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Evening Standard Crossword March 21 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 21 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 130 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#
Paper handkerchiefTISSUE6Across1 StraightDIRECT6Across1 Sharp ends, perhaps, but maybe no tipsPOINTS6Across1 ReelBOBBIN6Across5 ReduceDIMINISH8Across7 Easiest time to do things?TOMORROW8Across7 A deceptive note not easily understoodCODE4Across8 BoastBRAG4Across8 WatercourseRIVER5Across9 Delay can be criminal!HOLDUP6Across10 Ladybird e.g.BEETLE6Across10 VaultCELLAR6Across10 Jam, maybe, but very little butterSCRAPE6Across11 Baffling questionsPOSERS6Across11 SilencedGAGGED6Across11 DecorationMEDAL5Across12 A drink to help get your sea legsALE3Across14 FinishedOVER4Across14 AfflictAIL3Across14 MelodiesTUNES5Across16 Oddly enough, this refers to something never received!HADIT5Across16 NoiseDIN3Across17 Cheated many an individualDONE4Across17 ScarceRARE4Across17 AcidTART4Across18 Come round the island to the northWAKEN5Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 AlludeREFER5Across20 Being rushed, a number inaccurately read outRACED5Across21 DefameLIBEL5Across21 RaidFORAY5Across22 TruckWAGON5Across22 He'll have halved the danger by the end of FebruaryGERRY5Across22 Former boys making minor alterationsMODS4Across23 MeatVENISON7Across23 Thin fogMIST4Across23 DicedCUBED5Across24 In South America, can get some beast (a slob?) in a tangleBOLAS5Across26 JockeyRIDER5Across26 Ancient artifactRELIC5Across26 Weep so bitterly at firstSOB3Across28 Soft wet earthMUD3Across28 Not accustomed to other than second-hand goods?UNUSED6Across29 CureHEAL4Across29 Public speakerORATOR6Across29 ColourMAROON6Across30 Road rage, it seems, is just an illusionMIRAGE6Across30 SolidifyGEL3Across30 Precious stoneOPAL4Across31 Do evening work at the laundryIRON4Across31 Fully statedEXPLICIT8Across32 One vehicle, among others, as used by travellersCARAVANS8Across32 CipherCODE4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 Restful as a noted LagoonSLEEPY6Across33 Lodging houseHOSTEL6Across33 SaveREDEEM6Across35 GooseGANDER6Across36 EmulateRIVAL5Across37 NippedBITTEN6Across38 MemorisedLEARNT6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PhysicianDOCTOR6Down1 Sawn woodTIMBER6Down1 Hurried back up to the shedPUSHED6Down1 To eat, a singular thing and possibly an old oneNOODLE6Down2 A sallySORTIE6Down2 AlleviationRELIEF6Down2 Walk about a yard?STEP4Down3 VergeEDGE4Down3 StuffCRAM4Down3 Has such an egg been stolen?POACHED7Down4 Of crucial importancePIVOTAL7Down4 WearyTIRED5Down4 Warning deviceSIREN5Down5 StartedBEGAN5Down5 Norfolk girl?BROAD5Down5 SpokenORAL4Down6 We set out to be like a sixteen year oldSWEET5Down6 Board gameCHESS5Down6 MendicantBEGGAR6Down7 NakednessNUDITY6Down8 EndureBEAR4Down8 Group of people in a rustic laneCLAN4Down8 EverythingALL3Down9 Expected to resemble fresh water?DUE3Down9 Escaped from tyrannyRAN3Down12 StarSUN3Down12 Spoke highly of how the water was mainly conveyed?PIPED5Down13 PartedDIVIDED7Down13 Horse controlsREINS5Down13 Wooden shoeSABOT5Down15 Pearl's motherNACRE5Down15 RendezvousVENUE5Down15 SpreeREVEL5Down16 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down18 ChangeALTER5Down18 On the allotment, one on both sides?ONION5Down18 Less than warm, possibly coldWAR3Down19 RushedRACED5Down19 Farm animalPIG3Down19 One taking turns as an opener?KEY3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 Book to keep?RESERVE7Down21 TerseLACONIC7Down21 ColourRED3Down21 BecauseFOR3Down22 Talk a lot, then hang upGAS3Down22 A wagWIT3Down22 Wall paintingsMURALS6Down23 Bad-tempered beast touring Central AmericaMOROSE6Down23 Object of worshipIDOL4Down24 AngelCHERUB6Down24 In Scotland, nothing but prohibitionOBAN4Down24 OutlawBANDIT6Down25 In the outskirts of Surrey, a German wine?SHERRY6Down25 Underground passageTUNNEL6Down25 The macho type, but a companionBUTCH5Down26 Cowboy displayRODEO5Down26 TotterDODDER6Down27 Ill-gotten gains from being cruel?LUCRE5Down27 Lighting devicesLAMPS5Down27 Orienteering aidMAP3Down28 RueREGRET6Down28 Yes - right, guv'nor!SIR3Down28 Briefly, a state of failure?MISS4Down30 Night insectMOTH4Down30 UrchinGAMIN5Down30 LawfulLEGAL5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 AuctionSALE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, March 21, 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.