Evening Standard Crossword May 4 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 129 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 4 2022. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Stone61 AcrossReveal answer → Cope61 AcrossReveal answer → Unimportant point elaborately made by the Tory leader61 AcrossReveal answer → Plastered65 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet on a stick87 AcrossReveal answer → Where to learn a beastly game and give people the blues?87 AcrossReveal answer → Minerals48 AcrossReveal answer → Oversupply from the East48 AcrossReveal answer → Beneath59 AcrossReveal answer → It's the new taxes610 AcrossReveal answer → Maintain610 AcrossReveal answer → Disregard610 AcrossReveal answer → Clergyman611 AcrossReveal answer → A blow for the devil to strike!611 AcrossReveal answer → Photographer's device611 AcrossReveal answer → Lukewarm512 AcrossReveal answer → Always414 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle314 AcrossReveal answer → Even disfigured!314 AcrossReveal answer → Friendly with a soft associate516 AcrossReveal answer → Manservant516 AcrossReveal answer → Many have to be cut short417 AcrossReveal answer → Decay317 AcrossReveal answer → Elderly417 AcrossReveal answer → Wan418 AcrossReveal answer → Golf term519 AcrossReveal answer → Politicians whose pay is about right519 AcrossReveal answer → Sum520 AcrossReveal answer → The dramatic parts521 AcrossReveal answer → Lid521 AcrossReveal answer → Tag522 AcrossReveal answer → He joined what was cut522 AcrossReveal answer → Jockey522 AcrossReveal answer → Went down and around the South Bank423 AcrossReveal answer → Cautious723 AcrossReveal answer → Cast off423 AcrossReveal answer → Stitched524 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit of which there's a bad loss out East526 AcrossReveal answer → Insurgent526 AcrossReveal answer → Cap526 AcrossReveal answer → Pastry dish328 AcrossReveal answer → If returning at midnight, there's not a lot to eat328 AcrossReveal answer → Fear of starting trouble by mistake629 AcrossReveal answer → Skilful629 AcrossReveal answer → Poke429 AcrossReveal answer → Leave630 AcrossReveal answer → Reckon you can make a centrifuge, given a little money!630 AcrossReveal answer → Marry330 AcrossReveal answer → Eagle of western Europe431 AcrossReveal answer → Parched431 AcrossReveal answer → Renew or place a tax on initiating enterprises832 AcrossReveal answer → Insolvent832 AcrossReveal answer → Dreadful432 AcrossReveal answer → Hell533 AcrossReveal answer → Reaping hook633 AcrossReveal answer → An element of fishiness?633 AcrossReveal answer → Really635 AcrossReveal answer → Surpassed636 AcrossReveal answer → Allude537 AcrossReveal answer → Deserved638 AcrossReveal answer → Give639 AcrossReveal answer →

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Something for the twins to beat?61 DownReveal answer → Harbour61 DownReveal answer → Shrub61 DownReveal answer → Her mate's a real show-off!62 DownReveal answer → Overseas62 DownReveal answer → Hamper62 DownReveal answer → Lechery43 DownReveal answer → Otherwise43 DownReveal answer → Digits possibly set around zero43 DownReveal answer → Go in54 DownReveal answer → Suggests involving a politician in arranging sport74 DownReveal answer → Meataxe74 DownReveal answer → Liability55 DownReveal answer → That's right - I have to give a hand55 DownReveal answer → Glib talk55 DownReveal answer → A wealthy JP56 DownReveal answer → Small fish56 DownReveal answer → Decapitate67 DownReveal answer → Formerly48 DownReveal answer → Smart68 DownReveal answer → To a point, it has a certain amount of taste48 DownReveal answer → A number of late nights39 DownReveal answer → Make mistakes39 DownReveal answer → In '16 Across', it's about £50312 DownReveal answer → Month312 DownReveal answer → Driven713 DownReveal answer → Theatrical entertainment513 DownReveal answer → Downhearted jester!513 DownReveal answer → Nominally half a mile in a taxi515 DownReveal answer → Elector515 DownReveal answer → Peace birds515 DownReveal answer → Rushed516 DownReveal answer → Heaped518 DownReveal answer → Gluttony518 DownReveal answer → She's not well oiled!518 DownReveal answer → Bar519 DownReveal answer → Initially, an incarcerated ex-fighter319 DownReveal answer → Hairstyle319 DownReveal answer → Fire department colour320 DownReveal answer → Congeal320 DownReveal answer → Swear, as lovers, to be reunited to the end of time721 DownReveal answer → Ability, distinction721 DownReveal answer → Youth321 DownReveal answer → Due to that woman, the washer was missing!322 DownReveal answer → Star sign322 DownReveal answer → Massage322 DownReveal answer → Mediterranean island623 DownReveal answer → Does it mean Sarah's consumed gin unwisely?623 DownReveal answer → Principal424 DownReveal answer → Elf624 DownReveal answer → Being last in the League can make one shiver!424 DownReveal answer → Awe625 DownReveal answer → One retaining a clean sheet?625 DownReveal answer → Sprinkle with flour, etc.625 DownReveal answer → Look in the likeliest areas526 DownReveal answer → Synagogue minister526 DownReveal answer → Trade name or trademark527 DownReveal answer → Ape or nag, possibly527 DownReveal answer → Torn627 DownReveal answer → Offer628 DownReveal answer → It grows in the south of Ireland328 DownReveal answer → Standard328 DownReveal answer → What people pay in coffee shops430 DownReveal answer → Paddled530 DownReveal answer → Liquid containers430 DownReveal answer → Dissuade531 DownReveal answer → Present433 DownReveal answer → Angry434 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.