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Evening Standard Crossword March 26 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 26 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 129 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#
BelieveTRUST5Across1 Steal gamePOACH5Across3 Small gangs arranging an inside job in stir?TRIOS5Across3 DistantREMOTE6Across5 A rash girl?SARAH5Across8 AdhesivePASTE5Across8 Moral storyFABLE5Across8 ProperDECENT6Across10 Geographical relocation of the heronRHONE5Across10 Let downLOWER5Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 High ground in parts of DartmoorTOR3Across11 JeerBOO3Across11 Making anagrams, does one "--- words?"MINCE5Across12 FulcrumPIVOT5Across12 ExtremeDRASTIC7Across13 Matchless?UNEQUAL7Across13 DirgeLAMENT6Across14 DrainSEWER5Across15 DimOBSCURE7Across15 Shouts when Henry's out of line!HAILS5Across15 Vessel, a sort of boat for the navyURN3Across18 Golf-pegTEE3Across18 Was seatedSAT3Across18 If pelf is involved, it's rubbishPIFFLE6Across19 EraseDELETE6Across19 Outdoor garmentTOPCOAT7Across21 Uncompromising movie?DIEHARD7Across21 CartDRAY4Across21 Moderately hotWARM4Across22 Spare list?LEAN4Across22 LeafPETAL5Across23 Horse's gaitTROT4Across23 Stagnant, perhaps, but it's full of life!POND4Across23 Meal that interrupts a journey?BLOWOUT7Across24 LongLENGTHY7Across24 AppearSEEM4Across24 Fasten securelyANCHOR6Across26 A middling cross, maybeCENTRE6Across26 LairDEN3Across27 RugMAT3Across29 FalsehoodLIE3Across29 Fifty-one pence? What a sauce!LIP3Across29 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across31 GiantTITAN5Across31 She lies awkwardly on the middle of the bedELSIE5Across31 Assistants dishing up food?HELPERS7Across32 RebukeREPROVE7Across32 SeafarerSAILOR6Across32 Speedy winner in a famous carRACER5Across34 WearyTIRE4Across34 DandiesBEAUS5Across34 Girl up a tree maybeIVY3Across35 EnclosedHOUSED6Across35 Alcoholic drinkALE3Across35 Figures there's "no" loss to a navvy, outwardly!FIVES5Across36 MonthAPRIL5Across36 Gorge, with Flamborough Head to the eastFEAST5Across37 Pay outSPEND5Across37 SortsTYPES5Across38 Cram for an examinationSTUDY5Across38 JavelinSPEAR5Across38 DemureMODEST6Across39 PromptREADY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Curved swordSABRE5Down1 Is such rice instantly ready for a bit of a snack?PATNA5Down1 BloomBLOSSOM7Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 Jack, one child in five with a classic nameTARQUIN7Down2 AddressSPEECH6Down3 Of the earOTIC4Down4 BrownTAN3Down4 Bad liar, this bird?RAIL4Down4 GenuineREAL4Down5 Plant or child left outORCHID6Down5 CupboardCLOSET6Down5 CrippledMAIMED6Down6 GuesthouseHOTEL5Down6 At the start of an affair, she makes a bundleSHEAF5Down6 CoarseEARTHY6Down7 Brimless capBERET5Down7 Ring a girl at the weekendKNELL5Down7 SnakeBOA3Down9 Fish product for a buck, perhapsROE3Down9 BeganSTARTED7Down9 Large jugPITCHER7Down12 Couldn't a woman get down it?MANHOLE7Down12 TankVAT3Down12 CaribouDEER4Down13 Stream of purest waterURE3Down14 FaucetTAP3Down14 BundleBALE4Down16 Otherwise, can be made of tinIFNOT5Down16 JadedWEARY5Down16 ConsumedEATEN5Down17 Neither looking good nor feeling wellSEEDY5Down17 RelaxesRESTS5Down17 HangsDANGLES7Down19 The marauder finishes up at the far end, possibly lowerPROWLER7Down19 StylePANACHE7Down20 PerspireSWEAT5Down20 Put in the streetPLACE5Down20 PamphletTRACT5Down21 A girl's beginningsDAWNS5Down21 AtmosphereAURA4Down22 TreatmentTHERAPY7Down23 Youngsters superior at sorting out pipes?PUPPIES7Down23 MethodSYSTEM6Down24 Chicken baster, possibly?BREAST6Down24 Needing companyLONELY6Down24 GratuityTIP3Down25 DischargeEMIT4Down25 Olive's natural wealthOIL3Down25 SpiteMALICE6Down26 QuickNIPPY5Down27 Name the Egyptian leader with 55 islandsELVIS5Down27 Nun's outfitHABIT5Down28 Gets fed up with complicated ritesTIRES5Down28 ForthcomingFUTURE6Down28 Go over the street to make an appointmentTRYST5Down30 HillTOR3Down30 HappeningEVENT5Down30 A single beast isn't exactly a herd!HEAD4Down32 DiscourteousRUDE4Down32 A woman of unique valueEVA3Down33 ReposeREST4Down33 Spanish cryOLE3Down33 ScullOAR3Down36 FinishEND3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, March 26, 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.