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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2019 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
EnthusiastMANIAC6Across1 Indelicate, vulgarCOARSE6Across4 They're dowdy, like a politician in unsuitable fursFRUMPS6Across4 RingCIRCLE6Across5 Food of the godsAMBROSIA8Across7 Carl admits Ivan, perhaps, to a special occasionCARNIVAL8Across7 A name for more than one European countryIBERIA6Across8 OutmodedOBSOLETE8Across8 AlmostNEARLY6Across8 HazardRISK4Across9 Apt to be sullen and low to the ruddy end!MOODY5Across10 EnergyPEP3Across10 Circus entertainerCLOWN5Across10 FeatSTUNT5Across12 Some addict's drinkMEAD4Across13 NumberFOUR4Across13 Brave manHERO4Across14 Glass key to a vesselPANE4Across14 Row, rankTIER4Across15 There's much love for this gameFARO4Across15 WandROD3Across15 It's hazardous, but you do it!BET3Across16 Border of clothHEM3Across16 Bigheaded group tending to spoil thingsBLOT4Across17 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 GrooveRUT3Across17 ColourHUE3Across18 Kick in the back for the motorist!BOOT4Across19 CupidEROS4Across19 FussADO3Across19 DivertAMUSE5Across20 Like a convict mad on porridge?STIRCRAZY9Across21 Filled to capacityJAMPACKED9Across21 WrathIRE3Across21 AwayOFF3Across22 The cat turns up with a hissPUSS4Across23 CupMUG3Across23 Bill of fareMENU4Across23 Rich soilLOAM4Across24 SpriteELF3Across24 Warm place, if nothing else, for a trampHOBO4Across24 UntrueFALSE5Across26 IncisionCUT3Across26 Mark has an excellent figureAIM3Across26 Faithful girl with beating heartTRUE4Across27 Quiet spellLULL4Across27 Mosque prayer leaderIMAM4Across29 Spike takes a hammering!NAIL4Across29 EntrapNET3Across29 An old banger can mean a lotHEAP4Across32 ExtremelyVERY4Across32 Something to watch, say, to the very endTELLY5Across33 DifficultHARD4Across33 ConditionSTATE5Across33 Quietly goes ahead with appealsPLEADS6Across34 ValuablePRECIOUS8Across34 Ex-Spanish monetary unitPESETA6Across34 Improved by taking a bit of a chance in terrible needENHANCED8Across35 DiscountREBATE6Across35 Rescue craftLIFEBOAT8Across35 Felt uncertainGROPED6Across36 DecayedROTTEN6Across36 StinksSMELLS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A gameMATCH5Down1 Rascal has Australian qualification and a redcapSCAMP5Down1 Detest vehementlyABHOR5Down2 SaunterAMBLE5Down2 Where to play golf or not, maybeTROON5Down2 White woman, presumablyLILY4Down3 ImageIDOL4Down3 Loose flowing dressGOWN4Down3 Early start for an airmanFLIER5Down4 FissureCLEFT5Down4 Light boatCANOE5Down4 Not new to being sued, perhapsUSED4Down5 WashCLEAN5Down5 Slightly openAJAR4Down5 Close the shop and fix the hedgePRIVET6Down6 UnusualRARE4Down6 Works outSOLVES6Down6 LariatLASSO5Down7 In tropical Africa it bears fruitBAOBAB6Down9 I have found it!EUREKA6Down9 PutPLACE5Down10 Bit of a loafer?OAF3Down11 EvidencePROOF5Down11 LimbLEG3Down11 Those due to many foolish bets?DEBTS5Down12 Adult femaleWOMAN5Down12 RodSTAFF5Down12 A light portion of soup may fill the billMATCHUP7Down13 CustomaryUSUAL5Down13 LastlyFINALLY7Down13 TopicTHEME5Down14 In support of turning rightFOR3Down15 GratuityTIP3Down15 RuleREIGN5Down15 ResidedDWELT5Down16 In his youth he has a hoodBOY3Down16 Carry bricks in thisHOD3Down16 Was inclined to add a name to the rollLISTED6Down18 CharmAMULET6Down18 As gases go, a weighty one?OZONE5Down20 Post offREMIT5Down20 As paid for arranging a piece of music?SUM3Down21 Fast aircraftJET3Down21 One animal in a line, we're toldROE3Down22 Mountain passCOL3Down22 Curator's buildingMUSEUM6Down23 One of virtue is obviously uprightPILLAR6Down23 DepartLEAVE5Down25 Smooth photo finish on a piece of filmOIL3Down25 Fedora, sayHAT3Down25 PlentifulAMPLE5Down27 Mountain systemURALS5Down28 Levelled downRASED5Down28 CurseSWEAR5Down28 Landed estateMANOR5Down30 AvoidELUDE5Down30 Being smart, he doesn't need the ultimate bit of luckALECK5Down30 ThawsMELTS5Down31 ThoughtIDEA4Down31 The girl of one's Brooklyn daysLYNDA5Down31 Yashmak, sayVEIL4Down32 In playing it, can one be too persistent?HARP4Down32 PresentGIFT4Down32 Wrong seat for mealsTEAS4Down33 PaceSTEP4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, May 9, 2019. 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.