Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 28 May 2025 Answers
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1 H
2 C
3 E
4 A
L
5 B
E
6 R
T
7 A
L
L
U
V
I
A
L
O
A
L
A
E
8 O
9 W
N
E
R
S
10 L
11 A
S
12 T
S
13 M
O
R
E
E
14 E
L
S
E
15 S
A
F
E
16 S
L
Y
E
17 N
18 A
I
L
19 S
20 L
A
Y
21 A
T
T
R
A
22 C
T
E
D
23 W
I
S
H
24 R
O
S
E
25 H
26 H
E
R
27 O
28 A
K
S
29 C
30 H
A
31 P
A
32 E
M
M
Y
33 C
H
A
S
E
34 A
S
L
E
E
P
O
R
K
E
L
35 L
E
O
N
A
R
D
O
36 F
L
A
S
H
Y
E
Y
E
Across
- 4. He was princely and watchful about British capital (6)
- 7. Often a plain description (8)
- 8. It's what they have that makes them what they are (6)
- 10. Keeps going with a girl round the West End (5)
- 13. Extra officer for the Royal Engineers (4)
- 14. Otherwise employed in hotel service (4)
- 15. Peter's in no danger (4)
- 16. Clever new part for Sylvester Stallone (3)
- 17. Spike is the one to arrest! (4)
- 19. Butcher, for instance, getting about 50 (4)
- 21. Pulled or carted around after a race (9)
- 23. Point to his confusion, as you like (4)
- 24. She wouldn't stay in bed (4)
- 26. The woman for whom father lost weight (3)
- 27. The race of trees? (4)
- 29. Ecstatic happiness is too much for him (4)
- 32. Give me back my statuette! (4)
- 33. The hunt needs to be within the borders of Chile (5)
- 34. Unconscious of being able to please (6)
- 35. Genius who composed a rondo for the French (8)
- 36. Run out of timber that's cheap (6)
Down
- 1. German town orchestra (5)
- 2. The quality of many a mug (5)
- 3. Previous women? (4)
- 4. Being unapproachable, loaf around receiving nothing (5)
- 5. Is a bigheaded person so idle? (4)
- 6. Rely on having a spare part very occasionally (6)
- 9. Seizes violently and strews around (6)
- 11. Booze lessens alertness (3)
- 12. Letter possibly sent to temporary accommodation (5)
- 13. To lark around with a girl is nonsense (7)
- 15. Knight a bit frisky on rising (3)
- 16. Sorry about the misprinted ads (3)
- 18. Not at all put out (2,4)
- 20. Discredited medical assistant taking shelter at church (5)
- 21. Wind music (3)
- 22. See an outsize lettuce (3)
- 23. Animal we confuse with the seal, possibly (6)
- 25. Is bound to be out of phase? (3)
- 28. Palmy in a more than generous way? (5)
- 30. Potter of character (5)
- 31. Dog consuming nothing but tea (5)
- 32. In a creel, sometimes, there are fish (4)
- 33. Cool headed individual helping control traffic (4)