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Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2018 answers. The Monday 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#
Opposite of headsTAILS5Across3 It's seed, but a songbird has an ear for it!WHEAT5Across3 LiftRAISE5Across4 GustSQUALL6Across7 Gong that could give you a dizzy head during dinner?MEDAL5Across8 Razor sharpenerSTROP5Across8 RecordLOG3Across9 YouthLAD3Across10 Sea duckEIDER5Across10 Draws the line at Australian footballRULES5Across10 Garment that takes a bit of machiningMAC3Across11 Belonging to usOUR3Across11 New angle, we gatherGLEAN5Across12 SingerTENOR5Across12 Cooks piesBAKES5Across12 CupidEROS4Across13 The overgrown boy continues to be resentedRANKLES7Across13 Whole numberINTEGER7Across13 Depend on keeping a brave heart in a raceRELAY5Across15 Adam's aleWATER5Across15 The devilSATAN5Across15 GlossLUSTRE6Across17 Recite, let's supposeSAY3Across18 RacketDIN3Across18 Airmen crashed in the seaMARINE6Across19 InformTELL4Across19 SaltySALINE6Across19 Musical instrumentPIANO5Across20 TruthfulnessHONESTY7Across21 Best position to make a dramatic observation?BOXSEAT7Across21 WanderROAM4Across22 Having a relationship in the makingAKIN4Across22 FinishEND3Across22 What a scorcher will do at a tourist centre by the seaSEAR4Across23 Boy's nameJACK4Across23 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Across24 CheerGLADDEN7Across24 Bored by all the square-bashing?DRILLED7Across24 Shore birdAVOCET6Across26 Not the only one given short change out EastOTHERS6Across26 MineralORE3Across27 BigLARGE5Across28 Play on wordsPUN3Across29 The mien of an absolutely topping redheadAIR3Across29 Measure used by the tiler?LITRE5Across31 Cuts into cubesDICES5Across31 YearnLONG4Across31 The debacle when a couple separateBREAKUP7Across32 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Across32 DevelopEVOLVE6Across33 Strong cotton threadLISLE5Across34 To be invited, apply to the EditorASKED5Across34 A guy can get attached to herPEG3Across35 VentilateAIR3Across35 Once moreAGAIN5Across35 It involves kings and queens in a witches' sabbathCHESS5Across36 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across36 Modestly having a fling at the ultimate Aunt SallySHYLY5Across37 CrustaceansCRABS5Across37 AlwaysEVER4Across37 CancelANNUL5Across38 PrySNOOP5Across38 Regarding a bit of monkeyingEYING5Across38 DragLUG3Across39 NovelNEW3Across41 BarbaricSAVAGE6Across42 HurryHASTE5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One of the many macho malesHEMAN5Down1 Unit of weightSTONE5Down1 DormantASLEEP6Down1 In general, knaves get ahead!JACKSON7Down2 TediumBOREDOM7Down2 DomeCUPOLA6Down2 EveryALL3Down3 Slightly openAJAR4Down4 RosterROTA4Down4 The painter possesses about a poundHALS4Down4 RepresentativeAGENT5Down5 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down5 To an artist, simply desert; but actually it's a mountainARARAT6Down5 GloweringSCOWLING8Down6 Sounds fishy, bit it's a hi-fi componentTUNER5Down6 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down6 An American saloonSEDAN5Down7 NumberSEVEN5Down7 EndureLAST4Down8 GrooveRUT3Down9 Chap with a black beltDAN3Down9 RecklessDAREDEVIL9Down11 They can help get people into hot waterGEYSERS7Down12 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down12 SpiritGIN3Down14 ChantedSUNG4Down14 Being slack, is said to be one of the 'have nots'LAX3Down14 InclineTEND4Down16 Survived upsetting the devilLIVED5Down16 Of tidesTIDAL5Down16 Long to get the bit of money you deserveYEARN5Down17 StinksREEKS5Down17 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Down18 Flier making a drama out of fifty quid?MALLARD7Down19 SpireSTEEPLE7Down19 Alias Coral?CAROL5Down20 Staff of lifeBREAD5Down20 Coastal feature of great height, it would seem!BIGHT5Down21 SleeplessnessINSOMNIA8Down21 Confusion, chaosHAVOC5Down21 DaleDELL4Down23 MonthJANUARY7Down23 Angelic phrases, possiblySERAPHS7Down23 Elegant, like a frockDRESSY6Down24 Injury or woundLESION6Down24 RegionAREA4Down25 Is it among the sillier attempts at deception?LIE3Down25 ChafeRUB3Down25 HubNAVE4Down26 A taxing partTITHE5Down27 Female foxVIXEN5Down27 Remove those pointed ears, possibly?ERASE5Down28 Prison roomsCELLS5Down28 DiscloseREVEAL6Down29 MeritedEARNED6Down30 Doing wordsVERBS5Down30 Instrument a bighead stuck together with glueBUGLE5Down30 HaggardGAUNT5Down32 A runner can be oneBEAN4Down32 Male voiceALTO4Down32 One of the bunch has a bit of a black eye!KEY3Down33 Girl's nameMIA3Down33 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 JoyGLEE4Down36 BreachGAP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 7, 2018. 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.