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Evening Standard Crossword March 5 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 5 2021 answers. The Friday puzzle has 131 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#
CleansePURGE5Across3 Going back to get the rent, are somehow trapped within itINRETREAT9Across9 CauseREASON6Across9 Female animalNANNYGOAT9Across9 Instrument which measures pressureBAROMETER9Across10 ShellfishOYSTER6Across10 Because it's waiting to be paid forONACCOUNT9Across10 NameTITLE5Across11 IslandISLE4Across12 With a fast speed, beatLICK4Across12 Highest pointAPEX4Across12 The reels are back in the boatsSLOOPS6Across13 UnequitableUNFAIR6Across13 Running rife on the meadow, is producing more foliageLEAFIER7Across14 EternalAGELESS7Across14 ResoundECHO4Across15 Direct in effectIMMEDIATE9Across15 Being successful in cooking properlyDOINGWELL9Across15 Mix sociallyASSOCIATE9Across17 LockjawTETANUS7Across17 How her eulogists speak of The Lady with the Lamp?GLOWINGLY9Across17 Yank getting booze to take back and he's very tightNIGGARD7Across18 Criminal's escapeGETAWAY7Across18 Underneath partBOTTOM6Across19 Coming back with "Nonsense, you chump, he's a clergyman!"PASTOR6Across19 KnowledgeKEN3Across20 Solid missileSHOT4Across20 Outside the inn is a little wood and a riverSPEY4Across20 Go inENTER5Across21 Graded systemHIERARCHY9Across23 Get fruit from the tree and a makeshift bed?SHAKEDOWN9Across23 CarryTOTE4Across23 Went back and did some more bargainingRETREATED9Across25 CriminalKIDNAPPER9Across25 EntranceDOOR4Across25 What the rotter said to the dog?HEEL4Across26 Small parasiteMITE4Across26 DevastationHAVOC5Across26 ExpressEMBODY6Across27 A flash, perhaps, and a bangREPORT6Across27 RecordLOG3Across28 Both excited and movedSTIRRED7Across29 InquisitiveCURIOUS7Across29 ArtistPAINTER7Across30 Banish from groupOSTRACISE9Across32 Lost at sea?OFFCOURSE9Across32 ResponsibilityONUS4Across33 BrillianceSPLENDOUR9Across34 How, gradually, one obtains further job qualifications?BYDEGREES9Across34 TeemsABOUNDS7Across35 Dappled, one observedSPOTTED7Across35 Sand-hillDUNE4Across35 SpreeREVEL5Across36 ParchedTORRID6Across36 How you said audaciously "It's not so hot"?COOLLY6Across36 ValleyVALE4Across37 So grown-up it's hard to believe!TALL4Across37 CombinedALLIED6Across38 Tall plantHOLLYHOCK9Across38 Intermixed with nuts, they have a food valueNUTRIENTS9Across38 Sacred bookSCRIPTURE9Across39 MomentSECOND6Across39 With the agreements cheats, seizing a piece of landCONTRACTS9Across39 ThickDENSE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Briefed when one acted as substituteFILLEDIN8Down1 CharmingENGAGING8Down1 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down1 PeriodicINTERMITTENT12Down2 Speed at which the jokes were told?CRACKINGPACE12Down2 CellarVAULT5Down2 BorderBOUNDARY8Down3 Much thumbed by the eruditeWELLREAD8Down3 TankardPOT3Down3 Colourless gasETHANE6Down4 Make slow progress as you trundle it on the roadSTROLL6Down4 SingularUNIQUE6Down4 Ball-gameGOLF4Down5 Deviating from normABERRANT8Down5 Gives, though is against, autographsCONSIGNS8Down5 WatchEYE3Down6 Not a rosy future for a guard who's not alertBADLOOKOUT10Down6 Heavy weaponBROADSWORD10Down6 AdheredSTUCK5Down7 The canoe is damaged, I note, by the seaOCEANIC7Down7 Bring charge againstIMPEACH7Down7 Fire-raisingARSON5Down8 With a twinkling gaze, is foolishly optimisticSTARRYEYED10Down8 Gold minerPROSPECTOR10Down8 Availing oneself of when ushering her outUSING5Down11 Greek letterTHETA5Down11 PortionSECTION7Down13 GroundEARTH5Down14 EncourageHEARTEN7Down16 Fold of skinDEWLAP6Down16 Seemed furious and poured lager all over the daughterGLARED6Down16 PrySNOOP5Down18 Criticise for going back to sleepPAN3Down19 GuidedLED3Down19 Mediterranean laurelBAY3Down19 Complaint a vet is the man to deal with?PETGRIEVANCE12Down21 Large African mammalHIPPOPOTAMUS12Down21 CircularROUND5Down22 In view of the fact that one's a spectatorSEEING6Down22 SterileBARREN6Down22 Healing systemHOMEOPATHY10Down23 Notes from one's student daysSCHOOLSONG10Down23 About going by car, nullifying the decisionOVERRIDING10Down24 ConsumeEAT3Down24 Military authorityCOMMISSION10Down24 With "Nonsense!" mount upROT3Down25 Metal instrumentKEY3Down25 FondleCARESS6Down27 RegionalLOCAL5Down28 Move pastOVERTAKE8Down28 Not fair on the subject of actorsOVERCAST8Down28 "Linseed production", I put in, "is not my main occupation"SIDELINE8Down29 DrainGULLY5Down29 Coal mineCOLLIERY8Down29 Unlock to revealDISCLOSE8Down30 ConcealedSCREENED8Down30 TeacherTUTOR5Down31 Hold the murderer, not tied up, insideCONTAIN7Down31 Public-address systemsTANNOYS7Down31 PromptREADY5Down32 Supernatural creatureTROLL5Down33 Jack is a disappointmentFROST5Down33 Get on to the subject of British fishBROACH6Down34 Special emphasisSTRESS6Down34 YieldCEDE4Down34 ColourRED3Down36 ShelterLEE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 5, 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.