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Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 18 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
Clearly expressedLUCID5Across1 Could start to whip in a fightCLASH5Across1 RespondREACT5Across2 Poetry of the silver seaVERSE5Across6 Dog breedSPITZ5Across6 PointerINDEX5Across7 EjectEXPEL5Across8 Nasal openingNOSTRIL7Across9 Hesitated to make a friendly gesture to a leftistWAVERED7Across9 ErectBUILD5Across10 SharpACUTE5Across10 Being nice means very little, in a waySWEET5Across10 RusticRURAL5Across11 Checks a broken sirenREINS5Across11 Is unsuccessfulFAILS5Across12 A rule that breaks the heart of singersREIGN5Across12 OwnsHAS3Across12 PilfersFILCHES7Across13 Lazes around, that is, with sticky sweetsLOLLIES7Across13 War-horseSTEED5Across13 Play for today, outwardly?TOY3Across15 PollutedDEFILED7Across15 DecomposeROT3Across15 Top numbers, each uniqueONES4Across17 CashierTELLER6Across17 NaggingONAT4Across17 Wild moors, right on the map, dark and gloomyMOROSE6Across18 CorsairPIRATE6Across18 TaxiCAB3Across19 Open up possibilities for EdwinWIDEN5Across19 Evil spiritDEMON5Across19 Sort of shirt for a slave, that's allTHELOT6Across20 Hang aroundLOITER6Across20 FiendishDEMONIC7Across20 Easily handled, thanks to meTAME4Across22 Liquid measurePINT4Across22 TardyLATE4Across23 She's less than motherlyHER3Across24 StarSUN3Across24 ExcursionTRIP4Across25 EnviousJEALOUS7Across25 Incite riot about a Zionist leader named KaneCITIZEN7Across25 Go round upsetting some strikersSKIRT5Across26 AppearedEMERGED7Across26 Of greater ageOLDER5Across26 CookerSTOVE5Across27 It's goodbye to Dai, maybe, who's so backwardADIOS5Across27 During the day, left a trainee to be idleDALLY5Across28 Small coinPENNY5Across28 Might he rush ahead with an operation?SURGEON7Across29 Artist's studioATELIER7Across29 Look exhausted and fall out of the ringDROOP5Across30 ConfuseADDLE5Across30 WonderAWE3Across30 PaleASHEN5Across31 MoistenDAMPEN6Across31 He's in textilesTERRY5Across31 FoolishnessMADNESS7Across34 LengthMETRE5Across37 SnakeBOA3Across38 FishSPRAT5Across39 TrivialPETTY5Across40 Farm birdsGEESE5Across41 BeneathUNDER5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CombineUNITE5Down1 Roguish childURCHIN6Down2 RevoltREBEL5Down2 As chancellor, Nigel made rules in advanceLAWSON6Down2 Toffs properly included among saints?SWELLS6Down3 OozedEXUDED6Down3 UntouchedINTACT6Down3 FrigidCOLD4Down4 Derby, perhapsHAT3Down4 Female deerDOE3Down4 ShowEXHIBIT7Down5 Special occasions that help to make life testingFETES5Down5 Book of mapsATLAS5Down5 BeleaguerBESET5Down6 Come close to being governed no end badly?VERGEON7Down6 Cut of beefSIRLOIN7Down6 Heavenly place, a noted hauntEDEN4Down7 In additionPLUS4Down7 Emergency message about a theatre where Pele playedSANTOS6Down8 Kitchen itemTEAPOT6Down8 FriendPAL3Down9 DecipheredDECODED7Down11 Right to issue payREMIT5Down12 AgueFEVER5Down12 BoothSTALL5Down13 FrustratesFOULS5Down13 In Ireland, a clumsy fellow, hot-headedLOUTH5Down13 ChosenELITE5Down14 Bar the clever bitLEVER5Down14 Ancient languageLATIN5Down14 Stone is best - start to finish!TOPAZ5Down15 ProportionRATIO5Down15 EnthusiastFAN3Down16 Camping sheltersTENTS5Down16 The old-fashioned fellows abroadYEMEN5Down16 SubdueREPRESS7Down18 Card gamePOKER5Down18 The "Order of ---" could be "12 Down"MERIT5Down18 Agitates to make artistic creations more loftyWORKSUP7Down19 Use upDEPLETE7Down19 Perhaps a capital attempt at scoringHEADER6Down21 ExpelledOUSTED6Down21 VaultCRYPT5Down21 Gripping toolPLIERS6Down22 In teas one may find an exotic infusionTISANE6Down22 BackboneSPINE5Down22 Subtle differenceNUANCE6Down23 Fruit served in medium large portionsMEDLAR6Down23 OriginateEMANATE7Down24 Wobbly dessertJELLY5Down25 Rocky locations good to manoeuvre cars roundCRAGS5Down25 Thus again is only fairSOSO4Down26 Egg-shapedOVAL4Down26 SheepEWE3Down27 Little Miss Morse?DOT3Down28 VegetablePEA3Down28 HarmDAMAGE6Down28 TagLABEL5Down29 MeasureMETER5Down32 DeleteERASE5Down33 SpotDOT3Down35 RotateSPIN4Down36

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