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Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2020 answers. The Monday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WildFERAL5Across3 Initially financial loss on candy, possiblyFLOSS5Across3 TallyAGREE5Across4 TransgressorSINNER6Across7 Old barbarian out to master a personHUMAN5Across8 FactDATUM5Across8 ConiferFIR3Across9 TwitchTIC3Across10 Lowest pointNADIR5Across10 Fear is all I seePANIC5Across10 Brotherly nonsense?ROT3Across11 Waste containerBIN3Across11 Varnish something black soft-heartedlyCOPAL5Across12 JigDANCE5Across12 LawfulLICIT5Across12 PraiseLAUD4Across13 When mature, it’s good and right to confessGROWNUP7Across13 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across13 Be punished for that business at the mineCOPIT5Across15 Be worthy ofMERIT5Across15 PutPOSED5Across15 RueREPENT6Across17 Something fresh from Barnet?AIR3Across18 CorpulentFAT3Across18 Bring down so deep?DEPOSE6Across19 NoblemanEARL4Across19 One’s professional lifeCAREER6Across19 SkirmishMELEE5Across20 Burial or cremationFUNERAL7Across21 Lightened everything, yes, for manyALLAYED7Across21 Burst of noisePEAL4Across22 Bit of fun for a birdLARK4Across22 LabelTAB3Across22 Contented without shelterTENT4Across23 CorrodeRUST4Across23 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Across24 Passed onRELAYED7Across24 Drove to Rome, perhaps, for the grand finaleMOTORED7Across24 Introduce graduallyINSTIL6Across26 Does it demonstrate there are pennies from heaven?SHOWER6Across26 GarlandLEI3Across27 StitchedSEWED5Across28 Auction itemLOT3Across29 Volunteers a kiss as payment!TAX3Across29 Old Nick sat on oneSATAN5Across31 Looks lasciviouslyLEERS5Across31 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across31 Concentrated on getting some decent redressCENTRED7Across32 Health-checkMEDICAL7Across32 GrabSNATCH6Across33 Book of mapsATLAS5Across34 Place dates in orderSTEAD5Across34 He’s less than valiantIAN3Across35 Stick, shaftROD3Across35 SkinflintMISER5Across35 Do fullyDITTO5Across36 Natural abilityFLAIR5Across36 Regal composer?ELGAR5Across37 TreeCEDAR5Across37 MurderKILL4Across37 CutHEWED5Across38 Hangman’s halterNOOSE5Across38 Flynn in a later role?ERROL5Across38 ObscureDIM3Across39 RecordLOG3Across41 CondemnedDAMNED6Across42 MotionlessSTILL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Shout about half an hour for something to eatCURRY5Down1 Highland games logCABER5Down1 RefugeASYLUM6Down1 On which to be a model of feline grace?CATWALK7Down2 MelodiousTUNEFUL7Down2 UnrollUNFURL6Down2 EncounteredMET3Down3 Give or send forthEMIT4Down4 AssistantAIDE4Down4 Like the line back from Poole?LOOP4Down4 ClassGRADE5Down5 Brutish personANIMAL6Down5 Separated, ran out of electricitySPACED6Down5 SurroundENCIRCLE8Down6 Where, in the country, Sarah went to work?SALOP5Down6 AfterwardsLATER5Down6 All black birds?KIWIS5Down7 The southern USDIXIE5Down7 MatureRIPE4Down8 CanTIN3Down9 A low utteranceMOO3Down9 IncludedCONTAINED9Down11 Person responsible for an artist being in court, possiblyCURATOR7Down12 Word for wordLITERAL7Down12 Sports supporterFAN3Down14 CaribouDEER4Down14 All-rounder’s sporting failureNIL3Down14 RemainSTAY4Down16 Held a model positionPOSED5Down16 RefuteREBUT5Down16 Those shown with a smile?TEETH5Down17 HackneyedTRITE5Down17 RindPEEL4Down18 Being relegated is a test indeed!DEMOTED7Down19 WheedlesCAJOLES7Down19 Many a mug has qualityCLASS5Down20 MonthAPRIL5Down20 Speech made when a rotten rat’s about to leaveARGOT5Down21 SoonestEARLIEST8Down21 UntrueFALSE5Down21 CreamBEST4Down23 No longer workingRETIRED7Down23 Wording a wicked lie about the materialTEXTILE7Down23 One whose advice gets me torn to pieces?MENTOR6Down24 Small restaurantBISTRO6Down24 MinusLESS4Down25 How one hurried out of the rainRAN3Down25 Signal agreementNOD3Down25 DecorateDECK4Down26 No new attire!HABIT5Down27 RecentlyNEWLY5Down27 A desert space centre in the wild WestWASTE5Down28 CoachTRAIN5Down28 NeighWHINNY6Down29 DeceiveDELUDE6Down30 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Down30 Like the servitude of a penman?PENAL5Down30 OdourSMELL5Down32 Statesman who showed love for his petCATO4Down32 Main part or majorityMASS4Down32 Torn piece of music?RAG3Down33 FishCOD3Down33 ParchedARID4Down34 HeroIDOL4Down36 SpoilMAR3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, March 16, 2020. 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.