Evening Standard Crossword March 16 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for March 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Scour51 AcrossReveal answer → Naturist64 AcrossReveal answer → Generous with French wine during a performance64 AcrossReveal answer → Method65 AcrossReveal answer → Deliver for the festival87 AcrossReveal answer → Divine food87 AcrossReveal answer → Comfort68 AcrossReveal answer → Peer58 AcrossReveal answer → Name a trio composed by a top journalist68 AcrossReveal answer → Something to do for dinner?510 AcrossReveal answer → Shut510 AcrossReveal answer → Nuptial610 AcrossReveal answer → Greedy411 AcrossReveal answer → To restrain is far different from 'refrain'413 AcrossReveal answer → Hypocritical speech413 AcrossReveal answer → Brave person414 AcrossReveal answer → Gift614 AcrossReveal answer → Item of attire in the window?414 AcrossReveal answer → Fifty per cent415 AcrossReveal answer → Vessels in battle at Preston415 AcrossReveal answer → Decorate715 AcrossReveal answer → Bounder316 AcrossReveal answer → Clever, but coming to a grisly end316 AcrossReveal answer → Impartial417 AcrossReveal answer → To be frank, there's nothing to write417 AcrossReveal answer → Beverage318 AcrossReveal answer → Can notes be blown out of it?419 AcrossReveal answer → Rowing blades419 AcrossReveal answer → Sailor319 AcrossReveal answer → Like a splinter group taking a little holiday somewhere921 AcrossReveal answer → Obligatory921 AcrossReveal answer → Cart421 AcrossReveal answer → Leaf523 AcrossReveal answer → Type423 AcrossReveal answer → Famous show with new cast423 AcrossReveal answer → Fish for lb1 to no good end424 AcrossReveal answer → Appealing424 AcrossReveal answer → Grasped424 AcrossReveal answer → Dance326 AcrossReveal answer → To start the year, something amusing326 AcrossReveal answer → Hotness427 AcrossReveal answer → At the time, the capital of Norway427 AcrossReveal answer → Colour327 AcrossReveal answer → Fish329 AcrossReveal answer → Certain days are for women429 AcrossReveal answer → Biblical shipbuilder429 AcrossReveal answer → Sickness731 AcrossReveal answer → Conquer632 AcrossReveal answer → A live wire, this conductor!432 AcrossReveal answer → Eye part432 AcrossReveal answer → The mutineers thought him a bit of a blighter533 AcrossReveal answer → Bird of prey533 AcrossReveal answer → Concealed too much in court634 AcrossReveal answer → Begin again634 AcrossReveal answer → Wise434 AcrossReveal answer → Garment knitted for the caring D.A.835 AcrossReveal answer → Gents' clothing835 AcrossReveal answer → Astounded635 AcrossReveal answer → Irritable636 AcrossReveal answer → Murphy's main dietary ingredient636 AcrossReveal answer → Apportion538 AcrossReveal answer → Wave639 AcrossReveal answer → Cabin540 AcrossReveal answer →

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Trapdoor51 DownReveal answer → Stripped of their jackets, they get a bashing!51 DownReveal answer → Detest52 DownReveal answer → A woman's reminders of past warmth52 DownReveal answer → Vehicle32 DownReveal answer → Pun43 DownReveal answer → Cries, upsetting the boss43 DownReveal answer → Unfastened63 DownReveal answer → Of the nose54 DownReveal answer → Snake34 DownReveal answer → Being new, makes a grand change for Rene54 DownReveal answer → Chair45 DownReveal answer → Stupid person45 DownReveal answer → It's no good just being one in front45 DownReveal answer → Dirty66 DownReveal answer → For example66 DownReveal answer → Fathead collecting no dole66 DownReveal answer → Predominantly67 DownReveal answer → Refuse to acknowledge there's a female in the racket69 DownReveal answer → Swagger79 DownReveal answer → Walking69 DownReveal answer → Sheltered side311 DownReveal answer → Light dramatic piece with a happy ending311 DownReveal answer → As yet512 DownReveal answer → Tank312 DownReveal answer → In brief, it can blow a fuse512 DownReveal answer → Venezuelan capital713 DownReveal answer → Expensive413 DownReveal answer → The new leader stupidly larked about, which was annoying713 DownReveal answer → Concealed315 DownReveal answer → Green variety of ape315 DownReveal answer → Weep316 DownReveal answer → Boy's rhyme for 'sauce'316 DownReveal answer → Fever416 DownReveal answer → Loathed517 DownReveal answer → Trouble to look around the street618 DownReveal answer → National song618 DownReveal answer → Endless source of nourishment520 DownReveal answer → Stadium520 DownReveal answer → Fundamental720 DownReveal answer → What a hound might do for a horse321 DownReveal answer → Cleaning utensil321 DownReveal answer → Scots own part of Aintree322 DownReveal answer → Sound of disapproval322 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately422 DownReveal answer → Serious623 DownReveal answer → Military body right behind a business house623 DownReveal answer → Restrict624 DownReveal answer → Close friend325 DownReveal answer → Minus425 DownReveal answer → She may be hanging on the line325 DownReveal answer → Item626 DownReveal answer → Discussion628 DownReveal answer → Foe528 DownReveal answer → Hole in the wall where you check your titfer528 DownReveal answer → Celestial sign of a big break?530 DownReveal answer → Eyes up530 DownReveal answer → Stage330 DownReveal answer → Courage531 DownReveal answer → Car crash to avoid at a road junction531 DownReveal answer → Small swelling432 DownReveal answer → Real new role?432 DownReveal answer → Litters the county433 DownReveal answer → Breed433 DownReveal answer → Gaelic433 DownReveal answer → Crowd336 DownReveal answer → Newt337 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, March 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.