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Evening Standard Crossword March 31 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 31 2026 answers. The Tuesday 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#
WorryFRET4Across1 ExaminePROBE5Across3 Are they fed into computers?CHIPS5Across3 WhimFAD3Across4 MuddleMESS4Across6 Letter to a girl in ItalianROMAN5Across8 Loses colourFADES5Across8 ToolAWL3Across9 LubricatedOILED5Across10 ScatterDISPERSE8Across10 One last change in a bookATLAS5Across10 Item of luggage in reserve?BAG3Across11 NumberSIX3Across11 StaggerREEL4Across11 In classical music, a work takes a long timeOPERA5Across12 DelugeFLOOD5Across12 MetropolisCAPITAL7Across13 Master of some artMAESTRO7Across13 SphereORB3Across14 DefeatsBEATS5Across15 A drink; for detectives, a half of beerCIDER5Across15 FormSHAPE5Across16 Centre of revolutionHUB3Across18 FelineCAT3Across18 See about a fellow entering the legislatureSENATE6Across19 ShoesFOOTWEAR8Across19 GriefSORROW6Across19 Italian nameROBERTO7Across21 Joe's in the pub, as is reasonableLOGICAL7Across21 CompositionESSAY5Across21 FlatEVEN4Across22 Seen in the theatre, it's also in the kitchenHEAT4Across22 JoinSEAM4Across23 Obligate with an out-of-the-way offerBIND4Across23 PartSEPARATE8Across23 It's arrogant of an MP to ring us at the officePOMPOUS7Across24 MarionettesPUPPETS7Across24 AssessedRATED5Across24 That of a humble worker taking in the Royal Society?PERSON6Across26 CreatureANIMAL6Across26 ImmerseDIP3Across27 Having come down, it's on the leftLIT3Across29 StandardPAR3Across29 Progress edgilySIDLE5Across31 DingyDRAB4Across31 TriteBANAL5Across31 Will he jump to it when you ring?BELLHOP7Across32 Courageous actionsHEROICS7Across32 ProofEVIDENCE8Across33 Fighting some great warriorsATWAR5Across34 FreezeICE3Across34 Provide foodCATER5Across34 It's shell-like, maybe, a bit pearlyEAR3Across35 Ran offFLED4Across35 In favour ofPRO3Across35 Playing speedsTEMPI5Across36 ParchedDRY3Across36 Light purpleLILAC5Across36 In the popular media, ready to fightARMED5Across37 PourTEEM4Across37 Musical dramaOPERA5Across37 Prison officer with his own driverSCREW5Across38 Apt to cryWEEPY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Of the noseNASAL5Down1 Not yet having taken a knockTOBAT5Down1 DictionaryLEXICON7Down2 Where, in Surrey, lots get very heatedBAGSHOT7Down2 AttackRAID4Down2 RibbonTAPE4Down3 BapROLL4Down4 It's short, sharp, and penetrativeHYPO4Down4 CitadelFORTRESS8Down4 BlunderBOOBOO6Down5 IntenseDEEP4Down5 Pearl's upset about Charlie getting a packagePARCEL6Down5 BogMARSH5Down6 Sea duckEIDER5Down6 Mark and Ian wandering on the streetSTAIN5Down6 SheepEWE3Down7 Start fightingSETTO5Down7 It shows where to put something in the car, etc.CARET5Down7 SlumberSLEEP5Down8 PlungeDIP3Down9 She's a noted motherMAE3Down9 TenderOFFER5Down12 Roy sang pop songs with unusual brio, boy!ORBISON7Down12 DecisiveFATEFUL7Down12 BragBOAST5Down13 Be indebtedOWE3Down14 A vessel to drawTUG3Down14 Small flapTAB3Down14 FoundedBASED5Down15 Figure there's a rostrum around for Sir ColinDAVIS5Down16 Star signARIES5Down16 HorrifyAPPAL5Down17 Prepared, once more, for the day shiftREADY5Down17 BogSWAMP5Down17 EjectEXPEL5Down18 It shows what a girl can doSAMPLER7Down19 BungSTOPPER7Down19 Fellows hanging on to a cowboy's legs?CHAPS5Down20 Meat dishKEBAB5Down20 SwiftnessRAPIDITY8Down20 Lordly Scots lad taking in the tax peopleLAIRD5Down21 Tree sapRESIN5Down21 YelpYAP3Down22 AngrySTROPPY7Down23 Samuel's servants?BUTLERS7Down23 Royal residencePALACE6Down24 Lyrical fresh topic around mid-SeptemberPOETIC6Down24 Hearing organEAR3Down25 Mineral wealth means nothing to the ItalianOIL3Down25 MonthAPRIL5Down25 RecededEBBED5Down26 Flier bringing dire distress to an eggheadEIDER5Down27 Lowest pointNADIR5Down27 They're given open-handedlySLAPS5Down28 ParrotMACAW5Down28 GraspedHELD4Down28 DispatchedSENT4Down29 Tired, due to being drilled?BORED5Down30 DerisionSCORN5Down30 PainACHE4Down30 AssistHELP4Down32 ExpertACE3Down32 On the ball, sportingly, but it's still pretty lowBASE4Down32 The worst actor in HamletHAM3Down33 AngerIRE3Down33

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