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Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 25 2026 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#
A touching sign of affectionCARESS6Across4 TwentySCORE5Across4 PresupposeASSUME6Across4 Hot spellHEATWAVE8Across7 Brief inspection formerly doneONCEOVER8Across7 First-rateTIPTOP6Across7 Thin mudSLURRY6Across8 Something in the petrol around Acton East?OCTANE6Across8 FightingWAR3Across9 Take onADOPT5Across10 Where you'll get a bit of thunder by nightDERBY5Across10 ThroughPER3Across10 BeliefFAITH5Across12 FuelCOAL4Across13 ExcusePLEA4Across13 Enemies of backward waysFOES4Across13 Fair copy?SOSO4Across14 EntranceDOOR4Across14 VesselsCUPS4Across15 ReadjustedRESET5Across15 Partial to what can be eaten by antsFOND4Across15 Rowing bladeOAR3Across16 And others belonging to cricket clubs, and so onETC3Across16 ComeARRIVE6Across17 Object of worshipIDOL4Across17 Where to relax, making money with musicLAIR4Across17 City Garibaldi started to rebuildRIGA4Across19 CelebritySTAR4Across19 CupidEROS4Across19 Round-upRODEO5Across20 The beating some poor fish gets at the chippyBATTERING9Across21 InfallibleFOOLPROOF9Across21 FishEEL3Across22 FatLARD4Across23 A little girl's hot meal?DISH4Across23 HazardRISK4Across24 Came adrift at the clubMACE4Across24 FrightenedALARMED7Across24 MinePIT3Across26 Do good as a followerDOG3Across26 It's a sign of love, chapsOMEN4Across27 StretchEKE3Across27 Fall in dropsDRIP4Across27 WearERODE5Across28 Mrs Grundy's shaky gripPRIG4Across29 GapeYAWN4Across29 LikelihoodODDS4Across31 A devout conclusionAMEN4Across32 ChairSEAT4Across32 SublimeNOBLE5Across33 Is a lame dog helpless to get over it?STILE5Across33 InbornINBRED6Across33 Cast a shadow on the doorstep?DARKEN6Across34 Watch chainALBERT6Across34 In a bar, for a start, depressed or gloomyDOWNBEAT8Across35 StockyTHICKSET8Across35 FlinchWINCE5Across35 NumberTWENTY6Across36 In which we serve startersTENNIS6Across36 SapientWISE4Across37 YieldedCEDED5Across38 FinishEND3Across39 MooLOW3Across41 CompanyTROUPE6Across42 BoothSTALL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
As sold can be brown or whiteGOODS5Down1 In frontAHEAD5Down1 ComaSTUPOR6Down1 Blemishes by crass carelessnessSCARS5Down2 ForbiddenTABOO5Down2 ScatterSPREAD6Down2 SkipHOP3Down3 Hit at fliesSWAT4Down3 Mr Punch's pet jugTOBY4Down3 SecureSAFE4Down4 Greek authorAESOP5Down4 Sing of love amid the waving cornCROON5Down4 HamperCRATE5Down5 SpiritSOUL4Down5 Roland's a rising star!RATS4Down5 AllocatedRATIONED8Down6 Musical movements at the piano, saySONATA6Down6 CannonMORTAR6Down6 FairyPERI4Down8 LariatsLASSOS6Down9 He cried distractedly over CharlieCEDRIC6Down9 RespectREVERENCE9Down11 How time changes oneEON3Down11 AlsatianDOG3Down11 Missile a slob could use?BOLAS5Down12 PreviousPRIOR5Down12 They manage to give warning, chapsFOREMEN7Down13 OffenderCULPRIT7Down13 RegionAREA4Down14 Able to help in stiffening upFIT3Down15 Mountain passCOL3Down15 DoltOAF3Down16 AppearSEEM4Down16 As eaten, for instance, by a gang leader?EGG3Down16 TotterDODDER6Down18 PartROLE4Down18 Comfortable playing the visitorsATHOME6Down18 To get some wine by the pint seems unsuitableINEPT5Down20 Japanese capitalTOKYO5Down20 Generous in a brotherly way?BIG3Down21 SubmissiveOBEDIENT8Down21 ObeseFAT3Down21 Fled from tyrannyRAN3Down22 RendRIP3Down22 OgleLEER4Down23 Conceal oneselfLIELOW6Down23 Send a cheque, maybe, advanced in dateDONATE6Down23 Nothing but National Insurance moneyNIL3Down25 Hand toolAWL3Down25 RelatedAKIN4Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Writing out the final chapter, makes improvementsMENDS5Down28 IrritableRATTY5Down28 LoathsomeODIOUS6Down29 TeamELEVEN6Down30 MaltreatABUSE5Down30 Become mature, with reprobate waysRIPEN5Down30 A JP who became very richGETTY5Down31 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down31 ExpandSWELL5Down32 ObservedSEEN4Down32 Like relatives of a kind?AKIN4Down32 Thousands have gritSAND4Down33 PleasantNICE4Down33 CrookedBENT4Down34 HeroIDOL4Down36 ParchedDRY3Down40

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