Evening Standard Crossword March 12 2026 Answers
Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 12 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 132 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Thresh aboutFLAIL5Across3
Soccer team in historic battleSPURS5Across3
BlemishSTAIN5Across4
NamedTITLED6Across7
Place down underNEATH5Across8
WedMARRY5Across8
BecauseFOR3Across9
ThroughPER3Across10
African riverNIGER5Across10
Not the hiker's favourite fruitACORN5Across10
Live in BucharestARE3Across11
Snooker rodCUE3Across11
Land in part of CambodiaINDIA5Across12
ScoopLADLE5Across12
PerchROOST5Across12
ServantMAID4Across13
Not knowing? How strange!UNCANNY7Across13
NullifiesNEGATES7Across13
Usually, the rest of the nightSLEEP5Across15
Not theseTHOSE5Across15
BroomBESOM5Across15
ConditionFETTLE6Across17
To get a fortune, you need money to backLOT3Across18
KnowledgeKEN3Across18
Help one to rest in a seated positionSEDATE6Across19
ShovePUSH4Across19
BitsPIECES6Across19
ApplaudCHEER5Across20
Army officerGENERAL7Across21
Ways of getting about townSTREETS7Across21
AssertAVER4Across22
One of many possibly plasteredLATH4Across22
SpriteELF3Across22
Become friendly with me and an officerMELT4Across23
Molten rockLAVA4Across23
Ten-sided figureDECAGON7Across24
MixedMINGLED7Across24
Figure wild anger is something acidVINEGAR7Across24
GirlsLASSES6Across26
Initially went into garden with a massive tentWIGWAM6Across26
VegetablePEA3Across27
StadiumARENA5Across28
ContainerVAT3Across29
Of deities, the quiet one?PAN3Across29
Get free, albeit in a bad waySTEAL5Across31
AbsoluteSHEER5Across31
RegionAREA4Across31
Of which the bad news may be cabled East?DEBACLE7Across32
PlanetNEPTUNE7Across32
SaidSTATED6Across33
ClergymanVICAR5Across34
Sacked for getting excitedFIRED5Across34
Caught and shot before finishing breakfastGOT3Across35
EpochERA3Across35
ShrewderWISER5Across35
Two? Goody!SHOES5Across36
Without clothesNAKED5Across36
Forbid free breadDEBAR5Across37
FashionTREND5Across37
TwistWIND4Across37
TreeCEDAR5Across38
AlludeREFER5Across38
I'm in the reserves for 'City'REIMS5Across38
ImmerseDIP3Across39
LineROW3Across41
DebaseDEMEAN6Across42
PaleASHEN5Across43
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Intends to have adequate resourcesMEANS5Down1
AspectFACET5Down1
NuclearATOMIC6Down1
Such bombers utilise latest high-tech, initiallySTEALTH7Down2
Large waveBREAKER7Down2
FightingSTRIFE6Down2
MaterialREP3Down3
LavatoriesLOOS4Down4
UnaccompaniedSOLO4Down4
Mount, possibly on a racehorsePONY4Down4
HoboTRAMP5Down5
ImplantINSTIL6Down5
Brings up the question of how one finds the moneyRAISES6Down5
ApparitionILLUSION8Down6
Make hot and wetSCALD5Down6
SuppleLITHE5Down6
Salute with tears in one's eyes?GREET5Down7
ThickDENSE5Down7
LiabilityDEBT4Down8
Floor coveringRUG3Down9
A river curve?ARC3Down9
DemotedRELEGATED9Down11
Meanwhile, Inter Milan needs a partial reshuffleINTERIM7Down12
RenouncesRENEGES7Down12
NumberTEN3Down14
ConsiderDEEM4Down14
No right to be negative!NOR3Down14
VendSELL4Down16
Like a beaver, you may agreeEAGER5Down16
PacificOCEAN5Down16
Where the forward gets a rugby-style goalPERTH5Down17
Prose compositionESSAY5Down17
ExcursionTRIP4Down18
Peg rushed around getting soakedSTEEPED7Down19
FussPALAVER7Down19
One may be struck by what the wind doesBLOWS5Down20
SummonsCALLS5Down20
Put on new gatesSTAGE5Down21
BaldHAIRLESS8Down21
Aquatic birdsGEESE5Down21
StuntFEAT4Down23
Game of chanceLOTTERY7Down23
He can handle a horse when there's a wild mare aroundMANAGER7Down23
Bag or container holding £1VALISE6Down24
RidiculeDERIDE6Down24
HeadlandNESS4Down25
'Gift' for a grand seaman!GAB3Down25
HiatusGAP3Down25
SketchedDREW4Down26
It gets a bit touchy and irritatingITCHY5Down27
In frontAHEAD5Down27
Thin ice?WAFER5Down28
Cut offSEVER5Down28
RevisedEDITED6Down29
PassionateARDENT6Down30
SenselessINANE5Down30
A light-headed sailor seen in churchALTAR5Down30
ConsciousAWARE5Down32
Judge to be half dead like silly me!DEEM4Down32
Church partNAVE4Down32
A nut for the horseCOB3Down33
English riverURE3Down33
ParchedARID4Down34
PressIRON4Down36
FixPEG3Down40
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, March 12, 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.