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Evening Standard Crossword May 5 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 5 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
NamesTITLES6Across1 A sympathetic remark is not good enoughTOOBAD6Across1 TestASSAY5Across2 In unisonTOGETHER8Across7 CeaseSTOP4Across7 Does it give the viewer a glazed look?EYEGLASS8Across7 Monthly article on old peopleMAYA4Across8 SkilfulEXPERT6Across8 EyotISLE4Across8 LarcenyTHEFT5Across9 In a gun, the extremes literally are of brassBRAZEN6Across10 MonotonyTEDIUM6Across10 Prior toBEFORE6Across11 It's natural possibly to eat at the pubINNATE6Across11 TipEND3Across11 VehicleCAR3Across13 Become a bit fidgetyGET3Across14 RecordLOG3Across14 RequireNEED4Across15 BathTUB3Across16 He gives a fellow some workDONOR5Across16 DoorwayGATES5Across16 Style of frying in a jug?STIR4Across17 PortentOMEN4Across17 PaddleWADE4Across18 BetWAGER5Across19 ErasedDELETED7Across19 For a start, many a tube gets bentDEBUT5Across19 GroupUNIT4Across20 Water lilyLOTUS5Across21 With which to sweep riotous mobs out of the way?BESOM5Across21 DomesticatedTAME4Across22 VoucherTOKEN5Across22 Horse with a love for drinkPINTO5Across22 MagicSORCERY7Across23 Cattle meatBEEF4Across23 The right sort of blonde is impetuous!RASH4Across23 AlwaysEVER4Across25 In brief, the final introductionsSEMIS5Across26 ShoeSABOT5Across26 OwnedHAD3Across27 Farmyard birdHEN3Across28 By taking a piano concerto extractPER3Across28 LakeMERE4Across28 LotsPLENTY6Across29 He's about as worthy as a bishop, sirKNIGHT6Across29 Threaten to cane 'em 'orribly!MENACE6Across30 Over thereYONDER6Across30 PerformedDID3Across30 Start with nothing to writeOPEN4Across31 FreeRID3Across31 --- Redding, singerOTIS4Across31 A dramatic reminderPROMPTER8Across32 ChoristerCHOIRBOY8Across32 FactoryPLANT5Across33 Followed a girl in the endENSUED6Across33 Heavily decoratedORNATE6Across33 FigurineSTATUE6Across36 FrankOPEN4Across37 HandleTREAT5Across38

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People needing a broken rib setTRIBES6Down1 Military pageantTATTOO6Down1 BoulderSTONE5Down1 InjuryLESION6Down2 Shooting jacket?BLAZER6Down2 InclinedAPT3Down2 Plant partSTEM4Down3 One at the head of a chapter, perhapsDEAN4Down3 ProsecuteSUE3Down3 StillYET3Down4 Breaks a promiseRENEGES7Down4 A general mess of mud is something to attend toAGENDUM7Down4 SpringSPA3Down5 Trade vehicle following some cars in townCAVAN5Down5 FireSHOOT5Down5 TrampleTREAD5Down6 Star signARIES5Down6 Rosie's willowy formOSIER5Down6 LazyIDLE4Down8 They were wise to form a trioMAGI4Down8 DragLUG3Down9 Still, the abominable snowman has no tailYET3Down9 FetidFOUL4Down10 AscertainedENSURED7Down11 Disagreeably negative start to talksNOT3Down12 InventedDEVISED7Down12 At a distanceFAR3Down12 Otto's making honeyTOOTS5Down13 BodyCADAVER7Down13 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down13 RespectedREVERED7Down14 FriendsMATES5Down15 Peevish due to a trying timeTESTY5Down15 InstructTEACH5Down16 WhiskersBEARD5Down17 DampWET3Down18 Wall paintingMURAL5Down18 Some sign of being good in a groupTOKEN5Down18 Study many pointsDEN3Down19 Cooking vesselWOK3Down19 Cry because a book end's missing?BOO3Down20 WeaponGUN3Down20 In the church, have they two places to sell things?BISHOPS7Down21 HillTOR3Down21 Game of chanceLOTTERY7Down21 Beastly line in parental guidancePIG3Down22 Unit of weightTON3Down22 Starts afresh to give engineers informationRENEWS6Down23 GraciousBENIGN6Down23 FinishesENDS4Down24 NoblemanEARL4Down24 A quarantine, in Irish islesARAN4Down24 FodderFORAGE6Down25 Mended at lastHEELED6Down25 ViewVISTA5Down26 RoomSPACE5Down26 Avoids reading what may be full of rubbishSKIPS5Down26 Unimportant museum piece, wrought ironMINOR5Down27 UnderBELOW5Down27 Go up againPEP3Down28 SpicyHOT3Down28 JockeyRIDER5Down29 But Kenneth was no extraMORE4Down30 ToyYOYO4Down30 Pig-penSTY3Down32 FavouritePET3Down33 HatchetAXE3Down34 ChildTOT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. 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.