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Evening Standard Crossword May 31 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 31 2018 answers. The Thursday 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#
LeapSPRING6Across1 Time yet to comeFUTURE6Across4 A force for goodPOLICE6Across4 BusinessAFFAIR6Across5 AppreciativeTHANKFUL8Across7 Battle stationWATERLOO8Across7 Slow starting runner, but a cheerful oneSMILER6Across8 ProduceGENERATE8Across8 Expresses an opinionOPINES6Across8 MisplaceLOSE4Across9 Jumps around with much pleasureLEAPS5Across10 IndividualONE3Across10 SphereGLOBE5Across10 BeltSTRAP5Across12 How one's ears can burn!SEAR4Across13 Series of spiral loopsCOIL4Across13 ProphetSEER4Across14 Nominally a bit of a setback for ASLEFELSA4Across14 NucleusCORE4Across15 Country dance hallBARN4Across15 NourishedFED3Across15 Pointed end of a lancet, I presumeTIP3Across16 SummitTOP3Across16 Stray sheep going round the ringROAM4Across17 Object of worshipIDOL4Across17 AllowLET3Across17 SickILL3Across18 You won't find this in the North Atlantic!THAT4Across19 ChefCOOK4Across19 TagTAB3Across19 ShouldOUGHT5Across20 Old-fashioned fellowsVICTORIAN9Across21 Large stately tombMAUSOLEUM9Across21 TavernINN3Across21 ScullOAR3Across22 In more ways than one, I'm clued upWISE4Across23 TinCAN3Across23 Is victoriousWINS4Across23 Bird's homeNEST4Across24 NovelNEW3Across24 One garment, of which five make a setVEST4Across24 TallyMATCH5Across26 RepairFIX3Across26 Traffic problem promised for tomorrow?JAM3Across26 It's taken to be exemplaryLEAD4Across27 Excessively sentimentalTWEE4Across27 Let fallDROP4Across29 Cleaner drink?CHAR4Across29 MerryGAY3Across29 A pronounced bore, but providing a round in the barBOAR4Across32 GenuineREAL4Across32 Has no translation in an African languageSHONA5Across33 PayWAGE4Across33 StallBOOTH5Across33 The benefits of managing to be first round the bend?FRUITS6Across34 CaptivePRISONER8Across34 GuidesSTEERS6Across34 It emerges as a key assignmentEMISSION8Across35 FloorSTOREY6Across35 Religious wayfarersPILGRIMS8Across35 American in the nude, perhaps, getting freshUNUSED6Across36 SubstituteDEPUTY6Across36 EmergencyCRISIS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Male deersSTAGS5Down1 River of Wales?SWALE5Down1 Light boatCANOE5Down2 GroomPREEN5Down2 It's bound to be cartographicATLAS5Down2 She opens up when the lights are lowIRIS4Down3 ThoughtIDEA4Down3 Scottish islandSKYE4Down3 Problem confronting the artist?POSER5Down4 AllowanceGRANT5Down4 Room's lower surfaceFLOOR5Down4 Retreat by rail, possibly?LAIR4Down5 Boxing ringARENA5Down5 LabourTOIL4Down5 Cried movingly at the perfect ending, we believeCREDIT6Down6 RaspFILE4Down6 AntelopeRHEBOK6Down6 OutcomeISSUE5Down7 Apparently a prayer to make a man sit up!MANTIS6Down9 BitsPIECES6Down9 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down10 Timber used in wheel makingELM3Down11 JostleELBOW5Down11 Star signLEO3Down11 A centre for continental capitalistsPARIS5Down12 Boy's nameBRIAN5Down12 TempestSTORM5Down12 Need it contain Russian tea?SAMOVAR7Down13 CorrectRIGHT5Down13 Army officerCOLONEL7Down13 TossPITCH5Down14 Flier with a hang-up?BAT3Down15 LettuceCOS3Down15 ThrowFLING5Down15 FopDANDY5Down16 Brown ant maybeTAN3Down16 Male catTOM3Down16 Being catty, is spotted in a nice fur coatOCELOT6Down18 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Down18 Going to church, headgear provides a certain coverHATCH5Down20 SurpassOUTDO5Down20 Enough energy for six million?VIM3Down21 Blend togetherMIX3Down21 In dire disappointment, visibly angryRED3Down22 Sheltered sideLEE3Down22 Cold seasonWINTER6Down23 Bird possessing a warm heart in a London streetWARREN6Down23 PreciseEXACT5Down25 Managed to appear in opera nightlyRAN3Down25 SpicyHOT3Down25 LiberallyAMPLY5Down27 Stinging insectsWASPS5Down28 Less than pleased when relievedEASED5Down28 OffspringCHILD5Down28 SongbirdROBIN5Down30 ProficientADEPT5Down30 Jump over the thing and buzz offHOPIT5Down30 StagePHASE5Down31 KitGEAR4Down31 The weather not to be out, with little sunshine aroundRAINY5Down31 AgentsREPS4Down32 It's after the job's finished that there are offcutsBITS4Down32 GambolROMP4Down32 Shopping for a kimono, you may see one in the windowSASH4Down33 SacksBAGS4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 31, 2018. 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.