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Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 132 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#
TumblerGLASS5Across2 GlassesSPECS5Across3 A dance and a drink with some of the bandRUMBA5Across3 ProportionRATIO5Across7 It's worth getting right in time, possiblyMERIT5Across8 LiabilityDEBIT5Across8 Ancient languageLATIN5Across8 Ready to fight for a dream?ARMED5Across10 Make amendsATONE5Across10 SoundVALID5Across10 ManageRUN3Across11 Astonishing speed?TON3Across11 TinCAN3Across12 Noted name in a silver dishVERDI5Across12 Male beeDRONE5Across12 Made up one's mind to be positiveDECIDED7Across13 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Across13 LocatedSITED5Across13 DiscussedDEBATED7Across15 SingletsVESTS5Across15 Those nice listeners to the grand finaleDEARS5Across15 InventedCOINED6Across17 Damage a submarine centreMAR3Across18 SpiritGIN3Across18 It's been built for a bit of a battle, just in caseCASTLE6Across19 BalladLAY3Across19 Floor coveringCARPET6Across19 WishedDESIRED7Across20 KnivesDAGGERS7Across21 Country name for a historic barbarianHUNGARY7Across21 RowTIER4Across22 An edgy little cough?AHEM4Across22 Pork, sayMEAT4Across23 PeruseREAD4Across23 Last word from heavy-hearted chapsAMEN4Across23 RespondedREACTED7Across24 Friday finishes with televised comedyFRIENDS7Across24 SketchDRAW4Across25 As sung by a group of macho Russians?CHORUS6Across26 ToleratesABIDES6Across26 DeniedNEGATED7Across26 Not much of a dog?POM3Across29 Young goatKID3Across29 BeamRAY3Across30 AreaREGION6Across31 Pale mauve colourLILAC5Across31 Used fine stone for the house on the end, possiblyHONED5Across31 Musical performanceRECITAL7Across32 Charged a bit indeed!DEBITED7Across32 But this creature can also multiply!ADDER5Across34 ControllerMANAGER7Across34 BeliefTENET5Across34 Zodiacal sign of sheepishness?RAM3Across35 IncisionCUT3Across35 Where the horse can stop running?STALL5Across36 Nimbus, sayCLOUD5Across36 Possessions of plucky players?HARPS5Across37 Emerge from an eggHATCH5Across37 ScopeRANGE5Across37 ThawsMELTS5Across38 On wheels, perhaps, they keep people goingMEALS5Across38 FirearmGUN3Across38 MaterialDENIM5Across39 ThrustLUNGE5Across40 AteDINED5Across41 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across42

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French capitalPARIS5Down1 WirelessRADIO5Down1 Discourage venison suppliers heartlessly!DETER5Down1 Sour liquidVINEGAR7Down2 At least mother still has her little old skirtMINIMUM7Down2 DonatedGIVEN5Down2 ChargedLOADED6Down3 Knitting stitchPURL4Down4 StatedSAID4Down4 Worked with us, taking notesUSED4Down4 RottenDECAYED7Down5 Hiding a black heart, the villain has a tough timeBADDAY6Down5 Coarse clothCANVAS6Down5 CollierMINER5Down6 GuideSTEER5Down6 35 Across will suggest how to get a riseARIES5Down6 UnifyUNITE5Down7 Can she handle a revolver?PEARL5Down7 ContainerTUB3Down9 ClubBAT3Down9 Great flier, simply fabulousROC3Down9 LiberateDELIVER7Down11 HangsDANGLES7Down12 Edgy church officials?VERGERS7Down12 FrightenSCARE5Down13 GiantTITAN5Down14 Familiar name of a wild animal?DAN3Down14 Manipulate fraudulentlyRIG3Down14 A cat's little bits?ATOMS5Down16 RapiditySPEED5Down16 CounterBAR3Down16 Look around in the riverSEINE5Down17 ConditionSTATE5Down17 PostponedDELAYED7Down18 Hardly a fast growerCREEPER7Down19 InsectCRICKET7Down19 Keep an eye on the time?WATCH5Down20 ThieveSTEAL5Down20 SewerDRAIN5Down21 Some percherons, of course, will eat fishHERON5Down21 SatanDEVIL5Down21 PigsSWINE5Down22 Be less than admirable as an officer!ADMIRAL7Down23 Health-checkMEDICAL7Down23 EbbRECEDE6Down24 MaddenDERANGE7Down24 Use fuel to get out of dead ends in a drunken stateFUDDLE6Down24 Noble headNOB3Down25 TwitchTIC3Down25 Holy bookBIBLE5Down27 SilenceGAG3Down27 Owlish utterances, not really ScottishHOOTS5Down27 ScornDERIDE6Down28 FactDATUM5Down28 This field of activity isn't quite the real meREALM5Down28 ObscureVAGUE5Down29 CaptureCATCH5Down30 Playing speedTEMPO5Down30 Tenant's paymentRENT4Down32 UrchinGAMIN5Down32 Timber business?DEAL4Down32 Jack's contribution to a rate riseTAR3Down33 LeeredOGLED5Down33 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down33 SisterNUN3Down35 AtollREEF4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 22, 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.