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Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
InsectsMIDGES6Across1 Though of unexcitable nature, I had to clap wildly!PLACID6Across1 CrudeROUGH5Across2 CorrespondingPARALLEL8Across7 CrawlCREEP5Across7 One politician being deceptive in meaningIMPLYING8Across7 Be in the position to close the shop when at a loose endPOSE4Across8 SoarTOWER5Across8 Fly highSOAR4Across8 An immediate reminder of what to sayPROMPT6Across10 TendonSINEW5Across10 Star systemGALAXY6Across10 Most recent trial at Los AngelesLATEST6Across11 Leg boneFIBULA6Across11 EntrapNET3Across12 BerthCABIN5Across13 Using its tail, a monkey could open a door!KEY3Across14 NumberONE3Across14 OrientalEASTERN7Across15 A name for the champ?TITLE5Across16 TraineeCADET5Across16 The rank of one forming an attachment?TIER4Across17 Takes a seatSITS4Across17 PressedIRONED6Across17 Women's group again involved in bad actingHAREM5Across19 Golf-pegTEE3Across19 FiendDEMON5Across19 FallDESCENT7Across20 But such girls don't wear a lot too much!COVER5Across21 Continental quiltDUVET5Across21 PrimpPREEN5Across22 Old-fashioned hairstyle for a boyDATED5Across22 Set of actorsCAST4Across23 Where to go in for some gateauxGATE4Across23 DetailITEM4Across23 HueTINT4Across25 HinderedDELAYED7Across26 Discontinue going south all the timeSEVER5Across26 Light boatCANOE5Across26 HairstyleBOB3Across28 Little Russian world in spaceMIR3Across28 Adopts a devotional attitudeKNEELS6Across29 AmongstAMIDST6Across29 FixSET3Across30 Phoned about a girl, talking wildlyRAVING6Across30 Military greetingSALUTE6Across30 Possibly burning electricity for one good endACID4Across31 TraderDEALER6Across31 Horse's gaitTROT4Across31 Intending to go in for technical drawing?PLANNING8Across32 DiminishDECREASE8Across32 Undertake to start a fight?ENGAGE6Across33 AmbushWAYLAY6Across33 BoostBOLSTER7Across34 MonstrosityFREAK5Across37 OceanSEA3Across38 PostponeDEFER5Across39 JamWEDGE5Across40 WireCABLE5Across41 HarmonyUNITY5Across42

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Daddy's darling?POPPET6Down1 FusesMERGES6Down1 ShrubBRIAR5Down1 MoansGROANS6Down2 A Norfolk resort to credit with more redevelopmentCROMER6Down2 LacRESIN5Down2 NimbleSPRY4Down3 Food and drink for an assemblyDIET4Down3 SurmisedOPINED6Down3 MirthGLEE4Down4 French beanHARICOT7Down4 Fattening fish?BLOATER7Down4 SatisfiedCONTENT7Down5 What a soldier's allowed to wear?GILET5Down5 Nimbus, e.g.CLOUD5Down5 MeasureMETRE5Down6 Be buoyantFLOAT5Down6 Stony 'Mr' from MargateAGATE5Down6 ApertureSLOT4Down8 Could you thrust a pig in one?POKE4Down8 Hand toolAXE3Down9 TinyWEE3Down9 A person of dangerous intelligence?SPY3Down9 ObservedWATCHED7Down11 It's wrong to start messing with him!TIM3Down12 ForbidBAN3Down12 Be inclined to show biasSLANT5Down13 OglesLEERS5Down13 CourteousCIVIL5Down13 FilletedBONED5Down14 An orange spot on the abdomen?NAVEL5Down15 CantBEVEL5Down15 BishopricSEE3Down16 Muslim religionISLAM5Down18 DiscussedDEBATED7Down18 Writer of a note, throwing out broken nibsIBSEN5Down18 OwingDUE3Down19 Expert piping?HOT3Down19 BlokesMEN3Down20 Cardinal participating in square dancing?RED3Down20 Rugby expert showing concern about a novice?CARLING7Down21 NameTITLE5Down21 German cityDRESDEN7Down21 HarshSTARK5Down22 Seed casePOD3Down22 Part of the wide estuary of a riverDEE3Down22 SettlementCOLONY6Down23 Being generous with French wine during a performanceGIVING6Down23 In such barren areas, it's only right to help outARID4Down24 CommunicationMESSAGE7Down24 AdjoinABUT4Down24 There's room for it aboard shipENGINE6Down25 SuppositionTHEORY6Down25 ConfectioneryCANDY5Down26 Jumps or slides around the piste, initiallySKIPS5Down26 Female relativeNIECE5Down27 AllowLET3Down27 Vegetarian not irate, perhaps, but very thoroughgoingVEGAN5Down27 ProhibitBAR3Down28 Would a tartan lining suit it?MAC3Down28 FlawDEFECT6Down28 PutPOSED5Down29 SimmerSTEW4Down30 Storm, scattering gearRAGE4Down30 DressARRAY5Down32 BirdEAGLE5Down33 GuidedLED3Down35 ControlREIN4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. 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.