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Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2020 answers. The Thursday 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#
PurchasedBOUGHT6Across1 Spin a coinTOSSUP6Across4 Benders in the garden?BOWERS6Across4 DangerousUNSAFE6Across5 InsinuationINNUENDO8Across7 Is worn, having influence no longerPULLOVER8Across7 Sailor made to go, possibly without leaveABSENT6Across8 FlagSTANDARD8Across8 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across8 CloseNEAR4Across9 Obvious to many a listenerCLEAR5Across10 HeatedHOT3Across10 Test or experimentTRIAL5Across10 StrictSTERN5Across12 In David Copperfield, he has the key to the pianoHEEP4Across13 Change directionVEER4Across13 VendSELL4Across14 Food from the EastEATS4Across14 Short-term workerTEMP4Across15 It’s nonsense, mateTOSH4Across15 ElderlyOLD3Across15 To do so is work, or sounds soSEW3Across16 Use a spadeDIG3Across16 What to keep when out of controlCOOL4Across17 Religious imageICON4Across17 TearRIP3Across17 SpriteELF3Across18 As in the desert, you get one freeARID4Across19 ContinentASIA4Across19 GarlandLEI3Across19 AvoidEVADE5Across20 Obliged legally to jump clear?BOUNDOVER9Across21 Native AustralianABORIGINE9Across21 WhimFAD3Across21 BeverageTEA3Across22 Hardly a long shot?PUTT4Across23 ExpireDIE3Across23 PlantIRIS4Across23 CertainSURE4Across24 OwingDUE3Across24 Russian perhaps good at Scandinavian?OLEG4Across24 ShrillREEDY5Across26 Legendary birdROC3Across26 A month of possibilityMAY3Across26 Praise a chap not being in uniformLAUD4Across27 PimpleSPOT4Across27 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across29 Open for a drinkAJAR4Across29 Fish-eggsROE3Across29 Just an old fool’s bit of fun!JEST4Across32 Fronded plantFERN4Across32 Projected piece of playground equipmentSLIDE5Across33 StupefySTUN4Across33 ArtSKILL5Across33 They’re customary when a seaman strikes outHABITS6Across34 BurstEXPLODED8Across34 CorsairPIRATE6Across34 Busy when fuel escapes freely out of a holeEVENTFUL8Across35 ClergymanPRIEST6Across35 ProofEVIDENCE8Across35 New design centreRECENT6Across36 TotterDODDER6Across36 Period of instructionLESSON6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PresentsGIFTS5Down1 Mostly cold, can give a hot effectSPICE5Down1 EscargotSNAIL5Down2 SurpassOUTDO5Down2 Run to the end of the street, fast!FLEET5Down2 Wet weather? Down with it!POUR4Down3 CrewGANG4Down3 Give out playing cardsDEAL4Down3 Scottish form of sabreBRAES5Down4 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down4 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Down4 The buzzer was quietWASP4Down5 BeneathUNDER5Down5 ProphetSEER4Down5 Wandered around the gardenRANGED6Down6 SensibleSANE4Down6 Ideal societyUTOPIA6Down6 FeebleFRAIL5Down7 Live to own things and show one’s breedingBEHAVE6Down9 MendREPAIR6Down9 PerforatedHOLED5Down10 Put down some things to sit on, perhapsLAY3Down11 CommonplaceTRITE5Down11 ColourRED3Down11 Inland, but it has a wild coast!ASCOT5Down12 Defence pleaALIBI5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down12 Keep going to make an offer of?HOLDOUT7Down13 DeleteERASE5Down13 Deer meatVENISON7Down13 PennilessNEEDY5Down14 The heavy heart of GlastonburyTON3Down15 HillTOR3Down15 TenderOFFER5Down15 EvadeDODGE5Down16 An opening word from Dr. JohnsonSIR3Down16 Cease livingDIE3Down16 Shop exit?OUTLET6Down18 PamperCOSSET6Down18 A very superior glare, possiblyREGAL5Down20 Move furtivelySNEAK5Down20 Obtain by going out of turnBUY3Down21 CurveARC3Down21 Stale ingredient of school dinnersOLD3Down22 IntestineGUT3Down22 Bluish-black elementIODINE6Down23 A team to beat Villa?PALACE6Down23 ExpressUTTER5Down25 Sorry about the school head getting noticeSAD3Down25 Girl’s nameVAL3Down25 EvictEJECT5Down27 Clean feathersPREEN5Down28 The way it’s put, it must be a good thingASSET5Down28 CheatedDUPED5Down28 Big catsLIONS5Down30 FatOBESE5Down30 Just for the moment, I’m leaving Jim uncertainJIFFY5Down30 ShuteyeSLEEP5Down31 FormerlyONCE4Down31 State the ruling head may be maleREALM5Down31 Football supportersFANS4Down32 Juliet and I have an old-fashioned danceJIVE4Down32 CreaseFOLD4Down32 Dan’s upset – by George!SAND4Down33 FlankSIDE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 7, 2020. 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.