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Evening Standard Crossword April 3 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 3 2023 answers. The Monday 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#
Broom of twigsBESOM5Across1 Something to eat and drinkTOAST5Across1 RobustHARDY5Across4 Tenor made unusually fit by a doctorDRIFT5Across6 Beast of burdenLLAMA5Across6 AssistanceRELIEF6Across7 Universal remedyPANACEA7Across9 Would he say absolutely anything for a cuppa?CHARLIE7Across9 WedgeJAM3Across9 SpitefulCATTY5Across10 Perhaps a fatal attraction, ducky!DECOY5Across10 VitalityPEP3Across10 Shade of blueAZURE5Across11 Accommodation in the villageVILLA5Across11 ContractLEASE5Across12 Saw a figure aheadTENON5Across12 Big and strongHEFTY5Across12 DuckTEAL4Across13 Seemly behaviourDECORUM7Across13 Are they flying when the potter has thrown them?SAUCERS7Across13 Vessel made from copper and phosphorusCUP3Across15 PermitLET3Across15 Fire-raisingARSON5Across15 The story of my possibly fearless father!MYTH4Across17 SofaSETTEE6Across17 Boy's nameALAN4Across17 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Across18 Silly capers causing minor damageSCRAPE6Across18 Saint in charge of a Shakespearean clownFESTE5Across19 IntenseDEEP4Across19 HappenOCCUR5Across19 The old place isn't quite the bestTHEBES6Across20 DetectiveSLEUTH6Across20 ViewSCENE5Across20 VehicleVAN3Across22 Duck into bed with a birdCOOT4Across22 Lacking fatLEAN4Across22 That motherly woman?HER3Across24 ErasedDELETED7Across24 NeverthelessYET3Across24 When a friend gets the last portion of fishFINALLY7Across25 VariedDIVERSE7Across25 SumTOTAL5Across26 Became aware of the sound of many animalsHEARD5Across26 AxiomMAXIM5Across27 MalesMEN3Across27 The building of a tug?TOWER5Across27 Not really the person to take a handDUMMY5Across28 HealedCURED5Across28 HarmoniumORGAN5Across28 Keep going for a beer with some of the ladiesLASTOUT7Across29 Tympanic membraneEARDRUM7Across29 One handy thing to have in a boatSCULL5Across30 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Across30 A brutal personBEAST5Across31 Forbids a cigarette end to be included with the food!BEANS5Across31 DischargeEMIT4Across31 KeylessATONAL6Across33 MatureRIPEN5Across35 SparBOOM4Across37 GarretATTIC5Across38 DefectiveDUD3Across39 SummitTOP3Across41 BrutalSAVAGE6Across42 VerdantGREEN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FreeGRATIS6Down1 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down2 Like the cricket match of the future?ONEDAY6Down2 DelightPLEASE6Down2 Spoil a drinkSCOTCH6Down3 ChoiceOPTION6Down3 MaterialREP3Down3 Your unworthy conclusionTHY3Down4 NimbusHALO4Down4 MonthMAY3Down4 CorrectAMEND5Down5 SeraglioHAREM5Down5 Banks on finishing late in bars, drunkBRAES5Down5 Tanned hideLEATHER7Down6 Word-blindnessDYSLEXIA8Down6 Break off the matchDIVORCE7Down6 IndolentLAZY4Down7 Regain heartlessly, but with restraintREIN4Down7 StuntFEAT4Down8 Small pieceMORSEL6Down8 Make sure there's no vacancy at the petrol stationFILLUP6Down8 StoppedPREVENTED9Down11 Goes and scoresTRIES5Down12 Intuitive feelingHUNCH5Down12 The common fellow hits out, perhaps, when many are taken inSMITH5Down13 Type of plantDAISY5Down13 Military traineeCADET5Down14 LoanLEND4Down14 Express in absolute termsUTTER5Down14 Light beerLAGER5Down15 Carlo's girl?CAROL5Down15 ChairSEAT4Down16 Fenland resembling Olympic swimmerPEATY5Down16 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Down16 Stayed sound and soberSTAID5Down18 PourTEEM4Down18 StudentPUPIL5Down18 Low padded seatOTTOMAN7Down19 Like a government agent supplied by an eccentric earlFEDERAL7Down19 EnvoyLEGATE6Down21 Brave enough to give the woman nothing, I seeHEROIC6Down21 TravellerCOMMUTER8Down21 But he didn't rule the wavesCANUTE6Down22 A podLEGUME6Down22 GasNEON4Down23 EvaluateASSESS6Down23 Dad's a dear fellowOLDMAN6Down23 JumpLEAP4Down25 It can come forth when a pint is pulledFROTH5Down25 BeauDANDY5Down25 It's infernally bad when he gets left behind againHELL4Down26 RowTIER4Down26 DingyDRAB4Down26 Confer knighthood? Indubitably!DUB3Down28 Young foxCUB3Down28 World-wideGLOBAL6Down29 FigureNUMBER6Down30 CommonplaceTRITE5Down32 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 ImageICON4Down36 BarrierDAM3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 3, 2023. 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.