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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LitheLISSOM6Across1 When Uncle's on the plane, this is thrown outJETSAM6Across1 RiddleSIEVE5Across3 No longer just one confusing sampleEXAMPLES8Across7 StretchELONGATE8Across7 Young salmonPARR4Across8 It's sat on in parts of AfricaSOFA4Across8 SlackenLOOSEN6Across9 Two names for an animalJACKAL6Across10 Private evening partySOIREE6Across10 ShowEVINCE6Across10 SnakesVIPERS6Across11 Get somewhere with a car I haveARRIVE6Across11 SharpACUTE5Across11 SpokenORAL4Across12 Concession, bribeSOP3Across14 The contractor's finishedOER3Across14 A gamePOLO4Across15 ManservantVALET5Across16 Endlessly, Arsene manages to be more reasonableSANER5Across16 QuandaryDILEMMA7Across17 ScrutiniseSCAN4Across17 Quadrupedal start turnRATS4Across17 DangerPERIL5Across19 Lure of the month, to some boysDECOY5Across19 StillYET3Across20 Numerically different from ArabicROMAN5Across21 PenetrateENTER5Across21 UltimateFINAL5Across21 He has to look around for a perfect endingPETER5Across22 Very strong personTITAN5Across22 ElderlyAGED4Across23 In a manner, I'm wrong on certain pointsMIEN4Across23 Search for preyHUNT4Across23 RowTIER4Across25 CrippledLAMED5Across26 Is in the position to organise a possePOSES5Across26 Powerful businessmanBARON5Across26 Farmyard birdHEN3Across28 Neither is in ignoranceNOR3Across28 EpochERA3Across28 Any mammalANIMAL6Across29 Reach for some meat, maybe a tinATTAIN6Across29 WorshippedREVERED7Across30 Foreigner's wild anger about 'Monsieur'GERMAN6Across30 Of catsFELINE6Across30 She's clearly big-hearted!ROSA4Across31 DischargeEMIT4Across31 DaintyDELICATE8Across32 Men figure to come round and make a startCOMMENCE8Across32 LegendMYTH4Across33 RestrictsLIMITS6Across33 Did Cook sail in one?GALLEY6Across33 ChallengeDARE4Across35 ThemeTOPIC5Across36 ReviserEDITOR6Across38 SwordRAPIER6Across39 AttackONSET5Across40

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Vessel that travels (fruitfully?) by roadJAMJAR6Down1 GirlsLASSES6Down1 SpateFLOOD5Down1 Is fuming, yes, in a terrible mess!SMOKES6Down2 Girl's nameSHARON6Down2 SumTOTAL5Down2 LakeMERE4Down3 Food in from EalingMEAL4Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 RudeUNCIVIL7Down4 Writer, possibly a mere boy!EMERSON7Down4 RevenueINCOME6Down4 UmbilicusNAVEL5Down5 BanVETO4Down5 Obvious intention to tour IndiaPLAIN5Down5 Day beforeEVE3Down6 Brutal personBEAST5Down6 It blooms in a monastery gardenASTER5Down6 VexANNOY5Down7 Italian cityPISA4Down8 You'll find one in a Caledonian discothequeSCOT4Down8 StorehouseDEPOT5Down8 Much reduced fareFAR3Down9 AgentREP3Down9 He's brainy, using no bin!RAY3Down12 Close friendPAL3Down12 Famous name never misspeltVERNE5Down13 Tree sapRESIN5Down13 CompetitionRIVALRY7Down13 EvenLEVEL5Down14 The old-fashioned fellows abroadYEMEN5Down15 Of punishmentPENAL5Down15 StudentLEARNER7Down16 Apportion everybody a share of the lootALLOT5Down18 Remove dirt fromCLEAN5Down18 IreANGER5Down18 FavouritePET3Down19 The point of a website, say?DOT3Down19 MinePIT3Down19 Also known as wheelsCAR3Down20 ManagedRAN3Down20 Lived with Sid, with wild deer aroundRESIDED7Down21 Find capital forFINANCE7Down21 Not much food, but a chick may take itPEA3Down22 AngeredRILED5Down22 Boy's nameTOM3Down22 Balloon gasHELIUM6Down23 Code letter put in one's mouthMORSEL6Down23 ExpertDAB3Down24 Single entityUNIT4Down24 The fresh air around Maidenhead suits herIRMA4Down24 Number that has ten in, possibly, at the very endNINETY6Down25 TopicsTHEMES6Down25 PoetsBARDS5Down26 Could start taking the path around a small areaPATCH5Down26 Piece of sticky paperSTAMP5Down27 WantDESIRE6Down27 FirearmRIFLE5Down27 A modern prefixNEO3Down28 Live coalEMBER5Down28 Border of clothHEM3Down28 GarretATTIC5Down29 TouchFEEL4Down30 Like Tim, a courtly sportsmanGREG4Down30 SwiftRAPID5Down31 DisparageDECRY5Down32 RippedTORN4Down34 AlsoTOO3Down36 FelineCAT3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 9, 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.