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Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2022 answers. The Thursday 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#
BucketPAIL4Across1 Senior nurseSISTER6Across4 IrritateIRK3Across4 Undertake to crack an egg, sweetheart!ENGAGE6Across4 RemainSTAY4Across6 Part of New York known for its rude and noisy cheerfulnessTHEBRONX8Across7 OmitLEAVEOUT8Across7 Bursts forthERUPTS6Across8 One plus two?TWELVE6Across8 TuneAIR3Across9 StupidAPISH5Across10 They're bitter, also upset about the late finishALOES5Across10 BraggingBOASTFUL8Across10 AleBEER4Across11 Calf meatVEAL4Across13 Cries, making the commanding officer so upset!COOS4Across13 ImpetuousRASH4Across14 She makes the minister cross!MINX4Across14 OwnsHAS3Across14 GratuitiesTIPS4Across15 Some herbal mixture or ointmentBALM4Across15 NumberSIX3Across16 Branch of a Worcester pearmainARM3Across16 TreeCEDAR5Across16 Run as CommunistTROT4Across17 Norse godODIN4Across17 SummonCALL4Across19 PlagueEPIDEMIC8Across19 Hot water?BURN4Across19 Hired soldierMERCENARY9Across21 Stop working, quickly, for a mealBREAKFAST9Across21 AlloyMETAL5Across21 LeftDEPARTED8Across23 Travel permitVISA4Across23 An inedible cake?SOAP4Across23 FlashlightTORCH5Across24 Festive occasionGALA4Across24 Letter from a Greek patriot, apparentlyIOTA4Across24 AngerVEX3Across26 Show a bit of distress, obviouslySOB3Across26 You could call it a strainTUNE4Across27 AgeDAY3Across27 SnatchGRAB4Across27 A good but not high level of illuminationGLOW4Across29 HeehawBRAY4Across29 CeaseSTOP4Across31 The boys, thus, get contradictory directionsSONS4Across32 Coconut fibreCOIR4Across32 Erica of HampsteadHEATH5Across33 StartINITIATE8Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 Backward enough to be bottom?BEHIND6Across34 SheepEWE3Across34 Gains knowledgeLEARNS6Across34 Disrespectful in no silent wayINSOLENT8Across35 GeneratedBRED4Across35 GemsEMERALDS8Across35 The low fellow proposed!MOOTED6Across36 AttemptTRY3Across36 Horizontal sliding compartmentDRAWER6Across36 WadLUMP4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DistinctCLEAR5Down1 Cook various meatsSTEAM5Down1 Fertile spotOASIS5Down2 Tailless hornet possibly seen in flight!HERON5Down2 SoonANON4Down2 NetMESH4Down3 Diminutive siblingsBROS4Down3 FinalLAST4Down3 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down4 AggravatedINFLAMED8Down4 Praise a former disorderly lotEXTOL5Down4 MurderKILL4Down5 Type of musicSOUL4Down5 Absents oneself for breaksGOES4Down5 SwordSABRE5Down6 NecessitateENTAIL6Down6 Dominate excessively, but within given limitsGOVERN6Down6 FastenTIE3Down7 StadiumARENA5Down8 RapscallionRASCAL6Down9 It burrows down underWOMBAT6Down9 Deceptive position for the ball?LIE3Down11 RemunerationPAY3Down11 Possibly wide edition of the paper?EXTRA5Down12 BruteBEAST5Down12 BroguesSHOES5Down12 CollierMINER5Down13 Sour liquidVINEGAR7Down13 They hang from trees, and pack a change of kit in metal boxesCATKINS7Down13 BorderHEM3Down14 LocatedSITED5Down15 TwitchTIC3Down15 At length, might one press you to stay for a meal?BOA3Down15 CunningSLY3Down16 He's got the knackART3Down16 DemiseDEATH5Down17 PromptREADY5Down18 Traveller not going back to school at DerbyREPTON6Down18 Mythical monsterDRAGON6Down18 SaracensARABS5Down20 It's customary for us to be on timeUSAGE5Down20 VolumeCAPACITY8Down20 BlendMIX3Down21 Is he suspended?BOB3Down21 ArrestNAB3Down22 BalladLAY3Down22 Enemy, possibly of the Earth?FOE3Down22 Superficial appearanceVENEER6Down23 Near Johannesburg, it's so rainy at mid-OctoberSOWETO6Down23 Not goodBAD3Down25 ExteriorOUTER5Down25 The one restful thing a discotheque hasCOT3Down25 ManagedCOPED5Down26 Stair partRISER5Down28 DroopWILT4Down28 Released some of the funds I hadUNDID5Down28 InvoiceBILL4Down29 FirearmRIFLE5Down30 StaunchSTEM4Down30 District water suppliers?LAKES5Down30 Jimmy's cue ballWHITE5Down31 LeavenYEAST5Down31 Be indebtedOWE3Down32 Ship's companyCREW4Down32 That's right officer, it's a depositSILT4Down32 Laugh or cryHOOT4Down33 AskewAWRY4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 16, 2022. 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.