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Evening Standard Crossword March 27 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 27 2020 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#
WorryFRET4Across1 EqualityPAR3Across4 VesselBOAT4Across6 TeaseRAG3Across9 Left or was removed forciblyPULLEDOUT9Across9 UnhurriedLEISURELY9Across9 SpineBACKBONE8Across10 Not drinking from the little cup at allTEETOTAL8Across10 Radical changeUPHEAVAL8Across10 SpokenORAL4Across11 Asleep when she got back inELSA4Across12 Ready moneyCASH4Across12 Attack with something picked up in the shipyard, sayASSAIL6Across13 RevenueINCOME6Across13 Key man who introduced antiseptics for a burnBLISTER7Across14 EcstasyRAPTURE7Across14 TuneAIR3Across14 Sparkling wineCHAMPAGNE9Across15 Didn’t stop the girl and boy getting togetherCARRIEDON9Across15 IntendedMEANT5Across16 Some hot concoction to start with that's tastyTOOTHSOME9Across17 Emergency vehicleAMBULANCE9Across17 To get a plant – it’s for the kitchenTOASTER7Across18 Bodice-like topBUSTIER7Across18 InsultedOFFENDED8Across19 “Cheapjack” has a strange cast all roundSHODDY6Across20 SeasonSUMMER6Across20 ElevatorLIFT4Across21 PrincipleTENET5Across21 Satisfied with the flat I am occupyingPAID4Across21 DecidedDEFINITE8Across23 From the first appearance, utterly delight oneENTRANCE8Across24 PassagewayCORRIDOR8Across24 PeelSTRIP5Across24 The better the summer, the faster it’s dealt withADDITION8Across26 Excessively precisePEDANTIC8Across26 GainedWON3Across27 Having recovered from, once againOVER4Across28 Second-handUSED4Across28 ArachnidSPIDER6Across29 Tries to make one admit they’re setbacksKNOCKS6Across29 AbandonFORSAKE7Across31 CheeseBRIE4Across31 Fiddles with some things in the workboxCHISELS7Across31 EntireCOMPLETE8Across33 Keep batting, mind befuddled, in the gameBADMINTON9Across34 SportBADMINTON9Across34 EpochERA3Across34 GropeFEEL4Across35 DefectiveDUD3Across36 AbleCOMPETENT9Across36 They didn’t win the “Fastest Climbers Competition”RUNNERSUP9Across36 NurseTEND4Across37 SubstantialSTAUNCH7Across38 When spring comes, in dire trouble, lose heartDESPAIR7Across38 GloomyMOROSE6Across39 Follows us back and gets seen prowling roundENSUES6Across39 ArticleITEM4Across40 So back “Bogeyman”ERGO4Across40 Bananas are popular at children’s partiesCRACKERS8Across41 PaintingPORTRAIT8Across41 Hurried up as he’d arranged to take a friend outMADEHASTE9Across42 ImmovableSTEADFAST9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
London taxiBLACKCAB8Down1 Part of the shoe’s damaged? Blow!UPPERCUT8Down1 Afternoon napSIESTA6Down2 Heavier cold the person who was beaten hadCLOSER6Down2 GenuineREAL4Down2 AdolescentTEENAGER8Down3 Think “Heavens! Denis has broken in!”CONSIDER8Down3 AcceptTAKE4Down3 SuppliedPROVIDED8Down4 PastBYGONE6Down4 Filter, at most, half the waterSTRAIN6Down4 RegrettedRUED4Down5 TepidLUKEWARM8Down5 Something dangerous I allowed the tots to play about withSTILETTO8Down5 ShatteredBROKE5Down6 Type of biscuitSHORTBREAD10Down6 Forceful and mettlesome, unlike the royals?REDBLOODED10Down6 ScullOAR3Down7 Frog larvaTADPOLE7Down7 Near through, you add, before daylightTONIGHT7Down7 AnewAGAIN5Down8 PlanetSATURN6Down8 Marks on the skin from a beatingTATTOO6Down8 After a day, concludes they’re alliesFRIENDS7Down11 KeepsakeMEMENTO7Down11 PremiumBONUS5Down12 PresentOFFER5Down13 InsectANT3Down14 RenovateRENEW5Down15 Large churchPRIORY6Down16 One by one, as part of the actINTURN6Down16 GarretATTIC5Down17 SymbolTOKEN5Down18 Is she asinine when drunk?ANNIE5Down19 CookerSTOVE5Down19 Knight's titleSIR3Down20 TwistedDEFORMED8Down20 The woman in the librarySHE3Down20 Spanish islandIBIZA5Down22 CanTIN3Down22 It’s only a pound singleALONE5Down22 The first wrong note creates a discordSTRIFE6Down23 Dinner courseENTREE6Down23 It won’t run and it won’t jump!NONSTARTER10Down25 Senior teacherDEPUTYHEAD10Down25 NumberTHREE5Down25 PerfectIDEAL5Down26 StandardPAR3Down26 Twit of a girl who lost her headASS3Down26 RefuseRUBBISH7Down27 Didn’t allow to go off in the vanFORBADE7Down27 TartACID4Down28 ApertureSLOT4Down29 StupefySTUN4Down30 ExplosiveDYNAMITE8Down30 A bundle of nerves after the business talkCONVERSE8Down30 Very hungryFAMISHED8Down31 Claims one is a fighterCONTENDS8Down31 Would have drink laid on, one imaginedSUPPOSED8Down32 WrathIRE3Down32 GuessESTIMATE8Down32 When trained, can bring in excellent moneyFINANCE7Down33 StatelinessDIGNITY7Down33 Mythical monsterDRAGON6Down35 Might be a fool, you say, to leaveDESERT6Down35 Continue to think, going back through againRESUME6Down36 StrokeCARESS6Down36 Underline “anxiety”STRESS6Down37 Crowd-scene actorsEXTRAS6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 27, 2020. 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.