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Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2025 answers. The Monday 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#
Take inIMBIBE6Across1 InexpensiveCHEAP5Across3 Intricate traps for fishSPRAT5Across3 StoreSTOW4Across5 TareVETCH5Across8 In town, less than four banksURBAN5Across8 StrengthPOWER5Across8 ProsecuteSUE3Across9 Maybe first signs of splitting upRIFTS5Across10 FurHAIR4Across10 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across10 Eccentric teachers' unionNUT3Across11 AtmosphereAURA4Across11 Boy's nameIAN3Across11 Bit of a bloomer by the boysSEPAL5Across12 AmidAMONG5Across12 FishTROUT5Across12 Lacking tasteINSIPID7Across13 Is it fabricated from the fins?FISHNET7Across13 CatchENTRAP6Across13 WedMARRY5Across15 Start to live on drinkBEGIN5Across15 DejectedDOWN4Across16 Fastening deviceZIP3Across18 Centre of the heart or other organEAR3Across18 CharityALMS4Across18 Is just about a solo callMISERE6Across19 ExpungeDELETE6Across19 NourishedFED3Across20 The vault, I see, is deep and mysteriousCRYPTIC7Across21 Say in passingMENTION7Across21 At that timeTHEN4Across22 But at the end of the day it could be yours!OURS4Across22 ObserveSEE3Across22 Charity donationsALMS4Across23 Flier making an outright bidBIRD4Across23 CircuitLAP3Across23 Eyes, slangPEEPERS7Across24 It's far from low down, son, in a waySNOWDON7Across24 AttentionCARE4Across24 MarqueeTENT4Across25 In a trice, perhaps, the dunderhead gets a loan!CREDIT6Across26 Makes amendsATONES6Across26 LanguageTONGUE6Across28 Always has an apostropheEER3Across29 Trilby, sayHAT3Across29 BeginSTART5Across30 Spanish manSENOR5Across31 In one short hour, Ike may be a pedestrianHIKER5Across31 Declares to be mostly sound certainties!ASSERTS7Across32 OgleLEER4Across32 PatheticPITIFUL7Across32 FlowerIRIS4Across33 Some loss of benefit will suitBEFIT5Across34 SickILL3Across34 Italian cityTURIN5Across34 A singular porridge ingredientOAT3Across35 TallLOFTY5Across35 TransgressionSIN3Across35 Rocks doggedly put in a pile?CAIRN5Across36 CunningWILY4Across36 Flying toysKITES5Across36 It can come in a list of ingredientsCUMIN5Across37 National songANTHEM6Across37 Sudden fearPANIC5Across37 Very pale, as a layer of eggs can beASHEN5Across38 DeceaseDEATH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Foot partINSTEP6Down1 Familiar name for a flier getting out of lineERNIE5Down1 Becomes a memberJOINS5Down1 BreakBREATHER8Down2 Can parenthood make them faster to get out of breath?FATHERS7Down2 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down2 DecapitateBEHEAD6Down3 He's no peasant!POET4Down4 EverlastingPERMANENT9Down4 DifficultHARD4Down4 DisgraceSCANDAL7Down5 The language of numbersARABIC6Down5 InsightACUMEN6Down5 Flower partPETAL5Down6 AssassinTHUG4Down6 If they fall off the roof, can they be fixed up in the bathroom?TILES5Down6 DyeWOAD4Down7 WatchfulALERT5Down7 One in flight?STAIR5Down7 ThroughVIA3Down8 Used to beWAS3Down9 It's no end busy in the rush hour!BUS3Down9 Devilish form of present?SERPENT7Down12 Walks softlyTIPTOES7Down12 Narrow broochPIN3Down14 DescendantsPOSTERITY9Down14 Any shakeup is negativeNAY3Down14 SpriteIMP3Down15 SpoolsREELS5Down16 At some stage, can be electedGETIN5Down16 Has to send out afresh for a keyNEEDS5Down17 TinyWEE3Down17 Raising agentYEAST5Down17 PineLANGUISH8Down19 Marine mammalDOLPHIN7Down19 Figures to concoct a stew in AmericaMIDWEST7Down19 Quietly ducks going to church with a dogPOOCH5Down20 WhimFAD3Down20 Book of mapsATLAS5Down20 FruitMELON5Down21 RuinDESTROY7Down21 Wherein water causes a creaking sound?CREEK5Down21 CraftsmanARTISAN7Down23 Confirmed the tedious fellow was bannedBOREOUT7Down23 StudyPERUSE6Down24 Gentlemen accepting points from charmersSIRENS6Down24 In a wide sense, he's shortDES3Down25 Partake of foodEAT3Down25 Alarm bellTOCSIN6Down26 ParchmentVELLUM6Down27 Match opposition!RIVAL5Down27 LukewarmTEPID5Down27 She makes breadDEBRA5Down28 DistinguishedNOTED5Down28 BlemishFLAW4Down29 SurcoatTUNIC5Down30 Place for high living in ancient Greece?ATTIC5Down30 VendSELL4Down30 AttemptTRY3Down31 Liquid measurePINT4Down32 Helper? What a funny idea!AIDE4Down32 Sheepish soldiers commencing mutinyRAM3Down33 FlipperFIN3Down33

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