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Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 126 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#
BigGREAT5Across1 Support for misplaced trustSTRUT5Across1 SeizeCATCH5Across2 Religious distribution of mailsISLAM5Across6 Stage whisperASIDE5Across6 SlumberSLEEP5Across7 BogSWAMP5Across8 Underwater missileTORPEDO7Across9 Keep in a high position in sport?SUPPORT7Across9 DismayAPPAL5Across10 OnenessUNITY5Across10 Louisiana style canned juice without iceCAJUN5Across10 Heap or pileMOUND5Across11 Australian native with a taste for eucalyptus leavesKOALA5Across11 SongbirdROBIN5Across12 A gripping thing to do, you understandGRASP5Across12 SphereORB3Across12 SkylineHORIZON7Across13 A good game, but not for the amateurBENEFIT7Across13 AscendedAROSE5Across13 Chap from Brondesbury centralDES3Across15 Eye-glassMONOCLE7Across15 Boy's nameTED3Across15 Part of the left auricleLEAR4Across17 StripeSTREAK6Across17 So be it!AMEN4Across17 Hinder one MP going to a part of SwedenIMPEDE6Across18 VenerateREVERE6Across18 PinchNIP3Across19 For the police, again, it's not exactly the YardMETRE5Across19 Hereditary unitsGENES5Across19 Spaniel with pricked up ears?COCKER6Across20 Dazed stateSTUPOR6Across20 CurlRINGLET7Across20 Game to take the part of PoloniusPOLO4Across22 Matted fabricFELT4Across22 JotIOTA4Across23 Nothing less than a good girlKAY3Across24 StrikeHIT3Across24 EntranceDOOR4Across25 Civilian fighting forceMILITIA7Across25 Boy going round with a list for cheeseSTILTON7Across25 Machine for revolutionary workLATHE5Across26 ObviousEVIDENT7Across26 CharacteristicTRAIT5Across26 AxiomMAXIM5Across27 Do much the same as Charlie when after a girlMIMIC5Across27 A low place but a safe oneVAULT5Across28 Of CubaCUBAN5Across28 You've never really seen one at the theatreMERMAID7Across29 Musical performanceRECITAL7Across29 They're served with many jointsCHIPS5Across30 Brimless capBERET5Across30 StrayERR3Across30 GroupsBANDS5Across31 RuleGOVERN6Across31 A dramatic remark from SadieASIDE5Across31 EvadedSHIRKED7Across34 DeserveMERIT5Across37 SkillART3Across38 SofaDIVAN5Across39 InletCREEK5Across40 HardTOUGH5Across41 MelancholyGLOOM5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
VigilantALERT5Down1 Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down2 EndCEASE5Down2 Relate anew to Rose's placeTRALEE6Down2 In half an hour, he's certain to make big profitUSURER6Down3 SeemAPPEAR6Down3 AccomplishATTAIN6Down3 StuffCRAM4Down4 Vessel going right out of turnTUN3Down4 PlaythingTOY3Down4 DivedSWOOPED7Down5 It's fun, I see, getting out of the stormy tropicsSPORT5Down5 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down5 StrollAMBLE5Down6 Being so tedious won't irritate everybodyIRKSOME7Down6 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down6 Pack up and post, perhapsSTOP4Down7 AnonSOON4Down7 Friendly with Delia round the corner, possiblyALLIED6Down8 RiskDANGER6Down8 CurveARC3Down9 YenLONGING7Down11 One yielding to a generous impulse?GIVER5Down12 Expression of agreementROGER5Down12 MovingASTIR5Down13 DraconianHARSH5Down13 How things may look when there's a noted shortageBLACK5Down13 SpeechifyORATE5Down14 City victimised by Bill SikesNANCY5Down14 RefuteREBUT5Down14 Storehouse of Spode potteryDEPOT5Down15 BeliefTENET5Down15 NothingNIL3Down16 Greek letterDELTA5Down16 Determined to get the TV workingSETON5Down16 RelationsKINDRED7Down18 Post offREMIT5Down18 One to judge as being angryIRATE5Down18 Threatens the guys with the good cardsMENACES7Down19 GastronomeGOURMET7Down19 Doltish love for a swimmerOAFISH6Down21 DeclamationTIRADE6Down21 TurretTOWER5Down21 Leg boneFIBULA6Down22 Advances the case for copper cablesPLEADS6Down22 AwardGRANT5Down22 Gecko, sayLIZARD6Down23 Hung loose having £50 in dole, perhapsLOLLED6Down23 AvoidedAVERTED7Down24 Note valueMINIM5Down25 A false note? What a pitySHAME5Down25 Slack, light-headed little devilLIMP4Down26 WearyTIRE4Down26 AnnoyIRK3Down27 By way of being a girl sad at heartVIA3Down28 TaxiCAB3Down28 FruitTOMATO6Down28 AmuletCHARM5Down29 PoisonVENOM5Down32 CrestRIDGE5Down33 AngerIRE3Down35 FaceDIAL4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 26, 2025. 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.