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Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 8 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 128 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#
EvenFLAT4Across1 UncookedRAW3Across4 DungeonCELL4Across6 AlwaysAYE3Across9 Order around - the nerve!ABOUTFACE9Across9 ConcordAGREEMENT9Across9 ManifoldMULTIPLE8Across10 He tyrannises the poor working newspapermen in itOPPRESSOR9Across10 Cricket strokeSQUARECUT9Across10 PeruseREAD4Across11 Bird of preyHAWK4Across12 A little embarrassed to see what the girl's wearingPINK4Across12 Trapped right in the melee, to one's alarmFRIGHT6Across13 Writing deskBUREAU6Across13 Time-consuming businessPALAVER7Across14 Participates in, as one promisesENGAGES7Across14 ResinLAC3Across14 Large animalsELEPHANTS9Across15 Someone carrying a fanSUPPORTER9Across15 StallBOOTH5Across16 ForeverETERNALLY9Across17 That's how it will be, because the estate is tied upFORETASTE9Across17 AugmentENHANCE7Across18 By the way, "series" is singularSTRANGE7Across18 CrucialCRITICAL8Across19 Type of beerBITTER6Across19 The fence is looking frightenedPALING6Across19 Reject as falseDENY4Across20 Home, having had a punctureFLAT4Across20 SingerTENOR5Across21 LogicREASONING9Across23 Pick up an index that's within easy reachGETATABLE9Across23 WritingDOCUMENT8Across23 Out-of-datePASSE5Across24 CaptivatedENTRANCED9Across25 Charges too muchOVERLOADS9Across25 Ready moneyCASH4Across26 Bother! It's a man-hole!TODO4Across26 ConsumeEAT3Across27 Public speakerORATOR6Across27 Went ahead and gave toPASSED6Across27 Motorcycle attachmentSIDECAR7Across29 They lay in ironsPUTTERS7Across29 DisplaceMOVE4Across31 Fought over and got custody of the children?TOOKISSUE9Across32 Underwater swimmerSKINDIVER9Across32 EnhanceHEIGHTEN8Across33 NothingNIL3Across34 Though ultra-efficient, can be betteredSUPERABLE9Across34 DangerousHAZARDOUS9Across34 StaggerREEL4Across35 Less heavyLIGHTER7Across35 Fire he is putting out in the carCASHIER7Across35 PlaythingTOY3Across36 AnswerableLIABLE6Across36 Playing it with the band is hard workTIRING6Across36 DreadFEAR4Across37 GaspPANT4Across37 Which of you came to a stop?WHOA4Across37 ExpenditureOUTGOINGS9Across38 Establish it's some kind of educational organisationINSTITUTE9Across38 Citrus fruitTANGERINE9Across39 Dumped because of being licentious?ABANDONED9Across39

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Fine soft woolCASHMERE8Down1 The musicians are sharp - it's terribleHARPISTS8Down1 MonarchsCROWNEDHEADS12Down2 Working only for moneyCOINOPERATED12Down2 ExtolLAUD4Down2 Successive orderSEQUENCE8Down3 With a better cut and inserting the right hair ornamentBARRETTE8Down3 CarryTOTE4Down3 DeputisedREPLACED8Down4 EmphasiseSTRESS6Down4 Soap and food sent in for someone needyBEGGAR6Down4 CryWEEP4Down5 EdibleESCULENT8Down5 How much is swallowed at one time? That's hard to sayMOUTHFUL8Down5 FreightCARGO5Down6 Additional partSUPPLEMENT10Down6 How one looks when coming on stage?APPEARANCE10Down6 WatchEYE3Down7 ExtendPROLONG7Down7 Why I get terribly heavyWEIGHTY7Down7 FewestLEAST5Down8 Naively optimisticSTARRYEYED10Down8 Search, ourselves, for the pamphletPROSPECTUS10Down8 Sounds unhappy about the said magnitudeSIGHS5Down11 PoliteCIVIL5Down11 FragmentSCRAP5Down12 PoisonVIRUS5Down13 IlluminatedLIT3Down14 BoatCANOE5Down15 CarriageHANSOM6Down16 With a tern flying round above, it's decorativeORNATE6Down16 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down17 HurriedHASTY5Down18 InsectBUG3Down19 What to have for dessert? That's easy!PIE3Down19 DistrictLOCALITY8Down20 Reference workENCYCLOPEDIA12Down21 Doesn't take the pages at the backLEAVESBEHIND12Down21 FurrowRUT3Down22 He's very critical of the building workerSLATER6Down22 RoamWANDER6Down22 HussROCKSALMON10Down23 Find you can go no further than "Help yourself"GETSTUCKIN10Down23 DisrespectfulIRREVERENT10Down24 Only a person working in a Chinese restaurant could provide itBEANSPROUT10Down24 IsolatedALONE5Down25 Unmatched when it comes to eccentricity?ODD3Down25 Do wrongERR3Down25 OdourSMELL5Down26 A little peat's scattered round the plantSWEETPEA8Down28 IotaWHIT4Down28 IndefatigableTIRELESS8Down28 LashWHIP4Down29 Very hotSIZZLING8Down29 Pay a call on the man: a foppish typePOPINJAY8Down29 IntendMEAN4Down30 ReticentRESERVED8Down30 They'll wait until you disembarkSTEWARDS8Down30 That's the limit! I have to travel with a group of soldiers!MILITIA7Down31 IssueEDITION7Down31 ContendVIE3Down32 Gets rid of us to move the son inOUSTS5Down33 Piece of cast metalINGOT5Down33 It's funny about getting caught in the swindleSCREAM6Down34 Vigorous and enthusiasticHEARTY6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 8, 2024. 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.