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Evening Standard Crossword May 4 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 4 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 129 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#
StonePEBBLE6Across1 CopeMANAGE6Across1 Unimportant point elaborately made by the Tory leaderTINPOT6Across1 PlasteredDAUBED6Across5 Sweet on a stickLOLLIPOP8Across7 Where to learn a beastly game and give people the blues?OXBRIDGE8Across7 MineralsORES4Across8 Oversupply from the EastSATE4Across8 BeneathUNDER5Across9 It's the new taxesTITHES6Across10 MaintainINSIST6Across10 DisregardIGNORE6Across10 ClergymanBISHOP6Across11 A blow for the devil to strike!IMPACT6Across11 Photographer's deviceCAMERA6Across11 LukewarmTEPID5Across12 AlwaysEVER4Across14 VehicleCAR3Across14 Even disfigured!EEN3Across14 Friendly with a soft associatePALLY5Across16 ManservantVALET5Across16 Many have to be cut shortMOWN4Across17 DecayROT3Across17 ElderlyAGED4Across17 WanPALE4Across18 Golf termBOGEY5Across19 Politicians whose pay is about rightPARTY5Across19 SumTOTAL5Across20 The dramatic partsROLES5Across21 LidCOVER5Across21 TagLABEL5Across22 He joined what was cutHEWED5Across22 JockeyRIDER5Across22 Went down and around the South BankSANK4Across23 CautiousCAREFUL7Across23 Cast offSHED4Across23 StitchedSEWED5Across24 Fruit of which there's a bad loss out EastSLOES5Across26 InsurgentREBEL5Across26 CapBERET5Across26 Pastry dishPIE3Across28 If returning at midnight, there's not a lot to eatFIG3Across28 Fear of starting trouble by mistakeTERROR6Across29 SkilfulADROIT6Across29 PokePROD4Across29 LeaveVACATE6Across30 Reckon you can make a centrifuge, given a little money!FIGURE6Across30 MarryWED3Across30 Eagle of western EuropeERNE4Across31 ParchedARID4Across31 Renew or place a tax on initiating enterprisesRENOVATE8Across32 InsolventBANKRUPT8Across32 DreadfulDIRE4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 Reaping hookSCYTHE6Across33 An element of fishiness?SILVER6Across33 ReallyINDEED6Across35 SurpassedTOPPED6Across36 AlludeREFER5Across37 DeservedEARNED6Across38 GiveRENDER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Something for the twins to beat?TOMTOM6Down1 HarbourMARINA6Down1 ShrubPRIVET6Down1 Her mate's a real show-off!PEAHEN6Down2 OverseasABROAD6Down2 HamperBASKET6Down2 LecheryLUST4Down3 OtherwiseELSE4Down3 Digits possibly set around zeroTOES4Down3 Go inENTER5Down4 Suggests involving a politician in arranging sportPROMPTS7Down4 MeataxeCLEAVER7Down4 LiabilityDEBIT5Down5 That's right - I have to give a handIDEAL5Down5 Glib talkSPIEL5Down5 A wealthy JPGETTY5Down6 Small fishSPRAT5Down6 DecapitateBEHEAD6Down7 FormerlyONCE4Down8 SmartDAPPER6Down8 To a point, it has a certain amount of tasteSTEW4Down8 A number of late nightsTEN3Down9 Make mistakesERR3Down9 In '16 Across', it's about £50PAY3Down12 MonthMAY3Down12 DrivenPOWERED7Down13 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down13 Downhearted jester!CLOWN5Down13 Nominally half a mile in a taxiCALEB5Down15 ElectorVOTER5Down15 Peace birdsDOVES5Down15 RushedRACED5Down16 HeapedPILED5Down18 GluttonyGREED5Down18 She's not well oiled!ODILE5Down18 BarLEVER5Down19 Initially, an incarcerated ex-fighterPOW3Down19 HairstyleBOB3Down19 Fire department colourRED3Down20 CongealGEL3Down20 Swear, as lovers, to be reunited to the end of timeRESOLVE7Down21 Ability, distinctionCALIBRE7Down21 YouthLAD3Down21 Due to that woman, the washer was missing!HER3Down22 Star signLEO3Down22 MassageRUB3Down22 Mediterranean islandSICILY6Down23 Does it mean Sarah's consumed gin unwisely?SIGNAL6Down23 PrincipalHEAD4Down24 ElfSPRITE6Down24 Being last in the League can make one shiver!AGUE4Down24 AweWONDER6Down25 One retaining a clean sheet?KEEPER6Down25 Sprinkle with flour, etc.DREDGE6Down25 Look in the likeliest areasSTARE5Down26 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Down26 Trade name or trademarkBRAND5Down27 Ape or nag, possiblyORANG5Down27 TornRIPPED6Down27 OfferTENDER6Down28 It grows in the south of IrelandFIR3Down28 StandardPAR3Down28 What people pay in coffee shopsFEES4Down30 PaddledWADED5Down30 Liquid containersVATS4Down30 DissuadeDETER5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 AngrySORE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. 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.