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Evening Standard Crossword March 3 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 3 2022 answers. The Thursday 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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RecordDISC4Across1 FrenziedMAD3Across4 The majority are about half dead and not particularly goodMODEST6Across4 AdjustsADAPTS6Across4 DividePART4Across6 BlamelessINNOCENT8Across7 Richly rewarded loser of a classic raceATALANTA8Across7 Such a track has presumably been burnt upCINDER6Across8 Ball gameTENNIS6Across8 OffensiveODIOUS6Across8 RecessALCOVE6Across9 RepresentativeAGENT5Across10 Plagiarise various talesSTEAL5Across10 TimidSHY3Across10 PermitALLOW5Across12 Fancy me losing heart yet achieving renown!FAME4Across13 Lump of earthCLOD4Across13 AccessENTRY5Across14 Employee's pass?HAND4Across14 RosterROTA4Across14 HerbDILL4Across15 LaxLOOSE5Across15 All round, it's just the house for a bit of operaHOOP4Across15 TowboatTUG3Across16 In the first year, it can do with cleaning upSTY3Across16 RotisserieSPIT4Across17 Declare Vera wrongAVER4Across17 GuardDEFEND6Across18 Geographically, it's in the form of a part of India!ASIA4Across19 FibsLIES4Across19 IcedFROZEN6Across20 Completely opposed to providing aid (i.e., backing) for a non-imperial systemDIAMETRIC9Across21 PreserveMARMALADE9Across21 MasculineMALE4Across23 Spoils of war?MARS4Across23 It takes a lot to make tea for a friend!MATE4Across24 DreadfulDIRE4Across24 ConsumedEATEN5Across24 Offer, at least, to make the attemptBID3Across26 RangeSCOPE5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across26 Angry gesture when pals break upSLAP4Across27 Give food toFEED4Across27 PostponeDEFER5Across28 Ruthless gang leader, on edgeGRIM4Across29 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across29 SwampBOG3Across30 The chap holding the line is the chiefMAIN4Across32 FervourZEAL4Across32 PropertyESTATE6Across32 Plant worth £25 out East?PEONY5Across33 AppearedLOOKED6Across33 Genetic copyCLONE5Across33 It's easy for one to get fifty in frontFACILE6Across34 BorderEDGE4Across34 GuidesSTEERS6Across34 Boss enforcing a speed limitGOVERNOR8Across35 PullTOW3Across35 Large mammalELEPHANT8Across35 The kind to invite a bite?GENTLE6Across36 LocationSITE4Across36 TeachSCHOOL6Across36

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ClergymanVICAR5Down1 Right in a mess? That's toughHARSH5Down1 Picture within anotherINSET5Down2 Received with thanks, you knowTAKEN5Down2 Rabbit's tailSCUT4Down3 ComfortCONSOLE7Down3 Train bar?RAIL4Down3 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down4 GatherMASS4Down4 Somewhere out East in a comaMACAO5Down4 CartDRAY4Down5 Finished being cheatedDONE4Down5 KeenAVID4Down5 HickoryPECAN5Down6 Star signTAURUS6Down6 The rest of the Spanish, yes, on some estanciasSIESTA6Down6 BackREVERSE7Down7 Monetary unitDOLLAR6Down9 Give the little devil a name!IMPART6Down9 DeityGOD3Down11 A little hat most Americans haveTAM3Down11 OwnsHAS3Down11 HelpAID3Down12 A raid organised by RobinADAIR5Down12 Of the noseNASAL5Down12 GainedWON3Down13 Golfer in chargeFOREMAN7Down13 City fortressCITADEL7Down13 A little cough one has in the morningHEM3Down15 FaintDIM3Down15 Thus, it's the heart of the musicalSIC3Down16 Golf pegTEE3Down16 PoemODE3Down16 NewtEFT3Down17 FavourPREFER6Down18 Extremely old-fashioned servant?VASSAL6Down18 PardonedEXCUSED7Down19 PerfectIDEAL5Down20 Offensive operation, possibly perilous!SIEGE5Down20 Is it up to him to appear relatively unruffled?DAD3Down21 Orienteering aidMAP3Down21 ColourRED3Down21 BurdensomeONEROUS7Down22 CoverLID3Down22 Strike, on and off?TAP3Down22 And notNOR3Down23 Putty-like substanceMASTIC6Down23 Motorway madness, it appears!MIRAGE6Down23 FussADO3Down25 PallidWAN3Down25 Ink-manufacturing familyKIN3Down25 LocationPLACE5Down27 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 Lordly Belgian city?LIEGE5Down28 HappeningEVENT5Down29 Is zero such a number?ROUND5Down30 CreamBEST4Down30 ProvincialLOCAL5Down30 Originally a Christmas present in the perfume lineMYRRH5Down31 GlimmerGLOW4Down31 Religious groupsSECTS5Down31 NoughtZERO4Down32 It contributes to the obscurity of palmistryMIST4Down32 That lordly look?PEER4Down33 DuplicateCOPY4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, March 3, 2022. 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.