xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Monday, October 12, 2026
Advertisements

Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 124 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 8 2019. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

Across

Click a clue to reveal the answer
ClueLetters#Answer
African desert61 AcrossReveal answer → Prophet41 AcrossReveal answer → The pair Cleo contrives to hold up61 AcrossReveal answer → Expire34 AcrossReveal answer → Desire46 AcrossReveal answer → Grow rapidly87 AcrossReveal answer → The terrible lizard is around to be found!87 AcrossReveal answer → Struggle68 AcrossReveal answer → Opening for a hotheaded Scandinavian?48 AcrossReveal answer → Backless shoe48 AcrossReveal answer → Communication69 AcrossReveal answer → Wages310 AcrossReveal answer → It's in Brno, perhaps, that one of our people may be touring610 AcrossReveal answer → Jail610 AcrossReveal answer → Curt611 AcrossReveal answer → It's a short way to ride, so walk611 AcrossReveal answer → Mar512 AcrossReveal answer → Stitch314 AcrossReveal answer → In no way immediately!314 AcrossReveal answer → Lees514 AcrossReveal answer → Respond515 AcrossReveal answer → Fails to win516 AcrossReveal answer → Fine fabric for a French female516 AcrossReveal answer → As jointly assembled for angling?417 AcrossReveal answer → Decomposes417 AcrossReveal answer → Slumbering618 AcrossReveal answer → Where the women are about to be taken in by bad acting519 AcrossReveal answer → Timorous519 AcrossReveal answer → Aver620 AcrossReveal answer → Rescuer jammed in a crevasse?521 AcrossReveal answer → Noblemen521 AcrossReveal answer → So curved as to suit me a lot522 AcrossReveal answer → Hotel for drivers522 AcrossReveal answer → Condiment423 AcrossReveal answer → Robert, Bobby's inspiration423 AcrossReveal answer → Poisonous524 AcrossReveal answer → Fertile spot526 AcrossReveal answer → Deadly526 AcrossReveal answer → One has a right, in the end, to follow526 AcrossReveal answer → Jerry's drinking companion328 AcrossReveal answer → Savour528 AcrossReveal answer → Toothed wheel328 AcrossReveal answer → One is free to fire at it629 AcrossReveal answer → Thick oil629 AcrossReveal answer → Pin330 AcrossReveal answer → Military greeting630 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor's art form in middle-age630 AcrossReveal answer → No longer is this said to be pastoral431 AcrossReveal answer → Elm, say431 AcrossReveal answer → It can be so sudden832 AcrossReveal answer → Pester632 AcrossReveal answer → Coffee type832 AcrossReveal answer → When there's trouble, he takes things badly633 AcrossReveal answer → Recover633 AcrossReveal answer → Small horses633 AcrossReveal answer → Askew434 AcrossReveal answer → Circuit335 AcrossReveal answer → Reluctant436 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

Click a clue to reveal the answer
ClueLetters#Answer
Hidden gunman61 DownReveal answer → A curve in the road61 DownReveal answer → Fit out52 DownReveal answer → To shop around for pictures62 DownReveal answer → Entertains62 DownReveal answer → Prayer ending43 DownReveal answer → Breathe73 DownReveal answer → Paradise in Sweden?43 DownReveal answer → Kevin acts firm and possibly stern74 DownReveal answer → Profound44 DownReveal answer → French wine74 DownReveal answer → Facile45 DownReveal answer → Camera adjustment55 DownReveal answer → In Dickens, an admirer who takes in Joe55 DownReveal answer → Bet56 DownReveal answer → Colourful setting for 8 Across56 DownReveal answer → Leaves out56 DownReveal answer → Reel77 DownReveal answer → Thin fog48 DownReveal answer → Such quarters are at the rear48 DownReveal answer → Moo39 DownReveal answer → In Holloway, depressed39 DownReveal answer → Curve311 DownReveal answer → The edge but not the whole perimeter312 DownReveal answer → Spring312 DownReveal answer → Stick or shaft312 DownReveal answer → American city to avoid?513 DownReveal answer → Shelter313 DownReveal answer → Oyster's gem513 DownReveal answer → Compare515 DownReveal answer → Maurice upset Laver515 DownReveal answer → Suitable316 DownReveal answer → Levy317 DownReveal answer → An aged musical work?518 DownReveal answer → Academy Award518 DownReveal answer → Bit of a shame he's so corny319 DownReveal answer → Superficial719 DownReveal answer → Sound of annoyance319 DownReveal answer → Like a rose, perhaps, it can be potted320 DownReveal answer → Boy or girl's name320 DownReveal answer → King alone for a day?721 DownReveal answer → Pose321 DownReveal answer → File of papers721 DownReveal answer → Disgrace722 DownReveal answer → Girl's name322 DownReveal answer → Passed up again322 DownReveal answer → Serious, glum623 DownReveal answer → To pot a new plant623 DownReveal answer → Fasten323 DownReveal answer → Fever424 DownReveal answer → Can he lie around a lot?424 DownReveal answer → Topics625 DownReveal answer → Apparently a tugboat?625 DownReveal answer → Mineral325 DownReveal answer → Catches a stray sprat526 DownReveal answer → Eyes up526 DownReveal answer → Irate527 DownReveal answer → Oozes527 DownReveal answer → Displease a number in any case527 DownReveal answer → Vehicle328 DownReveal answer → In the night, arguably, it's black328 DownReveal answer → Larceny529 DownReveal answer → It's called bread430 DownReveal answer → Toll430 DownReveal answer → Halt430 DownReveal answer → Clutch431 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.