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Evening Standard Crossword March 6 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 6 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
OilATTAR5Across1 UnsophisticatedGAUCHE6Across5 AuthorityPOWER5Across8 EmphaticVEHEMENT8Across9 Until then, against me first and lastMEANTIME8Across9 Mean to trim the end offPAR3Across10 ColourCOPPER6Across10 Mineral springSPA3Across10 On getting a full complement of meals dailyABOARD6Across11 FlowerIRIS4Across11 Act of going outEXODUS6Across11 Reduce in qualityIMPAIR6Across12 Rod will do a swap with youSWITCH6Across12 Not professionalAMATEUR7Across13 By spring in dire trouble, lose hopeDESPAIR7Across13 Welsh resortRHYL4Across14 Some turn to ginTRAP4Across14 TasksDUTIES6Across14 Large insectSTAGBEETLE10Across15 Be employed as a billposter by? That's champion!STICKUPFOR10Across15 WalkingAMBLING7Across15 Made for strength in the endENFORCED8Across17 Pitted scarPOCKMARK8Across17 FishEEL3Across18 Pat goes off to get the policeGESTAPO7Across18 UnpretentiousARTLESS7Across18 ReceivedGOT3Across19 A mistake in the paperSLIP4Across19 GemstoneOPAL4Across19 Large shipTANKER6Across21 Over a kissACROSS6Across21 InsinuationSLUR4Across21 PermitALLOW5Across23 CombinesADDS4Across24 Accepting the rebuke, but not taking it sitting down?STANDINGCORRECTED17Across24 Historic naval engagementBATTLEOFTRAFALGAR17Across24 TreeYEW3Across27 Girl meets boy getting petrolGALLON6Across27 Large wine bottleMAGNUM6Across27 StrikeRAP3Across29 Fantastic storyYARN4Across29 Don't let go in the storage compartmentHOLD4Across29 Not passing because of a defectFAILING7Across30 Smooth-haired dogBASENJI7Across30 ThreatenedMENACED7Across31 GauntletsGLOVES6Across32 Small cakeDOUGHNUT8Across33 Earlier, the child boarded the shipSCHOONER8Across33 TrackPATH4Across34 EludeESCAPE6Across35 They're smoked before your very eyes!SUNGLASSES10Across35 CompellingCOMPULSIVE10Across35 Because it hinges on the wineASTI4Across36 Young salmonPARR4Across36 Tell us about the censusRECOUNT7Across37 Type of whaleRORQUAL7Across37 ExcessiveUNDUE5Across38 They swim back to have the odd restOTTERS6Across38 Innate abilityTALENT6Across38 ReiterateREPEAT6Across39 LiquidsFLUIDS6Across40 Piloted in over a city in SpainTOLEDO6Across40 MachineryPLANT5Across40 GistNUB3Across41 Stop and aimEND3Across41 AnnulABROGATE8Across42 Finds one is disparaging aboutRUNSDOWN8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Small crustaceanHERMITCRAB10Down1 Person with whom the prosecution opens?KEYWITNESS10Down1 Second Greek letterBETA4Down2 Before Ed joined oneUNIT4Down2 NumberTWO3Down2 CourageousFEARLESS8Down3 Trouble the escapee is in for, having leaped over the wall?HIGHJUMP8Down3 HorrifiesAPPALS6Down3 Georgia cityATLANTA7Down4 Make go to the partySENDOFF7Down4 EggsROE3Down4 FrameworkGRID4Down5 Butterfly's larvaCATERPILLAR11Down5 What the majority of bit players would like?GREATERPART11Down5 CombinesUNITES6Down6 Hard earthenwareTERRACOTTA10Down6 Pretty and light-complexionedFAIROFFACE10Down6 RubberERASER6Down7 Persecution of ethnic groupPOGROM6Down7 "Seem unsteady on their feet", he addsTOTTER6Down7 Without import taxDUTYFREE8Down8 They're smashing - if you're a good swimmer!BREAKERS8Down8 IncorrectlyWRONGLY7Down9 The putter is the problemPOSER5Down10 RefreshSLAKE5Down10 RegretRUE3Down12 ShelfSILL4Down13 GentleMILD4Down16 It may mean you've been sickened by the hamCATCALL7Down16 Protein used in glueGELATIN7Down16 AutomatonGOLEM5Down17 FatherPATER5Down20 LoomedTOWERED7Down20 All wrong about the business recession in this areaLOCAL5Down20 Puts out toys for the infantsRATTLES7Down22 DesireURGE4Down22 Lumps of goldNUGGETS7Down22 Just what you'd expect of an actor when he's workingINCHARACTER11Down23 Synthetic materialPOLYSTYRENE11Down23 FishermanANGLER6Down24 Din in to the groom that it's a messDININGROOM10Down25 Aromatic tropical plantLEMONGRASS10Down25 FallDROP4Down25 Are they fools to throng together?DENSECROWD10Down26 FierceSAVAGE6Down26 Give new vitality toREJUVENATE10Down26 Someone you share a line withANCESTOR8Down28 PackagePARCEL6Down28 CharmingADORABLE8Down28 CaressPET3Down30 Extra-marital affairADULTERY8Down31 Versatile as the bands are, without exceptionALLROUND8Down31 CombinationAMALGAM7Down32 Is not out and about ahead of youINSTORE7Down32 CloseSHUT4Down33 Show it's duck meatOLIVER6Down34 Pungent cooking ingredientGARLIC6Down34 Are not quiet when healthySOUND5Down35 MorselCRUMB5Down35 DrinkSUP3Down36 WritePEN3Down37 Turned round, having a spot of botherTODO4Down39 InsulatesLAGS4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 6, 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.