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Evening Standard Crossword May 4 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 4 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 124 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#
Bearlike mammalPANDA5Across1 ShutCLOSE5Across1 Girl the eccentric RA hasSARAH5Across1 TalentedCLEVER6Across5 Heartbroken, is not without friendsEARTH5Across6 Small islandISLET5Across6 EnlistENROL5Across8 AssignAPPOINT7Across9 He gets French wine for very little moneyVINCENT7Across9 ShowPARADE6Across10 RepresentativeAGENT5Across10 Otherwise, it may be of tinIFNOT5Across10 Thick sweet liquidSYRUP5Across11 It's a bit daft to play around, now!TODAY5Across11 ParchedARID4Across11 Mined material?DENIM5Across12 FrySAUTE5Across12 Was notedly fidgety!FIDDLED7Across13 ChatterBLABBER7Across13 CharacterNATURE6Across14 PermitLET3Across15 Not all the water in the wide worldDEW3Across15 PeacefulHALCYON7Across15 FacilityEASE4Across17 God of cupidity?EROS4Across17 VitalityPEP3Across18 ExileBANISH6Across18 A garment some blokes have a use forBLOUSE6Across18 VehicleVAN3Across19 HoodwinkedDUPED5Across19 He's magnanimous, but notable for getting no thanksNOBLE5Across19 A hundred pounds is always advisableCLEVER6Across20 RegainREDEEM6Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Catherine's dad has a posh carPARR4Across22 Wheat spikesEARS4Across22 SpreeREVEL5Across23 OwingDUE3Across24 NeedyPOOR4Across24 She's always in the newsHEN3Across24 Engaged womanFIANCEE7Across25 Went round with Rodney, taking in the art galleryROTATED7Across25 Soup serverLADLE5Across26 Seen to have rushed out of the medical centreSPIED5Across26 IronMETAL5Across27 Show a busy worker into the officePANTO5Across27 TeaseRAG3Across27 Not the attire to retire with!GETUP5Across28 ConcealsHIDES5Across28 A strain, perhaps, for the working manARTISAN7Across29 Aquatic rodentMUSKRAT7Across29 FavouritePET3Across29 Margaret's place in Wimbledon historyCOURT5Across30 PerhapsMAYBE5Across30 Rock's a saintly individual!STONE5Across31 Wheel surroundsTYRES5Across31 Baby-clothesLAYETTE7Across31 TraderDEALER6Across32 ThoroughfareLANE4Across34 EscapedELUDED6Across35 TreeALDER5Across38 GuardDEFEND6Across39 GodDEITY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
African countryANGOLA6Down2 MeadowLEA3Down2 Business intrigue?AFFAIR6Down2 Refrains from a useless letterAVOIDS6Down3 SeekSEARCH6Down3 European riverDANUBE6Down3 Knock it on the head, initially!HIT3Down4 FinishEND3Down4 AppropriateAPT3Down4 FamilyCLAN4Down5 Served, as did Edward on a court?ACTED5Down5 Detection systemSONAR5Down5 LeftEXITED6Down6 Make it OK for one to call?ENTITLE7Down6 AlternativelyINSTEAD7Down6 ReiterateREPEAT6Down7 Eyelid swellingSTYE4Down7 A little one to manyATOM4Down7 Signs of a bad scare after trouble startsTRACES6Down8 OozesEXUDES6Down8 RegainRECOVER7Down9 AntitoxinSERUM5Down12 KnockRAP3Down12 Just the setting for a stage appearance, perhapsDECOR5Down12 CheatDUPE4Down13 And carry?FETCH5Down13 Facial hairBEARD5Down13 Stage whisperASIDE5Down14 Group taking a rest at the Nag's HeadDOZEN5Down14 Cash contribution to education in historyDUCAT5Down15 Pale mauveLILAC5Down15 SingerALTO4Down16 Wired in strange fashionWEIRD5Down16 Not these!THOSE5Down16 MarineNAVAL5Down17 ContradictBELIE5Down18 Can it really run cold?BLOOD5Down18 CheapenDEVALUE7Down19 Not the place for old wine!NEWPORT7Down19 DeniedNEGATED7Down20 Smoothly played to leg, maybe, with the middle of the batLEGATO6Down21 Exclamation of discoveryEUREKA6Down21 EvenFLAT4Down22 HostilityENMITY6Down22 It's easy to see dad going to the pavilionPATENT6Down22 About to go for a ticketRETURN6Down23 VenerateREVERE6Down23 CushionedPADDED6Down24 Rinse misguidedly in something glueyRESIN5Down25 PeelFLAKE5Down25 GemstoneOPAL4Down25 Leader of the first armySTAR4Down26 Young sheepLAMB4Down26 TellRELATE6Down26 Airy talkGAS3Down28 ObtainSECURE6Down28 FedoraHAT3Down28 NumberTEN3Down30 PeruseREAD4Down33 GuidedLED3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37

About this puzzle

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