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Evening Standard Crossword March 21 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 21 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 127 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#
DirtySOIL4Across1 NorsemanVIKING6Across4 EpochERA3Across4 Impressed by the fancy crust on a piece of cakeSTRUCK6Across4 CutCLIP4Across6 For the would-be speedster, intolerably exasperating!THELIMIT8Across7 DiseaseBERIBERI8Across7 ConfessesOWNSUP6Across8 Complied with the order to prepare fresh dyeOBEYED6Across8 TuneAIR3Across9 BellowsROARS5Across10 A lightning fast exposure?FLASH5Across10 HeightALTITUDE8Across10 CloseNEAR4Across11 PleasedGLAD4Across13 It can weigh heavily on a chap out for a duckLOAD4Across13 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across14 It grows wild, half frenzied!FERN4Across14 CounterBAR3Across14 Just the machine for new drivers on the motorwayMILL4Across15 Watch faceDIAL4Across15 SlumberSLEEP5Across16 HackHEW3Across16 The ayes have itYES3Across16 DenLAIR4Across17 New Zealander?ALAN4Across17 ViedCOMPETED8Across19 Chap claiming to go half a year on lb1?LIAR4Across19 S American ostrichRHEA4Across19 Trouble persistentlyBELEAGUER9Across21 A bit of a job?PIECEWORK9Across21 PrincipleTENET5Across21 Ride wavesSURF4Across23 HeldDETAINED8Across23 In faith, share out moneyCULT4Across23 A wee bit backward with the factsDATA4Across24 MergeFUSE4Across24 ObserveWATCH5Across24 Shoot the dopePOT3Across26 Japanese currencyYEN3Across26 The dangerous character of south UgandaTHUG4Across27 Boat of logsRAFT4Across27 GainedWON3Across27 Run slowly or the wrong way in a raceTROT4Across29 Let fallDROP4Across29 SilentMUTE4Across31 This placeHERE4Across32 It's like a mountain in the ApenninesHEAP4Across32 Unable to prevent an escapeLEAKY5Across33 TesterEXAMINER8Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 In bed, some lovers are secretiveCOVERT6Across34 ObserveSEE3Across34 Brings upBREEDS6Across34 Coffee can make sprees so wild!ESPRESSO8Across35 DreadFEAR4Across35 AbroadOVERSEAS8Across35 Lived with an old-fashioned boy having no employmentWASTED6Across36 OwingDUE3Across36 Treat harshlySTEPON6Across36 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Terminate prematurelyABORT5Down1 Rod's employees?STAFF5Down1 Delightful surpriseTREAT5Down2 Raced madly into the woodCEDAR5Down2 GreasyOILY4Down2 RecedesEBBS4Down3 Fathead meeting his destruction in the seaFISH4Down3 Musical instrumentVIOLA5Down4 TaughtEDUCATED8Down4 Seat possibly lost out of loveSTOOL5Down4 TopAPEX4Down5 ConsiderateKIND4Down5 Was sorry to have made a rude noiseRUED4Down5 WaterwayCANAL5Down6 QueasinessNAUSEA6Down6 Smart as many always areCLEVER6Down6 UntruthLIE3Down7 AngryIRATE5Down8 Sort of box to be returned after deliveryBALLOT6Down9 Aquatic mammalWALRUS6Down9 Member of a cricket sideLEG3Down11 Not at homeOUT3Down11 Slow boat trip around mid-morningSNAIL5Down12 TwistSCREW5Down12 Measuring stickRULER5Down12 StingSMART5Down13 Tall animalGIRAFFE7Down13 In a row before the match?LINEDUP7Down13 WagerBET3Down14 Cease livingDIE3Down15 RenovateRENEW5Down15 As worn for a master class initially?MAC3Down15 Beast of many a kindYAK3Down16 That womanHER3Down16 HappeningEVENT5Down17 ConceitPRIDE5Down18 Permissive missive?LETTER6Down18 Boy's nameALFRED6Down18 I scold when angryIRATE5Down20 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 Takes noticeHEEDS5Down20 Place wrecked in a stuporPUT3Down21 Sweet rollBUN3Down21 A witty movement?WAG3Down22 BrownTAN3Down22 IntestineGUT3Down22 Bit of decoration on a cigarCORONA6Down23 ConfidentialSECRET6Down23 EntertainAMUSE5Down25 Vessel from the East going west all right!WOK3Down25 Fish eggsROE3Down25 HeartenCHEER5Down26 Illegal burningARSON5Down28 RepairMEND4Down28 The ad maybe was far from popularHATED5Down28 BlazeFIRE4Down29 NurseTEND4Down30 Bring up the question of a pay increaseRAISE5Down30 Goes by horseRIDES5Down30 Tony's different from MikeTYSON5Down31 IronPRESS5Down31 Anger derived from hateHEAT4Down32 PileHEAP4Down32 BeverageTEA3Down32 The flier left the vesselLARK4Down33 Monstrous personOGRE4Down33

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