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Evening Standard Crossword May 24 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 24 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 124 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#
SutureSTITCH6Across1 ShoutCALL4Across1 Shoot up a locomotiveROCKET6Across1 SinkSAG3Across4 MinceHASH4Across6 ReallyACTUALLY8Across7 Way backHOMEWARD8Across7 Mary, transformedMYRA4Across8 Rotary fileBURR4Across8 FittingAPT3Across9 Jack and Sean embracing mumSEAMAN6Across10 TalkCONVERSE8Across10 ApishSTUPID6Across10 Cope, somehow, having lb1 in coppersPOLICE6Across11 AppearSEEM4Across11 ChangesALTERS6Across11 ColourRED3Across14 BorderHEM3Across14 In many enterprises, there's moneyYEN3Across14 FriendlyMATEY5Across16 BlitheMERRY5Across16 Singer arranging a piece for cornetTENOR5Across16 Skin problemACNE4Across17 Andean cleric?DEAN4Across17 ExcusedPARDONED8Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 Sent by tubePIPED5Across19 DangerPERIL5Across21 Stared at a spaceman?GAPED5Across21 Boy's nameGAVIN5Across21 Senior memberDOYEN5Across22 Assume it's a hoaxPUTON5Across22 Metal fasteningHASP4Across23 An upright positionPOST4Across23 UnearthDISINTER8Across23 AnaestheticETHER5Across24 It's easy to see for miles on onePLAIN5Across26 BobbinSPOOL5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across27 MeatHAM3Across28 Cockney's diminutive bossGUV3Across28 Like a bird in the wake of a shipASTERN6Across29 Edible seedLENTIL6Across29 IntermentBURIAL6Across30 Military display may be dear to dadPARADE6Across30 Abraham Lincoln, initial victim of fratricideABEL4Across31 GraspedHELD4Across31 PeruseREAD4Across31 Coerces cavalrymenDRAGOONS8Across32 DeficiencySHORTAGE8Across32 SubsideCOLLAPSE8Across33 Attempting to be tediousTRYING6Across33 SquandersWASTES6Across33 FastenTIE3Across34 CastSHED4Across35 DefectiveDUD3Across36 RotateTURN4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Afternoon napSIESTA6Down1 Like a rabble stirred or exploited?ROUSED6Down1 SoonANON4Down2 Vital players (pianists, etc?)KEYMEN6Down2 HairpieceTOUPEE6Down2 DifficultHARD4Down3 AdoreLOVE4Down3 Thankless word to find a synonym for!THAN4Down3 Relegated, Tom's upset indeedDEMOTED7Down4 HiddenSCREENED8Down4 Railway coachPULLMAN7Down4 IncreasedGREW4Down5 PrecipitationSLEET5Down5 Villain having a drink with the soccer peopleFAGIN5Down5 HurryHASTE5Down6 Creature possibly dead by summer's endADDER5Down6 RomanyGYPSY5Down6 ImitateAPE3Down7 GuideSTEER5Down8 BlazeBURN4Down8 A yam raising race?MAYA4Down8 FreeRID3Down9 Managed to get away fast?RAN3Down9 BrownTAN3Down12 RoomSPACE5Down12 Was first to make that heavy metal soundLED3Down12 VeracityTRUTH5Down13 RaisesREARS5Down13 Those providing shelter for customers?COVES5Down13 JumpHOP3Down14 ShelterHAVEN5Down15 DeserveMERIT5Down15 Northern part of Orpington, perhapsRIPON5Down15 CourseROUTE5Down17 LongYEARN5Down18 Style of carCOUPE5Down18 Bad things Elvis put right?EVILS5Down18 Butter turns up in a staple dietPAT3Down19 WagesPAY3Down19 A writer with quiet waysPEN3Down20 DeactivatedDISABLED8Down20 Alcoholic spiritGIN3Down20 Biblical giantGOLIATH7Down21 Where to keep a firearm with a single chamberGUNROOM7Down21 EdgeLIP3Down22 SpeckDOT3Down22 Food's standard of nicenessPIE3Down22 BadgerHARASS6Down23 Simply depend on turning upPURELY6Down23 Shape of Kennington?OVAL4Down24 AmongAMID4Down24 The contemptible fellow got sorted - about time!TOERAG6Down25 CogsTEETH5Down25 FliersPILOTS6Down25 FinishedENDED5Down26 In ill humour, pay out extremes of demandPADDY5Down26 CutSLASH5Down26 It's bound to have mapsATLAS5Down27 Edible bulbONION5Down27 ShadeHUE3Down28 Talk of a grand seamanGAB3Down28 TartACID4Down28 DashDART4Down29 Make beerBREW4Down30 It's all over dad's shirt tail!PAST4Down30 EmployerUSER4Down30 UntruthLIE3Down32

About this puzzle

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