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Evening Standard Crossword May 27 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 27 2020 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Native AmericanAPACHE6Across1 Where, in New York, the French are in the wrongHARLEM6Across1 MotionlessSTILL5Across3 Giving away a key ringOFFERING8Across7 Without error, preciseACCURATE8Across7 InsectsANTS4Across8 Demand a visitCALL4Across8 TraySALVER6Across9 Go later, perhaps, round the Civic CentreTRAVEL6Across10 Enclosure for birdsAVIARY6Across10 PointingAIMING6Across10 Photographic deviceCAMERA6Across11 Time to dance the minuetMINUTE6Across11 LukewarmTEPID5Across11 CupidEROS4Across12 AridDRY3Across14 Joined the policeMET3Across14 RodentsMICE4Across15 TriteBANAL5Across16 Badly observed, as a joint?CASED5Across16 ProtectionDEFENCE7Across17 InquisitiveNOSY4Across17 Charges that dishearten duncesDUES4Across17 EngineMOTOR5Across19 To a woman, it can be intoxicatingTOKAY5Across19 RabbitDOE3Across20 A pointed sign meaning “ladies”WOMEN5Across21 LoathedHATED5Across21 ForbiddenTABOO5Across21 Tongue in gelatineLATIN5Across22 Adam’s aleWATER5Across22 AlwaysEVER4Across23 Sounds like hounds (and horses?)BAYS4Across23 Sudden surprise attackRAID4Across23 BeatDRUM4Across25 WandererROVER5Across26 Goes quickly sorting the filesFLIES5Across26 Spanish manSENOR5Across26 Hardly anyFEW3Across28 A bit of a catPAW3Across28 TreeASH3Across28 Cleans feathersPREENS6Across29 Beater employed at a discount?REBATE6Across29 ReplyRESPOND7Across30 You do so with suitably canted bottleDECANT6Across30 ExpandDILATE6Across30 In Kentucky, it means darkINKY4Across31 Do as toldOBEY4Across31 UntriedUNTESTED8Across32 Just the place for a cheap cruise?STEERAGE8Across32 BackREAR4Across33 Freshwater mammalsOTTERS6Across33 Thanks to the sound recordingTAPING6Across33 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across35 ReignedRULED5Across36 AffairMATTER6Across38 SeasonAUTUMN6Across39 AdhesivePASTE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pursued by Attila and EdwardHUNTED6Down1 AccomplishATTAIN6Down1 EnquiredASKED5Down1 Deserts, maybe, but they’re usually greenLEAVES6Down2 Popular cagebirdCANARY6Down2 DistantALOOF5Down2 SimpleEASY4Down3 She wants some more moneyMOLL4Down3 FixedSET3Down3 Bugbear, bogeyBUGABOO7Down4 In place, perhaps, but it flaps aboutPELICAN7Down4 DitchTRENCH6Down4 A shelterHAVEN5Down5 PlacedLAID4Down5 Dash for the takeawayMINUS5Down5 CoverLID3Down6 RoyalREGAL5Down6 Looked to go the wrong way, though guidedOGLED5Down6 InflexibleRIGID5Down7 Helps, assistsAIDS4Down8 Arrived in rustic AmericaCAME4Down8 TallyAGREE5Down8 Allowed to phone up?LET3Down9 AttemptTRY3Down9 Does a refusal make any difference?NAY3Down12 SpoilMAR3Down12 Edward Bear?TEDDY5Down13 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Down13 RevokeREVERSE7Down13 CutSEVER5Down14 For amusing company, Mickey has no answerCOMIC5Down15 Not drunkSOBER5Down15 PraiseCOMMEND7Down16 Relatively, he takes one to be dirtyUNCLE5Down18 BidOFFER5Down18 KeenEAGER5Down18 GuidedLED3Down19 Drink, little oneTOT3Down19 Floor coveringMAT3Down19 Has he the knowledge?KEN3Down20 High hillTOR3Down20 Ne’er-do-wells have ways of getting round a bloomerWASTERS7Down21 DiscolourTARNISH7Down21 Grassy part of a clearingLEA3Down22 CurtainDRAPE5Down22 GriefWOE3Down22 Relax one’s severityRELENT6Down23 As support, you’re not happy getting yours!BACKUP6Down23 DecayROT3Down24 OffAWAY4Down24 Off with the car to get some seedAWAY4Down24 Sing about part of Italy (thus giving the location)SITING6Down25 Fears greatlyDREADS6Down25 NozzleSPOUT5Down26 Cavort like a fathead, perchance?FRISK5Down26 Writer who broke nibs around closing timeIBSEN5Down27 ReiterateREPEAT6Down27 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down27 Having quiet ways, shut up!PEN3Down28 FragranceAROMA5Down28 Petty lieFIB3Down28 HurryHASTE5Down29 Extinct birdDODO4Down30 Can it turn the tide of obesity?DIET4Down30 DislikeODIUM5Down31 MoribundDYING5Down32 AtmosphereAURA4Down34 MaterialREP3Down36 OwingDUE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. 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.