUTSY5Down16 PanatellaCIGAR5Down16 VisionDREAM5Down16 His essay is about the monarchTERRY5Down17 SwallowDRINK5Down17 Name the woman taking the tax people inMIRABEL7Down19 Mix cardsSHUFFLE7Down19 Native New ZealanderMAORI5Down20 National rollSWISS5Down20 One replaced at the polo ground?DIVOT5Down21 InclinesLEANS5Down21 Old soldierVETERAN7Down23 Said to be an absolute boss in journalismUTTERED7Down23 ParentMOTHER6Down24 Beat by pushing endlessly aroundPUNISH6Down24 He has 50 pointsLEN3Down25 InsulateLAG3Down25 AdditionalEXTRA5Down25 ChronicleANNAL5Down27 Agree with a lofty youth leaderTALLY5Down27 TreeALDER5Down27 WarehouseDEPOT5Down28 Capital arrangement of airs for the pianoPARIS5Down28 ZestGUSTO5Down28 OpenOVERT5Down30 Where to rest an arm or leg, loveLIMBO5Down30 WelcomeGREET5Down30 WorryFRET4Down31 SnakesASPS4Down32 Noted drink in stormy weatherGALE4Down32 ElderlyAGED4Down32 Jack's said to express gratitudeTAR3Down33 ChildBOY3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 24, 2021. 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.