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Evening Standard Crossword March 1 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 1 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 124 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
InsectBEDBUG6Across1 PrankJOKE4Across1 Needed by a sickly little fellowWANTED6Across1 FlapTAB3Across4 GroupsSETS4Across6 AssessEVALUATE8Across7 Though concientious, maybe, he was still not agreeableOBJECTOR8Across7 Leaving, possibly for MaidenheadFROM4Across8 Cigarette endBUTT4Across8 SpoilMAR3Across9 Ron's in the chairTHRONE6Across10 MasculinityMACHISMO8Across10 Mythical youthADONIS6Across10 Motorway madness? It's just imaginary!MIRAGE6Across11 PressIRON4Across11 Scold harshlyBERATE6Across11 Top cardACE3Across14 MeadowLEA3Across14 Female of the week?EWE3Across14 UltimateFINAL5Across16 AnimalBEAST5Across16 Drops in telephonic communicationCALLS5Across16 Land measureACRE4Across17 Not all events are regularEVEN4Across17 RenewRECHARGE8Across19 Stand-in doctorLOCUM5Across19 Less than a half share, as a rule?HABIT5Across19 RelinquishWAIVE5Across21 Master traitor in French history!MARAT5Across21 Of birthNATAL5Across21 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across22 It's backed by many from Germany, this animalTIGER5Across22 ImmenseVAST4Across23 Without, as Shakespeare might have saidSANS4Across23 LiftsELEVATES8Across23 AssemblesMEETS5Across24 Has he pounds in pocket money?COLIN5Across26 SwaggerSTRUT5Across26 BeforeERE3Across27 To freeRID3Across28 Like the cat that got the cream?FAT3Across28 Being tickled made us mad!AMUSED6Across29 BreakHIATUS6Across29 Study of plantsBOTANY6Across30 She took an order during the saleSALOME6Across30 Catch and knock out with a right!TRAP4Across31 GraspGRAB4Across31 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across31 A parrot, it seems, can put one over on a rooster!COCKATOO8Across32 Three-hulled vesselTRIMARAN8Across32 CeremoniesWEDDINGS8Across33 Quietly being deceptive about working at a tradePLYING6Across33 TyrantDESPOT6Across33 SphereORB3Across34 ForceARMY4Across35 CarefreeGAY3Across36 GentleMEEK4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FruitBANANA6Down1 Squirm and wither, perhapsWRITHE6Down1 MineralOPAL4Down2 Deceived by an imitation '10 Across'THROWN6Down2 SpringinessBOUNCE6Down2 ObtainsGETS4Down3 RepeatECHO4Down3 For the millennium, it'll suit meDOME4Down3 Fed up with some illicit shortageDEFICIT7Down4 TilesTESSERAE8Down4 JoyfulGLEEFUL7Down4 KickBOOT4Down5 Tokyo's countryJAPAN5Down5 Take badly even the least upset!STEAL5Down5 GrinSMILE5Down6 French cooks?FRIES5Down6 GemJEWEL5Down6 OrganEAR3Down7 HurriesTROTS5Down8 Male pigBOAR4Down8 Release the mildly erroneous threeFREE4Down8 NeckwearTIE3Down9 A slim, upright figureONE3Down9 EdgeRIM3Down12 BesomBROOM5Down12 Desert animal?RAT3Down12 ViewSCENE5Down13 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down13 Pick up a good spareGLEAN5Down13 RuleLAW3Down14 EngineMOTOR5Down15 NimbleAGILE5Down15 Cabbies take them to distant pointsFARES5Down15 SharpACUTE5Down17 RendezvousTRYST5Down18 Prickly plantsCACTI5Down18 Hate starting November badlyVENOM5Down18 Carthaginian witch?HAG3Down19 Produce eggsLAY3Down19 It may have a tender behindBAR3Down20 CommonplaceEVERYDAY8Down20 ContainerCAN3Down20 Not artificialNATURAL7Down21 Possibly remain, left behind for a drinkMINERAL7Down21 EveningEVE3Down22 GrooveRUT3Down22 It's made to sit upTIS3Down22 Bodily organsVITALS6Down23 Pay, say, about half a dollarSALARY6Down23 One best placed at the summitATOP4Down24 First manADAM4Down24 Using sense, consideringSEEING6Down25 MistakeERROR5Down25 TestTRYOUT6Down25 CatTABBY5Down26 Grab Tom for a companionCATCH5Down26 ClosesSHUTS5Down26 A middling mealLUNCH5Down27 WirelessRADIO5Down27 StickROD3Down28 A near contradictionFAR3Down28 ShootTWIG4Down28 MovieFILM4Down29 CurveBEND4Down30 Keep breaking potsSTOP4Down30 GiantOGRE4Down30 LimbARM3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, March 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.