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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 127 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 9 2018. 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

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ClueLetters#Answer
Lithe61 AcrossReveal answer → When Uncle's on the plane, this is thrown out61 AcrossReveal answer → Riddle53 AcrossReveal answer → No longer just one confusing sample87 AcrossReveal answer → Stretch87 AcrossReveal answer → Young salmon48 AcrossReveal answer → It's sat on in parts of Africa48 AcrossReveal answer → Slacken69 AcrossReveal answer → Two names for an animal610 AcrossReveal answer → Private evening party610 AcrossReveal answer → Show610 AcrossReveal answer → Snakes611 AcrossReveal answer → Get somewhere with a car I have611 AcrossReveal answer → Sharp511 AcrossReveal answer → Spoken412 AcrossReveal answer → Concession, bribe314 AcrossReveal answer → The contractor's finished314 AcrossReveal answer → A game415 AcrossReveal answer → Manservant516 AcrossReveal answer → Endlessly, Arsene manages to be more reasonable516 AcrossReveal answer → Quandary717 AcrossReveal answer → Scrutinise417 AcrossReveal answer → Quadrupedal start turn417 AcrossReveal answer → Danger519 AcrossReveal answer → Lure of the month, to some boys519 AcrossReveal answer → Still320 AcrossReveal answer → Numerically different from Arabic521 AcrossReveal answer → Penetrate521 AcrossReveal answer → Ultimate521 AcrossReveal answer → He has to look around for a perfect ending522 AcrossReveal answer → Very strong person522 AcrossReveal answer → Elderly423 AcrossReveal answer → In a manner, I'm wrong on certain points423 AcrossReveal answer → Search for prey423 AcrossReveal answer → Row425 AcrossReveal answer → Crippled526 AcrossReveal answer → Is in the position to organise a posse526 AcrossReveal answer → Powerful businessman526 AcrossReveal answer → Farmyard bird328 AcrossReveal answer → Neither is in ignorance328 AcrossReveal answer → Epoch328 AcrossReveal answer → Any mammal629 AcrossReveal answer → Reach for some meat, maybe a tin629 AcrossReveal answer → Worshipped730 AcrossReveal answer → Foreigner's wild anger about 'Monsieur'630 AcrossReveal answer → Of cats630 AcrossReveal answer → She's clearly big-hearted!431 AcrossReveal answer → Discharge431 AcrossReveal answer → Dainty832 AcrossReveal answer → Men figure to come round and make a start832 AcrossReveal answer → Legend433 AcrossReveal answer → Restricts633 AcrossReveal answer → Did Cook sail in one?633 AcrossReveal answer → Challenge435 AcrossReveal answer → Theme536 AcrossReveal answer → Reviser638 AcrossReveal answer → Sword639 AcrossReveal answer → Attack540 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Vessel that travels (fruitfully?) by road61 DownReveal answer → Girls61 DownReveal answer → Spate51 DownReveal answer → Is fuming, yes, in a terrible mess!62 DownReveal answer → Girl's name62 DownReveal answer → Sum52 DownReveal answer → Lake43 DownReveal answer → Food in from Ealing43 DownReveal answer → Ocean33 DownReveal answer → Rude74 DownReveal answer → Writer, possibly a mere boy!74 DownReveal answer → Revenue64 DownReveal answer → Umbilicus55 DownReveal answer → Ban45 DownReveal answer → Obvious intention to tour India55 DownReveal answer → Day before36 DownReveal answer → Brutal person56 DownReveal answer → It blooms in a monastery garden56 DownReveal answer → Vex57 DownReveal answer → Italian city48 DownReveal answer → You'll find one in a Caledonian discotheque48 DownReveal answer → Storehouse58 DownReveal answer → Much reduced fare39 DownReveal answer → Agent39 DownReveal answer → He's brainy, using no bin!312 DownReveal answer → Close friend312 DownReveal answer → Famous name never misspelt513 DownReveal answer → Tree sap513 DownReveal answer → Competition713 DownReveal answer → Even514 DownReveal answer → The old-fashioned fellows abroad515 DownReveal answer → Of punishment515 DownReveal answer → Student716 DownReveal answer → Apportion everybody a share of the loot518 DownReveal answer → Remove dirt from518 DownReveal answer → Ire518 DownReveal answer → Favourite319 DownReveal answer → The point of a website, say?319 DownReveal answer → Mine319 DownReveal answer → Also known as wheels320 DownReveal answer → Managed320 DownReveal answer → Lived with Sid, with wild deer around721 DownReveal answer → Find capital for721 DownReveal answer → Not much food, but a chick may take it322 DownReveal answer → Angered522 DownReveal answer → Boy's name322 DownReveal answer → Balloon gas623 DownReveal answer → Code letter put in one's mouth623 DownReveal answer → Expert324 DownReveal answer → Single entity424 DownReveal answer → The fresh air around Maidenhead suits her424 DownReveal answer → Number that has ten in, possibly, at the very end625 DownReveal answer → Topics625 DownReveal answer → Poets526 DownReveal answer → Could start taking the path around a small area526 DownReveal answer → Piece of sticky paper527 DownReveal answer → Want627 DownReveal answer → Firearm527 DownReveal answer → A modern prefix328 DownReveal answer → Live coal528 DownReveal answer → Border of cloth328 DownReveal answer → Garret529 DownReveal answer → Touch430 DownReveal answer → Like Tim, a courtly sportsman430 DownReveal answer → Swift531 DownReveal answer → Disparage532 DownReveal answer → Ripped434 DownReveal answer → Also336 DownReveal answer → Feline337 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. 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.