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Evening Standard Crossword March 12 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 12 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 134 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#
FlawDEFECT6Across1 Run nakedSTREAK6Across4 Timers used fairly as basis for judgementMERITS6Across4 TalentedGIFTED6Across5 Is it too much, one half of a couple being named Thora?PLETHORA8Across7 HaughtyARROGANT8Across7 WealthRICHES6Across8 They're bent on being badCROOKS6Across8 PlantLILAC5Across9 Charlie's got the hump - the fathead!CHUMP5Across10 ScatterSPREAD6Across10 DomesticatesTAMES5Across10 WrotePENNED6Across11 WalkedPACED5Across12 He cooks with some panache, frequentlyCHEF4Across13 Pull with a jerkYANK4Across13 CountryIRAQ4Across14 ThoroughfareROAD4Across14 Simplicity in sea serviceEASE4Across14 No votesNAYS4Across15 Square part of a plant?ROOT4Across15 Not at homeOUT3Across16 Court an NCO with loveWOO3Across16 Was it besieged by some troops with a Yorkist leader?TROY4Across17 YouthLAD3Across17 EmploysUSES4Across17 YieldCEDE4Across18 A German river?AVON4Across19 Skye, sayISLE4Across19 GiantTITAN5Across20 A step-up for a poetPROMOTION9Across21 HurryMAKEHASTE9Across21 HelpedAIDED5Across22 They're paid directly to the SouthDUES4Across23 Unemployment benefitDOLE4Across23 TidiestNEATEST7Across23 SilentMUTE4Across24 Price of a ring?TOLL4Across24 RespondREACT5Across24 Spider's trapWEB3Across26 PunitivePENAL5Across26 Salesman travelling to Eire, say?REP3Across26 Frail or feebleWEAK4Across27 People referred to on the 4th of July?THEY4Across27 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across29 BorderEDGE4Across29 On which to make a start in motor sportGRID4Across29 LimbARM3Across30 Gus seems to have left Pegasus something to eat!PEAS4Across32 ChallengeDARE4Across32 Pointed summitPEAK4Across32 A sweater made in Scandinavia?SAUNA5Across33 LiberatedFREED5Across33 Garden figureGNOME5Across33 Send away to the ultimate seaside haven?DEPORT6Across34 Grinding teethMOLARS6Across34 Informal drink in many picnic basketsCHAMPERS8Across35 RapturousECSTATIC8Across35 RubberERASER6Across35 Of the teethDENTAL6Across36 Formality of a celebrity going to churchSTARCH6Across36 ObjectiveTARGET6Across36 TagLABEL5Across37 BeingENTITY6Across38 GiveRENDER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Prickly plantsCACTI5Down1 Plenty of room for a 'Trek'SPACE5Down1 AbandonDESERT6Down1 FragranceAROMA5Down2 She makes love heavenlyVENUS5Down2 ArrangementFORMAT6Down2 Relatively long timeAGES4Down3 Pa returns with a companion or fellowCHAP4Down3 ApplaudCLAP4Down3 Wander haphazardlySTRAY5Down4 Of tidesTIDAL5Down4 Tough Scot with a little houseMACHO5Down4 YawnedGAPED5Down5 Granite, sayROCK4Down5 For cover, you need the right moneyROOF4Down5 FrozenICED4Down6 Broad streetAVENUE6Down6 Carry forward, let's assumeTAKEON6Down6 CannedTINNED6Down7 EvadedDODGED6Down8 Sell a litre wronglyRETAIL6Down9 Demand firmlyINSIST6Down9 CurveARC3Down11 Possessed by a slavish admirerHAD3Down11 IdenticalEQUAL5Down12 Measure taken by police and engineersMETRE5Down12 CatchCAPTURE7Down13 The beasts are backward, having broken toesCOYOTES7Down13 Face veilYASHMAK7Down13 Romany word for a computer deviceROM3Down15 LubricatedOILED5Down15 BornNEE3Down15 Being one point ahead, was the victorWON3Down16 JigDANCE5Down16 Spanish cryOLE3Down16 QuotedCITED5Down18 A duty list or back rest, possiblyROSTER6Down18 BrochetteSKEWER6Down18 PreventDEBAR5Down19 Figure a girl associate with singing boatmenVOLGA5Down20 Harsh, severeSTERN5Down20 EntrapNET3Down21 Unruly crowdMOB3Down21 Youngster turning up at central StepneyPUP3Down21 Diving birdAUK3Down22 A diversion causing Tony to lose his wayTOY3Down22 SerpentASP3Down22 RelegateDEMOTE6Down23 To be sufficiently dressed is only reasonableDECENT6Down23 RespectREVERE6Down24 FaintDIM3Down25 Palace drink?GIN3Down25 AstoundedAGHAST6Down25 ScoldedNAGGED6Down27 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 CharacterLETTER6Down28 Something to batten down?HATCH5Down28 Major arteryAORTA5Down30 Yardstick for a crowned headRULER5Down30 DressARRAY5Down30 She doesn't need to get fresh!DAISY5Down31 BloodsuckerLEECH5Down31 MeasureMETER5Down31 BygonePAST4Down32 Rush out to the park for three-quarters of an hourPOUR4Down32 Thus, at half time, there's still a part to comeSOME4Down33 SensedFELT4Down33 Movable barrierGATE4Down33 ValleyDALE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. 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.