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Evening Standard Crossword May 29 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 29 2023 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#
TalkSPEAK5Across1 Can such a hit damage one's success?SMASH5Across1 ThiefCROOK5Across4 Points that prevent extremes of boldness?BARBS5Across6 NudeNAKED5Across6 TreeACACIA6Across7 Ten-sided figureDECAGON7Across9 Wild claim made about us just for showMUSICAL7Across9 SorrowWOE3Across9 Backless sofaDIVAN5Across10 Very small amount of profit outrightGRAIN5Across10 DogCUR3Across10 KindsSORTS5Across11 Give one's children a lift?RAISE5Across11 MonthMARCH5Across12 Everything may be left to themHEIRS5Across12 Warning deviceSIREN5Across12 AcceptedTOOK4Across13 Of the stomachGASTRIC7Across13 Adjusted the grid that was faulty?RIGHTED7Across13 In favour of getting paid?PRO3Across15 Was seatedSAT3Across15 RepulseREPEL5Across15 To be just, commonly halvedONLY4Across17 DangerousUNSAFE6Across17 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across17 GaudyGARISH6Across18 Classy establishment possibly publicSCHOOL6Across18 Show tolerance to a big-headed birdBROOK5Across19 GatherMASS4Across19 FrighteningSCARY5Across19 Claim to be wild astersASSERT6Across20 BeginnerNOVICE6Across20 WeirdEERIE5Across20 StrayERR3Across22 Oil on the road!DERV4Across22 MutilateMAIM4Across22 The jumble sale fellowLES3Across24 LingeredTARRIED7Across24 ProsecuteSUE3Across24 The dream of a priest at the lakesideREVERIE7Across25 Antelope typeGAZELLE7Across25 PrecipitationSLEET5Across26 Death can never be popular!HATED5Across26 Bend forwardSTOOP5Across27 Golf-pegTEE3Across27 Sci-fi villain found in a Rochdale kitchen!DALEK5Across27 That funny old sergeantBILKO5Across28 ConcerningABOUT5Across28 StadiumARENA5Across28 A change of location can mean more to ValREMOVAL7Across29 Be prominentFEATURE7Across29 The man run outPETER5Across30 PerfectIDEAL5Across30 AttemptsTRIES5Across31 Shaky ideas get shelvedASIDE5Across31 BreakSNAP4Across31 InbornINBRED6Across33 SpearLANCE5Across35 TwistWIND4Across37 SeraphANGEL5Across38 ConsumeEAT3Across39 WholeALL3Across41 RescindREVOKE6Across42 PromptREADY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FightBATTLE6Down1 OriginalPRIMAL6Down2 Wizard able to go two ways at once in a mine, maybe?MERLIN6Down2 ToilLABOUR6Down2 You wouldn't find Jonesy working in one!SMITHY6Down3 AdjustsADAPTS6Down3 TwitchingTIC3Down3 He's past being barbaric!HUN3Down4 ArriveCOME4Down4 KnowledgeKEN3Down4 KingdomREALM5Down5 Sudden fearPANIC5Down5 All the more spirited for having been shot?FIRED5Down5 PosyNOSEGAY7Down6 OpportunityOCCASION8Down6 Back out with a growl as you shout unkind thingsBARRACK7Down6 SoonANON4Down7 Sorrowful exclamation echoed by a girlALAS4Down7 AtmosphereAURA4Down8 Crowd actorsEXTRAS6Down8 Refreshing little place with that continental atmosphereBISTRO6Down8 AllusionREFERENCE9Down11 Centre of the earthHEART5Down12 BecauseSINCE5Down12 Boys, possibly princesROYAL5Down13 ProfitsGAINS5Down13 OintmentSALVE5Down14 UniteKNIT4Down14 Hard stuff, but often with a water contentGLASS5Down14 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down15 The nation's strengthPOWER5Down15 FairyPERI4Down16 The girl I love to distraction!OLIVE5Down16 TopicTHEME5Down16 Sold out, note, or repairedSOLED5Down18 ChairSEAT4Down18 BigGREAT5Down18 Surgical knifeSCALPEL7Down19 One going to pieces when stranded?BREAKER7Down19 ExpelledOUSTED6Down21 Group responsible for keeping Nat in check?SENATE6Down21 CardinalEMINENCE8Down21 They clearly have numerous bad faultsDEVILS6Down22 LimbMEMBER6Down22 BreedREAR4Down23 MaltreatILLUSE6Down23 Faced the perils of a wild ride round the borders of SouthwarkRISKED6Down23 ControlREIN4Down25 Make a seedy copy of an original actRESOW5Down25 Men's public toiletGENTS5Down25 Come and get it!HERE4Down26 CouchSOFA4Down26 SketchedDREW4Down26 We hear it's ovineBAA3Down28 SkillART3Down28 ReviserEDITOR6Down29 ConfusedADDLED6Down30 BegPLEAD5Down32 TolerateBEAR4Down34 FriendALLY4Down36 BeverageTEA3Down40

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 29, 2023. 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.