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Evening Standard Crossword May 3 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 3 2024 answers. The Friday 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#
Self-centrednessEGOISM6Across1 AdaptADJUST6Across5 NameTITLE5Across9 Through being given an opportunity, maybePERCHANCE9Across9 YuletideCHRISTMAS9Across9 SurpassOUTRUN6Across10 Repeating it will take time to get into shapeITERATION9Across10 Observable thingsPHENOMENA9Across10 TemperANNEAL6Across11 FruitBERRY5Across12 Getting the key cut, say, is no problemEASY4Across12 Single entityUNIT4Across12 DebrisRUBBLE6Across13 Running a skewer through the piece of woodLOPING6Across13 Watered downDILUTED7Across14 Having seen roaming about, ran out to catchENSNARE7Across14 SnatchGRAB4Across14 ResidueREMAINDER9Across15 Chips and beef come inCARPENTER9Across15 BarrierDAM3Across17 DareCHALLENGE9Across17 New wines round about then were topicalINTHENEWS9Across17 TemporalSECULAR7Across18 ProhibitionVETO4Across18 Agreed to put the lot in a bound coverTALLIED7Across18 Edible tuberPOTATO6Across19 To recover from the uncontrollable anger, one went insideREGAIN6Across19 ChoppedHEWED5Across20 Cooking fatLARD4Across20 There are soldiers all round one in the carriageMIEN4Across20 TendonSINEW5Across22 Rehearsed an act in "The Spider Web"PRACTISED9Across23 ExcessSURPLUS7Across23 Small sausageCHIPOLATA9Across23 RescuedSAVED5Across24 SulliedTARNISHED9Across25 Behaved, when one waved a stick atCONDUCTED9Across25 Level, but the race hasn't finishedEVEN4Across26 MiddleMIDST5Across26 RequireNEED4Across26 PlotSCHEME6Across27 A wrinkle by the hair-lineFURROW6Across27 PlanPLOT4Across29 VocalistsSINGERS7Across29 Do wrong in giving somebody a handMISDEAL7Across29 AntelopeGNU3Across30 Will have a ten a.m. break after the examTESTAMENT9Across32 ImpudenceINSOLENCE9Across32 RowTIER4Across32 SongDITTY5Across33 Hiding when they're carrying out a security checkSCREENING9Across34 InundateOVERWHELM9Across34 Indicated it was sharpPOINTED7Across35 SicknessNAUSEA6Across35 French country houseCHATEAU7Across35 Swam round the fish, angryREELED6Across36 Prizes, medals, etc.AWARDS6Across36 VegetableTURNIP6Across36 It's high to climb - bet you turn back!ETNA4Across37 CherubANGEL5Across37 At a great distanceAFAR4Across37 DisregardedNEGLECTED9Across38 I fly in, convinced of getting an endorsementSIGNATURE9Across38 ExitEXEUNT6Across38 ImposingGRANDIOSE9Across39 BredREARED6Across39 Made a speech about how one was an obstetrician?DELIVERED9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ObtainsACQUIRES8Down1 SufficientENOUGH6Down1 The gash above it is from a blowUPPERCUT8Down1 One-armed banditFRUITMACHINE12Down2 Handout saying how to activate the escape hatch?PRESSRELEASE12Down2 BanditOUTLAW6Down2 Burn feeblySMOULDER8Down3 Having opened to let out, bound madly aboutUNBOLTED8Down3 CounterfoilSTUB4Down3 BurrowedMINED5Down4 Weather map lineISOBAR6Down4 With weight, he disputes itDENIER6Down4 WarningALARM5Down5 Boxing blowUPPERCUT8Down5 Choosing one from about fifty performingSINGLING8Down5 RepudiateDENY4Down6 Senior teacherHEADMASTER10Down6 "Gathering speed, the train trundled on" is hackneyedPEDESTRIAN10Down6 OddUNEVEN6Down7 SophisticatedWORLDLY7Down7 Protected by sheets of glass, is raising flowersPANSIES7Down7 Inexperienced and lacking in tasteUNSEASONED10Down8 RealisticHARDHEADED10Down8 Candle-fatTALLOW6Down8 The silly Armenian finally broke freeINANE5Down11 ConsumedEATEN5Down11 UnrestrainedRAMPANT7Down13 KinglyREGAL5Down15 Snow housesIGLOOS6Down16 Is ridiculously sexistEXISTS6Down16 SurroundBESET5Down16 CallVISIT5Down18 Small green vegetablePEA3Down19 Measure the piece of woodROD3Down19 TormentTEASE5Down19 CounterfeitDUD3Down21 Fungal complaintATHLETESFOOT12Down21 Having known what was going on, is among those shotINTHEPICTURE12Down21 An uprising, sure to be crushed, will followPURSUE6Down22 Small fishMINNOW6Down22 TotalSUM3Down22 In a difficult situation, it's lovely to hand overPRETTYPASS10Down23 CogentCONVINCING10Down23 Terribly upset by the strange sound, though it's wonderfulSTUPENDOUS10Down24 StressACCENTUATE10Down24 MopSPONGE6Down24 BookVOLUME6Down25 At first, the co-workers are intimidatingCOW3Down25 Golf pegTEE3Down25 MealDINNER6Down27 StandTRIPOD6Down28 Green gemstonesEMERALDS8Down28 Gave it back when electedRETURNED8Down28 Motorcycle sportSPEEDWAY8Down29 How a card-sharp's cards differ from others?MARKEDLY8Down29 English countySOMERSET8Down30 TitanGIANT5Down30 They're slow to pull up, surrounded by convictsLAGGARDS8Down30 Liking being mean, twisting the tailPARTIAL7Down31 Inactive spySLEEPER7Down31 CompleteUTTER5Down31 Looking furious when "25 Down" enters, throw something atSLING5Down33 JargonSLANG5Down33 ChurchmanDEAN4Down33 Citrus fruitORANGE6Down34 Be careful! That's the boyfriend!STEADY6Down34 ChristmasYULE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 3, 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.