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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2023 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Love appleTOMATO6Across1 Tailender, possibly WelshRABBIT6Across1 BrittleCRISP5Across2 DiabolicDEVILISH8Across7 KindGENRE5Across7 Riotous style of existence conservationists would protectWILDLIFE8Across7 Imitation makes her weep!MIMI4Across8 ReimburseREPAY5Across8 Body partHAND4Across8 Live with a number when vanquishedBEATEN6Across10 RelaxedEASED5Across10 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Across10 Fight for a placeBATTLE6Across11 Thin candlesTAPERS6Across11 BrownTAN3Across12 DomesticatedTAMED5Across13 Figuratively, the heart of a lion?TEN3Across14 DragLUG3Across14 PollutedDEFILED7Across15 Early change for an egg producerLAYER5Across16 ChallengesDARES5Across16 Regarded as wealthy after one short day?EYED4Across17 ConsumesEATS4Across17 EscapedELUDED6Across17 Waste time on a letter to a friendDALLY5Across19 VehicleCAR3Across19 Electricity supplyPOWER5Across19 PurifiedREFINED7Across20 In extremes of frugality, get in debt as a resortFOWEY5Across21 PoliteCIVIL5Across21 WelcomeGREET5Across22 Wherein a gladiator could become a near wreck?ARENA5Across22 The twoBOTH4Across23 One's holiday may be in the balance!REST4Across23 PaceSTEP4Across23 SketchDRAW4Across25 HarmedDAMAGED7Across26 Divert with morning exerciseAMUSE5Across26 Pickling solutionBRINE5Across26 Small flapTAB3Across28 Morecambe's river?CAM3Across28 It links up with double-barrelled namesHYPHEN6Across29 YearlyANNUAL6Across29 DecayROT3Across30 Cod lie around, quite harmlessDOCILE6Across30 Spanish danceBOLERO6Across30 A botanical angleAXIL4Across31 RelegateDEMOTE6Across31 MerelyONLY4Across31 They have a mean meaning for cricketersAVERAGES8Across32 Decompression sicknessTHEBENDS8Across32 Superior, thus worthy of hire?HIGHER6Across33 Easy scoring chanceSITTER6Across33 ClutchedGRASPED7Across34 ManagedCOPED5Across37 NoiseDIN3Across38 TwelveDOZEN5Across39 SendREMIT5Across40 FresherNEWER5Across41 HarmonyUNITY5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The odd bit of trouble, we hearRUMBLE6Down1 Chewy sweetTOFFEE6Down1 LawfulLEGAL5Down1 Counting frameABACUS6Down2 Teased with something tempting?BAITED6Down2 BeliefCREED5Down2 Betting chancesODDS4Down3 For either child, port wine is too much!TWIN4Down3 PeruserREADER6Down3 RushedSPED4Down4 City strongholdCITADEL7Down4 Very well, yet casually touring part of EalingIDEALLY7Down4 WithdrewRETIRED7Down5 The girl in the poolKITTY5Down5 SnakeVIPER5Down5 SheetPANEL5Down6 Board gameCHESS5Down6 Trumpeter's namePETER5Down6 StopHALT4Down8 You've lost, chumMATE4Down8 HorseNAG3Down9 FriendPAL3Down9 Males have many pointsMEN3Down9 DeterminedDECIDED7Down11 It has its regional sideTAY3Down12 StandardPAR3Down12 Water escaping from lakes?LEAKS5Down13 RefuteREBUT5Down13 TautTENSE5Down13 PonderedMUSED5Down14 Like an owlish lion?TAWNY5Down15 Group of witchesCOVEN5Down15 DevoteeFAN3Down16 DecorateADORN5Down18 DiscussedDEBATED7Down18 Deliciously suitable to the poet's tummyYUMMY5Down18 Pastry dishPIE3Down19 A female to cheat, notedlyDOE3Down19 WagWIT3Down20 Pleasant piece of grasslandLEA3Down20 Road not committed to a particular directionFREEWAY7Down21 SagDROOP5Down21 InventsCREATES7Down21 PossessedOWNED5Down22 WildebeestGNU3Down22 Tree or a bit of bushASH3Down22 Classical danceBALLET6Down23 Being competitive in a caring wayRACING6Down23 One man in three million?EMIL4Down24 VegetablePARSNIP7Down24 Do as orderedOBEY4Down24 Could Bertha be called to it?THEBAR6Down25 Car hornHOOTER6Down25 Indian dishBALTI5Down26 A leader in the forefrontAHEAD5Down26 BuryINTER5Down27 SwabMOP3Down27 Better bit of brogue, maybe?UPPER5Down27 Unit of weightTON3Down28 Firm kiss from the man at the helmCOX3Down28 ProperDECENT6Down28 CommandORDER5Down29 EmployerBOSS4Down30 A little line in haberdasheryDASH4Down30 CashMONEY5Down32 PrincipleTENET5Down33 ObjectiveAIM3Down35 DisheartenedDOWN4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. 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.