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Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2020 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Drink through thisSTRAW5Across1 Bad times can hit you hardSMITE5Across1 MaliceSPITE5Across2 Be a match for a lofty YankeeTALLY5Across6 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Across6 TimeTEMPO5Across7 ChangeALTER5Across8 FundamentalRADICAL7Across9 Too bashful to go to the job centre?WORKSHY7Across9 WakenROUSE5Across10 Touches downLANDS5Across10 Corny, perhaps, but not much?GRAIN5Across10 Thin candleTAPER5Across11 Fine boysREGAL5Across11 Senior memberDOYEN5Across12 New Zealanders are not flightyKIWIS5Across12 TuneAIR3Across12 Road-surfacing materialBITUMEN7Across13 See a way to rescindDISCERN7Across13 SatanDEVIL5Across13 To whom two yellows can mean a red?REF3Across15 SnaredTRAPPED7Across15 Golfer’s pegTEE3Across15 Not far from a broken chinINCH4Across17 Wild assONAGER6Across17 OperatorUSER4Across17 That magic word, bitte!PLEASE6Across18 Gorge or ravineCANYON6Across18 TearRIP3Across19 In this land, grief-stricken cries are heardWALES5Across19 Cabbage varietySAVOY5Across19 Good place for a fellow to get a bit of helpCHAPEL6Across20 Newspaper bossEDITOR6Across20 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across20 Paddy’s cerealRICE4Across22 HairstylePERM4Across22 GratingGRID4Across23 Jump during a stomach operationHOP3Across24 ColourRED3Across24 AdroitDEFT4Across25 GossipHEARSAY7Across25 Granted a measure to identical twinsACCEDED7Across25 Store various hats that go on a swollen headSTASH5Across26 FiendishDEMONIC7Across26 OutriderSCOUT5Across26 Showjumping obstacleFENCE5Across27 A good glassPASTE5Across27 Milk or paint, possiblyPINTA5Across28 Shock, dismayAPPAL5Across28 Advent of a hard-hearted competitorARRIVAL7Across29 Fix upARRANGE7Across29 A tough backSTERN5Across30 TaleSTORY5Across30 VehicleCAR3Across30 CommandORDER5Across31 CowsCATTLE6Across31 It measures me a half of bitterMETER5Across31 VariedDIVERSE7Across34 SeamLAYER5Across37 BrownTAN3Across38 TriumphEXULT5Across39 CaptureCATCH5Across40 AnaestheticETHER5Across41 DenSTUDY5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
NumberSEVEN5Down1 To be preciseTHATIS6Down2 ShootSPRIG5Down2 A wizard bird!MERLIN6Down2 Tease a companion for a sign of nervesTWITCH6Down3 CombinedPOOLED6Down3 Eagerness, zealARDOUR6Down3 TrialTEST4Down4 Notedly advance ageEON3Down4 Used to beWAS3Down4 ApplaudedCLAPPED7Down5 Geese flying for cover around mid-SeptemberSKEIN5Down5 BuffaloBISON5Down5 CapBERET5Down6 Exciting little streams at SouthendTHRILLS7Down6 Means of entry or accessGATEWAY7Down6 They’re of one accordAYES4Down7 Style, vigourELAN4Down7 One departs, perhaps, when they fallLEAVES6Down8 Hi-fiSTEREO6Down8 GratuityTIP3Down9 WanderingERRATIC7Down11 Village where the lark ascends around middayKRAAL5Down12 ExcludeDEBAR5Down12 EvadeDODGE5Down13 PurchaserBUYER5Down13 Abandon by the roadsideDITCH5Down13 SoundVALID5Down14 The fight by a mug to take creditSCRAP5Down14 LukewarmTEPID5Down14 Frantic effort by the GunnersRABID5Down15 SortsTYPES5Down15 PointAIM3Down16 FoeENEMY5Down16 Honoured with a meal round the Turk’s HeadFETED5Down16 ContritionREMORSE7Down18 Celestial bodyCOMET5Down18 Beauty soft on everyone?PEACH5Down18 Movie we get tough onWESTERN7Down19 MagicSORCERY7Down19 Where it’s steamy around the bar?HOBART6Down21 HateDETEST6Down21 GodDEITY5Down21 FittingPROPER6Down22 Be abusive to black-hearted engineersREVILE6Down22 GuideSTEER5Down22 PlunderRAVAGE6Down23 A cross in the middleCENTRE6Down23 ProprietyDECENCY7Down24 Of mankindHUMAN5Down25 Moving stair maybeASTIR5Down25 One born in Hollywood?STAR4Down26 Old wound markSCAR4Down26 SpoilMAR3Down27 She means a lot to dadPAM3Down28 In the pastAGO3Down28 NamedCALLED6Down28 EssentialVITAL5Down29 ShabbyTATTY5Down32 BarLEVER5Down33 TankVAT3Down35 LeaveEXIT4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, June 16, 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.