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Evening Standard Crossword March 9 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword March 9 2018 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#
NeedWANT4Across1 WhimFAD3Across4 PortionPART4Across6 FreezeICE3Across9 Put it down to some characteristic you possessATTRIBUTE9Across9 Crescent-shaped rollCROISSANT9Across9 BobPENDULUM8Across10 Delivering a rebuke, but going no furtherPULLINGUP9Across10 Cinema employeeUSHERETTE9Across10 RipTEAR4Across11 Curved structureARCH4Across12 A time back, tooNOON4Across12 In trouble from scratchSCRAPE6Across13 DitchTRENCH6Across13 Even-temperedEQUABLE7Across14 The ship previously built is coming in for repairsSOLDERS7Across14 FishCOD3Across14 MassacreBLOODBATH9Across15 Eggs, perhaps, that don't stay intact longBREAKFAST9Across15 IgnominySHAME5Across16 Business expensesOVERHEADS9Across17 A pink liquid bought at the pharmacy?ROSEWATER9Across17 ChargedEMOTIVE7Across18 Allows one is pained bySUFFERS7Across18 IntimidatedOVERAWED8Across19 FightCOMBAT6Across19 "Good gracious, dad," I broke in. "It's nearly lunchtime"MIDDAY6Across19 MopSWAB4Across20 Break in the gameSNAP4Across20 RevoltREBEL5Across21 Whipping boySCAPEGOAT9Across23 The girl from downstairs with the bad knee?HOUSEMAID9Across23 StarvingRAVENOUS8Across23 InletCREEK5Across24 ComplianceOBEDIENCE9Across25 Having the right to open up, as a self-employed personFREELANCE9Across25 ElderlyAGED4Across26 The boat train!WAKE4Across26 FreeRID3Across27 Car fuelPETROL6Across27 Think the notice about it seemed funnyAMUSED6Across27 GastronomeGOURMET7Across29 Mix with people of the criminal kindCONSORT7Across29 IrritateRILE4Across31 The unlikely event of its being sour?OFFCHANCE9Across32 HosierySTOCKINGS9Across32 PauseINTERVAL8Across33 TransgressionSIN3Across34 Says the fellow is a politicianSTATESMAN9Across34 Large churchCATHEDRAL9Across34 EncounterMEET4Across35 CurlRINGLET7Across35 I had a setback at work, but they're calmingOPIATES7Across35 MarryWED3Across36 DawdleLOITER6Across36 I'm grateful that Henry's on timeTHANKS6Across36 EschewSHUN4Across37 ChastePURE4Across37 Paid one back for the articleITEM4Across37 WizardsSORCERERS9Across38 Ascertains, when one removes the wrapper?DISCOVERS9Across38 LazinessINDOLENCE9Across39 Study and try hard when they force one toCONSTRAIN9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Motocross raceSCRAMBLE8Down1 The illegal substance, catch one putting into tinsCANNABIS8Down1 Warm drinkHOTCHOCOLATE12Down2 By which the fortunate swimmer won the competition?STROKEOFLUCK12Down2 AidABET4Down2 WeddingMARRIAGE8Down3 Be better than, at schoolwork?OUTCLASS8Down3 NeatTIDY4Down3 DiscipleFOLLOWER8Down4 StinkSTENCH6Down4 After a day and a quarter, some leaveDEPART6Down4 MoistDAMP4Down5 Edible fungusMUSHROOM8Down5 Seemed to have been publishedAPPEARED8Down5 TossPITCH5Down6 Rich tartCHEESECAKE10Down6 After shuts, have a frightening experienceCLOSESHAVE10Down6 ExpertACE3Down7 Water shortageDROUGHT7Down7 From the waves in the front of the ship, getting sickBILLOWS7Down7 KingdomREALM5Down8 TenableDEFENSIBLE10Down8 It shows a lack of character, in a wordAPOSTROPHE10Down8 Get to embrace again when you receive and welcomeGREET5Down11 ShinboneTIBIA5Down11 ReasoningLOGIC5Down12 SpriteGENIE5Down13 AutomobileCAR3Down14 ExcludeDEBAR5Down15 Golf clubDRIVER6Down16 He maintains he's used to handling animalsKEEPER6Down16 VexANNOY5Down17 DeleteERASE5Down18 FelineCAT3Down19 Mother brought back crackersMAD3Down19 SwervedDEVIATED8Down20 VintnerWINEMERCHANT12Down21 Giving nothing away about the failure to lock up?NONCOMMITTAL12Down21 GuidedLED3Down22 Having gone without one to open up and take a lookGLANCE6Down22 Very smallMINUTE6Down22 NeedlewomanSEAMSTRESS10Down23 Hello! This is a fine state of affairs!HOWDOYOUDO10Down23 Each otherONEANOTHER10Down24 Manage now to tend toADMINISTER10Down24 UpliftRAISE5Down25 Freed again, went off and had a mealFED3Down25 Nocturnal birdOWL3Down25 IncidentEVENT5Down26 We set out at the outset to be most charmingSWEETEST8Down28 OpinionVIEW4Down28 FidgetyRESTLESS8Down28 StumbleTRIP4Down29 Prepare oneselfGETREADY8Down29 Excellent at deciphering codesCRACKING8Down29 JustFAIR4Down30 GiftedTALENTED8Down30 It's my belief there are people in the buildingTENEMENT8Down30 There's inflammation and it's a bit blueWHITLOW7Down31 Small frying panSKILLET7Down31 UntruthLIE3Down32 How one looks through the cookery book to find drinks?FLIPS5Down33 ProprietorOWNER5Down33 Pose as a sportsmanSTANCE6Down34 Health centreCLINIC6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, March 9, 2018. 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.