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Evening Standard Crossword March 23 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 23 2026 answers. The Monday 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#
WoundsMAIMS5Across1 Run offDECAMP6Across1 Spirit of a grand entertainerGHOST5Across1 ShortageDEARTH6Across5 Study in quietudeETUDE5Across6 HaltsSTOPS5Across6 SeniorELDER5Across9 Whence the train's guard can cry out, just in caseCABOOSE7Across9 AccusesALLEGES7Across9 PartnerSPOUSE6Across10 Use bad language in the witness box?SWEAR5Across10 DenSTUDY5Across10 EstablishINSTAL6Across11 IndefiniteVAGUE5Across11 The body in the boxTRUNK5Across11 AnteroomFOYER5Across12 HurryHASTE5Across12 Man of the manor, maybe, in Spain?RAMON5Across12 Gallant chap in painPALADIN7Across13 StockingsHOSIERY7Across13 ResponsibilityONUS4Across14 Cry during homeworkMEW3Across15 Heavy-heartedSAD3Across15 DryARID4Across17 Bookish captain's exclamation to a seamanAHAB4Across17 AgeDAY3Across17 What to win when you lose (it's tricky)MISERE6Across18 Spanish dishPAELLA6Across18 CeremonyRITE4Across18 EssentialVITAL5Across19 Swimming schoolSHOAL5Across19 NecessitateENTAIL6Across20 Belief in direct action!CREDIT6Across20 FlavourTASTE5Across20 HeroicEPIC4Across22 Only to lose badlySOLE4Across22 CollierMINER5Across22 ExplodedERUPTED7Across23 Being venerated, he criedHAL3Across24 ExcludeDEBAR5Across24 Man's nameLES3Across24 SportspersonATHLETE7Across25 A resilient chucker-outBOUNCER7Across25 Choice of potherbsOTHER5Across26 FresherNEWER5Across26 Pear drinkPERRY5Across26 Shoulder movementSHRUG5Across27 Played by the band in all-Italian styleTUTTI5Across27 Go off course, say about two-fifths of a metreSTRAY5Across28 Unfertilised seedOVULE5Across28 Dash off and obtain a ripping takeaway!TEAROUT7Across29 GruesomeMACABRE7Across29 CheeseEDAM4Across29 To uncle, a very large Aegean islandSAMOS5Across30 CurseSWEAR5Across30 DampWET3Across30 Make lawENACT5Across31 A lord by nameBYRON5Across31 SpeedRATE4Across32 PaledFADED5Across33 SluggishTORPID6Across35 OarPADDLE6Across36 SendREMIT5Across37 NegatedDENIED6Across38 WreckageDEBRIS6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TyrantDESPOT6Down1 WriterAUTHOR6Down2 RefrainCHORUS6Down2 The way to get had up for riding an elephantHOWDAH6Down2 A crab's in beetle-like formSCARAB6Down3 EngageMESH4Down3 Spanish capitalMADRID6Down3 BegPLEAD5Down4 Jack may take Paul inTAR3Down4 CunningSLY3Down4 GodDEITY5Down5 Shakespeare's name for frailtyWOMAN5Down5 LureDECOY5Down5 Sea-eagleERNE4Down6 Loiters around a Portuguese resortESTORIL7Down6 More than a fewSEVERAL7Down6 Russian emperorTSAR4Down7 KeepRETAIN6Down7 Flier making a sound turnTERN4Down7 It's safer to keep out of itDANGER6Down8 Not singularPLURAL6Down8 AssistantHELPER6Down8 Physically weakFRAIL5Down12 Direction of a blowRIGHT5Down12 TriedSAMPLED7Down13 A church head has a way round this areaPATCH5Down13 FilbertHAZEL5Down13 A tag that upsets BellaLABEL5Down14 SievesSIFTS5Down14 NudeNAKED5Down15 Wine makes me a bit docileMEDOC5Down15 SlantSLOPE5Down15 VapourSTEAM5Down16 Move to musicDANCE5Down16 Were wrong about Spithead being in Germany!WESER5Down16 JockeyRIDER5Down18 BeanoPARTY5Down18 House with its own tube stationMANOR5Down18 Enough neckwear for a decade?SIXTIES7Down19 PrincipleTENET5Down19 Sour liquidVINEGAR7Down19 Sicilian town producing jazz for America?RAGUSA6Down21 StrayERR3Down21 Male relativeNEPHEW6Down21 NumberELEVEN6Down22 MalesMEN3Down22 Conceited as a midshipmanSNOTTY6Down22 Slanting typeITALIC6Down23 Leo gets out a gun with a smooth movementLEGATO6Down23 NotchedDENTED6Down24 DisplayARRAY5Down25 Bread product usually with trimmingsBEARD5Down25 SterileBARREN6Down25 The hot toddy manOTTO4Down26 CougarPUMA4Down26 RoamWANDER6Down27 It's paid us to return to BridesheadSUB3Down28 NicheRECESS6Down28 MineralORE3Down28 PaddledWADED5Down30 LukewarmTEPID5Down31 BlazeFIRE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, March 23, 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.