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Evening Standard Crossword June 1 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 1 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
BroomBESOM5Across2 PacesSTEPS5Across3 Cheat twits cleverlyTWIST5Across3 LoatheHATE4Across7 Funny items, albeit little onesMITES5Across8 CharmALLURE6Across8 Alphabetical listINDEX5Across8 LeafletTRACT5Across9 Airman in an awfully good bunchPILOT5Across10 Tear into small piecesRIPUP5Across10 Enjoy archaeological workDIG3Across11 DogCUR3Across11 RacketDIN3Across11 Hot and stickyHUMID5Across12 Weak enough to fail outrightFRAIL5Across12 Something edible no vines can produceVENISON7Across13 Arm boneHUMERUS7Across13 CrowdMOB3Across13 Prison roomsCELLS5Across15 He is at the back of the roomDENIS5Across15 StaggerREEL4Across15 SeedPIP3Across16 IdolHERO4Across18 Animal’s coatFUR3Across18 Container of the best seatsBOX3Across18 Former currencyPESETA6Across19 Sort of killer in a thriller?SERIAL6Across19 RegainRECOVER7Across19 PrincipalARCH4Across20 Book collectionLIBRARY7Across21 Many say it’s untidyCLUTTER7Across21 GapRIFT4Across22 Legal documentWRIT4Across22 Unusually little doneRARE4Across22 House typeSEMI4Across23 A dizzy ride?SPIN4Across23 EncourageHEARTEN7Across23 Thus they went out of turn with a poetSOUTHEY7Across24 Flow windinglyMEANDER7Across24 StoveOVEN4Across25 OverseasABROAD6Across26 Not a serious affront?SLIGHT6Across26 YouthLAD3Across27 GullTERN4Across28 Girl in a million, albeit eccentricLIL3Across29 Unit of weightTON3Across29 FreeRID3Across30 Sweet, warm hearted, silly GusSUGAR5Across31 DelvedDUG3Across31 Delightful surpriseTREAT5Across31 LockjawTETANUS7Across32 Humbles me, being surrounded by clericsDEMEANS7Across32 MustySTALE5Across33 Survivor of butchering?LIVER5Across34 OutstandingSUPER5Across34 One in the record, as at the YardCID3Across35 Sound of annoyanceTUT3Across35 Slink and sulk around for the weekendSKULK5Across36 AfootASTIR5Across36 FigurineSTATUE6Across36 As you broadcast, there’s some just rewardSTREW5Across37 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across37 EnvelopWRAP4Across37 JamWEDGE5Across38 Pass as clever verseSERVE5Across38 ChairsSEATS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Excessive, unwarrantedUNDUE5Down1 ObscureVAGUE5Down1 Helpful soldiers transform Sadie!AIDES5Down1 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down2 The French bilge is possibly quite readableLEGIBLE7Down2 WagerBET3Down2 OceanSEA3Down3 ThereforeTHUS4Down4 RugMAT3Down4 Gold in different ways spentWORN4Down4 CunningSLY3Down5 This man is a steel erectorSPIDER6Down5 ExpensivePRICEY6Down5 EarlierPRIOR5Down6 FlanksSIDES5Down6 He does cover-up work in futile rageTILER5Down6 CulpabilityGUILT5Down7 She can’t quite manage to make a noiseSONIA5Down7 FaintDIM3Down9 An element of continued centralisationTIN3Down9 FashionableCHIC4Down10 MakerCREATOR7Down11 AttainedREACHED7Down12 In communications code, the “F” wordFOXTROT7Down12 Performed with great hasteHURRIED7Down12 DeservedMERITED7Down13 So superior, yet of little cash valueSOU3Down14 FleeingBOLTING7Down14 ChafeRUB3Down14 PriseLEVER5Down16 What it is when there’s a bite in the airNIPPY5Down16 GemPEARL5Down16 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down17 Armed support? Chuck it!SLING5Down17 SatPOSED5Down17 Girl’sHER3Down18 Colonist keeping out of debtSETTLER7Down19 Computer devicePRINTER7Down19 Credit a mug with being stupidCRASS5Down20 PerspireSWEAT5Down20 Stony he may be, but can still manage a cigarCRAIG5Down21 ChickenHEN3Down21 Liquid measureLITRE5Down21 Legislator, statesmanSENATOR7Down23 Chooses to go to Spithead?SELECTS7Down23 Grown-upMATURE6Down24 Bird giving a shriek?SHRIKE6Down24 AcidTART4Down24 SpeckDOT3Down25 British imperialism absorbs the fellowHIM3Down25 ViewVISTA5Down26 Fox’s tailBRUSH5Down27 Fortunate girl about to finish workLUCKY5Down27 Desert’s fertile spotOASIS5Down28 Oak apples, for instance, contain the lotGALLS5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 TeacherTUTOR5Down30 The pointing fingerINDEX5Down30 ExperimentTEST4Down32 Pig-penSTY3Down32 Fuel used in older vehiclesDERV4Down32 The tune you need if you want to inspireAIR3Down33 StitchSEW3Down33 Pistachio, for exampleNUT3Down33 HelpAID3Down34 SheepEWE3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, June 1, 2020. 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.