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Evening Standard Crossword March 22 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 22 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
BlemishSCAR4Across1 TavernINN3Across4 BrawlFRAY4Across6 In my judgement, nothing will hold it downOPINION7Across8 VegetablesCARROTS7Across8 Timing deviceSTOPWATCH9Across9 EdgeRIM3Across9 Don't have, when you leave the buildingGOWITHOUT9Across9 EnduranceSURVIVAL8Across10 ReviseEDIT4Across11 She's one point in the lead, for a changeADELE5Across13 Book of mapsATLAS5Across13 SurpassEXCEL5Across14 NothingNIL3Across14 Out-and-out, as you sayUTTER5Across14 EntourageRETINUE7Across15 Went towards - it was custom builtMADEFOR7Across15 Beginning as only a slight injurySCRATCH7Across16 BoxCHEST5Across16 ImmenseTITANIC7Across16 LubricatedOILED5Across17 The chap consuming the house wineMACON5Across17 ProportionRATIO5Across18 Ringing in relation toABOUT5Across18 PlundererPILLAGER8Across19 Alarm the bewitching creatureSIREN5Across20 Academy AwardOSCAR5Across20 BraidPLAIT5Across21 Make redundantLAYOFF6Across22 Her acceptance of it makes for mirthHILARY6Across22 ColourPURPLE6Across23 AccompaniedESCORTED8Across23 Cap for the chap going into the bookie'sBETTER6Across23 AttireDRESS5Across24 SongsANTHEMS7Across25 Settling for the fish and getting through itLANDING7Across25 Many-sided figurePOLYGON7Across27 Shut up and got onBOARDED7Across27 SkipHOP3Across27 FantasiesDREAMS6Across30 Stand or fall with the party that's returnedTRIPOD6Across30 AssertAVER4Across31 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Across31 Quail mum has on iceSHRINK6Across31 Chap that will spill the beansSPLIT5Across32 Aquatic birdsSWANS5Across32 HeightenedENHANCED8Across33 StrayERR3Across34 An abrupt "That's pricey"STEEP5Across35 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across35 SalverTRAY4Across35 Be willing to conformAGREE5Across36 AdditionalEXTRA5Across36 PermitLET3Across36 The confession is effectiveTELLING7Across37 CouponVOUCHER7Across37 PortionPART4Across37 Due out and I travel in it aloneUNAIDED7Across39 Lose hopeDESPAIR7Across39 Gosh! A giant ant has gone off with the dog!CORGI5Across41 LustreSHEEN5Across41 Worried it may be imperfectTENSE5Across42 Dentine from tusksIVORY5Across42 Gave to, having had a powwow aboutCONFERRED9Across43 Practical methodTECHNIQUE9Across43 Drawbacks? Rats!DEFECTS7Across44 Lean or bonyANGULAR7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Show up to have a look, we're toldAPPEAR6Down1 Dance dramaBALLET6Down1 HostagePRISONER8Down2 Best of all, it's not much used, as paths goUNBEATEN8Down2 CudgelCLUB4Down2 Long carSTRETCHLIMO11Down3 A figment of the imagination? Anything but!NOSUCHTHING11Down3 RantRAVE4Down3 Type of paintingSTILLLIFE9Down4 How many are on number twenty?FOURSCORE9Down4 EmbroilINVEIGLE8Down4 VoidNULL4Down5 ImproveUPGRADE7Down5 A rock you may have in your handDIAMOND7Down5 NewFRESH5Down6 Cathedral cityCANTERBURY10Down6 Dashes off at a crazy rate and is clearly unhappySHEDSATEAR10Down6 FreeRID3Down7 PeruseSCAN4Down7 An advertisement for pastry?PUFF4Down7 WrongAMISS5Down8 Skin decorationTATTOO6Down10 Hands the coin to the twitsPASSES6Down10 Word from initialsACRONYM7Down11 Walk unsteadily, due to the snow-fallSTUMBLE7Down11 VelocitySPEED5Down12 A hole made by the boxerCRATER6Down12 RestREPOSE6Down12 ShutCLOSE5Down13 DozeNAP3Down14 LeadLEASH5Down15 VacantEMPTY5Down17 DealTRADE5Down18 For a motel, a strange colourOATMEAL7Down19 Pudding ingredientTAPIOCA7Down19 ReboundRICOCHET8Down20 HideCONCEAL7Down21 Know it will fetch, if you sell itREALISE7Down21 SummitTOP3Down22 As big as a billiard ball?POCKETSIZED11Down24 GreetingGOODEVENING11Down24 WandererROVER5Down25 Alternative medicineHOMEOPATHY10Down26 Shed one had a nap inDROPPEDOFF10Down26 ApologeticSORRY5Down26 The role of the oddball?CHARACTER9Down28 BizarreGROTESQUE9Down28 GenuineREAL4Down28 In the stable, are arranging to hide the gunFIREARM7Down29 ClothingAPPAREL7Down29 BreakSNAP4Down29 RipTEAR4Down30 A lot of lies in the paper?TISSUE6Down30 Ten yearsDECADE6Down30 Not genuineSPURIOUS8Down32 "Put the records back," you say and say angrilySPLUTTER8Down32 EpochERA3Down32 Easily identifiable, went along withTAGGED6Down33 Homeless animalsSTRAYS6Down33 ChorusREFRAIN7Down34 Can they avert the attacks of aggressive prisoners?WARDERS7Down34 Hubble-bubbleHOOKAH6Down38 Had a meal at the pub, as is only naturalINNATE6Down38 Scrap with a catATOM4Down40 OutbuildingSHED4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 22, 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.