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Evening Standard Crossword March 7 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 7 2025 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#
ThespianACTOR5Across3 A treat for the stray dogs in the enclosure?POUNDCAKE9Across9 WholeENTIRE6Across9 DecorationADORNMENT9Across9 IotaSCINTILLA9Across10 PreferablyRATHER6Across10 Aggravating to dress in - I have a fewWEARISOME9Across10 UnsoiledCLEAN5Across11 PaceSTEP4Across12 A first class return from the islandIONA4Across12 GemstoneRUBY4Across12 The fellow has a right to be furtiveCOVERT6Across13 Movie theatreCINEMA6Across13 Gets rid of some undesirable characters?DELETES7Across14 Went inENTERED7Across14 NakedNUDE4Across15 TreasuredCHERISHED9Across15 Usually getting the facts really garbledGENERALLY9Across15 RelateAPPERTAIN9Across17 LocalTOPICAL7Across17 The crane swinging at the back is no help at allHINDRANCE9Across17 Intend to go in to hire some things to wearRAIMENT7Across18 SolventTHINNER7Across18 IntelligentCLEVER6Across19 Ring and, in turmoil, split about the weaponPISTOL6Across19 OfferBID3Across20 Woodwind instrumentOBOE4Across20 Exploited the oldUSED4Across20 PerchROOST5Across21 FlowersPRIMROSES9Across23 Particularly when it's more than anyone else'sMOSTOFALL9Across23 AcceptedTOOK4Across23 Take longer in the telling thanOUTNUMBER9Across25 DaringAUDACIOUS9Across25 FootwearSHOE4Across25 What you do to get a title, perhapsDEED4Across26 MelodyTUNE4Across26 TormentTEASE5Across26 TyrantDESPOT6Across27 Even though I have the odd bleat about itALBEIT6Across27 LimbARM3Across28 Runners grown in your gardenFLOWERS7Across29 SportCRICKET7Across29 UtmostEXTREME7Across30 Central Criminal CourtOLDBAILEY9Across32 Very upset when a gun went off, shied uncontrollablyANGUISHED9Across32 GenuineREAL4Across33 Office-holderINCUMBENT9Across34 Summer pants and a top for the cricketerSHORTSTOP9Across34 Prime ministerPREMIER7Across35 Yell and clapTHUNDER7Across35 CloseNEAR4Across35 TemptressSIREN5Across36 Crowd togetherHUDDLE6Across36 Concerning the handouts to various regionsREALMS6Across36 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Across37 Concluded it's superior toOVER4Across37 Sugary fluidNECTAR6Across38 IntermediaryMIDDLEMAN9Across38 At a loose end and not dressed yet?NOTHINGON9Across38 Hotel employeeCONCIERGE9Across39 LampoonSATIRE6Across39 From the flower seller a grim, crotchety, "Sold out!"MARIGOLDS9Across39 GraspCLASP5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One's pet starterSPRINGER8Down1 Portable baby's bedCARRYCOT8Down1 BanquetFEAST5Down1 DiplopiaDOUBLEVISION12Down2 The subject of how dangerous sunbathing is?BURNINGISSUE12Down2 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down2 DecodeDECIPHER8Down3 Do travellers have a terribly long wait to get one?WAGONLIT8Down3 CurveARC3Down3 Be present atATTEND6Down4 With only myself to count onMERELY6Down4 VaultCELLAR6Down4 SpokenORAL4Down5 AdventureESCAPADE8Down5 Twigs they're not real hairSWITCHES8Down5 ManagedRAN3Down6 Giving to an Australian animal in the hutHANDINGOUT10Down6 PrevalentWIDESPREAD10Down6 BushSHRUB5Down7 By which ploughers steer a straight course?TILLERS7Down7 HeightSTATURE7Down7 AvariceGREED5Down8 The person looking at the paper works in televisionNEWSREADER10Down8 VegetablesGARDENPEAS10Down8 Putting a foot into the wrong one repeatedlyOFTEN5Down11 GrubLARVA5Down11 AnguishTORTURE7Down13 AxlePIVOT5Down14 PredicamentDILEMMA7Down16 DisregardIGNORE6Down16 The animal upset the beer, all rightREEBOK6Down16 LaxLOOSE5Down18 Round up, with a comradePAL3Down19 DonkeyASS3Down19 LettuceCOS3Down19 How a queen can't see things from her own viewpoint?SUBJECTIVELY12Down21 CapitalsBLOCKLETTERS12Down21 PrickleTHORN5Down22 Dislocate, which does inconvenience youPUTOUT6Down22 DivisionSCHISM6Down22 Car fuel dispenserPETROLPUMP10Down23 Was firm about not leaving the TV on the floor?MADEASTAND10Down23 Not mad about silver, though it's very popularALLTHERAGE10Down24 KnowledgeKEN3Down24 Caribbean instrumentsSTEELDRUMS10Down24 Dismissed as "unfashionable"OUT3Down25 AppropriateAPT3Down25 SurplusEXCESS6Down27 StadiumARENA5Down28 Public telephonePAYPHONE8Down28 Standing at the bottom, turn roundENDURING8Down28 The impression you stand to makeFOOTMARK8Down29 AdvanceMARCH5Down29 Hen-like laughterCACKLING8Down29 Drink, when you urge to, squashSUPPRESS8Down30 RaggedTATTERED8Down30 WeirdEERIE5Down31 With scorn said "Involved in a racket"DISDAIN7Down31 Ice cream flavourVANILLA7Down31 StrayedERRED5Down32 FearDREAD5Down33 One of the family appears at midnight, looking haggardGAUNT5Down33 Lots and lots of writing on the various warsSWARMS6Down34 Bring onINDUCE6Down34 LassGIRL4Down34 PouchSAC3Down36 DozeNAP3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 7, 2025. 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.