Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 130 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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ScourSCRUB5Across1 NaturistNUDIST6Across4 Generous with French wine during a performanceGIVING6Across4 MethodSYSTEM6Across5 Deliver for the festivalPASSOVER8Across7 Divine foodAMBROSIA8Across7 ComfortSOLACE6Across8 PeerNOBLE5Across8 Name a trio composed by a top journalistEDITOR6Across8 Something to do for dinner?DRESS5Across10 ShutCLOSE5Across10 NuptialBRIDAL6Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 To restrain is far different from 'refrain'REIN4Across13 Hypocritical speechCANT4Across13 Brave personHERO4Across14 GiftTALENT6Across14 Item of attire in the window?SASH4Across14 Fifty per centHALF4Across15 Vessels in battle at PrestonPANS4Across15 DecorateGARNISH7Across15 BounderCAD3Across16 Clever, but coming to a grisly endSLY3Across16 ImpartialFAIR4Across17 To be frank, there's nothing to writeOPEN4Across17 BeverageTEA3Across18 Can notes be blown out of it?OBOE4Across19 Rowing bladesOARS4Across19 SailorTAR3Across19 Like a splinter group taking a little holiday somewhereBREAKAWAY9Across21 ObligatoryMANDATORY9Across21 CartDRAY4Across21 LeafPETAL5Across23 TypeSORT4Across23 Famous show with new castCATS4Across23 Fish for lb1 to no good endLING4Across24 AppealingCUTE4Across24 GraspedHELD4Across24 DanceBOP3Across26 To start the year, something amusingTOY3Across26 HotnessHEAT4Across27 At the time, the capital of NorwayTHEN4Across27 ColourRED3Across27 FishEEL3Across29 Certain days are for womenEVES4Across29 Biblical shipbuilderNOAH4Across29 SicknessDISEASE7Across31 ConquerMASTER6Across32 A live wire, this conductor!LEAD4Across32 Eye partLENS4Across32 The mutineers thought him a bit of a blighterBLIGH5Across33 Bird of preyEAGLE5Across33 Concealed too much in courtCOVERT6Across34 Begin againRESUME6Across34 WiseSAGE4Across34 Garment knitted for the caring D.A.CARDIGAN8Across35 Gents' clothingMENSWEAR8Across35 AstoundedAMAZED6Across35 IrritableSNAPPY6Across36 Murphy's main dietary ingredientSTARCH6Across36 ApportionALLOT5Across38 WaveROLLER6Across39 CabinBERTH5Across40

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TrapdoorHATCH5Down1 Stripped of their jackets, they get a bashing!SPUDS5Down1 DetestABHOR5Down2 A woman's reminders of past warmthASHES5Down2 VehicleCAR3Down2 PunJOKE4Down3 Cries, upsetting the bossSOBS4Down3 UnfastenedUNDONE6Down3 Of the noseNASAL5Down4 SnakeBOA3Down4 Being new, makes a grand change for ReneGREEN5Down4 ChairSEAT4Down5 Stupid personDOLT4Down5 It's no good just being one in frontVAIN4Down5 DirtySOILED6Down6 For exampleSUCHAS6Down6 Fathead collecting no doleNOODLE6Down6 PredominantlyMOSTLY6Down7 Refuse to acknowledge there's a female in the racketDISOWN6Down9 SwaggerBLUSTER7Down9 WalkingONFOOT6Down9 Sheltered sideLEE3Down11 Light dramatic piece with a happy endingRAY3Down11 As yetSOFAR5Down12 TankVAT3Down12 In brief, it can blow a fuseSHORT5Down12 Venezuelan capitalCARACAS7Down13 ExpensiveDEAR4Down13 The new leader stupidly larked about, which was annoyingRANKLED7Down13 ConcealedHID3Down15 Green variety of apePEA3Down15 WeepCRY3Down16 Boy's rhyme for 'sauce'SOY3Down16 FeverAGUE4Down16 LoathedHATED5Down17 Trouble to look around the streetPESTER6Down18 National songANTHEM6Down18 Endless source of nourishmentBAGEL5Down20 StadiumARENA5Down20 FundamentalRADICAL7Down20 What a hound might do for a horseBAY3Down21 Cleaning utensilMOP3Down21 Scots own part of AintreeAIN3Down22 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down22 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down22 SeriousSOLEMN6Down23 Military body right behind a business houseCOHORT6Down23 RestrictHAMPER6Down24 Close friendPAL3Down25 MinusLESS4Down25 She may be hanging on the linePEG3Down25 ItemDETAIL6Down26 DiscussionDEBATE6Down28 FoeENEMY5Down28 Hole in the wall where you check your titferHATCH5Down28 Celestial sign of a big break?VIRGO5Down30 Eyes upOGLES5Down30 StageLEG3Down30 CourageHEART5Down31 Car crash to avoid at a road junctionSHUNT5Down31 Small swellingLUMP4Down32 Real new role?LEAR4Down32 Litters the countyBEDS4Down33 BreedREAR4Down33 GaelicERSE4Down33 CrowdMOB3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37

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