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Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 128 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#
PerpetrateCOMMIT6Across1 Grinding toothMOLAR5Across3 More reliable collection of faresSAFER5Across3 ResistOPPOSE6Across5 PactCOVENANT8Across8 Replacement parts one may hang on toSTRAP5Across8 Ravens, sayBIRDS5Across8 SateCLOY4Across9 Hoarse sounding utterance?NEIGH5Across10 PreparedREADY5Across10 ThroughPER3Across10 A cause of frictionRUB3Across11 Badly illuminatedDIM3Across11 Composer somewhat sad given very little moneySOUSA5Across12 SorceryMAGIC5Across12 DotSPECK5Across12 Scared to pay out, the old devil!PANICKY7Across13 In name onlyNOMINAL7Across13 Stain, tarnishSULLY5Across15 SpringSPA3Across15 Pressed for some hours, finally enraged!URGED5Across15 SelfEGO3Across17 Refusal to copy '10 Across'NAY3Across18 ChooseOPT3Across18 RodentRAT3Across18 Source of a drama in historyARMADA6Across19 SpriteIMP3Across19 StudyPERUSE6Across19 SweetheartLOVER5Across20 FussADO3Across21 NullifiesNEGATES7Across21 Jam-packed, not necessarily with jamREPLETE7Across21 Bard's sweetheart with a hidden lovePOET4Across22 Eye membraneIRIS4Across22 GarlandLEI3Across22 BeakBILL4Across23 The fiery part of OthelloHELL4Across23 CurveARC3Across23 PlaythingTOY3Across24 Nicely addressedGREETED7Across24 Riding horsesMOUNTED7Across24 IntelligentCLEVER6Across26 Senior memberDOYEN5Across26 Observation about a saintREMARK6Across26 Chest expander?AIR3Across29 RelationsKIN3Across29 Help, assistAID3Across29 Maybe a test to savour?TASTE5Across31 Warning deviceSIREN5Across31 Plunge into liquidIMMERSE7Across32 Song about chaps in the countryARMENIA7Across32 Dairy productWHEY4Across33 Silent, it follows the cat backTACIT5Across34 IneffectivenessFUTILITY8Across34 Wash outRINSE5Across34 Just a little oneTOT3Across35 DiscloseREVEAL6Across35 Large containerVAT3Across35 Ben's vines are tangledNEVIS5Across36 RecompenseREWARD6Across36 Light woodBALSA5Across36 The last to be involved in a desperate fight?DITCH5Across37 MatureRIPEN5Across37 The timber's out of place, darn it!CEDAR5Across38 Young eelELVER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bereaved wifeWIDOW5Down1 Variety of warts ultimately bad for the camelSTRAW5Down1 Sea-airOZONE5Down2 Ministers' shelter for a space visitantCABINET7Down2 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down2 ModestMEEK4Down3 A shout from JackAHOY4Down4 Egg-shapedOVAL4Down4 VagabondTRAMP5Down4 Eye-relatedOPTIC5Down5 Make safe ways of getting over the riverENSURE6Down5 Comes aboutARISES6Down5 KissPECK4Down6 Obtain new weapons and a back numberREARM5Down6 Happen againRECUR5Down6 Objects of worshipIDOLS5Down7 PrySNOOP5Down7 Looked for gold, perhaps, out EastOGLED5Down7 Raised edgeRIM3Down9 Possibly extra outingRUN3Down9 IndicatePOINT5Down10 AnswerREPLY5Down11 BullfighterMATADOR7Down12 DenseSOLID5Down12 Highly amusing bird?SKYLARK7Down12 MessengerENVOY5Down13 Is the fool's one made of paper?CAP3Down14 HorseNAG3Down14 Holy bookKORAN5Down14 PileSTACK5Down15 Stared at a spacemanGAPED5Down16 SensationalLURID5Down16 BedeckADORN5Down16 Many a friend may lingerDALLY5Down17 ScreamsYELLS5Down17 Inwardly upset by a hatterATHEART7Down19 Author's pseudonymPENNAME7Down19 Flat circular platesDISCS5Down20 Matey fun?SPORT5Down20 City to which a miser moved?REIMS5Down21 African riverNIGER5Down21 Harass, tormentBEDEVIL7Down23 In this case, a complaint from an unbelieverHERETIC7Down23 ServileMENIAL6Down24 Agrees to change the lubricantGREASE6Down24 He uplifts Smith's heartTIM3Down25 Boy's nameTIM3Down25 ColourOCHRE5Down25 Light purpleLILAC5Down27 It lends support to an artist's viewsEASEL5Down27 RubbishOFFAL5Down27 PoetryVERSE5Down28 Lofty piece of latticeworkATTIC5Down28 PenetrateENTER5Down28 BuryINTER5Down30 A knotty snagHITCH5Down30 Garden flowerASTER5Down30 Funeral pilePYRE4Down31 Skye, sayISLE4Down32 A role only one woman can takeAIDA4Down32 TardySLOW4Down32 It quite alters one's meaningNOT3Down33 KnockRAP3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, June 22, 2025. 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.