Daily Express Crossword June 5 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Express Crossword June 5 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 54 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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InsubordinationDISOBEDIENCE12Across1 Familiar-looking campanologistBELLRINGER10Across1 Fletcher's grooveETCH4Across6 MassiveLARGE5Across7 DiminishABATE5Across8 AridDRY3Across9 Spin on tip-toePIROUETTE9Across10 Failure has been hard, and not acceptableWASHOUT7Across10 FearfulAFRAID6Across11 Tail shaken by Scot and another EuropeanITALIAN7Across11 SpecimenSAMPLE6Across12 Creep off during appointment to express disapprovalDEPRECATE9Across12 Bury in hinterlandsINTER5Across13 Composer's ecstasyBLISS5Across14 EndTERMINATE9Across15 Went to court and let a digit outLITIGATED9Across15 EpochERA3Across17 Analyst finds article first about style of musicTHERAPIST9Across17 SteerGUIDE5Across18 BanalTRITE5Across19 Contrive to make a trapdoorHATCH5Across20 BreakINTERRUPTION12Across21 Journalist gets soldiers to improveEMEND5Across21 Pass on best moisturiserHANDCREAM9Across23 Uncle breaks American heartNUCLEUS7Across25 In the morning, lutes are delivered, and trinketsAMULETS7Across26 Ancient tale's opening started being relatedTOLD4Across27 Player teed off many timesREPEATEDLY10Across28

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Played violin and showed respectBOWED5Down1 DrawbackDISADVANTAGE12Down1 Retail value strangely split on cereal grainLISTPRICE9Down2 ProhibitBAR3Down2 State socialist seen in farmyardRHODEISLANDRED14Down3 DismalDREARY6Down3 Everyone bent out of shape before sportNETBALL7Down4 Utter suddenlyEJACULATE9Down4 Obvious I have overcome damageEVIDENT7Down5 SkillCRAFT5Down5 Loss of speedDECELERATION12Down6 Fool to take second turnTWIST5Down7 StratumLAYER5Down7 Dog loses nothing - tangled thread loses a bitHUNDREDTH9Down8 Being unable to continue accepting noblemanTAKINGTHECOUNT14Down9 PrerogativePRIVILEGE9Down10 BitPIECE5Down13 Squash British voice enthusiastBUTTERNUT9Down14 TradeBARTER6Down14 RuleREIGN5Down16 Document let it reform actionTITLEDEED9Down16 She ain't moving too quicklyINHASTE7Down18 Get on an order for cargo spaceTONNAGE7Down19 Little devilIMP3Down20 Better a large size, by the sound of itEXCEL5Down22 I am returning pen in bad visibilityMISTY5Down24

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Express crossword published on Friday, June 5, 2026. 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.