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Evening Standard Crossword April 2 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 2 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
HatFEDORA6Across1 GrantBESTOW6Across1 Give mother a wry grin on the sideMARGIN6Across1 ColdFRIGID6Across5 Man-eating humanCANNIBAL8Across7 Match at mathsEQUATION8Across7 Western girl left in bitternessGALL4Across8 Thailand, formerlySIAM4Across8 TreeMAPLE5Across9 Turn southwest with lively heartSWIVEL6Across10 DisregardIGNORE6Across10 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across10 Noted public propertyESTATE6Across11 DebacleFIASCO6Across11 SimplerEASIER6Across11 FresherNEWER5Across12 Embarrassed when seen as foxy?RED3Across14 ConsiderDEEM4Across14 AwayOUT3Across14 JavelinSPEAR5Across16 To be heard as oralAURAL5Across16 DecayROT3Across17 Figure, after 'ditto', to get a duplicationDOLL4Across17 Cutting toolsSAWS4Across17 ReputeFAME4Across18 Some foreign governmentREIGN5Across19 WarehouseDEPOT5Across19 ConsumerEATER5Across20 Message airily taken by carCABLE5Across21 Adam's aleWATER5Across21 PeeledPARED5Across22 TreeCEDAR5Across22 Dry suggestion that you can't spell too well?TOWEL5Across22 Reserve it at the libraryBOOK4Across23 TurnedROTATED7Across23 InclineTILT4Across23 ColourBEIGE5Across24 Opening for a studentPUPIL5Across26 PrincipleTENET5Across26 BeverageCOCOA5Across26 It's so quietly offered for the sake of peaceSOP3Across28 VigourVIM3Across28 Speaker using some words on a rota system?ORATOR6Across29 BorderEDGE4Across29 EnlistsENROLS6Across29 ScoldBERATE6Across30 Composed a serenade with notes missingSERENE6Across30 BombardPLY3Across30 TestEXAM4Across31 Get paid for each serviceEARN4Across31 Large mammalELEPHANT8Across32 When you apply undue pressure about minor measures, it means businessCOMMERCE8Across32 ChallengeDARE4Across32 StratumLAYER5Across33 Contents of an old keg?POWDER6Across33 AlarmsALERTS6Across33 ReviserEDITOR6Across35 AeroplaneAIRBUS6Across36 BeginSTART5Across37 PactTREATY6Across38 RequiredNEEDED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AgainstBESIDE6Down1 ThrashesFLAILS6Down1 Gathered in large numbers around the wild seasMASSED6Down1 Sort of path taken by the serious studentGRAVEL6Down2 OffensiveODIOUS6Down2 Water-iceSORBET6Down2 She has her way of getting £50NELL4Down3 SummitACME4Down3 SignOMEN4Down3 Physio's work, as during rough gamesMASSAGE7Down4 ToothINCISOR7Down4 IrrigateWATER5Down4 MaltreatABUSE5Down5 SwiftFLEET5Down5 Leaves in the wrapperCIGAR5Down5 BreedREAR4Down6 Lower oneself to show subservienceKNEEL5Down6 StoreyFLOOR5Down6 InstrumentGUITAR6Down7 DashedDARTED6Down8 Winter weatherSNOW4Down8 She isn't the whole world to an American soldier!GIRL4Down8 SkillART3Down9 Was pre-eminent in double-dealingLED3Down9 Vessel or nutcrackerTUN3Down12 AppropriateAPT3Down12 Brown needs energy for this dance!TANGO5Down13 FeminineWOMANLY7Down13 Christmas songCAROL5Down13 IronMETAL5Down15 The revolting fellow gets light-headed on bad beer!REBEL5Down15 RelaxedEASED5Down15 CombineMERGE5Down16 PaledFADED5Down18 PinaforeAPRON5Down18 Happen to be the officer commanding a dogOCCUR5Down18 Could such recruits have changed the war?RAW3Down19 MeasureMETER5Down19 FatherDAD3Down19 No good ingredient of soilless compostsILL3Down20 For everyPER3Down20 Soldier said to be a bit of a nutCOLONEL7Down21 RichWEALTHY7Down21 Fish-eggsROE3Down21 FavouritePET3Down22 In an island race, there's only one wingerTIT3Down22 Dove's callCOO3Down22 DiatribeTIRADE6Down23 Get a loan from GeorgeBORROW6Down23 Mosque prayer leaderIMAM4Down24 DeprivedBEREFT6Down24 Frank has less than twopenceOPEN4Down24 LightIGNITE6Down25 Can't he lose his job?KEEPER6Down25 TopicsTHEMES6Down25 With nothing inside him, the dog chews a chopPOOCH5Down26 YieldsCEDES5Down26 SeizedNABBED6Down27 Growing sources of new lampsPALMS5Down27 InhumanCRUEL5Down27 AnnoyVEX3Down28 TormentedTEASED6Down28 One is said to see such a viewSEA3Down28 Go through slowly as you read a pageSEEP4Down30 Greek letterBETA4Down30 CelebrationPARTY5Down30 LongYEARN5Down31 MislaidLOST4Down33 CeremonyRITE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 2, 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.