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Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 8 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
SeaOCEAN5Across1 QuickRAPID5Across3 They're drawn with authority by PolesPLANS5Across3 OutskirtSUBURB6Across5 Joe joins some guests in an old-time danceGIGUE5Across8 TemptressSIREN5Across8 AmidAMONG5Across8 FolkPEOPLE6Across10 Land in hospital, you knowITALY5Across10 At no timeNEVER5Across10 BedouinARAB4Across11 Has he as masterly way?MAN3Across11 Flying mammalBAT3Across11 Nervous about the hazards in steeplechasing?JUMPY5Across12 MinimumLEAST5Across12 ShortageDEFICIT7Across13 Offer to continue as long as possible?HOLDOUT7Across13 TermPERIOD6Across14 LukewarmTEPID5Across15 BitternessRANCOUR7Across15 Possibly leapt into the foldPLEAT5Across15 Its connection with '14 Down' seems aptRIG3Across18 FavouritePET3Across18 ContainerCAN3Across18 Did Elgar Allan have a shot at it?POETRY6Across19 GuidedLED3Across19 Scold harshlyBERATE6Across19 Allow to escapeLETSLIP7Across21 The imaginable part may be ContinentalBELGIAN7Across21 SkilfulDEFT4Across21 One of the overheads for a gangsterHOOD4Across22 Long timeAGES4Across22 HutCABIN5Across23 Maori war danceHAKA4Across23 He again is in attendanceHERE4Across23 Invariably, Sarah goes out in a groupSEVERAL7Across24 Ten-sided figureDECAGON7Across24 FileRASP4Across24 PressedIRONED6Across26 Where there's no longer a gnarled treeEXETER6Across26 MatRUG3Across27 MooseELK3Across29 TupRAM3Across29 Hairy thing to eat?BUN3Across29 TrudgeTRAIPSE7Across31 Ridges of sandDUNES5Across31 Flynn, seen in another roleERROL5Across31 Sweet, affectionate little creatureFONDANT7Across32 PoisonARSENIC7Across32 DoctrineBELIEF6Across32 In extremes of tragedy, she's sick at heartTILLY5Across34 By-roadLANE4Across34 BitPIECE5Across34 Strong feeling of tirednessIRE3Across35 BindSWATHE6Across35 RendRIP3Across35 Bob upset a lady at the Nag's HeadDYLAN5Across36 TreeCEDAR5Across36 The measurer met with ultimate disasterMETER5Across37 Young dogPUPPY5Across37 PriseLEVER5Across38 Mass production of lagerLARGE5Across38 OverturnUPSET5Across38 StarvedFASTED6Across39 CondescendDEIGN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fossil resinAMBER5Down1 In crime, he has his own way of operatingSIMON5Down1 TemptsENTICES7Down2 HintCUE3Down2 Was this weight a ton?HUNDRED7Down2 AppearanceASPECT6Down3 Assist in a crimeABET4Down4 NothingNIL3Down4 The oaf takes plenty out of turnLOUT4Down4 BreakSNAP4Down5 In Japan, it's possible to pop in at mid-morningNIPPON6Down5 Foot partINSTEP6Down5 TrumpetedBLARED6Down6 DiscourageDETER5Down6 Cut, perhaps, in a rage?STYLE5Down6 OutlawBANDIT6Down7 DeserveMERIT5Down7 Obvious to many a listenerCLEAR5Down7 DoltOAF3Down9 Girl of limited capacityGAL3Down9 SteadyREGULAR7Down9 FlaxseedLINSEED7Down12 Expert at throwing and catchingJUGGLER7Down12 MaterialREP3Down12 NibbleBITE4Down13 Used in frying, it may be drippingOIL3Down14 FelineCAT3Down14 AtmosphereAURA4Down16 She's of some help to a space visitantETHEL5Down16 HeathenPAGAN5Down16 RefuteREBUT5Down17 Pretty pessimistic persons, characteristically?TYPES5Down17 RotDECAY5Down17 Unusual, weirdBIZARRE7Down19 His hair-style suits the girlsPAGEBOY7Down19 Of rabiesRABID5Down20 DeviateDIGRESS7Down20 There could be a trioTHREE5Down20 FruitLEMON5Down21 One bent on getting somewhere in the garden?BOWER5Down21 AdoFUSS4Down22 Baseball termHOMERUN7Down23 Closer to getting a round of applause at the end of the pierHANDIER7Down23 RepulseREBUFF6Down24 She upsets Les and IanSELINA6Down24 Wish forDESIRE6Down24 FuelGAS3Down25 VendSELL4Down25 Manage to meltRUN3Down25 DocilePLIANT6Down26 Indian monetary unitRUPEE5Down27 Penetrative picturesXRAYS5Down27 Asian kingdomNEPAL5Down28 A little drink to finish a meal, and that's the lotTOTAL5Down28 CorsairPIRATE6Down28 The Bees have 22 of them on the fieldKNEES5Down30 KnowledgeKEN3Down30 Large animalHIPPO5Down30 Weaken the standardFLAG4Down32 Skin problemACNE4Down32 His skill is nominalART3Down33 QuarrelFEUD4Down33 PinchNIP3Down33 MarryWED3Down36 PigHOG3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. 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.