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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for May 9 2019. 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.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Enthusiast61 AcrossReveal answer → Indelicate, vulgar64 AcrossReveal answer → They're dowdy, like a politician in unsuitable furs64 AcrossReveal answer → Ring65 AcrossReveal answer → Food of the gods87 AcrossReveal answer → Carl admits Ivan, perhaps, to a special occasion87 AcrossReveal answer → A name for more than one European country68 AcrossReveal answer → Outmoded88 AcrossReveal answer → Almost68 AcrossReveal answer → Hazard49 AcrossReveal answer → Apt to be sullen and low to the ruddy end!510 AcrossReveal answer → Energy310 AcrossReveal answer → Circus entertainer510 AcrossReveal answer → Feat512 AcrossReveal answer → Some addict's drink413 AcrossReveal answer → Number413 AcrossReveal answer → Brave man414 AcrossReveal answer → Glass key to a vessel414 AcrossReveal answer → Row, rank415 AcrossReveal answer → There's much love for this game415 AcrossReveal answer → Wand315 AcrossReveal answer → It's hazardous, but you do it!316 AcrossReveal answer → Border of cloth316 AcrossReveal answer → Bigheaded group tending to spoil things417 AcrossReveal answer → Principal417 AcrossReveal answer → Groove317 AcrossReveal answer → Colour318 AcrossReveal answer → Kick in the back for the motorist!419 AcrossReveal answer → Cupid419 AcrossReveal answer → Fuss319 AcrossReveal answer → Divert520 AcrossReveal answer → Like a convict mad on porridge?921 AcrossReveal answer → Filled to capacity921 AcrossReveal answer → Wrath321 AcrossReveal answer → Away322 AcrossReveal answer → The cat turns up with a hiss423 AcrossReveal answer → Cup323 AcrossReveal answer → Bill of fare423 AcrossReveal answer → Rich soil424 AcrossReveal answer → Sprite324 AcrossReveal answer → Warm place, if nothing else, for a tramp424 AcrossReveal answer → Untrue526 AcrossReveal answer → Incision326 AcrossReveal answer → Mark has an excellent figure326 AcrossReveal answer → Faithful girl with beating heart427 AcrossReveal answer → Quiet spell427 AcrossReveal answer → Mosque prayer leader429 AcrossReveal answer → Spike takes a hammering!429 AcrossReveal answer → Entrap329 AcrossReveal answer → An old banger can mean a lot432 AcrossReveal answer → Extremely432 AcrossReveal answer → Something to watch, say, to the very end533 AcrossReveal answer → Difficult433 AcrossReveal answer → Condition533 AcrossReveal answer → Quietly goes ahead with appeals634 AcrossReveal answer → Valuable834 AcrossReveal answer → Ex-Spanish monetary unit634 AcrossReveal answer → Improved by taking a bit of a chance in terrible need835 AcrossReveal answer → Discount635 AcrossReveal answer → Rescue craft835 AcrossReveal answer → Felt uncertain636 AcrossReveal answer → Decayed636 AcrossReveal answer → Stinks636 AcrossReveal answer →

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A game51 DownReveal answer → Rascal has Australian qualification and a redcap51 DownReveal answer → Detest vehemently52 DownReveal answer → Saunter52 DownReveal answer → Where to play golf or not, maybe52 DownReveal answer → White woman, presumably43 DownReveal answer → Image43 DownReveal answer → Loose flowing dress43 DownReveal answer → Early start for an airman54 DownReveal answer → Fissure54 DownReveal answer → Light boat54 DownReveal answer → Not new to being sued, perhaps45 DownReveal answer → Wash55 DownReveal answer → Slightly open45 DownReveal answer → Close the shop and fix the hedge66 DownReveal answer → Unusual46 DownReveal answer → Works out66 DownReveal answer → Lariat57 DownReveal answer → In tropical Africa it bears fruit69 DownReveal answer → I have found it!69 DownReveal answer → Put510 DownReveal answer → Bit of a loafer?311 DownReveal answer → Evidence511 DownReveal answer → Limb311 DownReveal answer → Those due to many foolish bets?512 DownReveal answer → Adult female512 DownReveal answer → Rod512 DownReveal answer → A light portion of soup may fill the bill713 DownReveal answer → Customary513 DownReveal answer → Lastly713 DownReveal answer → Topic514 DownReveal answer → In support of turning right315 DownReveal answer → Gratuity315 DownReveal answer → Rule515 DownReveal answer → Resided516 DownReveal answer → In his youth he has a hood316 DownReveal answer → Carry bricks in this316 DownReveal answer → Was inclined to add a name to the roll618 DownReveal answer → Charm618 DownReveal answer → As gases go, a weighty one?520 DownReveal answer → Post off520 DownReveal answer → As paid for arranging a piece of music?321 DownReveal answer → Fast aircraft321 DownReveal answer → One animal in a line, we're told322 DownReveal answer → Mountain pass322 DownReveal answer → Curator's building623 DownReveal answer → One of virtue is obviously upright623 DownReveal answer → Depart525 DownReveal answer → Smooth photo finish on a piece of film325 DownReveal answer → Fedora, say325 DownReveal answer → Plentiful527 DownReveal answer → Mountain system528 DownReveal answer → Levelled down528 DownReveal answer → Curse528 DownReveal answer → Landed estate530 DownReveal answer → Avoid530 DownReveal answer → Being smart, he doesn't need the ultimate bit of luck530 DownReveal answer → Thaws531 DownReveal answer → Thought431 DownReveal answer → The girl of one's Brooklyn days531 DownReveal answer → Yashmak, say432 DownReveal answer → In playing it, can one be too persistent?432 DownReveal answer → Present432 DownReveal answer → Wrong seat for meals433 DownReveal answer → Pace433 DownReveal answer →

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