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Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 2 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 124 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#
LikingPALATE6Across1 AdjustsADAPTS6Across1 A question that's full of holes?RIDDLE6Across1 ForgivePARDON6Across5 Pupil I scold for being "free"LIBERATE8Across7 GenealogyPEDIGREE8Across7 QuarrelDISAGREE8Across8 Astronomical spoils!MARS4Across8 SetteeSOFA4Across8 RosterROTA4Across9 The accent of a big-headed rascal?BROGUE6Across10 SilentMUM3Across10 StewHOTPOT6Across10 Bear witness at a trialATTEST6Across11 StudyPERUSE6Across11 FightCLASH5Across12 MountainALP3Across14 Pilot Officer Moorhead's little petPOM3Across14 CurDOG3Across15 Resents making hasteHATES5Across16 MannequinMODEL5Across16 Land measureACRE4Across17 The way to suggest a past timeTHEN4Across17 ScullOAR3Across17 PoemODE3Across18 ColourLILAC5Across19 A bigwig, royal, yet not a nice typeVIPER5Across19 HillTOR3Across19 HappeningEVENT5Across20 Boy's nameDAVID5Across21 ChargeFEE3Across21 In the kitchen, it's a confusing thingMIXER5Across21 TraineeCADET5Across22 Poet with a house right behind meHOMER5Across22 HatchetAXE3Across22 Applaud a pupil for coming in topCLAP4Across23 RushDASH4Across23 SheepEWE3Across23 LubricateOIL3Across24 Seaman dismissed - or near enough!ABOUT5Across26 ParlanceIDIOM5Across26 LeafPETAL5Across26 To love unreasonablyTOO3Across28 LieFIB3Across28 Monty, taking a wild pony round SouthendPYTHON6Across29 WeekdayMONDAY6Across29 WandROD3Across29 One of an infantile pair receiving a kick?BOOTEE6Across30 SeverBISECT6Across30 Units currently abbreviatedAMPS4Across31 SpokenORAL4Across31 Kind of key used in a case of staff shortage?SKELETON8Across32 BeautifulGORGEOUS8Across32 A piece of cakeDODDLE6Across33 ShoutYELL4Across33 Call uponSUMMON6Across33 SubmarineUNDERSEA8Across34 FixedSTABLE6Across35 TurnROTATE6Across36

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Respiratory disorderASTHMA6Down1 Peter, it seems, is a rodent about to gnaw his bib!RABBIT6Down1 FarewellADIEU5Down2 HumanPEOPLE6Down2 A monster pullover?DRAGON6Down2 AbsentAWAY4Down3 QuarrelSPAT4Down3 Otherwise a noted school of economicsELSE4Down3 WildlyLIKEMAD7Down4 Treat a cold woman to a blooming plant!HEATHER7Down4 EnlistENROL5Down4 HaughtyPROUD5Down5 SqueezePRESS5Down5 The youngster acted strangelyCADET5Down5 UnusualRARE4Down6 GemJEWEL5Down6 Is cruel to a wild beastBEATS5Down6 SurpassOUTDO5Down7 Be unhappy to put me out of workMOPE4Down8 CelebritySTAR4Down8 A trumpet piece with spiritRUM3Down9 DandyFOP3Down9 SayingMOTTO5Down10 EthicalMORAL5Down11 Legendary birdROC3Down12 He travels in wet areasTAR3Down12 CrawlCREEP5Down12 AppearsSEEMS5Down13 A pie's possibly brownSEPIA5Down13 DeflectAVERT5Down13 InnHOTEL5Down14 Arranged to have eaten about nineFIXED5Down15 FrogmanDIVER5Down15 PostponeDEFER5Down15 AvariceGREED5Down16 In more ways than one, it may be flyingHOBBY5Down18 Statement of beliefsCREDO5Down18 StriplingLAD3Down19 Girl with a lot of goVIM3Down19 By providing parking for royaltyPER3Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down20 Drove around with TodmoreMOTORED7Down21 HarmsDAMAGES7Down21 It can be raised as a questionHUH3Down22 FishCOD3Down22 Softly cried out like a bird shut inCOOPED6Down23 DemilitariseDISARM6Down23 Quantities for saleLOTS4Down24 Biblical characterABEL4Down24 UnsuitableINEPT5Down25 Choose pence before pounds - no problem!PLEASE6Down25 AssassinHITMAN6Down25 Imitative in cheapish styleAPISH5Down26 PictureIMAGE5Down26 OozeEXUDE5Down27 Choice article in heraldic goldOTHER5Down27 HabituateINURE5Down27 ViperADDER5Down28 A familiar name to manyTOM3Down28 TreeFIR3Down28 Group of husbandsBAND4Down30 OpenOVERT5Down30 EmployerBOSS4Down30 AssociationCLUB4Down31 CourageGRIT4Down32

About this puzzle

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