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Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
ConsecrateHALLOW6Across1 Dutch town, or an urban district in Goa?GOUDA5Across3 SwindleCHEAT5Across3 HandwritingSCRIPT6Across5 ContemplateCONSIDER8Across8 NoblemanBARON5Across8 Harbour master?PILOT5Across8 UndefiledPURE4Across9 One on contract as a jockey?RIDER5Across10 OwnsHAS3Across10 SpoolsREELS5Across10 To close the shop is bestTOP3Across11 FriendPAL3Across11 A little lot, noteMINIM5Across12 MixMERGE5Across12 PersonHUMAN5Across12 Cute pal, perhaps, for Juliet's fatherCAPULET7Across13 From the sideLATERAL7Across13 FixedSET3Across15 ContradictBELIE5Across15 She looks a starVENUS5Across15 AlsoTOO3Across17 ManagedRAN3Across18 Young foxCUB3Across18 Careless enough to make half the lads crossLAX3Across18 ChangesALTERS6Across19 SelfEGO3Across19 Though amused, maybe, she'd give a chap a stony look!MEDUSA6Across19 InteriorINNER5Across20 Clara, upset about Di being extremistRADICAL7Across21 StretchEKE3Across21 Afternoon showMATINEE7Across21 Assist in a crimeABET4Across22 A look of amiable eroticismLEER4Across22 LettuceCOS3Across22 Unconscious stateCOMA4Across23 MineralORE3Across23 Alexander Graham?BELL4Across23 RevealLAYOPEN7Across24 Pete, a courtly championSAMPRAS7Across24 EnquireASK3Across24 Warbeck made history by not quite being king!PERKIN6Across26 French stewRAGOUT6Across26 SoarTOWER5Across26 Outboard propeller!OAR3Across29 WandROD3Across29 TransgressionSIN3Across29 CookersOVENS5Across31 Lease out equipment for artistsEASEL5Across31 Do drivers rush across it?FLYOVER7Across32 Game of chanceLOTTERY7Across32 BundleBALE4Across33 Form of crane with a pearly lookNACRE5Across34 PrankESCAPADE8Across34 ThieveSTEAL5Across34 Now north of the borderNOO3Across35 InterfereMEDDLE6Across35 Land measureARE3Across35 Living a teetotaller gets out of bettingBEING5Across36 SkinflintMISER5Across36 On edge, she may be rolling about!PENNY5Across37 Hotel patronGUEST5Across37 The poetic William ButlerYEATS5Across38 TantaliseTEASE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Of the PopePAPAL5Down1 It's necessary to give numerous thanks to a noviceVITAL5Down1 Weasel-like mammalPOLECAT7Down2 Like father's favourite?POPULAR7Down2 FragranceAROMA5Down2 MislaidLOST4Down3 Ring up for some time, or don't botherOMIT4Down4 JamWEDGE5Down4 DragHAUL4Down4 It's nonsense to say a doctor may be evilDRIVEL6Down5 ShootSPRIG5Down5 Suitable for cropsARABLE6Down5 Meant to show purpose to the EditorAIMED5Down6 MatureRIPE4Down6 BeliefTENET5Down6 Natural abilityFLAIR5Down7 Money-bagPURSE5Down7 Courses in computing?MENUS5Down7 RodentRAT3Down9 Cut short, left workLOP3Down9 AnimalHYENA5Down10 SupplySTOCK5Down11 DampMOIST5Down12 Like a wave from the crowdMEXICAN7Down12 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Down12 RenovateRENEW5Down13 Chap from LechladeLAD3Down14 GrooveRUT3Down14 MistakeERROR5Down14 ScoffSNEER5Down15 FruitLEMON5Down16 TrampleTREAD5Down16 Those artistically frolicking in the dunes?NUDES5Down16 Prose compositionESSAY5Down17 Aunt who expects you to have a flingSALLY5Down17 Centre for rustic dancingMAYPOLE7Down19 Spray canAEROSOL7Down19 An inclination to buzz offSLOPE5Down20 Egypt's capitalCAIRO5Down20 Raises the children back at the bottom of the classREARS5Down21 FuseMERGE5Down21 Mythical creatureCENTAUR7Down23 Bart, taking one inBARONET7Down23 During wild gales, one gets fodderSILAGE6Down24 SheenLUSTRE6Down24 UrbaneSUAVE5Down25 MinePIT3Down25 In prayer, he's a shining exampleRAY3Down25 FatOBESE5Down27 Being anxious, perhaps, spends much time in hesitationEAGER5Down27 BypassAVOID5Down27 BeginningONSET5Down28 Knowledgeable boy?KENNY5Down28 SurpassEXCEL5Down28 CommandORDER5Down30 One planted by a humble worker at the very end?PEONY5Down30 Not staleFRESH5Down30 PeruseREAD4Down31 Music-workOPUS4Down32 Worry about the guitar partFRET4Down32 StriplingsLADS4Down32 Of German, nominally, as Hindenburg had itVON3Down33 BeforeERE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 25, 2023. 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.