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Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2021 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2021 answers. The Monday 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#
AscertainENSURE6Across1 GameMATCH5Across3 Get free!STEAL5Across3 EmployedUSED4Across5 ReckonCOUNT5Across8 The drink of the man about the houseMACON5Across8 NursemaidNANNY5Across8 RegretRUE3Across9 As for development, this implies limited progressSOFAR5Across10 BlessingBOON4Across10 Not the winnerLOSER5Across10 The sound of musicPOP3Across11 IntenseDEEP4Across11 FuelGAS3Across11 Figure of a fat ladyEIGHT5Across12 PrecipitousSTEEP5Across12 TruncheonBATON5Across12 PlanetJUPITER7Across13 Soldiers or leaders, perhapsCOLUMNS7Across13 ReviewerCRITIC6Across13 French riverSEINE5Across15 Little beast's excessive hesitationOTTER5Across15 RotateTURN4Across16 EnclosurePEN3Across18 Prisoner of the GulagLAG3Across18 WinGAIN4Across18 Does it taste like beef?GROUSE6Across19 PrimeHEYDAY6Across19 TreeASH3Across20 Creature giving the human race sporting supportMANATEE7Across21 Motorcycle attachmentSIDECAR7Across21 AcerbicACID4Across22 Nominally, one has to turn rightIGOR4Across22 MournfulSAD3Across22 Bill of fareMENU4Across23 The flier left after a mealTEAL4Across23 ElderlyOLD3Across23 Sour liquidVINEGAR7Across24 Ed's ever so upset when cut!SEVERED7Across24 CeremonyRITE4Across24 SentimentalTWEE4Across25 Fretted, perhaps ached to get out of the welfare centreCHAFED6Across26 SweetNOUGAT6Across26 DevastateRAVAGE6Across28 I'm on the right edge!RIM3Across29 EnjoyableFUN3Across29 FelonyCRIME5Across30 Rope fibreSISAL5Across31 Those for putting round things in?HOLES5Across31 Babies need sleep as well as food!NAPPIES7Across32 RebelRIOT4Across32 SavePUTAWAY7Across32 AgainstANTI4Across33 Many, in the end, speak this tongueTAMIL5Across34 WrathIRE3Across34 EssentialVITAL5Across34 Chap having a sterling time at presentLAD3Across35 EerieWEIRD5Across35 JokeGAG3Across35 Fashion figure with a computer connectionMODEM5Across36 OvenKILN4Across36 Hereditary unitsGENES5Across36 The expandable part can be termed "giant"PANDA5Across37 MeansAGENCY6Across37 Brimless capBERET5Across37 The look of an old Indian army man?DEKKO5Across38 PriseLEVER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EmbellishENRICH6Down1 Chicken with a portion of potatoes, tinnedCAPON5Down1 IndefiniteVAGUE5Down1 ShabbiestSEEDIEST8Down2 Dad's top favourite!POPULAR7Down2 VapidINSIPID7Down2 AnimalRABBIT6Down3 What have we here?THIS4Down4 CompetitorCONTENDER9Down4 Way offAFAR4Down4 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down5 A quiet part of the forest, away from the seaASHORE6Down5 NearerCLOSER6Down5 Bees' fluidHONEY5Down6 PaceSTEP4Down6 A game with plenty to itLOTTO5Down6 CheatDUPE4Down7 Reddish dyeHENNA5Down7 Those paid by the Western Times?WAGES5Down7 LettuceCOS3Down8 DozeNAP3Down9 Figures out nothing, being an officerCOL3Down9 Busy topping up the bottom drawer?ENGAGED7Down12 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down12 Boy's nameTED3Down14 UsualCUSTOMARY9Down14 Maybe dad having a bit of fun with mumMAN3Down14 OfferBID3Down15 LoaferIDLER5Down16 Adjusted to receive music?TUNED5Down16 The answer will depend on being soft-heartedREPLY5Down17 UncookedRAW3Down17 OgleEYEUP5Down17 DogALSATIAN8Down19 LoathsomeHATEFUL7Down19 Is his power of command all over?GENERAL7Down19 Knotty little problemHITCH5Down20 SickenAIL3Down20 Marriage proclamationBANNS5Down20 Body cavitySINUS5Down21 EncourageHEARTEN7Down21 Many have said it's ethicalMORAL5Down21 CopesMANAGES7Down23 Historically a knight, in later form, a politicianTEMPLAR7Down23 Travelling bagVALISE6Down24 Check out Sam from the plantSESAME6Down24 Reprobate who'd rob a triplet?RIP3Down25 IntestineGUT3Down25 ConsumingEATING6Down26 CureREMEDY6Down27 Poor fellows confused by bosh about loveHOBOS5Down27 LubricatedOILED5Down27 Honoured with a meal - about time!FETED5Down28 HammerGAVEL5Down28 JourneyTREK4Down29 BetWAGER5Down30 He's pronouncedly less than steadyTEDDY5Down30 HoodCOWL4Down30 FinishEND3Down31 Meat spreadPATE4Down32 Prison - for a mere cut?NICK4Down32 In hiding his heavy heart, makes a nameIAN3Down33 ConflictWAR3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, March 8, 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.