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Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
PackagePARCEL6Across1 Daintily charming and showing some unselfishnessELFISH6Across1 BarLEVER5Across3 There's many a kingdom within his exceptional reachARCHDUKE8Across7 MimicsEMULATES8Across7 CurvedBENT4Across8 Blue part of the Emerald IsleDOWN4Across8 RushCAREER6Across9 The little chap accepted an order and made a mess of itBOOBED6Across10 ToleratesABIDES6Across10 CoarseVULGAR6Across10 WheedleCAJOLE6Across11 Beat or force out of Northern IrelandPUNISH6Across11 ConsumedEATEN5Across11 SwordEPEE4Across12 IlluminatedLIT3Across14 One in a stable job?LAD3Across14 FormerlyONCE4Across15 ClawTALON5Across16 The poultry plumbers know about?COCKS5Across16 ConcernedWORRIED7Across17 CondimentSALT4Across17 It's always very harsh in the southeastEVER4Across17 PrankCAPER5Across19 Though able to stand on one's own two feet, it's good to get back in bedBIPED5Across19 WeightTON3Across20 A sea dog?ROVER5Across21 AteDINED5Across21 BetWAGER5Across21 A nylon-edged jug is more modernNEWER5Across22 Wading birdHERON5Across22 ImplementTOOL4Across23 Look a lot?SEEM4Across23 VisageFACE4Across23 CourageGRIT4Across25 AssessedRATED5Across26 Take off for trips, perhapsSTRIP5Across26 PrestigeKUDOS5Across26 Prisoner of warPOW3Across28 A familiar wind instrumentSAX3Across28 DeityGOD3Across28 Takes onADOPTS6Across29 He's in business in the RialtoTAILOR6Across29 MirrorREFLECT7Across30 Riverside territory in the countryPOLAND6Across30 Scold harshlyBERATE6Across30 Not much of a catATOM4Across31 Military land forceARMY4Across31 Star signAQUARIUS8Across32 Going easily with the fresh coatingsCOASTING8Across32 AgainANEW4Across33 Protective headgearHELMET6Across33 One playing matches in legs?ELEVEN6Across33 TardyLATE4Across35 UrchinGAMIN5Across36 OozedEXUDED6Across38 FreshestNEWEST6Across39 SkirmishMELEE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like a portion of vegetables consumed by EdieEDIBLE6Down1 Appeals humblyPLEADS6Down1 TwistSCREW5Down1 Boris struggling to keep one in lineISOBAR6Down2 BeliefCREDIT6Down2 CommandORDER5Down2 PermitsLETS4Down3 An operative who'll pass?HAND4Down3 ShelterLEE3Down3 Smoked herringBLOATER7Down4 His poetry, with a bit of luck, is possibly within reachCHAUCER7Down4 DeletedERASED6Down4 SeatSTOOL5Down5 AlwaysEVER4Down5 Carthaginian pun, I seePUNIC5Down5 ManageRUN3Down6 PallidASHEN5Down6 Coloured liquid, methinks not inkMETHS5Down6 RepresentativeAGENT5Down7 BeakBILL4Down8 Half a dollar, note, is not a lot to payDOLE4Down8 VerdantGREEN5Down8 We figure to get hitchedWED3Down9 MeshNET3Down9 Sign an agreement!NOD3Down12 Jam containerJAR3Down12 Cheap fish?SKATE5Down13 Reasoned thoughtLOGIC5Down13 SlicePORTION7Down13 MistakeERROR5Down14 Figures in court, playfullyFIVES5Down15 Former Nigerian capitalLAGOS5Down15 TouchCONTACT7Down16 That flaming redhead?VESTA5Down18 In a normal voiceALOUD5Down18 Scuba expertDIVER5Down18 PleadBEG3Down19 Bend the elbow? Not entirelyBOW3Down19 VehicleCAR3Down19 By giving the coppers a bit of bother?PER3Down20 Female swanPEN3Down20 Explosive accounts?REPORTS7Down21 Horse operaWESTERN7Down21 Failing to link up fully, you get nothingNIL3Down22 AmusingDROLL5Down22 Jump on one footHOP3Down22 CeremoniousFORMAL6Down23 Dancer who had nothing between meals, unusuallySALOME6Down23 CircuitLAP3Down24 OffAWAY4Down24 As a test, there's no longer one at end of termEXAM4Down24 New deal started during the forenoonMODERN6Down25 ExcusedEXEMPT6Down25 Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Down26 What toffee may be said to do during masticationSTICK5Down26 Competitive figure in rail reorganisationRIVAL5Down27 DelineateDEFINE6Down27 RedecorateDOOUT5Down27 One staggering around in Ostend, endlessly?SOT3Down28 StaredGAZED5Down28 For everyPER3Down28 OutcomingDEBUT5Down29 StrikeBASH4Down30 Servant's part of a bookPAGE4Down30 KeenEAGER5Down31 CogsTEETH5Down32 PaddleWADE4Down34 JewelGEM3Down36 BornNEE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. 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.