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Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
MistakeSLIP4Across1 UniverseCOSMOS6Across4 BarrierDAM3Across4 Appeals for a cleaner manuscriptCHARMS6Across4 CompassionPITY4Across6 Town producing needles, fishing tackle and coloured waterREDDITCH8Across7 RebukeREPROACH8Across7 RivuletSTREAM6Across8 BulbsONIONS6Across8 Self-centredness of some GI, strangely enoughEGOISM6Across8 CharacterNATURE6Across9 HibernianIRISH5Across10 SnoopPRY3Across10 The extent to which many get a bit put outAMBIT5Across10 SorrowGRIEF5Across12 A supportive smile?BEAM4Across13 FallDROP4Across13 Anxious to get Livingstone out of the way!KEEN4Across14 Body powderTALC4Across14 SeatCHAIR5Across14 Where to grow much for manyFARM4Across15 ProphetSEER4Across15 Old-fashionedDATED5Across15 Broadcast in a manner so pointed!SOW3Across16 ConsumedATE3Across16 SnakesASPS4Across17 Two people, one faceDIAL4Across17 CalmSERENE6Across18 Unit of lengthMILE4Across19 A smack in a gale?BLOW4Across19 SarcasticIRONIC6Across20 Seaman? Hardly, yet a safe keeperCUSTODIAN9Across21 DogGREATDANE9Across21 Fair copy?SOSO4Across23 TouchFEEL4Across23 CalledNAMED5Across24 BombastRANT4Across24 Monkey with them, and they go to ground!NUTS4Across24 ObserveWATCH5Across26 Unit of weightTON3Across26 Facsimile that makes the soccer people crossFAX3Across26 FateDOOM4Across27 Auntie's back againBEEB4Across27 MightPOWER5Across28 DischargeEMIT4Across29 Remnant of a letter to artless StuartSTUB4Across29 SpoutJET3Across30 NosegayPOSY4Across32 Truly it's bravery, going without a bra!VERY4Across32 DelightPLEASE6Across32 Extra cash for something to eatMOREL5Across33 WorshippedADORED6Across33 BeastBRUTE5Across33 It's easy to put letters in a fileFACILE6Across34 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across34 SausageSALAMI6Across34 See tradesmen for talksCHATTERS8Across35 ChildTOT3Across35 ElatedEXULTANT8Across35 Turn or plunge to the rightDIVERT6Across36 LocationSITE4Across36 JuiceNECTAR6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CharacteristicTRAIT5Down1 A snooker rest?BREAK5Down1 MonthAPRIL5Down2 Material for building an abode?ADOBE5Down2 SubsequentlyLATER5Down2 InsectMOTH4Down3 Does it steal up and down?LIFT4Down3 LeadPRECEDE7Down3 TaskCHORE5Down4 HeapDUMP4Down4 It has its leaders, and that's encouragingCHEER5Down4 NumerousMANY4Down5 HopSKIP4Down5 A bit of a catATOM4Down5 ThrowPITCH5Down6 FloridORNATE6Down6 Russian officer's milk supplierMOSCOW6Down6 Bus-stationsTERMINI7Down7 Boy's nameNORMAN6Down9 Does it provide good scope at chess?GAMBIT6Down9 ClothRAG3Down11 Paid the Bill (with coppers?)MET3Down11 Fish eggsROE3Down11 Breathless Hindus running for many milesINDUS5Down12 FuelGAS3Down12 FrightenSCARE5Down12 EnthusiastFAN3Down13 Taking a horse out unaccompanied, is nonsense!BALONEY7Down13 RuinDESTROY7Down13 SpringSPA3Down15 Moving aft? That's rich!FAT3Down15 DrinkALE3Down16 NumberTEN3Down16 A French person's offspring?SON3Down16 ObscureDIM3Down17 She has to live in with Lois, maybeISOBEL6Down18 RarelySELDOM6Down18 EmpoweredENABLED7Down19 A girl, with love, given a fling by a cowboyLASSO5Down20 BuryINTER5Down20 Officer getting a kiss from a pippin!COX3Down21 InformationGEN3Down21 MaterialREP3Down21 Give a new soundtrack in Urdu, Bengali, etcDUB3Down22 SmellyODOROUS7Down22 WeirDAM3Down22 SearchFORAGE6Down23 DogCUR3Down23 To a friend, Sarah's very tasty!SALAMI6Down23 HatchetAXE3Down25 EquipmentKIT3Down25 Expected to resemble morning freshnessDUE3Down25 RidiculousCRAZY5Down27 Put up in the rectory, accommodatinglyERECT5Down28 WillowOSIER5Down28 UprightERECT5Down29 Wall paintingMURAL5Down30 Attempted to get connected around the end of OctoberTRIED5Down30 JokeJEST4Down30 SourTART4Down31 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Down31 An explosive utteranceBLAST5Down31 It's not good, but can be grippingVICE4Down32 AgreementPACT4Down32 Familiar name for a photo finishMATT4Down33 DashBOLT4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 8, 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.