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Evening Standard Crossword June 21 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 21 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
RipeMELLOW6Across1 RecordDISC4Across1 He's defeated Ivor, perhaps, out of courtVICTOR6Across1 SwabMOP3Across4 RearBACK4Across6 AmazeASTONISH8Across7 Just one poem, it seems, is all there isUNIVERSE8Across7 PostureSTANCE6Across8 It means a lot to many a fatheadMASS4Across8 Young salmonPARR4Across8 YearlyANNUAL6Across9 BrownTAN3Across10 A seed head you can eatPEANUT6Across10 InsightACUMEN6Across10 ChangeMUTATE6Across11 Mention endlessly, maybe, how trains should runONTIME6Across11 SaluteGREET5Across12 StriplingLAD3Across14 Study ways to get to Land's EndDEN3Across14 ColourlessWHITE5Across14 AttainREACH5Across15 Flax clothLINEN5Across16 A group; in general, AmericanGENUS5Across16 Expected to finish an act with a songDUET4Across17 BeakersCUPS4Across17 TriedTESTED6Across18 Passed drink round for a day of celebrationGIVEN5Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 WholeINTACT6Across20 A stiff gamePOKER5Across21 DiscourageDETER5Across21 Singing test with a quiet endingMOTET5Across22 NoblemanBARON5Across22 SedimentLEES4Across23 Religious group a church head set out to formSECT4Across23 ExteriorOUTER5Across24 Musical instrumentSITAR5Across26 PostponeDEFER5Across26 They're wise, but only small timeSAGES5Across26 Dry in next to no timeSEC3Across28 IrrigateWATER5Across28 VigourVIM3Across28 Piece of plywood, possibly thin, as supportPLINTH6Across29 Oyster gemsPEARLS6Across29 MarshlandFEN3Across30 Martial artAIKIDO6Across30 Waltz time?MINUTE6Across30 She may open up when the lights are lowIRIS4Across31 AleBEER4Across31 Depictions of wild gales on a mountain passCOLLAGES8Across32 GatherMUSTER6Across32 Everything consideredALLINALL8Across32 Pine to be like a dandy?SPRUCE6Across33 DecoratedORNATE6Across33 By farEASILY6Across33 ShoutYELL4Across34 TreeELM3Across35 PeruseREAD4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Roman floor decorationMOSAIC6Down1 Dave's upset about a politician being treated seductivelyVAMPED6Down1 BuryINTER5Down2 Isle where there's a bad hat to catchTHANET6Down2 Beasts of burdenLLAMAS6Down2 CautionWARN4Down3 ChangeCONVERT7Down3 Rotten shade of red?RUST4Down3 One taking satisfaction in making an avenue green, perhapsAVENGER7Down4 EncounterMEET4Down4 Widely likedPOPULAR7Down4 SchemePLAN4Down5 GiantTITAN5Down5 The bear in Swinburne's puzzling pieceBRUIN5Down5 SeatBENCH5Down6 Yields seeds, it's saidCEDES5Down6 LustreSHEEN5Down6 FeverishCHAOTIC7Down7 PureePULP4Down8 Produced noted bananasMADE4Down8 ColourRED3Down9 Early riserSUN3Down9 CurveARC3Down11 To some extent youngTEN3Down12 ObtainGET3Down12 ElementTIN3Down12 That soothing charmerMUSIC5Down13 Golf-pegTEE3Down13 TautTENSE5Down13 TruncheonBATON5Down15 Person with pedestrian ideasHIKER5Down15 FussADO3Down16 SmackHIT3Down17 Expected to make us superior to a noviceUSUAL5Down18 UnfastenUNTIE5Down18 Obtained leave at the end of AugustGOT3Down19 PerformEXECUTE7Down19 For everyPER3Down19 Surgeon in the slave tradeVET3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 Pat, children's entertainerPOSTMAN7Down21 NovelNEW3Down21 SweetheartDARLING7Down21 CoachTRAINER7Down22 BlockBAR3Down22 They're masculine in many waysMEN3Down22 ComparesLIKENS6Down23 The gaffer may get no rise!SENIOR6Down23 HillTOR3Down23 Muslim rulerEMIR4Down24 Money held by the Customs?ECUS4Down24 ThicksetSTOCKY6Down25 Being only three, his voice hasn't broken!TREBLE6Down25 EmployUSE3Down25 Variety in life (for girls?)SPICE5Down26 JavelinSPEAR5Down26 PraiseEXTOL5Down27 FollowsTAILS5Down27 Underwater breathing apparatus!GILLS5Down27 ContendVIE3Down28 His pupils wouldn't miss himSIR3Down28 AdditionalEXTRA5Down29 Is she a bit permissive?MISS4Down30 LiberateFREE4Down30 CompetentABLE4Down30 StandardNORM4Down31

About this puzzle

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