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Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
WarningCAVEAT6Across1 Free ticket?SINGLE6Across1 ThickDENSE5Across2 UnsuccessfulABORTIVE8Across7 PreventDEBAR5Across7 A showplace for swimmersAQUARIUM8Across7 Have a fling before the match?TOSS4Across8 SoarTOWER5Across8 VotingPOLL4Across8 Good question about getting nothing rightWORTHY6Across10 SubjectTOPIC5Across10 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Across10 A number taking a weapon out of spiteMALICE6Across11 WheedleCAJOLE6Across11 PinchNIP3Across12 WalkedPACED5Across13 Had some gateauxATE3Across14 ObtainGET3Across14 DaubPLASTER7Across15 Cleverly drew a birdWADER5Across16 ChallengesDARES5Across16 A brief show of dissentDEMO4Across17 BereavementLOSS4Across17 OozedEXUDED6Across17 To get out of debt again, show a profitREPAY5Across19 Be indebtedOWE3Across19 Thin biscuitWAFER5Across19 DisagreeDISSENT7Across20 Gee, what an old-fashioned doll!GOLLY5Across21 TruncheonBATON5Across21 BeerLAGER5Across22 Guess about 550, dolefullySADLY5Across22 CurveBEND4Across23 Be obstructive, making many go wrongCLOG4Across23 MoneyCASH4Across23 DuctTUBE4Across25 OrientalEASTERN7Across26 Joan's fanciful heroJASON5Across26 HerbBASIL5Across26 Man or woman's nameMEL3Across28 A natural food crusherBOA3Across28 Seville, it may seem, can be right in Genoa!ORANGE6Across29 Runs away to wedELOPES6Across29 BornNEE3Across30 Terribly sore about a cricket club's gameSOCCER6Across30 FruitBANANA6Across30 Received over a thousandTOOK4Across31 ConsumingEATING6Across31 Norse godODIN4Across31 After all, maybe a nice mergerALLIANCE8Across32 DeliberateMEASURED8Across32 Consider a pool less than a merePONDER6Across33 Over thereYONDER6Across33 ObviousEVIDENT7Across34 WigwamTEPEE5Across37 EachALL3Across38 SewerDRAIN5Across39 HeapedPILED5Across40 VigourVERVE5Across41 SpiltUPSET5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
When revealed, cast out with a cry of painSHOWED6Down1 Hand toolCHISEL6Down1 EaseRELAX5Down1 ElicitsEVOKES6Down2 Has it a sort of hollow charm?GROTTO6Down2 Old-fashionedDATED5Down2 HighTALL4Down3 A simple note, say, to translateEASY4Down3 WornERODED6Down3 MistakeSLIP4Down4 WidenBROADEN7Down4 Like the look of a person dreaming of a vacation?FARAWAY7Down4 AgreeCONSENT7Down5 Brilliant twins coming to a bad endVIVID5Down5 LesserMINOR5Down5 RepulseREPEL5Down6 YieldsCEDES5Down6 Colour of a clumber spanielUMBER5Down6 DowelsPEGS4Down8 Vehicle of retrograde art, to manyTRAM4Down8 PermitLET3Down9 IntelligenceWIT3Down9 Haggard female?SHE3Down9 ShuttingCLOSURE7Down11 Song of MalayaLAY3Down12 Jam containerJAR3Down12 Instrument, possible collector's pieceCELLO5Down13 DiscoverLEARN5Down13 CalmPEACE5Down13 OathCURSE5Down14 Cathedral water suppliers?WELLS5Down15 AfterwardsLATER5Down15 WonderAWE3Down16 Liver, kidneys, etc.OFFAL5Down18 SwellDISTEND7Down18 Enigmatic composer of The Spanish rag?ELGAR5Down18 WitWAG3Down19 Fishing item used in shootingROD3Down19 In favour ofFOR3Down20 Carry on trade in laminated woodPLY3Down20 Passage aboard shipGANGWAY7Down21 FlowerTULIP5Down21 MenacingBALEFUL7Down21 JamWEDGE5Down22 EdgeLIP3Down22 Could be her French boySON3Down22 GenialBENIGN6Down23 Protective envelope used by businesses getting aheadCOCOON6Down23 The shortcoming of a left back who's lost his headLACK4Down24 TreatedHANDLED7Down24 Style and vigourELAN4Down24 An elastic bandGARTER6Down25 Dealer in clothDRAPER6Down25 SmilesBEAMS5Down26 He has a name for bringing bad luckJONAH5Down26 Of the SunSOLAR5Down27 ObserveSEE3Down27 She's evasive about having one leftSALLY5Down27 InsaneMAD3Down28 Somewhat boorish cry?BOO3Down28 InherentNATIVE6Down28 UseAVAIL5Down29 CorpseBODY4Down30 Put your foot in the waste paper basketSTEP4Down30 PrincipleTENET5Down32 CourageNERVE5Down33 SickILL3Down35 ExcursionTRIP4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. 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.