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Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2023 answers. The Friday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SpreeREVEL5Across1 DeclineREFUSE6Across5 ContractLEASE5Across8 Choral workORATORIO8Across9 It's tea with no frills for fatherCHAPLAIN8Across9 Save soapBAR3Across10 IntermentBURIAL6Across10 NoiseDIN3Across10 Away with a woman in AmericaABROAD6Across11 ImitatedAPED4Across11 PlanetURANUS6Across11 Artist's workroomSTUDIO6Across12 Try to grab and there's a scrapSNATCH6Across12 ExperienceUNDERGO7Across13 Say you hope it's oven-readyTRUSSED7Across13 FortuneLUCK4Across14 Arrange at the top or bottom of the sheetSORT4Across14 SwellDILATE6Across14 ImproveAMELIORATE10Across15 Meant to give serious thought toDELIBERATE10Across15 Check onMONITOR7Across15 How close one is to being a miser?NEARNESS8Across17 RenegadeTURNCOAT8Across17 ThroughPER3Across18 A furious addendum about people who steal the work of othersPIRATES7Across18 StammerSTUTTER7Across18 MarryWED3Across19 Which of you came to a halt?WHOA4Across19 Leave outOMIT4Across19 WoodTIMBER6Across21 He painted "The Convert"TURNER6Across21 TearRENT4Across21 SkirmishMELEE5Across23 CrowdHERD4Across24 Being as expansive as you could possibly be?GOINGTOANYLENGTHS17Across24 Tending to hinderCOUNTERPRODUCTIVE17Across24 ImmerseDIP3Across27 Going up to pack the case, off we wentASCENT6Across27 RespectESTEEM6Across27 ScullOAR3Across29 Give painACHE4Across29 Set out to capture a pointEAST4Across29 For a rugger player, the way to capture a bouncing ballWALLABY7Across30 LeopardPANTHER7Across30 CompetitionCONTEST7Across31 FatedDOOMED6Across32 Gym shoePLIMSOLL8Across33 He's mad to become a really good shotCRACKPOT8Across33 ManufacturedMADE4Across34 DeservedEARNED6Across35 Minds going into exileBRAINDRAIN10Across35 BrotherhoodFRATERNITY10Across35 Bound, when the top comes off, to break openUNDO4Across36 Wound markSCAR4Across36 The little ones have clawsNIPPERS7Across37 EntourageRETINUE7Across37 ConfuseADDLE5Across38 Turn the swine loose? That would be imprudentUNWISE6Across38 Sporting officialUMPIRE6Across38 GuardDEFEND6Across39 LogicREASON6Across40 In view of the fact that you're granting an interviewSEEING6Across40 EnlightenEDIFY5Across40 BeamRAY3Across41 Said I had gone downSAD3Across41 HintINTIMATE8Across42 This bird is the bird that got at the ducksCOCKATOO8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Branch of mathsARITHMETIC10Down1 Clamouring about an inferior articleTHUNDERING10Down1 Metal fastenerSTUD4Down2 Covers up, but you noticeSPOT4Down2 BirdEMU3Down2 Wood preserverCREOSOTE8Down3 Is the shopkeeper who sells it only after your money?CASHMERE8Down3 EvokeELICIT6Down3 Well-likedPOPULAR7Down4 The one sent off now as a replacementINSTEAD7Down4 MeadowLEA3Down4 PeruseREAD4Down5 ThanklessnessINGRATITUDE11Down5 Attractive enough to be given as a gift?PRESENTABLE11Down5 AntennaFEELER6Down6 DictatorialAUTOCRATIC10Down6 Point the damaged tamarinds out - a birdSANDMARTIN10Down6 AnticipateEXPECT6Down7 FrenchGALLIC6Down7 Rip off a child and that's the punishmentPRISON6Down7 BuyPURCHASE8Down8 Just a fabrication of lies in an intricate patternFAIRISLE8Down8 PermittedALLOWED7Down9 Animal from a river in a Scottish islandBRUTE5Down10 EvadeDODGE5Down10 SeedPIP3Down12 ChallengeDARE4Down13 MonsterOGRE4Down16 Think I have a mine with silver in itIMAGINE7Down16 Salad vegetableLETTUCE7Down16 SouvenirRELIC5Down17 MonthMARCH5Down20 OustedDEPOSED7Down20 Passes for the people who work in the factoryHANDS5Down20 Snake that perturbs people?RATTLER7Down22 IntelligenceNOUS4Down22 DampenMOISTEN7Down22 Happens when one reaches the route between peaksCOMESTOPASS11Down23 Pastry dishTREACLETART11Down23 BorderedHEDGED6Down24 The energy to vacate the seat and be on your way?GETUPANDGO10Down25 Percussion instrumentTAMBOURINE10Down25 ChamberROOM4Down25 Yielding and taking the inferior jobSUBMISSION10Down26 HarmDAMAGE6Down26 Potential votersELECTORATE10Down26 Does he not break the news gently about the dog?SPRINGER8Down28 StockedSTORED6Down28 ChosenSELECTED8Down28 ColourRED3Down30 SufficientADEQUATE8Down31 "Sounds like a lightweight," you sayANNOUNCE8Down31 SpearJAVELIN7Down32 To get the footstool, the fool has gone into debtHASSOCK7Down32 DeceasedDEAD4Down33 Distant, I note, with the workerCOOLIE6Down34 GloomyMOROSE6Down34 Can it be spent in idle loafing?BREAD5Down35 WhimFANCY5Down35 BeerALE3Down36 SpriteELF3Down37 Hearing a knock, cover upWRAP4Down39 Ceremonial splendourPOMP4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, June 2, 2023. 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.