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Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 123 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 123 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#
CunningARTFUL6Across1 Big swelling on the end of a fingerBUMPER6Across1 DebacleFIASCO6Across1 SuddenABRUPT6Across5 Opened up and had wild fun with the senior manUNFOLDED8Across7 Large amphibianBULLFROG8Across7 ThrottleSTRANGLE8Across8 Plenty of pilots have not a bit of piety!LOTS4Across8 ThereforeERGO4Across8 BoroughTOWN4Across9 Agree to set out notes on a lineSEEFIT6Across10 LettuceCOS3Across10 BeardGOATEE6Across10 Like most plants, not upright!ASLANT6Across11 AccidentalCASUAL6Across11 HugeGREAT5Across12 Yes, a bit of fun's wrong!SIN3Across14 TransgressionSIN3Across14 SnoopPRY3Across15 It's wrong for the French to make top-hats!TILES5Across16 NameTITLE5Across16 CeremonyRITE4Across17 ThroughPER3Across17 Spider on the snooker table?REST4Across17 LubricateOIL3Across18 EpochERA3Across19 TurretTOWER5Across19 Overworked when bound to accept a raw beginnerTIRED5Across19 MistakeERROR5Across20 PurchaserBUYER5Across21 ImitateAPE3Across21 Hang around the hotel too muchHOVER5Across21 To fatherBEGET5Across22 Like the hands who ride around at the rear of the ranchHIRED5Across22 FastenTIE3Across22 As a concert piece, it can't failCERT4Across23 HollowDENT4Across23 FelineCAT3Across23 RegretRUE3Across24 Dead wrong about the medical centre receiving supportAIDED5Across26 PigmeatBACON5Across26 TrenchDITCH5Across26 Writer of Dickensian sketchesBOZ3Across28 ColourRED3Across28 Guarding treasures, they distribute no gemsGNOMES6Across29 CountryISRAEL6Across29 FinishEND3Across29 Root cause of a vehicle getting rust onCARROT6Across30 EmptyVACANT6Across30 In a way, she's built like OttoANNA4Across31 Mosque spiritual leaderIMAM4Across31 Worked hard on the socialist editionLABOURED8Across32 Man-eating humanCANNIBAL8Across32 Edward gets the attention deservedEARNED6Across33 ParticleATOM4Across33 UseEMPLOY6Across33 PoseATTITUDE8Across34 StuporTRANCE6Across35 ImpedeHINDER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Finance administrator spending some hours in the barBURSAR6Down1 Hand digitFINGER6Down1 SallySORTIE6Down2 Cash benefit in favour of the competentPROFIT6Down2 ProportionRATIO5Down2 Musical instrumentOBOE4Down3 The sturgeon's front half may be this colourRUST4Down3 StuntFEAT4Down3 BeerLAGER5Down4 Smoked herringBLOATER7Down4 House plant possibly under glassCOASTER7Down4 StadiumARENA5Down5 One transaction that's above reproachIDEAL5Down5 Tiling mortarGROUT5Down5 Prepares for being sited anewEDITS5Down6 NimbleAGILE5Down6 MightPOWER5Down7 You won't find so much in pickles, sauces, etc.LESS4Down8 DirectionEAST4Down8 Less than a tiny boxTIN3Down9 InformationGEN3Down9 TransparentCLEAR5Down10 FloodSPATE5Down11 Teacher's titleSIR3Down12 It's put on conclusively, as coverLID3Down12 AvariceGREED5Down12 Not even adjusted, yet rightNEVER5Down13 HeronEGRET5Down13 ForeignALIEN5Down13 FlashlightTORCH5Down14 Passed information about a figureGIVEN5Down15 Senior memberDOYEN5Down15 SheetPLATE5Down15 SurrenderYIELD5Down16 NotionsIDEAS5Down18 Nigel's new placeELGIN5Down18 It's high in trajectoryTOR3Down19 TowboatTUG3Down19 Not dryWET3Down20 Like river or sea, nominallyRED3Down20 When high suspicion is voiced, avoid being discoveredHIDEOUT7Down21 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down21 Cough me up a letter!HEM3Down22 SnakeBOA3Down22 Where puss may be in a tight spot?CORNER6Down23 AbscondDECAMP6Down23 Ancient priest or book, outwardly of great ageEZRA4Down24 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Down24 SpeakUTTER5Down25 Kid a boy it's added upTOTTED6Down25 IrritableTETCHY6Down25 In a wild gale, I'm quick to move aroundAGILE5Down26 Female dogBITCH5Down26 AngryIRATE5Down27 Be uncertain to complete an unfinished new tubeDOUBT5Down27 FriendCRONY5Down27 CaptureCATCH5Down28 Outlaw robbing a bankBAN3Down28 TupRAM3Down28 Henry VI found Jack revolting!CADE4Down30 ElbowNUDGE5Down30 RepulsiveVILE4Down30 So be itAMEN4Down31 StupefySTUN4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. 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.