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Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2018 answers. The Friday 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#
SnakeCOBRA5Across1 ChessmanBISHOP6Across5 CompositionESSAY5Across8 A complete change of opinion regarding the variety actABOUTTURN9Across9 CaricatureBURLESQUE9Across9 Male singerBARITONE8Across10 ReadyPROMPT6Across10 Would, you say, talk, though no parrotWOODCHAT8Across10 RantRAVE4Across11 Stop and bowSTEM4Across12 WoodTEAK4Across12 Fighting to get something doneACTION6Across13 SwimsuitBIKINI6Across13 Loop-holeEYELET6Across14 Sleeve you put your arm intoHOLSTER7Across14 ParticularsDETAILS7Across14 AdjectiveEPITHET7Across15 The gang will hold their arranged meetingGATHERING9Across15 DownfallOVERTHROW9Across15 A state of somnolenceLANDOFNOD9Across17 CertaintyASSURANCE9Across17 Mark brought us in to give supportSUSTAIN7Across18 EpochERA3Across18 Soft toyRAGDOLL7Across18 VesselPAN3Across19 Playground itemSEESAW6Across20 The animal has a lair inside? Nonsense!RODENT6Across20 CovetENVY4Across21 HarbourPORT4Across21 You stand outside the hotelTHEE4Across21 Arm jointELBOW5Across23 AbsorbedRAPT4Across24 SotDRUNKARD8Across24 Proposed to the future wifeINTENDED8Across24 GasHYDROGEN8Across26 What might be a warning device for the plantHAWTHORN8Across26 AgeEON3Across27 Smell stronglyREEK4Across28 Got up in pinkROSE4Across28 TuneAIR3Across29 PotentSTRONG6Across29 Fairly? I should say soRATHER6Across29 Goes up in the air when one discloses unexpectedlySPRINGS7Across31 ViewOPINION7Across31 ComparedLIKENED7Across31 Cattle-penCORRAL6Across32 Historical recordCHRONICLE9Across34 Disturbed that it's not yet paidUNSETTLED9Across34 DocileTAME4Across34 PowerlessUNABLE6Across35 Newlyweds' holidayHONEYMOON9Across36 "Deadlock" is hackneyed, palSTALEMATE9Across36 "Old Fruit" competed in the race, in shortCURRANT7Across38 Fire-raisingARSON5Across38 ConjugalMARITAL7Across38 I took a tea-break at work as a palliativeOPIATE6Across39 StretchEXTEND6Across39 Political party factionCAUCUS6Across39 CelebritySTAR4Across40 Shy, slip offCAST4Across40 PostponeDEFER5Across40 Climbing plantCLEMATIS8Across41 Does it moan when the gardener pulls it up?BINDWEED8Across41 IncredulityDISBELIEF9Across42 So much longer!THEREFORE9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Spend a lot of time on sea tripsPASSAGES8Down1 SlaughterhouseABATTOIR8Down1 SuaveURBANE6Down2 In consequence, there's very little timeMOMENT6Down2 ScullOAR3Down2 RodentSQUIRREL8Down3 An official reception means workFUNCTION8Down3 DistantREMOTE6Down3 Write-upREVIEW6Down4 Am first making changes to the final chapterENDING6Down4 SerpentASP3Down4 Cattle shedBYRE4Down5 Formally renounceABDICATE8Down5 Did turn the vehicle roundSWINDLED8Down5 StrictSEVERE6Down6 Everything second-hand? That's quite customaryNOTHINGNEW10Down6 Wedding attendantBRIDESMAID10Down6 AttractivePRETTY6Down7 The patrolling cops detained everybody at the fishmonger'sSCALLOP7Down7 HeightSTATURE7Down7 Shut up! The fellow has a gunFASTEN6Down8 FlagENSIGN6Down8 SpireSTEEPLE7Down9 Set the bird free to irritate herBRIDGET7Down11 FacetsASPECTS7Down11 AlwaysAYE3Down12 VivacityELAN4Down13 PricklesTHORNS6Down16 Left one with nothing to readERASED6Down16 ExcusePLEA4Down16 ProhibitedTABOO5Down17 FurzeGORSE5Down19 Goes down to see some items in the kitchen departmentSINKS5Down19 UnhappySAD3Down20 Free trip going to the EastRID3Down20 PerplexNONPLUS7Down20 Large seaOCEAN5Down22 BanVETO4Down22 The female got aboard with the flierHERON5Down22 RiderJOCKEY6Down23 Fill the wardCHARGE6Down23 FormulaRECIPE6Down24 EnunciateARTICULATE10Down25 A communication from the spirit world?DEADLETTER10Down25 SectionPART4Down25 Question this woman we brought roundHER3Down26 DiatribeTIRADE6Down26 EmbraceHUG3Down26 Greek currency unitDRACHMA7Down27 Beat in the counter-revolutionTROUNCE7Down27 MadINSANE6Down28 BatterRAM3Down30 CloudyOVERCAST8Down30 Was captioned, one arguedHADWORDS8Down30 Frightened to open, was induced toSTARTLED8Down31 Language expertLINGUIST8Down31 ScurfDANDRUFF8Down32 In the case of the lady, an unexpected deathSHEATHED8Down32 Physical structureANATOMY7Down33 Leaves some hairSTRANDS7Down33 GuideLEAD4Down33 Variety musicSTRAIN6Down35 SeldomRARELY6Down35 BowNOD3Down36 Ill at ease, throw a fit when forced to enterSHIFTY6Down36 DogsHOUNDS6Down36 A great big lady with a great big flower!AMAZON6Down37 CostumeOUTFIT6Down37 UntruthLIE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 16, 2018. 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.