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Evening Standard Crossword May 27 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 123 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 27 2024 answers. The Monday puzzle has 123 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#
HammerMALLET6Across1 ClaimALLEGE6Across1 If wrong, indeed, is challengedDEFIED6Across1 InnTAVERN6Across5 Is such mining available to actors?OPENCAST8Across7 Minor planetASTEROID8Across7 TalkCONVERSE8Across8 Ring a mate for something milkyOPAL4Across8 Otter's lairHOLT4Across8 TeamSIDE4Across9 ToleratesABIDES6Across10 PouchBAG3Across10 There's agreement after I'm in collisionIMPACT6Across10 Unit in current useAMPERE6Across11 Boy's nameROBERT6Across11 BirdOWLET5Across12 Sooner than get here breathlessERE3Across14 HardenSET3Across14 SurmountTOP3Across15 MelodiesTUNES5Across16 Like the views of one possibly taken for a ride?AIRED5Across16 BereavementLOSS4Across17 Fabric used in dressingLINT4Across17 TierROW3Across17 WonderAWE3Across18 EmployUSE3Across19 ChallengesDARES5Across19 In cooking stew, a misuseWASTE5Across19 NewNOVEL5Across20 In fencing an areaPISTE5Across21 StiffRIGID5Across21 OceanSEA3Across21 FilletedBONED5Across22 The full name abbreviatedMONTY5Across22 SheepEWE3Across22 After dad's timePAST4Across23 TypeSORT4Across23 BarbarianHUN3Across24 Former gold coinDUCAT5Across26 Footwear of a destructive age?SABOT5Across26 RecoverRALLY5Across26 A gig for some banjo boys?JOB3Across28 FatherDAD3Across28 Charlie goes to the hotel, possibly, to dressCLOTHE6Across29 StillYET3Across29 StadiaARENAS6Across29 In financial terms, a bit of troubleROUBLE6Across30 ColourCERISE6Across30 Association footballers' unionUEFA4Across31 SoonANON4Across31 Contestant who simply can't go another roundFINALIST8Across32 Climbs downDESCENDS8Across32 Where, abroad, a state enrolled nurse is out to get marriedSWEDEN6Across33 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 PantihoseTIGHTS6Across33 ProtectorGUARDIAN8Across34 AuthorWRITER6Across35 RespectESTEEM6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Attack violentlyASSAIL6Down1 Refusal to do business around N. IrelandDENIAL6Down1 FragranceAROMA5Down2 Wears awayERODES6Down2 Give one politician mastery!IMPART6Down2 TaxLEVY4Down3 ConsumesEATS4Down3 Dorothy cuddling a pupil, the fool!DOLT4Down3 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down4 Tie a man in knots with lively effect?ANIMATE7Down4 PitchTHROW5Down4 TwelveDOZEN5Down5 SubjectTHEME5Down5 A bet on who might win the war?WAGER5Down5 HugeVAST4Down6 RevisesEDITS5Down6 The mount of a top contestant out to finish fast?STEED5Down6 WirelessRADIO5Down7 Frank's love for a writerOPEN4Down8 Snake soundHISS4Down8 PermitLET3Down9 A service not returnedACE3Down9 SweepBRUSH5Down10 VerdantGREEN5Down11 Public vehicleBUS3Down12 ProprietorOWNER5Down12 It's crusty yet soft, that isPIE3Down12 AlludeREFER5Down13 Checks a devious sirenREINS5Down13 EvenLEVEL5Down13 AgreeTALLY5Down14 Light beerLAGER5Down15 IrritableTESTY5Down15 Example of state muddle?TASTE5Down15 BraidPLAIT5Down16 An upright transaction is just what's wantedIDEAL5Down18 SmellODOUR5Down18 Get the girlWIN3Down19 RacketDIN3Down19 Wherein to pig it?STY3Down20 FreeRID3Down20 Orifice through which the tea is poured?POTHOLE7Down21 SpinsROTATES7Down21 Tom rises to the testMOT3Down22 ForbidBAN3Down22 Here's a cushy one for you, but it may hold you up!POUFFE6Down23 GarmentSARONG6Down23 Also a backing group?ABBA4Down24 Norse godODIN4Down24 It fixes something round one's neckTIEPIN6Down25 TopicsTHEMES6Down25 BeneathUNDER5Down25 BeauDANDY5Down26 Make fun of the fare?SCOFF5Down26 Sure to be tied upBOUND5Down27 StopCEASE5Down27 IreANGER5Down27 StudyDEN3Down28 DepartLEAVE5Down28 A well known name for soap?JOE3Down28 Monotonously lengthy formation of rustRUTS4Down30 DodgeEVADE5Down30 Set of actorsCAST4Down30 PortionPART4Down31 ReviseEDIT4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 27, 2024. 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.