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Evening Standard Crossword June 20 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 20 2024 answers. The Thursday 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#
FrenchGALLIC6Across1 ShutsCLOSES6Across1 It's cherished in China and well thought of in WalesDRAGON6Across1 OpposeRESIST6Across5 An approach to operaOVERTURE8Across7 Good-lookingHANDSOME8Across7 SeparationDIVISION8Across8 Nourishing sausage ingredient if nothing moreSAGO4Across8 PontiffPOPE4Across8 ParchedARID4Across9 Well-known fertiliser for flowersPOLLEN6Across10 SeverCUT3Across10 MasticatedCHEWED6Across10 There's science in serving drinksOPTICS6Across11 EnigmaRIDDLE6Across11 NakedBARED5Across12 High mountainALP3Across14 One takes in what may be a Scotsman's ownAIN3Across14 InsectBEE3Across15 He's a father to many soldiersPADRE5Across16 Stair partRISER5Across16 RodentsRATS4Across17 Person deceived into making a copy?DUPE4Across17 BeerALE3Across17 EpochERA3Across18 Backless sofaDIVAN5Across19 Weakened, yet was a friend to a boyPALED5Across19 AbradeRUB3Across19 DismayAPPAL5Across20 CantBEVEL5Across21 MeadowLEA3Across21 An old scout's dog?ROVER5Across21 PrecipitationSLEET5Across22 Get ready to eat, perhapsRIPEN5Across22 ResinLAC3Across22 Just the place for a web?SITE4Across23 Sound qualityTONE4Across23 VigourVIM3Across23 BeforeERE3Across24 Boy, I see, of sound natureSONIC5Across26 Run away to wedELOPE5Across26 FenceHEDGE5Across26 A writer's pointNIB3Across28 Boy's nameTIM3Across28 Could he arrange for the king to have a little extra height?KNIGHT6Across29 RenovateREVAMP6Across29 StillYET3Across29 Sets about bizarre beingsBEGINS6Across30 Severe food shortageFAMINE6Across30 Admits that snow driftsOWNS4Across31 Assist in a crimeABET4Across31 To outward appearance, possibly ex-rentalEXTERNAL8Across32 SandshoePLIMSOLL8Across32 Buck's pretty empty-headed plaything, warm hearted, AmericanDOLLAR6Across33 ExpectantAGOG4Across33 Expend moneyLAYOUT6Across33 ExampleINSTANCE8Across34 PlacidSERENE6Across35 Wise personORACLE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AgreeCONCUR6Down1 Went into decline and quietly died outDIPPED6Down1 GoodbyeADIEU5Down2 Frowns sullenlySCOWLS6Down2 He's a saverGOALIE6Down2 DenLAIR4Down3 Cast offSHED4Down3 The number on this is twelveNOON4Down3 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down4 Excursionist guilty of foul play?TRIPPER7Down4 PorcelainCHINA5Down4 MerchandiseGOODS5Down5 ScopeRANGE5Down5 It's clear I had to receive a good deal of luckLUCID5Down5 BridgeSPAN4Down6 Not everNEVER5Down6 Short cut out of BatterseaTERSE5Down6 MaliceSPITE5Down7 To crash in the Alps must be a blowSLAP4Down8 Fossil fuelPEAT4Down8 Information from an intelligence officerGEN3Down9 Energy, vitalityPEP3Down9 ArcCURVE5Down10 ListTABLE5Down11 RacketDIN3Down12 It means very little, but thanks a lotTAD3Down12 ShoreBEACH5Down12 FruitLEMON5Down13 Small piece of land on credit, oftenCROFT5Down13 SwiftRAPID5Down13 DigDELVE5Down14 Enjoy a bit of fun in portHAVEN5Down15 Glandular organLIVER5Down15 MildBALMY5Down15 PreciseEXACT5Down16 A case of tradespeople sticking togetherUNION5Down18 NimbleAGILE5Down18 Scottish riverDEE3Down19 Go bang in a small wayPOP3Down19 Has he to sit around keeping his mouth shut?LEN3Down20 Animal doctorVET3Down20 Dick may take a seat in the middle of the road!RICHARD7Down21 StainBLEMISH7Down21 Articulated lorry of American originRIG3Down22 Health resortSPA3Down22 It means something when you put your name to a letterSIGNAL6Down23 OpportuneTIMELY6Down23 Winged wader, once worshippedIBIS4Down24 Leave outOMIT4Down24 RascalROGUE5Down25 Time that egg!EASTER6Down25 ExcusedEXEMPT6Down25 Blue ones are fineSKIES5Down26 Burst outERUPT5Down26 BanishEXILE5Down27 Agile, fit to be frisky in New YorkNIFTY5Down27 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down27 ZestGUSTO5Down28 Three ways modernNEW3Down28 Small flap of materialTAB3Down28 Bighead, past his prime, yet courageousBOLD4Down30 OutdoEXCEL5Down30 DropFALL4Down30 FeverAGUE4Down31 LegendSAGA4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 20, 2024. 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.