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Evening Standard Crossword March 31 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 31 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
A question that's full of holes?RIDDLE6Across1 AdjustsADAPTS6Across1 PrickleTHORN5Across4 GenealogyPEDIGREE8Across7 BumpyUNEVEN6Across7 Pupil I scold for being "free"LIBERATE8Across7 Astronomical spoils!MARS4Across8 SetteeSOFA4Across8 CerealRYE3Across9 StewHOTPOT6Across10 The accent of a big-headed rascal?BROGUE6Across10 PlunderROB3Across10 StudyPERUSE6Across11 Bear witness at a trialATTEST6Across11 IntervalPAUSE5Across12 Way outEXIT4Across13 Pilot Officer Moorhead's little petPOM3Across14 MountainALP3Across14 SoreULCER5Across15 Resents making hasteHATES5Across16 MannequinMODEL5Across16 The way to suggest a past timeTHEN4Across17 Land measureACRE4Across17 Prayer-bookMISSAL6Across17 A bigwig, royal, yet not a nice typeVIPER5Across19 RippedTORN4Across19 ColourLILAC5Across19 PrecipitationSLEET5Across20 In the kitchen, it's a confusing thingMIXER5Across21 Boy's nameDAVID5Across21 TraineeCADET5Across22 Poet with a house right behind meHOMER5Across22 FrenziedMAD3Across22 RushDASH4Across23 Applaud a pupil for coming in topCLAP4Across23 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 ParlanceIDIOM5Across26 Seaman dismissed - or near enough!ABOUT5Across26 FriendPAL3Across27 LieFIB3Across28 PromenadeFRONT5Across28 To love unreasonablyTOO3Across28 WeekdayMONDAY6Across29 Monty, taking a wild pony round SouthendPYTHON6Across29 SeverBISECT6Across30 One of an infantile pair receiving a kick?BOOTEE6Across30 Units currently abbreviatedAMPS4Across31 SpokenORAL4Across31 RosterROTA4Across31 Kind of key used in a case of staff shortage?SKELETON8Across32 BeautifulGORGEOUS8Across32 TidyNEATEN6Across33 Call uponSUMMON6Across33 A piece of cakeDODDLE6Across33 CofferCHEST5Across35 DeclineWANE4Across37 ObscureVAGUE5Across38 BroadcastSOW3Across39 FaucetTAP3Across41 ShyMODEST6Across42 StitchedSEWED5Across43

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Peter, it seems, is a rodent about to gnaw his bib!RABBIT6Down1 Respiratory disorderASTHMA6Down1 ConstraintDURESS6Down1 A monster pullover?DRAGON6Down2 HumansPEOPLE6Down2 SystemREGIME6Down2 ThroughPER3Down3 QuarrelSPAT4Down3 Otherwise a noted school of economicsELSE4Down3 SortTYPE4Down4 Treat a cold woman to a blooming plant!HEATHER7Down4 WildlyLIKEMAD7Down4 CentreHEART5Down5 The youngster acted strangelyCADET5Down5 HaughtyPROUD5Down5 CurbRESTRAIN8Down6 Is cruel to a wild beastBEATS5Down6 GemJEWEL5Down6 CelebritySTAR4Down8 IntellectNOUS4Down8 Be unhappy to put me out of workMOPE4Down8 DandyFOP3Down9 A trumpet piece with spiritRUM3Down9 InnocentBLAMELESS9Down11 Legendary birdROC3Down12 He travels in wet areasTAR3Down12 A pie's possibly brownSEPIA5Down13 AppearsSEEMS5Down13 RankTIER4Down14 FrogmanDIVER5Down15 Arranged to have eaten about nineFIXED5Down15 ClothedCLAD4Down16 PaceSTEP4Down18 In more ways than one, it may be flyingHOBBY5Down18 Statement of beliefsCREDO5Down18 Girl with a lot of goVIM3Down19 StriplingLAD3Down19 By providing parking for royaltyPER3Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down20 DrinkLEMONADE8Down21 HarmsDAMAGES7Down21 Drove around with TodmoreMOTORED7Down21 It can be raised as a questionHUH3Down22 FishCOD3Down22 DemilitariseDISARM6Down23 AdroitDEFT4Down23 Softly cried out like a bird shut inCOOPED6Down23 Quantities for saleLOTS4Down24 Biblical characterABEL4Down24 RodCANE4Down25 AssassinHITMAN6Down25 Choose pence before pounds - no problem!PLEASE6Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 PictureIMAGE5Down26 Imitative in cheapish styleAPISH5Down26 Choice article in heraldic goldOTHER5Down27 HabituateINURE5Down27 TreeFIR3Down28 A familiar name to manyTOM3Down28 Wild assONAGER6Down29 Group of husbandsBAND4Down30 EmployerBOSS4Down30 PactTREATY6Down30 SharpACUTE5Down32 ParticleATOM4Down34 LeaderHEAD4Down36 SorrowWOE3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. 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.