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Evening Standard Crossword May 5 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 5 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
ZestGUSTO5Across1 SquanderedWASTED6Across5 ViperADDER5Across8 BeerLIGHTALE8Across9 What the come-hither smile means, that is invigorating?PICKMEUP8Across9 You wouldn't believe where I've driven my ball to!LIE3Across10 ScornDERIDE6Across10 Flightless birdEMU3Across10 Moving the pan, splashed ink on something nice and white?NAPKIN6Across11 ParchedARID4Across11 StickADHERE6Across11 Drunk, informallyBLOTTO6Across12 A shopkeeper, a doctor and a retired salesmanDRAPER6Across12 Witty remarkEPIGRAM7Across13 That's right. Olivia ordered pastaRAVIOLI7Across13 HindquartersRUMP4Across14 Go out with, to get fruitDATE4Across14 CorsairPIRATE6Across14 FickleINCONSTANT10Across15 Start a movement that will make big newsCAUSEASTIR10Across15 WidespreadGENERAL7Across15 Went off a bit, but had something done aboutDEPARTED8Across17 Made a lordENNOBLED8Across17 EqualityPAR3Across18 Things that go wrong with liftsHITCHES7Across18 GunsPISTOLS7Across18 LongingYEN3Across19 'Make it fast," said the AsianTHAI4Across19 Male singerBASS4Across19 MissiveLETTER6Across21 Call attention to, when deliveringSTRESS6Across21 GuideLEAD4Across21 FiendDEMON5Across23 RemainderREST4Across24 Frittered away on expensive bath products?GOINGDOWNTHEDRAIN17Across24 Shakespeare playMEASUREFORMEASURE17Across24 SpotDOT3Across27 Put your money on a non-runner in "Baby Wear"BONNET6Across27 ExcellentSUPERB6Across27 CircuitLAP3Across29 CollieryMINE4Across29 Get attached to the catLASH4Across29 Adages never seen in writing?SAYINGS7Across30 Interval of restRESPITE7Across30 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across31 DirtySOILED6Across32 Gun attachmentSILENCER8Across33 Thought you said his dream was shatteredMISHEARD8Across33 Food-listMENU4Across34 CharacterLETTER6Across35 Slow to put your mind toDELIBERATE10Across35 BasicELEMENTARY10Across35 About the second strike, say nothingHIST4Across36 CloseNEAR4Across36 Drawing topless and teasing aboutRAGGING7Across37 Large dogMASTIFF7Across37 PresentTHERE5Across38 Appear to be found by accidentTURNUP6Across38 DangerHAZARD6Across38 TenderlyGENTLY6Across39 AscribeASSIGN6Across40 Popular places with ghosts?HAUNTS6Across40 Fire-raisingARSON5Across40 Louse eggNIT3Across41 Beside myself again with furyIRE3Across41 DifferenceCONTRAST8Across42 DispossessEXORCISE8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Period of a thousand yearsMILLENNIUM10Down1 Looking at the address?LIPREADING10Down1 SharpenWHET4Down2 It's spring, missSKIP4Down2 EmployUSE3Down2 Merry-go-roundCAROUSEL8Down3 Press for less pay?DECREASE8Down3 FollowedTAILED6Down3 A fewSEVERAL7Down4 Mood brought about by drink?SPIRITS7Down4 UnusualODD3Down4 EncloseWRAP4Down5 ArgumentativeQUARRELSOME11Down5 Why you, in a jiffy, see what's going to happen?SECONDSIGHT11Down5 HelixSPIRAL6Down6 Food poisoning bacteriumSALMONELLA10Down6 Reluctant to, not being wellINDISPOSED10Down6 GuardDEFEND6Down7 AngelCHERUB6Down7 Going back, again immerses the creatureSPIDER6Down7 First showingPREMIERE8Down8 Having neither the inclination nor the energy?LISTLESS8Down8 PostponedDELAYED7Down9 Someone who exists for foodLIVER5Down10 LiveEXIST5Down10 TearRIP3Down12 ChallengeDARE4Down13 BorderEDGE4Down16 A bit dry when it gets turned overSECTION7Down16 Deep indignationOUTRAGE7Down16 FruitLEMON5Down17 DecorateADORN5Down20 FamousNOTABLE7Down20 Pointers for the workersHANDS5Down20 You and I go in, being more willing toREADIER7Down22 AtmosphereAURA4Down22 Musical instrumentTRUMPET7Down22 What the bluebottle thought on seeing more wrapped food?FOILEDAGAIN11Down23 HypnoticMESMERISING11Down23 AscendingRISING6Down24 Has one understand one isn't given tickGETSACROSS10Down25 Not seemlyUNBECOMING10Down25 ThinSLIM4Down25 A late tenderNIGHTNURSE10Down26 GiftTALENT6Down26 VentureENTERPRISE10Down26 Love the girl in a very funny novelORIGINAL8Down28 GatherMUSTER6Down28 CosmosUNIVERSE8Down28 EnclosurePEN3Down30 Large animalELEPHANT8Down31 Am a little upset first, taking aimAMBITION8Down31 IdealPERFECT7Down32 Punished for having sold?FLOGGED7Down32 ObligationDUTY4Down33 Not liking to hang the thing up insideHATING6Down34 InsectEARWIG6Down34 Hit the ball with spinDRIVE5Down35 DecreeEDICT5Down35 EpochERA3Down36 SelfEGO3Down37 Sweet musicROCK4Down39 NoughtZERO4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 5, 2023. 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.