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Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 16 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
BigLARGE5Across3 HateDETEST6Across4 RAF ace in distress, showing bottleCARAFE6Across4 A 'drag' garment?PULLOVER8Across7 MagicianCONJUROR8Across7 Incomparable as farmlandARABLE6Across8 ErasEPOCHS6Across8 ChiefLEADER6Across9 Weaving machinesLOOMS5Across10 BeastANIMAL6Across10 Head cook getting out of lineCHIEF5Across10 BitterACRID5Across11 ExchangeSWOP4Across12 Holidaymakers could get food right at the end of itPIER4Across13 SuretyBAIL4Across13 Eat dinnerDINE4Across14 Dines in great styleEATS4Across14 Of capital importance in the Boys' Brigade?RIGA4Across15 Weak, unconvincingLAME4Across15 MatureRIPE4Across15 Minimal points for a false startFEW3Across16 EnemyFOE3Across16 One under pressure at a sitting?SEAT4Across17 LeeSHELTER7Across17 Row, rankTIER4Across17 Move around in jugSTIR4Across19 Pleasantly coldCOOL4Across19 AcmeTOP3Across20 Before decimalisation, a top share?HALFCROWN9Across21 Teller of anecdotesRACONTEUR9Across21 InflexibleRIGID5Across21 Festive occasionGALA4Across23 Dad's half yearly bill from the tax man?PAYE4Across23 ServantMAID4Across23 A hot one, and that's flat!HONE4Across24 Hop-drying kilnOAST4Across24 RunTROT4Across25 Floor coveringRUG3Across26 Additional outcomeSUM3Across26 TautTIGHT5Across26 Contended it was a crash dive?VIED4Across27 Jewellery itemRING4Across27 StitchSEW3Across28 Discharge at a bad timeEMIT4Across29 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across29 TreacheryTREASON7Across30 German cherry centreHERR4Across32 SilentMUTE4Across32 Think it divine to read excitedly about loveADORE5Across33 First-ratePRIME5Across33 SnareTRAP4Across33 Show fear of a psychiatristSHRINK6Across34 MaltreatILLUSE6Across34 Charged with something shockingELECTRIC8Across35 Swing the leadMALINGER8Across35 EatDINE4Across35 RankSTATUS6Across36 He's a devil when embracing a redhead, mateFRIEND6Across36 ScholarPUPIL5Across36 ItemDETAIL6Across38 DirtySOILED6Across39 ChubbyPLUMP5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ChideSCOLD5Down1 Agitatedly paces the roomSPACE5Down1 EcstasyBLISS5Down1 AllianceUNION5Down2 Twist when there's authority for itPLAIT5Down2 KayakCANOE5Down2 Squirrel foodNUTS4Down3 The G-man's game?GOLF4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 Cherished hopeDREAM5Down4 BowmanARCHER6Down4 Scottish rockCRAIG5Down4 WinGAIN4Down5 ImplementTOOL4Down5 Back of the forearmREAR4Down5 FinishEND3Down6 Place of learningSCHOOL6Down6 It contains, but isn't exactly a holderFOLDER6Down6 ScopeAMBIT5Down7 SlumberSLEEP5Down8 BitsPIECES6Down9 Cause of a snore?REASON6Down9 LubricateOIL3Down11 Needed to be put in the shadeHAD3Down11 You can write one if you tryESSAY5Down12 Iron, sayMETAL5Down12 WhineWHIMPER7Down13 Sportsman having a flingPITCHER7Down13 Without exceptionBARNONE7Down13 BraidPLAIT5Down14 In which a raw recruit can rise farRAF3Down15 Star signLEO3Down15 If going up north, it's at the back of the planeFIN3Down16 BitPORTION7Down16 In favour ofFOR3Down16 CorrectRIGHT5Down18 One playing two legs?ELEVEN6Down18 He flew too near the sunICARUS6Down18 MinePIT3Down19 Material very little seen in the borders of ThailandTWEED5Down20 ExternalOUTER5Down20 Torn clothRAG3Down21 He suits a meaty roleHAM3Down21 LabelTAG3Down22 A switch in productionROD3Down22 Wood-nymphDRYAD5Down22 OesophagusGULLET6Down23 Drug dealer a child can handlePUSHER6Down23 DelveDIG3Down24 Sweet potatoYAM3Down25 Given the accolade, can he not quite rise?SIR3Down25 PlatitudeTRUISM6Down27 Displeased by a shaky ride around central HackneyIRKED5Down28 DenSTUDY5Down28 ArticlesITEMS5Down28 SquanderWASTE5Down29 Wild dogDINGO5Down30 People of the wide open spacesMOORS5Down30 InaneSILLY5Down31 JocundMERRY5Down31 Inform everyone by letterTEACH5Down31 Is obliged toMUST4Down32 PoorNEEDY5Down32 In which to watch the birds in the park, we're toldHIDE4Down32 Roguish lie from Charlie, possiblyARCH4Down33 BucketPAIL4Down33 TugPULL4Down34 SeedPIP3Down36 HewLOP3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, June 16, 2025. 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.