Evening Standard Crossword May 30 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 30 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 132 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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SuppleLITHE5Across2 Gatherings of hair by a leader of fashionFLOCKS6Across4 Cause to be emptyVACATE6Across4 VegetableBROCCOLI8Across7 PainACHE4Across7 Main boat-building part of CanadaMANITOBA8Across7 To be accurate, he needs electricityCURATE6Across8 A seasonSPRING6Across8 InitiateLAUNCH6Across8 DespondencyGLOOM5Across9 Cook various eats for manySTEAM5Across10 CoachTRAIN5Across10 RotterCAD3Across11 Marshy areas not completely safe to the north and southFENS4Across13 FellowDON3Across13 Abominably wickedVILE4Across13 German cherry centreHERR4Across14 CroonSING4Across14 Dear addresseesSIRS4Across15 FrankOPEN4Across15 Greek letterBETA4Across15 BorderHEM3Across16 By way ofVIA3Across16 Maybe a mini source of adviceCAB3Across16 Lacking fatLEAN4Across17 It shows the bleeding's stoppedSCAR4Across17 LakeMERE4Across18 AcquireGAIN4Across19 WidespreadGENERAL7Across19 Eager to go insideAGOG4Across19 BanVETO4Across20 Resolute enduranceFORTITUDE9Across21 The opposite of elephantine?FORGETFUL9Across21 JettyPIER4Across22 Sticky sort of sugar?CANE4Across23 Not richPOOR4Across23 ImmediateINSTANT7Across23 Performs in doubles with not public presentDOES4Across24 Plant ovuleSEED4Across24 CornetCONE4Across25 A well-rounded part in 'Major Barbara'ORB3Across26 Toothed wheelCOG3Across26 It's of great ominousness in physicsATOM4Across27 StrikeHIT3Across27 Musical instrumentOBOE4Across27 MinusLESS4Across28 In which room-mates may swotTWOS4Across29 Be ahead in a raceLEAD4Across29 AttemptTRY3Across30 DecayROT3Across31 SongbirdWREN4Across32 The saintly one will astound you!STUN4Across32 In sport, an offside position?POINT5Across33 DemiseDEATH5Across33 EdgeVERGE5Across33 Pay silent attentionLISTEN6Across34 Invent, contriveDEVISE6Across34 That containing a composer's jottings?NOTEBOOK8Across35 Parlour gameCHARADES8Across35 Such laughter can hardly be a belly laugh!HEARTY6Across36 FierceSAVAGE6Across36 SutureSTITCH6Across36 DischargeEMIT4Across37 MaterialNYLON5Across38

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AdjoinsABUTS5Down1 An accident on court?SMASH5Down1 FragmentSCRAP5Down1 Adult female humanWOMAN5Down2 Go into some forbidden territoryENTER5Down2 LimbLEG3Down2 Glance over quicklySCAN4Down3 Couple having a wild time togetherITEM4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 TreeELM3Down4 Call onVISIT5Down4 A difficulty to confront at the air terminalFACER5Down4 BeakerMUG3Down5 Apple's centreCORE4Down5 They're employed by persons with pullOARS4Down5 PerformerACTOR5Down6 Adjust a radioTUNEIN6Down6 A serviceman is equipped to fill oneKITBAG6Down6 Peter goes after a bit of fun, but it's riskyUNSAFE6Down9 Serious epidemicPLAGUE6Down9 KilnOVEN4Down10 PrisonerCONVICT7Down11 Chest boneRIB3Down11 The time to wet dried leavesTEA3Down11 Snow houseIGLOO5Down12 FateDESTINY7Down12 The crime of a hard-hearted ladARSON5Down12 Deer meatVENISON7Down13 LiberateDELIVER7Down13 If turning red, get ahead, albeit shot atFIREDON7Down13 ClosestNEAREST7Down14 Look tired in class againSAG3Down15 Flying mammalBAT3Down15 MoorHEATH5Down16 An incomplete lock-up of military importanceCOL3Down16 ContendVIE3Down16 IntendedMEANT5Down17 MistakesERRORS6Down18 Make a scene at closing time, just in caseCREATE6Down18 ChartMAP3Down18 ConfuseADDLE5Down20 Got us upset with relishGUSTO5Down20 Less than affable but much admiredFAB3Down21 Thick mistFOG3Down21 IndividualONE3Down21 Jones, a novel characterTOM3Down22 Golf pegTEE3Down22 Sound crews taken on boardCRUISE6Down23 PowerfulPOTENT6Down23 AssistantAIDE4Down24 WitchHAG3Down25 Lad twice in prison for arsonSON3Down25 HarmoniumORGAN5Down26 Funny rhyme for a fishTUNNY5Down28 Hard woodBEECH5Down28 CompactSOLID5Down29 Her husband's departed, sadlyWIDOW5Down30 Wear awayERODE5Down30 Feed the fires of the PotteriesSTOKE5Down31 ThickDENSE5Down31 NightlightSTAR4Down32 WitherWILT4Down32 WagesPAY3Down32 He'll take a squint in Debrett'sPEER4Down33 LairDEN3Down33 Doing wordVERB4Down33 Boring-toolAWL3Down34 ChickenHEN3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, May 30, 2026. 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.