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Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 7 2026 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#
FashionableCHIC4Across1 SwindleCHEAT5Across3 Courage of a he-manHEART5Across3 ChildTOT3Across4 CreepINCH4Across6 AspectFACET5Across8 CustomerPATRON6Across8 The place for a half-wild broken-down nagWIGAN5Across8 ModernRECENT6Across9 Old soldier in the posh parts of the HighlandsUHLAN5Across10 LairDEN3Across10 AlarmPANIC5Across10 A Tasmanian?MAN3Across11 DrunkardSOT3Across11 OutcomingDEBUT5Across12 Badly presented, it shouldn't be acceptedBRIBE5Across12 HutCABIN5Across12 EnvironmentHABITAT7Across13 Pam's not going around with PatPOSTMAN7Across13 AvariceGREED5Across14 GemstoneAGATE5Across15 LeafPETAL5Across15 Tolerate a big-headed flierBROOK5Across15 DecomposeROT3Across18 Overheated house at the end of the streetHOT3Across18 InstrumentGUITAR6Across18 Food retailerGROCER6Across19 A vehicle broke his legSLEIGH6Across19 SimplyEASILY6Across20 Deity able to pen a melody?NEPTUNE7Across21 QuicksilverMERCURY7Across21 PodiumDAIS4Across22 Behind the right earREAR4Across22 OozeSEEP4Across23 On which tennis players may be all at sea!DECK4Across23 LongYEARN5Across24 AllowsPERMITS7Across24 One who nibbles the leaves of books, etc?BROWSER7Across24 EssentialVITAL5Across26 Beasts of burdenLLAMAS6Across26 Everything takes time which you may say you haven't gotALLDAY6Across26 EnticeTEMPT5Across28 Expert swimmer, flat out!DAB3Across29 SnoopPRY3Across29 AsternAFT3Across30 He's slow to pay for faultless service on the motorwayMISER5Across31 Male voiceTENOR5Across31 Sit around in a hole being belligerentHOSTILE7Across32 SubduedQUELLED7Across32 PursueFOLLOW6Across32 RecluseHERMIT6Across33 Gas produced by an organARGON5Across34 DischargeEMIT4Across34 Body cavitySINUS5Across34 Eggs are not quite ovalOVA3Across35 CravingYEN3Across35 Charged particleION3Across35 German town associable with ManchesterHALLE5Across36 ConsiderDEEM4Across36 FestivalsFETES5Across36 Go a short way for an assignationTRYST5Across37 FlowerASTER5Across37 Chuck, a supporterSLING5Across38 MouldSHAPE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Of the noseNASAL5Down1 Is he simply saintly?SIMON5Down1 WithdrawsRETIRES7Down2 Pink animal?PANTHER7Down2 ThrowHEAVE5Down2 DefileCORRUPT7Down3 NurseTEND4Down4 HotnessHEAT4Down4 Work to get near, possiblyEARN4Down4 RotateTURN4Down5 Due to demolition work, rule out bed and breakfast!RUBBLE6Down5 Bee houseAPIARY6Down5 EncounterINCUR5Down6 DanceTANGO5Down6 Yonder, the Royal EngineersTHERE5Down6 HideCONCEAL7Down7 Ski-slopePISTE5Down7 Did he master his partner?MAGOG5Down7 Talk, then hang upGAS3Down9 Male swanCOB3Down9 EpochERA3Down11 CurDOG3Down12 Artillery unit in an assault?BATTERY7Down12 CapturesCATCHES7Down12 BeverageTEA3Down13 Clean up for the doctor, quietlyMOP3Down14 HillTOR3Down14 He helps things to go smoothlyOILER5Down16 AttemptTRY3Down16 Land measuresACRES5Down16 MeadowLEA3Down17 BurstERUPT5Down17 It's colourful, albeit dullKHAKI5Down17 In Wales, a name for wintry weatherSNOWDON7Down19 RegularUNIFORM7Down19 DolphinGRAMPUS7Down19 Fancy ideas in bed?DREAM5Down20 Grown-upADULT5Down20 Are they hard to hit on the head?NAILS5Down21 SkillART3Down21 Italian cityMILAN5Down21 ScoffedSNEERED7Down22 ChicSTYLISH7Down23 Their financial obligations appear to include gold!DEBTORS7Down23 StillYET3Down23 Priest's districtPARISH6Down24 A container that may be rifledBARREL6Down24 SpriteELF3Down25 Initially a special serviceSAS3Down25 AngerIRE3Down25 ApportionALLOT5Down27 For one to call out wrongly is a bloomer!LILAC5Down27 HorizontalLEVEL5Down27 They involve many a clever saleDEALS5Down28 Biblical figureMOSES5Down28 CostPRICE5Down29 CrookedAWRY4Down30 Blow up a dam?BLAST5Down30 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down30 LeanTHIN4Down31 Cape a huntsman might possess?HORN4Down32 GibeQUIP4Down32 She grows up to be the clinging typeIVY3Down33 PortionLOT3Down33

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