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Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2023 answers. The Monday puzzle has 126 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#
LethalFATAL5Across1 Charge arising from many a nasty bite!DEBIT5Across1 IrritatedIRKED5Across2 A rope trick at Covent Garden?OPERA5Across6 Throw water overDOUSE5Across6 SpokenORAL4Across7 CombinedUNITED6Across8 ShelfLEDGE5Across9 African countryNIGERIA7Across9 Wintry wind possibly taken to heart by alarmistsMISTRAL7Across9 HackneyedTRITE5Across10 Prevents from getting new postsSTOPS5Across10 BanBAR3Across11 Neglected to arrange a try-out for usRUSTY5Across11 Tiling mortarGROUT5Across11 The quality of a cool-headed girlCLASS5Across12 DonatesGIVES5Across12 DeityGOD3Across13 Decrease graduallyFADEOUT7Across13 To be truthful, it could be nicer in the southeastSINCERE7Across13 Jam containerJAR3Across15 Leaves in paper bags, perhapsTEA3Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 OwnsHAS3Across16 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across17 Plan of the area?PLOT4Across17 State the island's inPENANG6Across18 CaressSTROKE6Across18 Sea-eagleERNE4Across18 Is he one to swan around?SWAIN5Across19 ProlificFERTILE7Across19 PetticoatsSLIPS5Across19 CorrespondEQUATE6Across20 Persuaded more than one person to be made redundant?COAXED6Across20 EmployedUSED4Across20 Look intently at tiny holePORE4Across22 Of sound mindSANE4Across22 FrontFACE4Across22 OrdainedDECREED7Across23 Last of seven days?END3Across24 SpiritRUM3Across24 Supported the suggestion that a tedious fellow be dismissedBOREOUT7Across25 PlumeFEATHER7Across25 FlatEVEN4Across25 Court caseTRIAL5Across26 Welsh girl with terribly low waysOLWEN5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across27 Bad news about one who's simply a rotterSWINE5Across27 ThespianACTOR5Across27 Sculptor little Rodney got friendly withRODIN5Across28 Flower partPETAL5Across28 LakeMERE4Across28 Animated game?CRICKET7Across29 Musical instrumentsGUITARS7Across29 Shelters used by the replacement players?BYRES5Across30 SummariseRECAP5Across30 FatherDAD3Across30 WillowOSIER5Across31 Cigarettes kept out of the way of the teeth!FANGS5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 CalmPEACE5Across33 AcidBITTER6Across36 CloseNEAR4Across37 CedeYIELD5Across38

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TrampleTREAD5Down1 OverseasABROAD6Down2 SickILL3Down2 Lead to getting in late, possiblyENTAIL6Down2 When the little devil gets to work, it's a blow!IMPACT6Down3 ChildKID3Down3 National songANTHEM6Down3 OwingDUE3Down4 This'll make you sit up!TIS3Down4 FalsehoodLIE3Down4 IntelligenceWIT3Down5 Over which to be helped in sound style?STILE5Down5 Be suitable toBEFIT5Down5 CriminalFELON5Down6 They may be all in the same boatOARSMEN7Down6 AssimilatesDIGESTS7Down6 PaddlesOARS4Down7 It's of extra significancePLUS4Down7 Shrill crySQUEAK6Down8 It's bad and seems right over the top to most menROTTEN6Down8 EquipmentGEAR4Down10 BewilderedBEMUSED7Down11 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 CunningGUILE5Down12 Many people exult a lot!CROWD5Down12 LubricatedGREASED7Down13 Agitatedly paces the roomSPACE5Down13 AgueFEVER5Down13 ErasedDELETED7Down14 FactDATUM5Down14 Damon, wanderingNOMAD5Down14 Thanks to a book being unfinished, it's bannedTABOO5Down15 JinxJONAH5Down15 Confused tale about key part of shoelaceAGLET5Down16 AlludeREFER5Down16 CentreHEART5Down16 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down17 SpriteELF3Down18 Look up this spike and you'll see it has no tipPITON5Down18 Glib talkSPIEL5Down18 Rider's foot supportSTIRRUP7Down19 Hunters whose job is to prevent escape?SEALERS7Down19 LairDEN3Down21 Open savoury tartQUICHE6Down21 Hardly the street for a head-on collision!ONEWAY6Down21 TensionSTRESS6Down22 It causes players to leap aroundPELOTA6Down22 NullifyNEGATE6Down23 Phone about the letters with the official decisionRULING6Down23 RelaxEASE4Down24 AdiposeFATTY5Down25 Where, being stranded, one could have a ball!BEACH5Down25 SoundVALID5Down26 Roman gownTOGA4Down26 A unique occasionONCE4Down26 He runs around, whistlingREF3Down28 In favour ofPRO3Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 Pig-penSTY3Down32 SnoopPRY3Down33 WonderAWE3Down34 FinishEND3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, May 8, 2023. 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.