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Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 26 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 134 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#
ResultEFFECT6Across1 RetainsKEEPS5Across3 Polo's historic nameMARCO5Across3 TalentedGIFTED6Across5 He is back on MondaySIMON5Across8 ParrotMACAW5Across8 ShrubLILAC5Across9 DetachedALOOF5Across10 The snag with a hot-headed desireHITCH5Across10 TwineTHREAD6Across10 Animal's coatFUR3Across11 PlaguePESTER6Across11 There's nothing left after half nineNIL3Across11 ChallengedDARED5Across12 Royal personsREGAL5Across12 Hooded snakeCOBRA5Across12 RidiculesDERIDES7Across13 The sole doubt relates to being unavailableSOLDOUT7Across13 ThoroughfareROAD4Across14 PlungesDIVES5Across15 Respite that will allow you to riseLETUP5Across15 YouthLAD3Across17 YieldCEDE4Across18 MetalTIN3Across18 Something to wear for a poundALB3Across18 TrustworthyHONEST6Across19 Seated awkwardly, but dignifiedSEDATE6Across19 SumTOTAL5Across20 SubtitleCAPTION7Across21 Handy dexterity!SLEIGHT7Across21 Swim in three lanesREEL4Across22 FleeceWOOL4Across22 VentilatedAIRED5Across22 LatherSUDS4Across23 TidiestNEATEST7Across23 The craze for cash in the case of a minor injuryCULT4Across23 Light shoesSANDALS7Across24 RespondREACT5Across24 Links with courtingCOUPLES7Across24 PunitivePENAL5Across26 Sea monster you know conceals a wrecked arkKRAKEN6Across26 PackagePARCEL6Across26 Write soft lettersPEN3Across29 FalsehoodLIE3Across29 BorderEDGE4Across29 SkillART3Across30 GiantTITAN5Across31 Fly around central Ireland - it's sunny!SOLAR5Across31 Dispatched with a brightly coloured card?SENTOFF7Across32 PrecludeRULEOUT7Across32 DreadfulDIRE4Across32 GenerateBREED5Across33 Better way to hearten the princesNICER5Across34 MeetingFORUM5Across34 Villain in the opera "Tosca"RAT3Across35 AnimalPIG3Across35 Bomb-holeCRATER6Across35 Being above the lower forms of life, they have no tailsHEADS5Across36 Young eelELVER5Across36 CleansedPURGED6Across36 Grabbed wildly at a boyTAKEN5Across37 LanguageLATIN5Across37 ProcrastinateDELAY5Across37 Long for agreement on serviceYEARN5Across38 Fry quicklySAUTE5Across38 BeingENTITY6Across38 DebaseDEMEAN6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BiscuitWAFER5Down1 Though young, possibly of some prominenceMINOR5Down1 ExactEXTORT6Down1 Of marriageMARITAL7Down2 Capacious container (or ancient outbuilding?)HOLDALL7Down2 ArrangementFORMAT6Down2 ClothedCLAD4Down3 CupidEROS4Down4 A wager can encourage crime!ABET4Down4 Of tidesTIDAL5Down4 ForgivePARDON6Down5 YawnedGAPED5Down5 Talk about the French occupying a Swiss cottageCHALET6Down5 FrozenICED4Down6 KilledSLAIN5Down6 Helped to run a new lido out EastOILED5Down6 GiggleTITTER6Down7 ModelsPOSES5Down7 Sneer at a good fellowSCOUT5Down7 DashedDARTED6Down8 TykeCUR3Down9 Short measureMIL3Down9 MiddleCENTRAL7Down12 Point of (ultimately) no returnRUBICON7Down12 EcstasyRAPTURE7Down13 Foreign fellow's enthusiastic utteranceOLE3Down14 SlumpDIP3Down14 SeepedOOZED5Down15 River one could label American?TAGUS5Down16 PlanetVENUS5Down16 JigDANCE5Down16 Such an officer is no majorPETTY5Down17 HoardSTASH5Down17 QuotedCITED5Down18 PreventDEBAR5Down19 Posh make-up for each customerSHOPPER7Down19 Lawless youthHOODLUM7Down19 Star journeys?TREKS5Down20 BrushedSWEPT5Down20 PermitLET3Down21 In close up, a poor start is a bit of a bloomerSEPAL5Down21 WooCOURT5Down21 SerpentASP3Down22 Railway coachSLEEPER7Down23 In the position to mediate?CENTRAL7Down23 Colourful contribution to price risesCERISE6Down24 Married Spanish womanSENORA6Down24 SaveRESCUE6Down24 He's cut short, so there's some silenceLEN3Down25 AfflictAIL3Down25 AstoundedAGHAST6Down25 FussNIGGLE6Down27 Show a broken door has a key in itRODEO5Down27 GangwayAISLE5Down27 PonderousLEADEN6Down28 It sounds sweet in Sri LankaKANDY5Down28 Coffee barsCAFES5Down28 DressARRAY5Down30 Succeeding in chasing?AFTER5Down30 SweetenerSUGAR5Down30 LukewarmTEPID5Down31 CorrodeRUST4Down32 One way to make ears burn!SEAR4Down32 An article in sound timberOAK3Down33 LubricateOIL3Down33 GirdleBELT4Down33 Sand-hillDUNE4Down34

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