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Evening Standard Crossword May 28 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 28 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
PowerfulSTRONG6Across1 RigorousSTRICT6Across4 He was princely and watchful about British capitalALBERT6Across4 SpecimenSAMPLE6Across5 BeekeeperAPIARIST8Across7 Often a plain descriptionALLUVIAL8Across7 It's what they have that makes them what they areOWNERS6Across8 FruitlessABORTIVE8Across8 On bad termsATODDS6Across8 PassionLOVE4Across9 Keeps going with a girl round the West EndLASTS5Across10 ToothCOG3Across10 Assert one's right toCLAIM5Across10 BoardPLANK5Across12 Extra officer for the Royal EngineersMORE4Across13 Silent or sullenGLUM4Across13 Car's hooterHORN4Across14 Otherwise employed in hotel serviceELSE4Across14 EagerKEEN4Across15 Peter's in no dangerSAFE4Across15 BeerALE3Across15 Clever new part for Sylvester StalloneSLY3Across16 CongealGEL3Across16 Spike is the one to arrest!NAIL4Across17 AcquireGAIN4Across17 ScullOAR3Across17 VestmentALB3Across18 Butcher, for instance, getting about 50SLAY4Across19 Object of worshipIDOL4Across19 SpoilMAR3Across19 VoidEMPTY5Across20 Pulled or carted around after a raceATTRACTED9Across21 StartedCOMMENCED9Across21 StillYET3Across21 FuelGAS3Across22 Point to his confusion, as you likeWISH4Across23 DonkeyASS3Across23 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across23 CorrodeRUST4Across24 HintCUE3Across24 She wouldn't stay in bedROSE4Across24 UtterSPEAK5Across26 Be incorrectERR3Across26 The woman for whom father lost weightHER3Across26 The race of trees?OAKS4Across27 Lacking fatLEAN4Across27 ReviseEDIT4Across29 Ecstatic happiness is too much for himCHAP4Across29 TimidSHY3Across29 Give me back my statuette!EMMY4Across32 CureHEAL4Across32 The hunt needs to be within the borders of ChileCHASE5Across33 SmearDAUB4Across33 Male beeDRONE5Across33 Unconscious of being able to pleaseASLEEP6Across34 UnsteadyUNSTABLE8Across34 PerspiresSWEATS6Across34 Genius who composed a rondo for the FrenchLEONARDO8Across35 AdornBEDECK6Across35 Edible snailESCARGOT8Across35 Run out of timber that's cheapFLASHY6Across36 FigureNUMBER6Across36 Of flowersFLORAL6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CaptureCATCH5Down1 German town orchestraHALLE5Down1 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Down2 ProhibitedTABOO5Down2 The quality of many a mugCLASS5Down2 Previous women?EVES4Down3 MonsterOGRE4Down3 Percussion instrumentDRUM4Down3 Being unapproachable, loaf around receiving nothingALOOF5Down4 BroilGRILL5Down4 Lacking freshnessSTALE5Down4 Is a bigheaded person so idle?BONE4Down5 GrimSTERN5Down5 SpaceROOM4Down5 Rely on having a spare part very occasionallyRARELY6Down6 ThawMELT4Down6 Blunt weaponCUDGEL6Down6 EvenLEVEL5Down7 Seizes violently and strews aroundWRESTS6Down9 Army jacketsTUNICS6Down9 DrollCOMIC5Down10 Booze lessens alertnessALE3Down11 RavineGORGE5Down11 MooLOW3Down11 Letter possibly sent to temporary accommodationTENTS5Down12 Gold barINGOT5Down12 IronPRESS5Down12 To lark around with a girl is nonsenseMALARKY7Down13 PlentifulAMPLE5Down13 CommonGENERAL7Down13 CanoeKAYAK5Down14 Knight a bit frisky on risingSIR3Down15 Girl or boy's nameKIM3Down15 ChasmABYSS5Down15 Way inENTRY5Down16 Sorry about the misprinted adsSAD3Down16 DeityGOD3Down16 Not at all put outATHOME6Down18 CharmAMULET6Down18 Discredited medical assistant taking shelter at churchLEECH5Down20 DiscourageDETER5Down20 Wind musicAIR3Down21 Vicious dogCUR3Down21 See an outsize lettuceCOS3Down22 Religious sisterNUN3Down22 Hand toolTROWEL6Down23 Animal we confuse with the seal, possiblyWEASEL6Down23 CustomUSAGE5Down25 Is bound to be out of phase?HAS3Down25 Be victoriousWIN3Down25 CouragePLUCK5Down27 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 Palmy in a more than generous way?AMPLY5Down28 Fire-raisingARSON5Down28 Money, slangDOUGH5Down30 BisectHALVE5Down30 Potter of characterHARRY5Down30 TouchyTESTY5Down31 CompetentABLE4Down31 Dog consuming nothing but teaPEKOE5Down31 Head coveringHAIR4Down32 In a creel, sometimes, there are fishEELS4Down32 CrippleMAIM4Down32 Cool headed individual helping control trafficCONE4Down33 BelovedDEAR4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 28, 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.