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Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2021 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2021 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Bear-like mammalPANDA5Across1 BucketPAIL4Across1 Maybe pass a number in a sudden burst!SPASM5Across1 ExpireDIE3Across4 But it may already be breadDOUGH5Across6 GoadSPUR4Across6 SlantSLOPE5Across6 BrownTAN3Across9 Pet pencil sharpener?POINTER7Across9 ImproveENHANCE7Across9 River known for its portDOURO5Across10 PoisedBALANCED8Across10 WashCLEAN5Across10 His lordly, upright figure has a covering of fatLAIRD5Across11 ParchedARID4Across11 Savoury jellyASPIC5Across11 Student of optics?PUPIL5Across12 IndicationsSIGNS5Across12 Cutlery setCANTEEN7Across13 They're read at timesMINUTES7Across13 ConiferFIR3Across14 Dry in half a jiffySEC3Across15 ProhibitBAN3Across15 ViperADDER5Across16 US stateUTAH4Across17 No longer the thing to make an issue out ofEXIT4Across17 Form of hornet with four legs?THRONE6Across18 WheedleCAJOLE6Across18 Begin to jumpSTART5Across19 ThieveSTEAL5Across19 WidowedBEREAVED8Across19 French rhyme relating to warfareTRENCH6Across20 Puts upERECTS6Across20 LukewarmTEPID5Across21 Nice, moving sort of photographyCINE4Across22 DepartedLEFT4Across22 DedicationDEVOTION8Across23 Is bound to be a bit hastyHAS3Across24 LateTARDY5Across24 UnhappySAD3Across24 Posh homes dad does upPALACES7Across25 ExhibitsPARADES7Across25 Drink to us tipsily on TuesdaySTOUT5Across26 FishTROUT5Across26 Move fast, like a British subject going round the job centreSCOOT5Across27 Strong aleSTOUT5Across27 IlluminatedLIT3Across27 Stick to one glass!PASTE5Across28 BrightVIVID5Across28 Short-sighted view?CLOSEUP7Across29 Apart fromBESIDES7Across29 A poet among admirals?BLAKE5Across30 AgueFEVER5Across30 FlungTHREW5Across31 Name that blue flagPETER5Across31 AsteriskSTAR4Across31 ProofEVIDENCE8Across33 SheepEWE3Across34 GeneratedBRED4Across35 TransgressSIN3Across36 AcceptedTOOK4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
At seaAFLOAT6Down2 AbsentAWAY4Down2 Long-winded professional figuresPROLIX6Down2 Growth of Brussels?SPROUT6Down3 SeepageLEAK4Down3 ScarcityDEARTH6Down3 A low utteranceMOO3Down4 MisledDECEIVED8Down4 Girl's nameANN3Down4 WhirlpoolEDDY4Down5 A no-good American chap?ANGUS5Down5 HutCABIN5Down5 BearSTAND5Down6 To glide around at height gives great pleasureDELIGHT7Down6 Disgraceful actionSCANDAL7Down6 Said to love a bit of a flare-up!ORAL4Down7 MinusLESS4Down7 EqualityPAR3Down7 OriginalPRIMAL6Down8 A road, in general, is a pleasant placeGARDEN6Down8 CombineUNITE5Down8 It's in the upper third of GBPERTH5Down12 ConcerningABOUT5Down12 ChairsSEATS5Down12 CommandORDER5Down13 Where an Irishman can change his hat at half timeMEATH5Down13 RemediesCURES5Down13 ObeseFAT3Down14 Without clothesNAKED5Down14 Figures ways to get to the New InnNINES5Down14 RepulseREPEL5Down15 FilletedBONED5Down15 Of sound coins, maybeSONIC5Down15 Yields seeds, we're toldCEDES5Down16 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down16 LiabilityDEBIT5Down17 Handle with unusual pleasureTREAT5Down18 CircularROUND5Down18 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down18 First courseSTARTER7Down19 Rush around with cutletsSCUTTLE7Down19 SectionDIVISION8Down20 Rogue's name for a former army corpsRASCAL6Down21 Baby's toyRATTLE6Down21 Something tasteful one can copyCANAPE6Down22 SpotDOT3Down22 AbundantLAVISH6Down22 One might sting you in bedNETTLE6Down23 Cat-likeFELINE6Down23 StudentPUPIL5Down25 A cunning ruse, on the quiet, concerning moneyPURSE5Down25 ChangeALTER5Down25 Right or left?SOCK4Down26 CylinderTUBE4Down26 ChallengedDARED5Down26 Barker juniorPUP3Down28 MuddleMESS4Down28 Animal doctorVET3Down28 PlaguePEST4Down29 ResoundECHO4Down30 WonderAWE3Down32

About this puzzle

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