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Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Oak tree fruitACORN5Across1 BeatDEFEAT6Across1 Was, if misconstrued, associated with straysWAIFS5Across1 PenetratePIERCE6Across5 Contest that can lead to a flare-upMATCH5Across6 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across6 InflexibleRIGID5Across9 Nothing but a metal product, yet of vegetable originOATMEAL7Across9 Spray canAEROSOL7Across9 DupeVICTIM6Across10 Boastful, being above the general levelPROUD5Across10 HappeningEVENT5Across10 Draw outELICIT6Across11 Log boatsRAFTS5Across11 Owlish yet colourfulTAWNY5Across11 RaspsFILES5Across12 SoiledDIRTY5Across12 She's mean, keeping hold of a fag-endMEGAN5Across12 One less heavy on petrol?LIGHTER7Across13 Light anorakCAGOULE7Across13 SpaceROOM4Across14 Go out of shape, perhapsPEP3Across15 ContainerTUB3Across15 ArticleITEM4Across17 Tied in a knot. (That's 'correct')EDIT4Across17 24 hoursDAY3Across17 Part of one's costume for a danceBOLERO6Across18 DemureSEDATE6Across18 CentreCORE4Across18 JavelinSPEAR5Across19 The terrorist's blunderERROR5Across19 ToleratesABIDES6Across20 Many can be urged to work hardDRUDGE6Across20 TwistSCREW5Across20 MasculineMALE4Across22 Defeat the greatest!BEST4Across22 FabricDENIM5Across22 TripledTREBLED7Across23 Not really short for Consuela!SUE3Across24 QuestionQUERY5Across24 RegretRUE3Across24 SunshadePARASOL7Across25 As produced by porters and journalistsREPORTS7Across25 Invention endlessly contributive to transportationWHEEL5Across26 EntitledNAMED5Across26 Enclose, confineHEMIN5Across26 BetWAGER5Across27 When she got her gun, did she have one and nine change?ANNIE5Across27 For a great man, it's wrong to upset NatTITAN5Across28 DetestsHATES5Across28 Fatheaded deed by a minority groupFACTION7Across29 Coloured arcRAINBOW7Across29 ImpelURGE4Across29 When released, Fred circumnavigates the EarthFREED5Across30 Oyster's gemPEARL5Across30 ChargeFEE3Across30 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across31 No, you needn't ask againNEVER5Across31 SpeedRATE4Across32 Main arteryAORTA5Across33 LunacyIDIOCY6Across35 CompassionateHUMANE6Across36 BirdHERON5Across37 WoodTIMBER6Across38 RoadSTREET6Across39

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SundryDIVERS6Down1 WarningCAVEAT6Down2 AgentFACTOR6Down2 Scared to wander far for helpAFRAID6Down2 The false start should be contestedFOUGHT6Down3 ParchedARID4Down3 Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down3 ShyTIMID5Down4 Sorry to separate father and daughter in CaliforniaSAD3Down4 MeshNET3Down4 HolinessPIETY5Down5 Forever a novel characterAMBER5Down5 FilmMOVIE5Down5 IndolentlyIDLY4Down6 A killer in the ringMATADOR7Down6 Without endFOREVER7Down6 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 CalculateRECKON6Down7 A Catalan name?ALAN4Down7 Run as one simply cannot do, on a half of beerCANTER6Down8 Strong cordCATGUT6Down8 RespectESTEEM6Down8 FlicksFLIPS5Down12 Joined the regiment in timeMETRE5Down12 Climbing roseRAMBLER7Down13 This team is in front, you say?LEEDS5Down13 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down13 Old-time dance for which Joe joins some guestsGIGUE5Down14 Magic servantGENIE5Down14 HappenOCCUR5Down15 Blue boy?PETER5Down15 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down15 RhythmMETRE5Down16 CantBEVEL5Down16 They've cornered a part of Westminster AbbeyPOETS5Down16 TreeCEDAR5Down18 DevilSATAN5Down18 Breaking an elbow can help with you digestionBOWEL5Down18 Noted horse for a master intellectualEGGHEAD7Down19 BoltRIVET5Down19 More than a fewSEVERAL7Down19 One possibly scarlet, going up the pole?RUNNER6Down21 AskewWRY3Down21 Fuel gasBUTANE6Down21 African countryMALAWI6Down22 LairDEN3Down22 Being stupid or stolid is more than sheepishBOVINE6Down22 Defeated competitorsLOSERS6Down23 Smartly set about the boys in blue, as punishmentSTRAFE6Down23 DrollQUAINT6Down24 ApronPINNY5Down25 Opening payments?RENTS5Down25 SelfishnessEGOISM6Down25 She's the one few are wrong aboutWIFE4Down26 German manHERR4Down26 ControlMANAGE6Down27 Not up to weight?TON3Down28 AbandonDESERT6Down28 SpicyHOT3Down28 LobbyFOYER5Down30 SpiritETHOS5Down31 PainACHE4Down33 RelationAUNT4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 8, 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.