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The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 16 May 2023 Answers

Please find below all the The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 16 May 2023 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (16 May 2023) has a total of 42 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

One better able to do his job?
F
I
T
T
E
R
Testy academic former pit worker
E
X
A
M
I
N
E
R
Such tennis simply isn't real!
L
A
W
N
Wandered like me in a way
R
O
A
M
E
D
Finishes near central Ruislip
C
L
O
S
E
S
Put down some mousetraps
S
E
T
Notions said wrongly to include a foregone conclusion
I
D
E
A
S
Heady items of appeal
H
A
T
S
One of those confused scraps
M
E
L
E
E
Prepared a bed in the garden
R
A
K
E
D
Taken down from the menu?
E
A
T
E
N
To drive with it you need a car key
C
A
R
E
It's hard to conceal love of hidden wealth
H
O
A
R
D
Shoot into a container
B
A
G
Half the main supply system is for her!
I
N
G
R
I
D
The majority are about half dead and pretty small
M
O
D
E
S
T
The bookie's chances of enrichment
O
D
D
S
One with a consuming interest in natural species
P
R
E
D
A
T
O
R
Antagonism to saints would be unnecessary!
N
E
E
D
L
E
A quarter day?
F
O
U
R
T
H
It's between Windsor and Eton
T
H
A
M
E
S
Tear for the right purpose
R
E
N
D
Suggested one MP was dishonest
I
M
P
L
I
E
D
A supplier of seeds (from Siena?)
A
N
I
S
E
Being overweight can mean a lot
G
R
O
S
S
Latest heartless conclusion?
L
A
S
T
Being foolish we start trouble
W
E
T
Of poetry a modern piece?
O
D
E
Quick to tangle with –27”
E
A
G
E
R
Keeps wild dogs!
P
E
K
E
S
Continue working in west London
A
C
T
O
N
It could be a coaster
M
A
T
In silence how can he make a number of points?
L
E
N
Dai gets mixed up with Carl the extremist
R
A
D
I
C
A
L
Demonstrate one's humanity
E
R
R
A non-playing supporter of golf clubs
C
A
D
D
I
E
Too long to wait for a half of sausages
A
G
E
S
Note the condition of the property
E
S
T
A
T
E
Little beast in joint office!
H
I
P
P
O
Consent to change gear at the end of the race
A
G
R
E
E
An odd rhyme for almost anyone
B
O
D
Either letter comes early in the day
M
O
R
N

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Facts and Figures

  • There are a total of 42 clues in the 16 May 2023 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
  • The shortest answer is SET which contains 3 Characters.
  • Put down some mousetraps is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
  • The longest answer is EXAMINER which contains 8 Characters.
  • Testy academic former pit worker is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
  • The unused letters in 16 May 2023 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are J,Q,V,Y,Z