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Evening Standard Crossword March 28 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 28 2018 answers. The Wednesday 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#
ShutsCLOSES6Across1 Insufficient cause to include a politician on educational groundsCAMPUS6Across1 ConjectureGUESS5Across3 Considering an angular monarchTHINKING8Across7 Good-lookingHANDSOME8Across7 PontiffPOPE4Across8 Just the place for fancy tiesSITE4Across8 EstimateRECKON6Across9 Show two words as one, in shortSITCOM6Across10 MasticatedCHEWED6Across10 GloryHONOUR6Across10 EnigmaRIDDLE6Across11 Poison for which the cure includes a warm heart!CURARE6Across11 TurfDIVOT5Across11 SmackSLAP4Across12 High mountainALP3Across14 Always peerless in poetryEER3Across14 SummitPEAK4Across15 Stair partRISER5Across16 Done up and fortifiedLACED5Across16 OptimisticHOPEFUL7Across17 RodentsRATS4Across17 Stories from all directionsNEWS4Across17 Backless sofaDIVAN5Across19 Woman for instance embraced by a manMEGAN5Across19 OwingDUE3Across20 Initiator of a receptionDONOR5Across21 DuckEIDER5Across21 CantBEVEL5Across21 He's out of shape - droopy!PEDRO5Across22 PrecipitationSLEET5Across22 SideTEAM4Across23 A drop at a timeFALL4Across23 Sound qualityTONE4Across23 ReposeREST4Across25 ShipLINER5Across26 Being wise, saints conceal their age!SAGES5Across26 Run away to wedELOPE5Across26 Boy's nameTIM3Across28 She and Ted are a seasoned coupleSAL3Across28 PinPEG3Across28 RenovateREVAMP6Across29 Copy I'm editing in a short-sighted wayMYOPIC6Across29 DictionaryLEXICON7Across30 The upper class punter?BETTER6Across30 Severe food shortageFAMINE6Across30 It's unoriginal, we hearECHO4Across31 Assist in a crimeABET4Across31 SandshoePLIMSOLL8Across32 Hang around, that is, to get some undiesLINGERIE8Across32 InactiveIDLE4Across33 Expend moneyLAYOUT6Across33 The business-like way to deal with things?FIRMLY6Across33 AirTUNE4Across35 ShamBOGUS5Across36 AnnulCANCEL6Across38 ShutSEALED6Across39 MaximTENET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
U.S. frontiersman's city nameCARSON6Down1 AgreeCONCUR6Down1 OverwhelmCRUSH5Down1 Those paid for cereals, on the quiet?PRICES6Down2 Frowns sullenlySCOWLS6Down2 BitSCRAP5Down2 Cast offSHED4Down3 Check in a systematic waySTEM4Down3 DeityGOD3Down3 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down4 Isolated devastated ruins outside Los AngelesINSULAR7Down4 UnmatchedUNIQUE6Down4 MerchandiseGOODS5Down5 DemonstrateSHOW4Down5 I call for a change of colourLILAC5Down5 DrunkardSOT3Down6 Not everNEVER5Down6 Looked to have taken the lead by an own-goalOGLED5Down6 JestedJOKED5Down7 Fossil fuelPEAT4Down8 Cook uses a tin opener in various waysSTEW4Down8 SnappedBROKE5Down8 The height of rhetoricTOR3Down9 Energy, vitalityPEP3Down9 Managed to get the right oneRAN3Down12 RacketDIN3Down12 Drink up in right royal style!REGAL5Down13 FruitLEMON5Down13 HatedLOATHED7Down13 CyclePEDAL5Down14 Hank to his friends, perhapsHENRY5Down15 Glandular organLIVER5Down15 SaleAUCTION7Down16 Would you write one like a shot?ESSAY5Down18 NimbleAGILE5Down18 SlanderLIBEL5Down18 ThroughPER3Down19 No skinhead in the Ministry of DefenceMOD3Down19 Scottish riverDEE3Down19 It's soft, stick and less than goodGOO3Down20 Animal doctorVET3Down20 Wanted to catch teacher in the act!DESIRED7Down21 StainBLEMISH7Down21 Go up a second timePEP3Down22 RepairREFIT5Down22 Health resortSPA3Down22 OpportuneTIMELY6Down23 Dad sounds more remoteFATHER6Down23 BlendMIX3Down24 Leave outOMIT4Down24 Singer of extra special tone?ALTO4Down24 Drolly licentious in lofty styleLORDLY6Down25 ExcusedEXEMPT6Down25 Burst outERUPT5Down26 Seem pleased to be the subject of a graphic exposure?SMILE5Down26 Breaking under the hammer?GOING5Down27 RubbishREFUSE6Down27 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down27 Dry in hothouse conditionsSEC3Down28 NipPINCH5Down28 Small flap of materialTAB3Down28 GleamGLINT5Down29 DropFALL4Down30 Kind of cake unsuitable for vegetarians?BEEF4Down30 WavyCURLY5Down31 PoorNEEDY5Down32 JettyMOLE4Down34 GambleBET3Down36 FixedSET3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. 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.