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Evening Standard Crossword April 1 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 1 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
AwardMEDAL5Across1 Don joins him somewhere in EssexBASIL5Across1 DesolateBLEAK5Across4 A special talent for playing loud?FORTE5Across6 BragBOAST5Across6 ReiterateREPEAT6Across7 FileDOSSIER7Across9 Become fashionable, you understandCATCHON7Across9 GarlandLEI3Across9 Intolerant personBIGOT5Across10 Without a cry, this bird keeps mumMACAW5Across10 SportFUN3Across10 Milk producerDAIRY5Across11 No elm can provide the answerLEMON5Across11 ObeseSTOUT5Across12 Targeted animals?BULLS5Across12 WallowREVEL5Across12 CalmCOOL4Across13 StillHOWEVER7Across13 Diminutive relative of Don or LenaRIVULET7Across13 Frothy talk from Gazza?GAS3Across15 Beer barrelKEG3Across15 CabinBERTH5Across15 The ancient goddess lives againISIS4Across17 BrutalSAVAGE6Across17 PlantIRIS4Across17 ExpandDILATE6Across18 Oppose one's eccentric sisterRESIST6Across18 Essays in perseverance?TRIES5Across19 DeserveEARN4Across19 Desert creatureCAMEL5Across19 Stopped Edward pursuing HenryHALTED6Across20 VegetableCELERY6Across20 ViewSCENE5Across20 CircuitLAP3Across22 A table some say is too long!MESA4Across22 Skeleton partBONE4Across22 Dried leaves used by the wheatearTEA3Across24 DeterminedDECIDED7Across24 ConcealedHID3Across24 It's upsetting to get nil in the game, obviouslyPLAINLY7Across25 SolemnSERIOUS7Across25 Army officerMAJOR5Across26 Hector, you can bribe for about fifty quidBULLY5Across26 BroguesSHOES5Across27 MatRUG3Across27 Dodgy dive, nothing more, on American TVVIDEO5Across27 Afraid to refer to the city of Chicago!WINDY5Across28 DeerSTAGS5Across28 SordidSEAMY5Across28 He may swiftly go ahead and operateSURGEON7Across29 LegislatorSENATOR7Across29 Schemes for growing vegetables, perhaps?PLOTS5Across30 CrudeCRASS5Across30 ValueWORTH5Across31 One flying, for instance, on a return half?EGRET5Across31 FactsDATA4Across31 TriedTESTED6Across33 PassedSPENT5Across35 ElectionPOLL4Across37 ShareQUOTA5Across38 FaucetTAP3Across39 EpochERA3Across41 WindBREEZE6Across42 CentreHEART5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BrawlFRACAS6Down1 Newspaper bossEDITOR6Down2 A sheep is in The Three MusketeersARAMIS6Down2 ResistOPPOSE6Down2 Failed flier with a sea named after himICARUS6Down3 WorshipsADORES6Down3 LoutOAF3Down3 If it's action you want, go to it!LAW3Down4 CreamBEST4Down4 Auction itemLOT3Down4 SuppleLITHE5Down5 EscortUSHER5Down5 Mock a doer of good deedsSCOUT5Down5 TormentBEDEVIL7Down6 Fish-tankAQUARIUM8Down6 Show ill disposition, beset by enemiesFOLLIES7Down6 SpokenORAL4Down7 Single peopleONES4Down7 InstrumentTUBA4Down8 Frozen dessertSORBET6Down8 His funny hats are out of order!THOMAS6Down8 CarelessNEGLIGENT9Down11 Bread crumbling down a chap's chest?BEARD5Down12 Pass onRELAY5Down12 Of suitable girth, perhapsRIGHT5Down13 SnagHITCH5Down13 ExerciseWIELD5Down14 AlightLAND4Down14 The home teamVILLA5Down14 Musical toyKAZOO5Down15 In general, I figure to be passed overGIVEN5Down15 PeruseREAD4Down16 Saintly name for the wandererSTRAY5Down16 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down16 Come back with an answerREPLY5Down18 SwerveVEER4Down18 PostponeDEFER5Down18 FoldsCREASES7Down19 It's fine to pass half an hour in composing tunesTENUOUS7Down19 One or the otherEITHER6Down21 It's needed for the receptionAERIAL6Down21 BeingCREATURE8Down21 Digging up, if not blowing upMINING6Down22 Small restaurantBISTRO6Down22 PlaguePEST4Down23 LumpNUGGET6Down23 Soft deposit possibly dug in part of IsleworthSLUDGE6Down23 ShrewdCUTE4Down25 Adverts for electrical accessoriesPLUGS5Down25 Of the sunSOLAR5Down25 Finest ever to play for N. Ireland?BEST4Down26 Untidy stateMESS4Down26 IntenseDEEP4Down26 The trouble is me, it might be said!WOE3Down28 PigSOW3Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 ShoutedYELLED6Down30 FlowerASTER5Down32 KnifeSTAB4Down34 DividePART4Down36 SnoopPRY3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. 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.