Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 25 March 2024 Answers
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1 C
A
N
2 D
L
3 E
4 R
5 C
6 A
O
O
7 A
C
R
O
B
A
T
S
O
8 G
U
9 T
S
U
B
K
10 P
R
O
S
I
T
11 I
G
12 N
O
13 R
E
E
14 G
E
E
15 S
16 H
A
T
E
D
17 R
18 O
O
D
19 S
C
20 A
L
P
G
L
21 B
A
R
R
Y
A
D
22 C
A
D
E
T
23 J
24 A
N
25 E
26 F
E
27 R
A
L
W
28 D
O
G
A
29 I
R
E
T
O
N
30 R
I
V
E
R
S
F
M
N
31 O
V
I
D
T
32 T
W
I
C
E
T
W
O
A
E
Y
T
Y
33 M
I
L
L
E
R
Across
- 1. Can get led astray when there's little light (6)
- 7. Active users of both car and boats (8)
- 8. Having courage, nevertheless clears out (4)
- 10. German cheers! (6)
- 11. Pass over a rugged region (6)
- 14. But which half of the horse does it urge into action? (3)
- 16. Being so unpopular, had to get out of some hotel (5)
- 17. Area of the back door? (4)
- 19. Claps wildly when there's a trophy (5)
- 21. He's in port (5)
- 22. Junior's cat is just about half dead (5)
- 23. Lord Greystoke's lady (4)
- 26. Flare in wild fashion (5)
- 28. Sausage variety? (3)
- 29. In general, he and others were the death of Charles I (6)
- 30. Shannon Tweed? (6)
- 31. Provident poet? (4)
- 32. Arithmetic test for the under five (5,3)
- 33. There are various things he can make a meal of (6)
Down
- 1. The line of a cooperative former monarch (6)
- 2. Please get accustomed to being put out! (6)
- 3. Direction in line astern (4)
- 4. Near enough lacking in tenderness (7)
- 5. Historic navigator of many a new boat (5)
- 6. Called for in sad distress about a terrible half week (5)
- 8. Do such dancers exit twice? (2-2)
- 9. A knotty game? (3)
- 12. Can you make a pile playing it? (3)
- 13. Reginald gets one of King Lear's daughters (5)
- 15. Prison officer in need of a driver? (5)
- 18. Earlier extract of petrol, derv, etc. (5)
- 19. Sorry Sadie's lost, that is (3)
- 20. He's got the knack (3)
- 21. Only Abe churns out rubbish! (7)
- 22. Animal act, maybe (3)
- 23. Cheerful little person, given a bottle (6)
- 24. But not too old to get a bit enraged? (4)
- 25. Time that egg! (6)
- 26. Light-headed age? (5)
- 27. Send it to part of Fremantle (5)
- 28. Short division (3)
- 30. Capacity for living? (4)