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Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2022 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2022 answers. The Friday 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#
UniverseCOSMOS6Across1 SofaSETTEE6Across5 WholeCOMPLETE8Across8 Perturbed, changed coursePUTABOUT8Across9 ObserveNOTE4Across9 AnticipatedFORESEEN8Across9 MeadowLEA3Across10 Ring us back about the foreign coinSOU3Across10 ExcessivelyTOO3Across10 Like the biography of the man who played snooker?POTTED6Across11 SecureOBTAIN6Across11 Died clutching it, most unhappy, you make clearSTRESS6Across12 TakeACCEPT6Across12 StructureFRAME5Across12 DivePLUMMET7Across13 Seeks one’s help first in getting the faulty lens outENLISTS7Across13 PromiseOATH4Across14 A singer as entertainmentLARK4Across14 Poor whisky is often served soONTHEROCKS10Across15 WeakenSAP3Across15 AdeptPROFICIENT10Across15 OwingDUE3Across17 OustSUPPLANT8Across17 Told, rushed back to get a trade-off onNARRATED8Across17 PinchNIP3Across18 Do set fire to the treeCONIFER7Across18 BuccaneersPIRATES7Across18 Start to write on the discOPEN4Across19 EdgeRIM3Across19 MoveSTIR4Across19 JumpVAULT5Across20 SickILL3Across21 RouseEXCITE6Across21 Described in more detail how the lunatic’s cell was?PADDED6Across21 WrathIRE3Across22 DecayROT3Across23 StillYET3Across24 A fair night’s rest?THESLEEPOFTHEJUST17Across24 Becoming insaneGOINGROUNDTHEBEND17Across24 ShrillREEDY5Across26 A child with a bad stye and coughingCHESTY6Across27 BehindASTERN6Across27 AlwaysEVER4Across29 Having recovered from, once againOVER4Across29 NewtEFT3Across29 RunsSPRINTS7Across30 The cheek, getting one to swim to the ship!GALLEON7Across30 DaybreakDAWN4Across33 ImmaculateSPOTLESS8Across33 Going by road with the new lover as well?OVERLAND8Across33 SectionDIVISION8Across34 Weighs it all up and buys an interest inTAKESSTOCK10Across35 AirATMOSPHERE10Across35 HiredRENTED6Across35 ScornDERIDE6Across36 Picture of a biscuitSNAP4Across36 FishCHAR4Across36 Remove all the bulbs? My pleasure!DELIGHT7Across37 HelpSUCCOUR7Across37 When, within a month, one’s left, can’t findMISLAY6Across38 AllowPERMIT6Across38 Get as far as “me in bed with nothing on”COMETO6Across40 FleetARMADA6Across40 Ready for some tennis?SET3Across41 UntruthLIE3Across41 But a buck, also, has two of them!HINDLEGS8Across42 ConfirmedVERIFIED8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Eliminating by switching off the engine?CUTTINGOUT10Down1 AboutCONCERNING10Down1 YieldCEDE4Down2 The passenger foodFARE4Down2 Sea airOZONE5Down2 FeelerTENTACLE8Down3 Keep, as opposed to dish outCONSERVE8Down3 Be gloomyMOPE4Down3 AbsoluteSHEER5Down4 CutSNIPPED7Down4 In a while, get baggySTRETCH7Down4 VapourSTEAM5Down5 SympathiseCOMMISERATE11Down5 Sets a tail on and ensures it doesn’t happen againPUTSANENDTO11Down5 FlavourTANG4Down6 SpokesmanMOUTHPIECE10Down6 Sign for the letter that’s gone missingAPOSTROPHE10Down6 She’s at least pushing fifty in it!STELLA6Down7 AdditionalEXTRA5Down7 AmbleSTROLL6Down7 ClearDISTINCT8Down8 Is it ever bashed in again when you get it backRETRIEVE8Down8 The disappointments, one gets rid ofSELLS5Down10 WagonLORRY5Down10 HopeTRUST5Down10 ConfessADMIT5Down11 AgueFEVER5Down12 EntertainAMUSE5Down13 AccessENTRY5Down14 MaliceSPITE5Down15 AviatorPILOT5Down16 DelicateFRAGILE7Down16 She is swanning about again - she’s richHEIRESS7Down16 Lying, as before, on the insidePRONE5Down20 AnxiousTENSE5Down20 TreasureCHERISH7Down22 TT wearDOUBLET7Down22 PlantHONEYSUCKLE11Down23 In another form, it’s not very goodSECONDCLASS11Down23 BiscuitGINGERSNAP10Down25 Smack, when you findLAYHANDSON10Down25 DeleteERASE5Down25 Was electrified and accepted the job of bossTOOKCHARGE10Down26 ResoluteDETERMINED10Down26 FinishedENDED5Down27 Wearing when foolingHAVINGON8Down28 PlungedDIVED5Down28 GemSAPPHIRE8Down28 SpateFLOOD5Down30 Supposing it’s the twit with the gun I’m to tie upASSUMING8Down31 DocumentPASSPORT8Down31 GroupUNIT4Down31 Like a superficial knowledge of art?SKETCHY7Down32 BetterIMPROVE7Down32 EmployerUSER4Down32 Scorched and tornRIPPED6Down34 MenaceTHREAT6Down34 OverABOVE5Down35 Mean it’s the wrong sizeTIGHT5Down35 BreachRIFT4Down39 Fish that’s the last of its kind?SOLE4Down39

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