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Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Tyre surfaceTREAD5Across3 Even an expert can go to piecesCRACK5Across3 PlatformSTAGE5Across4 ShrivelSHRINK6Across7 Dynamic fellow ultimately rising in rankTIGER5Across8 HumorousFUNNY5Across8 ContainerJAR3Across9 PerformedDID3Across10 Lowest pointNADIR5Across10 Greets with a tone that’s icy!HAILS5Across10 A number with pointPIN3Across11 DecomposeROT3Across11 A misleading code, perhaps, to the young beginnerDECOY5Across12 ChiefMAJOR5Across12 Nun’s costumeHABIT5Across12 CheeseEDAM4Across13 Is his military career all over?GENERAL7Across13 Harass, tormentBEDEVIL7Across13 Gets out and walks in pleasant placesPARKS5Across15 Wall paintingMURAL5Across15 CabledWIRED5Across15 DeathDEMISE6Across17 Galoot’s girl?GAL3Across18 ColourRED3Across18 Maintenance of a better stronghold?UPKEEP6Across19 Sea-eagleERNE4Across19 Food shortageFAMINE6Across19 InstrumentPIANO5Across20 Word for wordLITERAL7Across21 Canteen silver?CUTLERY7Across21 First manADAM4Across22 Trouble in PragueAGUE4Across22 CushionPAD3Across22 Bound to back us againSURE4Across23 Single stepPACE4Across23 MelodiousMUSICAL7Across24 FearedDREADED7Across24 Little beast always let outLEVERET7Across24 ToleratesABIDES6Across26 Donations not well received!BRIBES6Across26 StrayERR3Across27 BanquetFEAST5Across28 DeityGOD3Across29 It’s sad that some soldiers do soDIE3Across29 Teams taken to be biased?SIDES5Across31 Cloth made of flaxLINEN5Across31 MinusLESS4Across31 Singer of half poor parts, possibly?POPSTAR7Across32 HugsCUDDLES7Across32 SiblingSISTER6Across33 Light boatCANOE5Across34 Where a saint gets ahead (at university?)ASTON5Across34 Much reduced welfare!FAR3Across35 MeadowLEA3Across35 CogsTEETH5Across35 Change shape at some stagePHASE5Across36 For a particular purposeADHOC5Across36 A diminutive flierMIDGE5Across37 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Across37 ProdPOKE4Across37 StartedBEGAN5Across38 Raising agentYEAST5Across38 Goes gaily on outingsTRIPS5Across38 LongingYEN3Across39 CreeperIVY3Across41 MealDINNER6Across42 TaleSTORY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Player with a high-pitched voice?PIPER5Down1 HealsCURES5Down1 SlumberingASLEEP6Down1 When a Frenchman joins some guests, don’t follow suitRENEGUE7Down2 Temporary, provisionalINTERIM7Down2 FleetARMADA6Down2 FinishEND3Down3 GenuineREAL4Down4 IdenticalSAME4Down4 Fisherman’s dance?REEL4Down4 DealTRADE5Down5 Brutal personANIMAL6Down5 Like the sea when a cutter cleaves through it?CHOPPY6Down5 RighteousnessGOODNESS8Down6 You can paddle it both waysKAYAK5Down6 FactDATUM5Down6 He’ll be about fifty to the goodBLOKE5Down7 Backless sofaDIVAN5Down7 BirdKIWI4Down8 Signal agreementNOD3Down9 Joe North’s drinkGIN3Down9 InequalityDISPARITY9Down11 Delays while everything fades outDALLIES7Down12 RepulsiveHIDEOUS7Down12 Animal doctorVET3Down14 RepairMEND4Down14 Early leaver?RAT3Down14 PeruseREAD4Down16 Convincingly disagree with a nasty bruteREBUT5Down16 CompetitorRIVAL5Down16 Spots small items of foodSPIES5Down17 HorizontalLEVEL5Down17 AdditionalMORE4Down18 Encouraged to break ground out EastURGEDON7Down19 ExhaustionFATIGUE7Down19 In a small way, they stand out pointedlyBARBS5Down20 Of the PopePAPAL5Down20 Erotic youngster detectives hold upCUPID5Down21 ConcernINTEREST8Down21 Dead languageLATIN5Down21 AdroitDEFT4Down23 Short light oarsPADDLES7Down23 Chooses to sit around collecting feesSEESFIT7Down23 In a minor way, saints look knowingly aroundLESSER6Down24 ThreatenMENACE6Down24 GaelicERSE4Down25 Let her do so at full speed!RIP3Down25 FishCOD3Down25 IntenseDEEP4Down26 A blow in the side?RIGHT5Down27 Feathered friendsBIRDS5Down27 Not really the type to live a bit chastely!BEAST5Down28 LureDECOY5Down28 AboutAROUND6Down29 SuppositionTHEORY6Down30 DeceaseDEATH5Down30 Great, perhaps even regalLARGE5Down30 StepSTAIR5Down32 It also goes up high at the sternPOOP4Down32 SwindlesCONS4Down32 Just a little short of up to dateTAD3Down33 Boy’s nameLEN3Down33 HutSHED4Down34 JealousyENVY4Down36 PinchNIP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 25, 2020. 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.