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Evening Standard Crossword June 21 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 21 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 131 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#
UnderBELOW5Across2 Walks or takes public transport around Clapham centralTRAMPS6Across4 PartnerSPOUSE6Across4 OilclothLINOLEUM8Across7 AdhesiveGLUE4Across7 Tubes of pasteMACARONI8Across7 Such acid makes an expert twitch!ACETIC6Across8 ErasEPOCHS6Across8 OozedEXUDED6Across8 LeafletTRACT5Across9 A dish alas spoilt by hundredsSALAD5Across10 GreetsHAILS5Across10 TapPAT3Across11 Produced sound breadBRED4Across13 RotterCAD3Across13 UnclothedBARE4Across13 RegionAREA4Across14 Endlessly stupid place for a window box?SILL4Across14 NucleusCORE4Across15 Source of tar or possibly some alcoholCOAL4Across15 Work in a factoryACT3Across16 SorrowfulSAD3Across16 Cooking vesselWOK3Across16 Divorce would be too much for himIVOR4Across17 JourneyTOUR4Across17 Sea-eagleERNE4Across18 The attraction of a new ruleLURE4Across19 RealGENUINE7Across19 TouchFEEL4Across19 BurrowSETT4Across20 Stand forREPRESENT9Across21 Speak too strongly because of bad taste?OVERSTATE9Across21 ChallengeDARE4Across22 Some of the prettiest things to wearTIES4Across23 GrimeDIRT4Across23 ExigencyURGENCY7Across23 Can be bitten, though cutting is appropriateTART4Across24 DesperateDIRE4Across24 BloodyGORY4Across25 The friend father leftPAL3Across26 AgentREP3Across26 Lure tenor with type of musicTRAP4Across27 RegretRUE3Across27 Religious imageICON4Across27 LakeMERE4Across28 Dizzy dame in a red coatEDAM4Across29 Send by postMAIL4Across29 SheepEWE3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Weaving apparatusLOOM4Across32 What 'raining hard' could imaginably mean?HAIL4Across32 A stiffener or twoBRACE5Across33 CentreHEART5Across33 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across33 Seen to be in handBEHELD6Across34 Eye membraneRETINA6Across34 Plant providing the horticultural place with an excellent returnGARDENIA8Across35 BearsSUPPORTS8Across35 One employing the ablest people?STABLE6Across36 AscertainENSURE6Across36 RoadSTREET6Across36 ThoughtIDEA4Across37 TendNURSE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Greek letterALPHA5Down1 Collect a choral workAMASS5Down1 TransparentCLEAR5Down1 Girl's nameANNIE5Down2 Oar said to belong to jolly RogerSCULL5Down2 WagerBET3Down2 In additionPLUS4Down3 The young Mr PittBRAD4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 DampWET3Down4 BedaubSMEAR5Down4 It's up to an academician to provide something topping!TIARA5Down4 BeakerCUP3Down5 Woodwind instrumentOBOE4Down5 Though elderly, managed without a husbandAGED4Down5 HickoryPECAN5Down6 Teacher's workplaceSCHOOL6Down6 He gets what the shop charges when about to close downPRINCE6Down6 A low place with a good stock of wineCELLAR6Down9 FavourPREFER6Down9 FamilyCLAN4Down10 TransitPASSAGE7Down11 SkillART3Down11 It can help if you turn up the radiator a bitAID3Down11 AfterwardsLATER5Down12 ConsistencyTEXTURE7Down12 Alert to one evil possibilityALIVE5Down12 TediumBOREDOM7Down13 CrumpledCREASED7Down13 A starting place for correction treatmentBORSTAL7Down13 ErasedDELETED7Down14 Crikey, a French horn!COR3Down15 TykeCUR3Down15 It's a measure of land, dearest heart!ARE3Down16 Not dryWET3Down16 DrainSEWER5Down16 DullardDUNCE5Down17 FinishEND3Down18 Could such virgins use valets?VESTAL6Down18 ChoiceOPTION6Down18 Articulate, sayUTTER5Down20 FoeENEMY5Down20 Ring the film centre for hair-dressingOIL3Down21 RendRIP3Down21 AttemptTRY3Down21 It's apt to be turned onTAP3Down22 TransgressionSIN3Down22 What you need to write a story for the theatreTALENT6Down23 FlawDEFECT6Down23 NakedNUDE4Down24 LubricateOIL3Down25 Would a tartan lining suit it?MAC3Down25 DueOWING5Down26 Ride around the Hog's Back, it being high groundRIDGE5Down28 FreewheelCOAST5Down28 SovereignRULER5Down29 Put off a letter to a relativeDAUNT5Down30 Oak tree fruitACORN5Down30 A putty one isn't exactly metal!MEDAL5Down31 MinimumLEAST5Down31 Mother Brown's little boy?HERB4Down32 SimilarLIKE4Down32 MireMUD3Down32 Restful little countyBEDS4Down33 ChickenHEN3Down33 DuplicateCOPY4Down33 TuneAIR3Down34 FastenTIE3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, June 21, 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.