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Evening Standard Crossword March 2 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 2 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
Playing tileDOMINO6Across1 MealREPAST6Across4 So a cricket club has hesitation in playing itSOCCER6Across4 HaphazardRANDOM6Across5 DemoteRELEGATE8Across7 A large container of herringsATLANTIC8Across7 Because of the party, go too farOVERDO6Across8 IntroducedINSERTED8Across8 ConfidentialSECRET6Across8 HutSHED4Across9 A good deal of spectacleSIGHT5Across10 PleadBEG3Across10 PhaseSTAGE5Across10 PerformerACTOR5Across12 The gang have their creditable pointsCREW4Across13 Eight furlongsMILE4Across13 Young salmonPARR4Across14 Is she an option?ELSE4Across14 YearnPINE4Across15 Figures to make netsTENS4Across15 LairDEN3Across15 A shot at goal?TRY3Across16 NumberTEN3Across16 Dramatic weatherRAIN4Across17 Norse godODIN4Across17 AbsentOFF3Across17 SheepEWE3Across18 Bit of a brute, perhaps, but dependableTRUE4Across19 Boy's nameCARL4Across19 TuneAIR3Across19 HoboTRAMP5Across20 Force prisoners to develop skillsCONSTRAIN9Across21 WoodworkCARPENTRY9Across21 CoachBUS3Across21 ProsecuteSUE3Across22 Yearn for yearsLONG4Across23 GarlandLEI3Across23 MelodyTUNE4Across23 Go upRISE4Across24 Golf-pegTEE3Across24 One man's name for DianaROSS4Across24 RecoverRALLY5Across26 Make mistakesERR3Across26 Show willingNOD3Across26 Cable a chap out EastLEAD4Across27 Horse breedARAB4Across27 Very keenAVID4Across29 Weapon involving unusual riskKRIS4Across29 PlaythingTOY3Across29 Inform WilliamTELL4Across32 Object of worshipIDOL4Across32 New TokyoKYOTO5Across33 RemainSTAY4Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 Work out a sumFIGURE6Across34 VisualiseENVISAGE8Across34 NeverthelessEVENSO6Across34 Insuring a customer for a piece of jewelleryCOVERING8Across35 AllyFRIEND6Across35 Final permissionSANCTION8Across35 Horrified at hags being harassed!AGHAST6Across36 AudaciousDARING6Across36 Pouch of sauceSACHET6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dry and brittleCRISP5Down1 The reason you finish in a legal actionCAUSE5Down1 DistinctCLEAR5Down2 Mass unitOUNCE5Down2 Weakens certain standardsFLAGS5Down2 Speed at the bend, perhaps?KNOT4Down3 ThoughtIDEA4Down3 FeverAGUE4Down3 With disdain, is finished with the old-fashioned stuffSCORN5Down4 Spirit-measureOPTIC5Down4 Tree sapRESIN5Down4 What the Apache warrior has to do with tobaccoCHEW4Down5 WirelessRADIO5Down5 StepPACE4Down5 Put up with some men being awfully rudeENDURE6Down6 NuzzleNOSE4Down6 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Down6 FatOBESE5Down7 Broken staves usable for starting the fireVESTAS6Down9 Votes inELECTS6Down9 BruteBEAST5Down10 One gets £50 for being sickILL3Down11 FurzeGORSE5Down11 FaucetTAP3Down11 That female ahead is fond of fishHERON5Down12 GrumbleGROAN5Down12 FollowingAFTER5Down12 At the heart of some recent ralliesCENTRAL7Down13 TrackTRAIL5Down13 Inorganic matterMINERAL7Down13 ResponseREPLY5Down14 It's different when you sit upTIS3Down15 Fruit seedPIP3Down15 LiabilityDEBIT5Down15 UnpleasantNASTY5Down16 Nut container?TUN3Down16 AttemptTRY3Down16 The compleat sportsman?ANGLER6Down18 Fears greatlyDREADS6Down18 To ski erratically in extremes of rapidity is dangerous!RISKY5Down20 RegionsAREAS5Down20 Food to be paid for on deliveryCOD3Down21 TykeCUR3Down21 With which to catch a perchROD3Down22 Pen partNIB3Down22 Petty detailsTRIVIA6Down23 Look sound when running easilyLOPING6Down23 Go inENTER5Down25 Christopher's outfitKIT3Down25 Pastry dishPIE3Down25 CorrectAMEND5Down27 PerchROOST5Down28 Decide, at one point, to take the French to courtELECT5Down28 AdoredLOVED5Down28 Call onVISIT5Down30 HarmoniumORGAN5Down30 A bird of either sexROBIN5Down30 Male beeDRONE5Down31 SortTYPE4Down31 It's no good interrupting an SOS for musical entertainmentSONGS5Down31 Unit of lengthINCH4Down32 Fishy state for aunt to be inTUNA4Down32 EmployerUSER4Down32 Remain in a fortified placeKEEP4Down33 Cry of painOUCH4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, March 2, 2023. 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.