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Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
Playground itemSEESAW6Across1 Can it not be eaten in silence?BANGER6Across1 FragranceAROMA5Across3 Clumsy in a purely amateurish way?UNGAINLY8Across7 UltimateEVENTUAL8Across7 BombastRANT4Across8 An indication of crass ignoranceSIGN4Across8 TellRELATE6Across9 It’s on the cards, we believeCREDIT6Across10 To be preciseTHATIS6Across10 YieldACCEDE6Across10 Lying face upwardsSUPINE6Across11 Agree to be heir to?ACCEDE6Across11 ChosenELITE5Across11 FlatEVEN4Across12 CongealGEL3Across14 Figure out a way to get evenEEN3Across14 FrontFACE4Across15 QuickRAPID5Across16 Over there across the road, there’s harmonyORDER5Across16 OustedDEPOSED7Across17 Unmarried womanMISS4Across17 The place for plain clothes men?YARD4Across17 TagLABEL5Across19 Prepared to pay cashREADY5Across19 FateLOT3Across20 The beauty of a ringing soundBELLE5Across21 FoulFETID5Across21 Focal pointFOCUS5Across21 The hospital border?HEDGE5Across22 HeathenPAGAN5Across22 ThoughtIDEA4Across23 Good reason to get your skates on?RINK4Across23 EncounterMEET4Across23 DingyDRAB4Across25 SewerDRAIN5Across26 Mended in the manner persuadedSOLED5Across26 DetestsHATES5Across26 Large disorderly crowdMOB3Across28 Dry in half a jiffySEC3Across28 VesselPOT3Across28 BurningALIGHT6Across29 When young, entered the outskirts of TorquayTWENTY6Across29 TeaseTORMENT7Across30 Like the new drome at central GreenwichMODERN6Across30 Car safety deviceAIRBAG6Across30 No stranger to being sued?USED4Across31 RodentsRATS4Across31 African countryETHIOPIA8Across32 Studying how to make stuffing?CRAMMING8Across32 GroupUNIT4Across33 RupturesBURSTS6Across33 Gloomy and angry about the docSOMBRE6Across33 DeclareAVER4Across35 NumberDIGIT5Across36 FollowPURSUE6Across38 EntertainmentCIRCUS6Across39 VerdantGREEN5Across40

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Were there no island to see, there would still be the bayBISCAY6Down1 MethodSYSTEM6Down1 GenerateBREED5Down1 Shown the way by an ex-Brownie?GUIDED6Down2 Roofing tilesSLATES6Down2 SlumberSLEEP5Down2 MoistensWETS4Down3 Hasten with beating heart, little oneRUNT4Down3 ConsumedATE3Down3 GuaranteesENSURES7Down4 Source of pricy information for a swimmer in the nudeBARCODE7Down4 AssistanceRELIEF6Down4 Spring bulbTULIP5Down5 CompanionMATE4Down5 Lacking nourishment, you can still have fun, boyUNFED5Down5 ExpertACE3Down6 Lose bloodBLEED5Down6 Wat a rebel!TYLER5Down6 LawfulLEGAL5Down7 Shabby clothingRAGS4Down8 Observer with the right to check?SEER4Down8 CapBERET5Down8 Drink with Joe over the wayGIN3Down9 NothingNIL3Down9 Show grief, crossly ignoring a terrible lossCRY3Down12 Close friendPAL3Down12 A bit of a riot at the detention centre can be the devil!DEMON5Down13 Female relativeNIECE5Down13 MeatVENISON7Down13 FamousNOTED5Down14 Don’t be surprised if she’s SwedishHELGA5Down15 Parrot typeMACAW5Down15 MergeCOMBINE7Down16 Let everybody cry!ALLOW5Down18 PerfectIDEAL5Down18 LiabilityDEBIT5Down18 ConcealedHID3Down19 Like diamonds, suitably?RED3Down19 Register, recordLOG3Down19 Beverage from CaledoniaALE3Down20 Bread rollBUN3Down20 Justification for a story?BEDTIME7Down21 TrendFASHION7Down21 She may be broody during the nightHEN3Down22 PlayDRAMA5Down22 DowelPEG3Down22 Building materialMORTAR6Down23 Get back from uncle’sREDEEM6Down23 LimbARM3Down24 RecedesEBBS4Down24 Cool when shaking diceICED4Down24 To start a fire is beneficial to the FrenchKINDLE6Down25 PantihoseTIGHTS6Down25 Eye colourHAZEL5Down26 Put up with punishmentSTICK5Down26 Such aid may be ‘brief’LEGAL5Down27 BeginnerNOVICE6Down27 LevyTITHE5Down27 A hissed message, nothing less?SOS3Down28 WhelpPUPPY5Down28 Girl’s nameMIA3Down28 HeaddressTIARA5Down29 Horse breedARAB4Down30 Fatheads full of drink?MUGS4Down30 EjectEVICT5Down31 BelieveTRUST5Down32 JettyPIER4Down34 DelvedDUG3Down36 CanTIN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 18, 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.