Evening Standard Crossword June 18 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 18 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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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PlayDRAMA5Across1 InsurgentREBEL5Across3 Kind of song or light orchestral pieceTORCH5Across3 ParentFATHER6Across5 Saint of the danceVITUS5Across8 Sea duckEIDER5Across8 Ramshackle dwellingHOVEL5Across8 PointerNEEDLE6Across10 Buddy, very good about moneyHOLLY5Across10 ClearLUCID5Across10 DeserveEARN4Across11 Information usually of serviceGEN3Across11 DampWET3Across11 Only a small area, and that's flat!FACET5Across12 ClawTALON5Across12 ShapeHEXAGON7Across13 Maybe pale, shy, and easy on the eyeSHAPELY7Across13 FurERMINE6Across14 SeparatesPARTS5Across15 SuperficialSHALLOW7Across15 On which to write strange tales?SLATE5Across15 Rest of the song!LAY3Across18 MalesMEN3Across18 Signal agreementNOD3Across18 Treated hairily, in a fashion?STYLED6Across19 BrownTAN3Across19 ColourCERISE6Across19 HugsCUDDLES7Across21 You can get a picture of him for £20FARADAY7Across21 TradeDEAL4Across21 Knock off rapidly - lazily, in factIDLY4Across22 PrejudiceBIAS4Across22 StartedBEGAN5Across23 PlanetMARS4Across23 Mum stutters a littleMAMA4Across23 Fruit or nutsBANANAS7Across24 Small falconKESTREL7Across24 BallotVOTE4Across24 Asian riverTIGRIS6Across26 Young man in local servicePOTBOY6Across26 SpotDOT3Across27 FinishEND3Across29 AssistanceAID3Across29 'Grub up,' you understandDIG3Across29 ConventNUNNERY7Across31 Hair pouchSNOOD5Across31 Entertainment offering some hope for an artistOPERA5Across31 Aptly enough, it's in East London!MILEEND7Across32 RestrictedLIMITED7Across32 SourRANCID6Across32 Pale as a birdASHEN5Across34 AcceptableDONE4Across34 Edible bulbONION5Across34 Grandma's breadNAN3Across35 DismountALIGHT6Across35 Young foxCUB3Across35 Answer concerning a deedREACT5Across36 TendNURSE5Across36 Finish fast in true style, sayUTTER5Across37 Of birthNATAL5Across37 SortsTYPES5Across38 Composition of paper?ESSAY5Across38 ApportionALLOT5Across38 StretchEXTEND6Across39 TormentTEASE5Across40

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ForcePOWER5Down1 Totally in agreement!RIGHT5Down1 LockjawTETANUS7Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 Shooting a guy out with a devious planGUNPLAY7Down2 InterfereMEDDLE6Down3 Style, flairELAN4Down4 SickenAIL3Down4 To love a woman is goodOKAY4Down4 RidFREE4Down5 As opposed to dry, in a sense?CHESTY6Down5 Runs away to wedELOPES6Down5 CalledTERMED6Down6 Of the moonLUNAR5Down6 How to deny accusations of cold feetHOTLY5Down6 DiscloseREVEAL6Down7 RaisesLIFTS5Down7 The sort of glass for tableware?PLATE5Down7 AnnoyVEX3Down9 Leaves in the bottom of the cup, perhapsTEA3Down9 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down9 TottersTODDLES7Down12 Leave by air, flutteringFLYAWAY7Down12 LimbARM3Down12 NumberNINE4Down13 Organ used by sea rangersEAR3Down14 DeityGOD3Down14 IdolHERO4Down16 Name adopted by one 'Lisa,' maybeALIAS5Down16 CompetitorRIVAL5Down16 LorryWAGON5Down17 He raged madlyEDGAR5Down17 PerceiveSENSE5Down17 SureCERTAIN7Down19 Sultan's alas misguided racketSALADIN7Down19 Assists in a crimeABETS5Down20 UnaffectedNATURAL7Down20 That beastly joint over the riverHIPPO5Down20 FreightCARGO5Down21 Loud instrument in the woodwind departmentFLUTE5Down21 DeclareAVER4Down22 Health-checkMEDICAL7Down23 Battle colourMAGENTA7Down23 ManlyVIRILE6Down24 Shows pride, as some of us do in boatsBOASTS6Down24 OrganKIDNEY6Down24 EdgeRIM3Down25 NurseTEND4Down25 A clean sheet?NIL3Down25 EncipherENCODE6Down26 Become liableINCUR5Down27 Chose to upset the top manOPTED5Down27 PerchROOST5Down28 A couple of big-headed peopleBRACE5Down28 EncourageINCITE6Down28 Does this man need a heartier meal?INNER5Down30 NoiseDIN3Down30 Greek dishKEBAB5Down30 Maybe the same tableMESA4Down32 Ear partLOBE4Down32 What, for the greater part, we need to doEAT3Down33 DeceasedDEAD4Down33 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down33 FateLOT3Down36 Man'sHIS3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 18, 2026. 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.