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Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword May 9 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
Member of the clergyPADRE5Across4 AstoundedAMAZED6Across7 GuidedLED3Across9 Make obscureOBFUSCATE9Across9 Issue more than the others - the maximumUTTERMOST9Across9 ThroughPER3Across10 The answer is to have a liquid mixtureSOLUTION8Across10 MaliciousSPITEFUL8Across10 Wash outRINSE5Across12 Achieve the correct balance with the ornamentationTRIM4Across12 PrecipitationRAIN4Across12 IrritationITCH4Across13 No mere mortal, I guessDIVINE6Across13 CakeGATEAU6Across13 Long-necked animalGIRAFFE7Across14 Will lay on drink, you thinkSUPPOSE7Across14 PlaywrightDRAMATIST9Across15 WeirdEERIE5Across15 Commits an error in writing the clue for 'odes'DOESWRONG9Across15 Little by littleGRADUALLY9Across17 Funeral-carHEARSE6Across17 Was a welsher - a shortcoming, indeedDEFAULTED9Across17 Rapturous delightECSTASY7Across18 Spots an insect crawling round the holeNOTICES7Across18 RepulsiveUGLY4Across19 Very keen to get the other flighty daughter intoREDHOT6Across20 NakednessNUDITY6Across20 CrawlCREEP5Across20 He's come back with a fresh eggOWEN4Across21 Prayer endingAMEN4Across21 RotterCAD3Across22 Hasn't it yet learned to steer clear of insect spray?GREENFLY8Across24 PollutedDEFILED7Across24 Defeated decisivelyTROUNCED8Across24 Bought back and restored oneself to favourREDEEMED8Across26 European countryPORTUGAL8Across26 LairDEN3Across27 So after all is left unfinished, tooALSO4Across28 Italian capitalROME4Across28 SmallestLEAST5Across28 WonderMARVEL6Across29 Going back, see the trainee's mistakeSLIPUP6Across29 Shade of redCRIMSON7Across31 Is fast finding what all the study was forCAREERS7Across31 CompositionOPUS4Across31 ConfusedADDLED6Across33 Very sad he ruined the roast againHEARTSORE9Across34 Absolute rulersDICTATORS9Across34 IrrigateWATER5Across35 A dash just before take-offMINUSSIGN9Across36 PedestrianPONDEROUS9Across36 MethodMODE4Across37 Card gameCANASTA7Across38 'Lacks stability,' they addTOTTERS7Across38 BeneathUNDER5Across38 CurDOG3Across39 NarcoticOPIATE6Across39 With which to pay the minder?TENDER6Across39 CelebritySTAR4Across40 Story Sally was given specially to breakEPIC4Across40 DeedACT3Across41 SampleSPECIMEN8Across41 Only commenting on briefly, but it's poignantTOUCHING8Across41 ObviousPATENT6Across42 A difficult task for High CommandTALLORDER9Across42 ConjugalCONNUBIAL9Across42 DemiseDEATH5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Interrupted only when I tend to digressBUTTEDIN8Down1 Oatmeal dishPORRIDGE8Down1 EnthusiastMANIAC6Down1 ContinentAFRICA6Down2 Go out when you light upSTRIKE6Down2 AwkwardGAUCHE6Down2 DisasterCALAMITY8Down3 Do get involved in some gameDOMINOES8Down3 VitalityPEP3Down3 ChooseSELECT6Down4 FairyPERI4Down4 Pearls are round, by the waySTRING6Down4 FarewellADIEU5Down5 AppeasedASSUAGED8Down5 Went up and roughly cased all round, you concludeASCENDED8Down5 Circus MCRINGMASTER10Down6 Heavy rain accompanied by lightning?FLASHFLOOD10Down6 UneasyRESTLESS8Down6 WeepyTEARFUL7Down7 Doesn't retire and creates a logjamSTOPSUP7Down7 Managed to leave when it became knownGOTOUT6Down8 CaribouDEER4Down8 Carry outFULFIL6Down8 First the raging gale drowned the noiseLEADING7Down11 DependingRELYING7Down11 RevokedRESCINDED9Down11 RespectHEED4Down14 Counting frameABACUS6Down16 GenuineREAL4Down16 Like a really bad oil lamp?WICKED6Down16 ImitatedAPED4Down18 AntitoxinSERUM5Down19 Spoils the actsTURNS5Down19 He's a catchRAY3Down20 Show assentNOD3Down20 ReplyRESPONSE8Down21 WherewithalMEANS5Down22 Question the female we apprehendedWHERE5Down22 DaleDELL4Down23 Completely ineffectiveFUTILE6Down23 Finds out that money constitutes a snareLEARNS6Down23 Heraldic insigniaCOATOFARMS10Down25 Show yourself to have a heart, perhaps, and emulateFOLLOWSUIT10Down25 StuntFEAT4Down25 FriendPAL3Down26 Knock back the usualRAP3Down26 ConsiderDEEM4Down26 ForetellPREDICT7Down27 Carrying the spray (mace) and a knifeMACHETE7Down27 WorshippedADORED6Down29 NoblemanVISCOUNT8Down30 PactTREATY6Down30 Standing outside The Goat's Head, Peter is worriedPRESTIGE8Down30 InvariableCONSTANT8Down31 Keeps it a secret from the firm and freelancesCONCEALS8Down31 PerspireSWEAT5Down32 NaresNOSTRILS8Down32 A job you are safe and at home in?SINECURE8Down32 Eke out the bit of porridgeSTRETCH7Down33 Clerical vestmentCASSOCK7Down33 FallDROP4Down34 Fighting to get something doneACTION6Down35 AwningCANOPY6Down35 Monarch's sonPRINCE6Down36 A little flashMINUTE6Down36 CunningARCH4Down36 To hinder from grasping power, I deem wrongIMPEDE6Down37 GetOBTAIN6Down37 BreachGAP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, May 9, 2025. 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.