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Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2022 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#
PaceSTEP4Across1 BeatDEFEAT6Across4 TavernINN3Across4 Say everybody, for instance, gets an early startALLEGE6Across4 ApplaudCLAP4Across6 Where, if the train doesn't stop, it's only by accidentTERMINUS8Across7 SlaughterMASSACRE8Across7 LadybirdBEETLE6Across8 To drip in slow fashionTORPID6Across8 EdgeRIM3Across9 EasedRELIEVED8Across10 DirtGRIME5Across10 Reprove for having a lot to hideCHIDE5Across10 DetailITEM4Across11 Tow-headed person, in a manner of speakingTONE4Across13 UnusualRARE4Across13 AtmosphereAURA4Across14 Bird with a long fluttery tail?KITE4Across14 PlusAND3Across14 A cornet, or parts of oneCONE4Across15 This placeHERE4Across15 ShabbySEEDY5Across16 GrooveRUT3Across16 Left them out of the woodELM3Across16 It's a mistake to shout discouragement at a bonehead!BOOB4Across17 Watch faceDIAL4Across17 Short engagementsGIGS4Across19 CoagulateCLOT4Across19 JournalistREPORTER8Across19 ExcellentFANTASTIC9Across21 It's of all-round interest to mushroom gatherersFAIRYRING9Across21 Motor-hotelMOTEL5Across21 EdgesRIMS4Across23 Marxist lark maybeKARL4Across23 RelativeRELATION8Across23 Elephant's toothTUSK4Across24 She's a month at a loose endJANE4Across24 CabinBERTH5Across24 HardenSET3Across26 It's been mispronouncedBIN3Across26 Someone to make much of?CHUM4Across27 ElmTREE4Across27 MaterialREP3Across27 An extra bit of lustre on the pianoPLUS4Across29 ReverberationECHO4Across29 StaunchSTEM4Across31 Douglas, imitated by William?HAIG4Across32 Give food toFEED4Across32 Be a novice making tartsSTART5Across33 CustomPRACTICE8Across33 EscortUSHER5Across33 Sea area with fish, not without duckSOLENT6Across34 Be indebtedOWE3Across34 Cooking instructionsRECIPE6Across34 Basis for a uniquely balanced performanceUNICYCLE8Across35 Ran offFLED4Across35 Explosive chargeLANDMINE8Across35 Advice given to a very good endHOTTIP6Across36 AgainstVERSUS6Across36 DiscourteousRUDE4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Greek letterOMEGA5Down1 Rod's selection of bus ticketsSTICK5Down1 In motionASTIR5Down2 Often eaten, it may have fur onFRUIT5Down2 PourTEEM4Down2 StrongboxSAFE4Down3 Widow's little one?MITE4Down3 BucketPAIL4Down3 ExcludeDEBAR5Down4 DesignerINVENTOR8Down4 Where university education is a street aheadASTON5Down4 NakedNUDE4Down5 GratisFREE4Down5 lb1, once more, is foreign money!LIRE4Down5 FelonyCRIME5Down6 NearlyALLBUT6Down6 Questions various girls about cashGRILLS6Down6 IlluminatedLIT3Down7 CorrectAMEND5Down8 Puts upERECTS6Down9 Pushkin's 'Eugene' shows singular spiritONEGIN6Down9 ChafeRUB3Down11 That chap making a chimney pieceHIM3Down11 Forbid the breaking of breadDEBAR5Down12 MorselCRUMB5Down12 Precocious girlMADAM5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down13 Vessel taking a showman's dog to jailTOBYJUG7Down13 ConnectedRELATED7Down13 LimbARM3Down14 Indecorous utterance?COR3Down15 DissuadeDETER5Down15 FedoraHAT3Down15 Legendary birdROC3Down16 Bootlegger's breakfast?EGG3Down16 FurnishEQUIP5Down17 Foot partINSTEP6Down18 YouthfulYOUNG5Down18 What can lubricate?OILCAN6Down18 PertinentRELEVANT8Down20 To keep a broken pen in it, is absurdINEPT5Down20 Is fond ofLIKES5Down20 AppropriateFIT3Down21 Supporter getting the wind up?FAN3Down21 CircuitLAP3Down22 He's of paramount importance in sheep farmingRAM3Down22 ProsecuteSUE3Down22 Might some kid be over the moon, possibly, wearing it?KIMONO6Down23 EbbRECEDE6Down23 Definite articleTHE3Down25 PraiseEXTOL5Down25 One sticking to the drill?BUR3Down25 DomesticatedTAMED5Down26 Score with lofted shots?HITUP5Down28 SpoolsREELS5Down28 BoxSPAR4Down28 AgitateSTIR4Down29 TartACID4Down30 SequenceCHAIN5Down30 Timber of popular choiceLARCH5Down30 CommandORDER5Down31 Distribute by right in the wild westSTREW5Down31 SheepEWE3Down32 FlippersFINS4Down32 Anger at the upset about a bad heartHEAT4Down32 Worn on the foot, it can knock you down!SOCK4Down33 UnfastenUNDO4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 26, 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.