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Evening Standard Crossword March 4 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 4 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 125 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#
Escape fromEVADE5Across1 Fight to get rid ofSCRAP5Across1 ElementBORON5Across3 Beauty with a heart of stonePEACH5Across6 So farASYET5Across6 Alligator pearAVOCADO7Across9 As 'master', receive too muchGETOVER7Across9 JailLOCKUP6Across9 Small cakeSCONE5Across10 InexpensiveBUDGET6Across10 It's for putting on, e.g. at LincolnGREEN5Across10 Russian riverVOLGA5Across11 Like a quick bite?NIPPY5Across11 TurfDIVOT5Across11 ProhibitsBANS4Across12 CoachTRAIN5Across12 Bag a cash prize!PURSE5Across12 Extremely uglyHIDEOUS7Across13 Can they magically charm humour, as out of cash points?WITCHES7Across13 Live with a girlBEA3Across15 MeatVEAL4Across15 NumberONE3Across15 Have a shot with the greyASHY4Across17 UnderstandingENTENTE7Across17 AmongAMID4Across17 Generous fellows who compose rondosDONORS6Across18 Barrel-makerCOOPER6Across18 LesserMINOR5Across19 Heathen who'll never quite make page onePAGAN5Across19 BlunderSLIPUP6Across20 The Spanish still have a cricket team!ELEVEN6Across20 DeerELK3Across20 PraiseEXTOL5Across21 Walk unevenlyLIMP4Across22 A flower grewROSE4Across22 StyleMODE4Across23 Use seeds to hearten a cassowarySOW3Across24 CabinHUT3Across24 KindWARM4Across25 Small mammalPOLECAT7Across25 Stresses the need for cash on account?ACCENTS7Across25 Pity there's a false noteSHAME5Across26 FurSABLE5Across26 TarnishSTAIN5Across26 Not freshSTALE5Across27 Girl in many a songMARIA5Across27 Don, let's assumePUTON5Across28 Of the PopePAPAL5Across28 PenSTY3Across28 For fruit, it may go to CapriAPRICOT7Across29 PoisonARSENIC7Across29 Calls one's better half 'Ms'TERMS5Across30 RetainsKEEPS5Across30 MournfulELEGIAC7Across30 Eagle's nestEYRIE5Across31 Mostly, she may be in a hole!PEGGY5Across31 PlantWEED4Across33 AlwaysEVER4Across35 GreatMAJOR5Across36 CupboardLARDER6Across38 CarnivoreWALRUS6Across39 BeliefTRUST5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SphereGLOBE5Down1 CasualtyVICTIM6Down2 SmellSCENT5Down2 Make a dog sit up with a cupCURTIS6Down2 Means of getting a fancy piece, after a timeAGENCY6Down3 OutgrowthBUD3Down3 Moved to musicDANCED6Down3 A writer with quiet waysPEN3Down4 DrugOPIATE6Down4 Biblical womanEVE3Down4 InstrumentOBOE4Down5 Something extra good, AmericanBONUS5Down5 Wound marksSCARS5Down5 SeedNUT3Down6 Income from a boarding housePENSION7Down6 CounsellorADVISOR7Down6 ConsentAGREE5Down7 Piece of water that is between the U.S. and CanadaERIE4Down7 ShortlySOON4Down7 StemSTALK5Down8 Policeman's description of jug?COPPER6Down8 MotorENGINE6Down8 Only a nut would give money for a broken cane!PECAN5Down12 Spring plantTULIP5Down12 EnlivenANIMATE7Down13 DraconianHARSH5Down13 Land, bearing drinksWALES5Down13 DispatchesSENDS5Down14 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down14 Had a flingTHREW5Down14 An outright blessing, this element!BORON5Down15 Of the eyeOPTIC5Down15 GraduatesALUMNAE7Down16 Burst outERUPT5Down16 A woman's possible reminder of an old flameASHES5Down16 BanishEXILE5Down18 Punctuation markCOLON5Down18 Waltz with a fellow at half paceDANCE5Down18 MumblesMUTTERS7Down19 Possibly soft turn of phrasePERHAPS7Down19 StoopBOW3Down19 SheenLUSTRE6Down21 Find and fixLOCATE6Down21 BigLARGE5Down22 Celebrity turning up in a tree, possiblyREPUTE6Down22 Gift by willLEGACY6Down22 African republicMALAWI6Down23 Tough strapping!STRONG6Down23 ConsumeEAT3Down24 YearnsPINES5Down25 Scope or extent of limited ambitionAMBIT5Down25 The old cat's countrySIAM4Down26 SmackSLAP4Down26 JointsELBOWS6Down27 Go something like bangPOP3Down28 Pastry dishPIE3Down28 ExpandSWELL5Down28 DesireYEARN5Down29 ColourIVORY5Down31 AccidentCRASH5Down32 SalmonPARR4Down34 JoinedMET3Down36 RodentRAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 4, 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.