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Evening Standard Crossword March 20 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 20 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#
FrolicROMP4Across1 SnatchesGRABS5Across3 A brown one - or maybe in scarlet?STUDY5Across3 GratuityTIP3Across4 ExpectationHOPE4Across6 BodeAUGUR5Across8 KinsmanCOUSIN6Across8 See the old folks behind barsCAGED5Across8 DistressMISERY6Across9 Puzzle concerning public transportREBUS5Across10 BreachGAP3Across10 Of rabiesRABID5Across10 Fled from tyrannyRAN3Across11 NumberTEN3Across11 AttemptedTRIED5Across12 For the boozer, it's a close thing!LOCAL5Across12 Girl's nameCAROL5Across12 Burial or cremationFUNERAL7Across13 Walter's wild, being a spendthriftWASTREL7Across13 PostponeDELAY5Across14 MerchandiseGOODS5Across15 StaidSOBER5Across15 One may look into it reflectivelyGLASS5Across15 Animal's coatFUR3Across18 Cariocan cityRIO3Across18 PureCHASTE6Across18 Deal withPUNISH6Across19 Pamper the top officer's cliqueCOSSET6Across19 AssertINSIST6Across20 As a skit it's light, nothing advancedLAMPOON7Across21 ImmaturePUERILE7Across21 BucketPAIL4Across22 A low AmericanHEEL4Across22 Ruminant mammalDEER4Across23 Discouraging thing for the contractor to say?DONT4Across23 NumeralDIGIT5Across24 BraggedBOASTED7Across24 The wee dram allowed will hardly wet ones whistle!DROPLET7Across24 AnguishGRIEF5Across26 InsightACUMEN6Across26 Strode agitatedly when kept for longSTORED6Across26 FetchBRING5Across28 Wherein, experimentally, to have a little party?LAB3Across29 SummitTOP3Across29 ObserveSEE3Across30 Italian Charlie provides stimulationTONIC5Across31 Fails to winLOSES5Across31 Central American getting a wave from the crowdMEXICAN7Across32 FiendishDEMONIC7Across32 SturdyROBUST6Across32 StripDENUDE6Across33 Saint of the dance?VITUS5Across34 LoyalTRUE4Across34 Big catTIGER5Across34 Inconstant colour?TAN3Across35 SorrowWOE3Across35 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across35 Pretended to deputise for someone?ACTED5Across36 PitcherEWER4Across36 Staff of lifeBREAD5Across36 Science fiction writer from InvernessVERNE5Across37 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Across37 Have recourse to the match official?REFER5Across38 Dog leadLEASH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Distress greatlyCUTUP5Down1 She's made a rash move!SARAH5Down1 MelodiousTUNEFUL7Down2 At the heart of a recent rallyCENTRAL7Down2 ScentODOUR5Down2 OwnPOSSESS7Down3 TasteTANG4Down4 GenuineREAL4Down4 One instrumental in distributing loot?TOOL4Down4 SplendourPOMP4Down5 Cherished in China, it's well liked in WalesDRAGON6Down5 Shoe typeBROGUE6Down5 HurryHASTE5Down6 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Down6 Cries out "yes", for about £50YELLS5Down6 MaybePERHAPS7Down7 LocatesFINDS5Down7 Seem prepared to whistle for one's money?PURSE5Down7 Much talk of seeking asylumGAS3Down9 InformationGEN3Down9 ExpertACE3Down11 SpasmTIC3Down12 In the animal kingdom, a form of ape lordLEOPARD7Down12 Dead putrefying fleshCARRION7Down12 SpotDOT3Down13 It borders on being a bit criminalRIM3Down14 RegretRUE3Down14 A Caledonian place?ASCOT5Down16 CotBED3Down16 LubricatedOILED5Down16 EquipmentRIG3Down17 PortionSHARE5Down17 Make clear the conditionSTATE5Down17 Unionists, often marriedCOUPLES7Down19 PortHARBOUR7Down19 Coating for wallsPLASTER7Down19 It's liable to expansion in ManchesterCHEST5Down20 Dismay, terrifyAPPAL5Down20 Squashed fruit?LEMON5Down21 Pen-pointNIB3Down21 GodlyPIOUS5Down21 OddSTRANGE7Down22 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Down23 Charged a posh girl for a fancy dietDEBITED7Down23 LabelTAG3Down23 Next toBESIDE6Down24 Choose to throw investigators into the riverDECIDE6Down24 AngerIRE3Down25 Some ladies kiss in sloppy styleLAX3Down25 Man's nameTOM3Down25 EvadeELUDE5Down27 Light to carryTORCH5Down27 Hooded snakeCOBRA5Down27 The Stour, for instance, some would call a flowerRIVER5Down28 Iron, sayMETAL5Down28 JogNUDGE5Down29 PackSTOW4Down30 Fanny's clever rhymeCANNY5Down30 CeremoniesRITES5Down30 BrinkEDGE4Down31 Think about taking me round the StatesMUSE4Down32 LairsDENS4Down32 Should be driven with sufficient careCAR3Down33 Signal agreementNOD3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. 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.