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Evening Standard Crossword May 6 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 6 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 132 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#
FeelingSENSE5Across2 Area where the standard is highPARISH6Across4 WhitenBLEACH6Across4 OuterEXTERNAL8Across7 DemonDEVIL5Across7 Strong at heart, can help in laying a foundationHARDCORE8Across7 Busy centre of sweet productionAPIARY6Across8 EatableEDIBLE6Across8 Of townsURBAN5Across8 Fast run with a tight finishFLEET5Across10 JacketTUNIC5Across10 ExpectAWAIT5Across10 ConsumeEAT3Across12 Poetic land of sufferingERIN4Across13 PointedAIMED5Across13 Fingertip coverNAIL4Across13 GrassLAWN4Across14 Identify as WilliamTELL4Across14 BallotVOTE4Across15 GaveDONATED7Across15 Covering a friend needing moneyPALL4Across15 DrinkSIP3Across16 When we're at a loose end, it means littleWEE3Across16 AcquireGAIN4Across17 Mechanical part of the grand organGEAR4Across17 LedHEADED6Across17 MarriedWED3Across19 LocationSITE4Across19 A real mess of the title roleLEAR4Across19 ErasedDELETED7Across20 Religious retreatMONASTERY9Across21 Boozy insomniac's favourite birds?NIGHTJARS9Across21 CourageGUTS4Across23 Yearn to be like John SilverLONG4Across23 GreedyAVID4Across23 Leander had her loveHERO4Across24 ConversationTALK4Across24 CupolaDOME4Across25 HorseNAG3Across26 A ruddy Leftist!RED3Across26 CoaxedCAJOLED7Across26 ForestWOOD4Across27 Dispatched from IsleworthSLEW4Across27 One coming to a stop at the entrance?DOOR4Across29 Muslim rulerEMIR4Across29 IntelligenceWIT3Across30 ProperDECENT6Across31 AssistHELP4Across32 Early, perhaps, to be so advanced?SOON4Across32 Margin of a river, generallyVERGE5Across33 ProverbADAGE5Across33 A pool that's still outside Los Angeles, in the countryPOLAND6Across34 AgreementACCORD6Across34 SpannedBRIDGED7Across34 To me, an unreasonable grouse is awfulGRUESOME8Across35 ProfitableECONOMIC8Across35 BullyHECTOR6Across36 Standard garment possibly made by prisonersESCAPE6Across36 CashMONEY5Across37 EachALL3Across38 SagDROOP5Across39 EnquiredASKED5Across40 PrincipleTENET5Across41 RateSPEED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AwardMEDAL5Down1 Ray has broken a foot!SHAFT5Down1 ContradictBELIE5Down1 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Down2 College windowORIEL5Down2 LocatedSITED5Down2 Legal documentWRIT4Down3 Caledonian cost adjusterSCOT4Down3 EvadedELUDED6Down3 SpokeSAID4Down4 BaaBLEAT5Down4 She's soft on a noblemanPEARL5Down4 FearedDREADED7Down5 HeinousEVIL4Down5 Disaster due to a ruthless measure?RUIN4Down5 SubsequentlyLATER5Down6 DogCOLLIE6Down6 Classy worker, the kind that's royal?SORTER6Down6 The supporter can get a pair for about lb50PILLAR6Down9 ClubBAT3Down9 FuelDIESEL6Down9 CringedCOWERED7Down11 PallidWAN3Down11 It's allowed in tennisLET3Down11 Gold barINGOT5Down12 Where the Scots can provide the Spanish with drinkELGIN5Down12 A projecting lug no longer made of clayEARTHEN7Down13 OnwardsAHEAD5Down13 UninterruptedNONSTOP7Down13 SorceryMAGIC5Down14 Disgusted utterance from the chap aheadPAH3Down15 By way ofVIA3Down15 Pig penSTY3Down16 EntrapNET3Down16 Used to be misused by TedWAS3Down16 Urges foolishly to nose around for a horseEGGSON6Down18 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down18 SolutionANSWER6Down18 Destroy the note that was carriedERODE5Down20 IrritatedIRKED5Down20 Drinking vesselMUG3Down21 TwelveDOZEN5Down21 Show willingNOD3Down21 BitTAD3Down22 GodDEITY5Down22 Hebrew, d'you say?JEW3Down22 They're acid, and may be solemnLEMONS6Down23 TactlessGAUCHE6Down23 LoiteredDAWDLED7Down24 LargeBIG3Down25 If you want to make a splash, try rolling on it!LOG3Down25 DanceJIG3Down27 More seniorOLDER5Down28 RelegateDEMOTE6Down28 House with a new gold keyLODGE5Down28 AccidentCRASH5Down29 Giant constellationORION5Down30 WoundsMAIMS5Down30 RespondREACT5Down31 Just for fun, get a cleric to finish a novelREVEL5Down31 Owl's cryHOOT4Down32 ManagedCOPED5Down32 Story of a gas explosionSAGA4Down32 Competed with a girl and boyVIED4Down33 Not everNEVER5Down33 RelativeAUNT4Down33 KindILK3Down35 OozeDRIP4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 6, 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.