Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 22 2026 answers. The Monday 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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RestraintDURESS6Across1 PeekGLANCE6Across4 His rag may be cheap and sensationalGARISH6Across4 Member of the clergyPASTOR6Across5 InnerINTERIOR8Across7 Interrupting war for a weekend in love, is a simple matterWALKOVER8Across7 He stands for fair playUMPIRE6Across8 SectionDIVISION8Across8 Wears awayERODES6Across8 CompanionMATE4Across9 Remnants of bus wreckage on the streetSTUBS5Across10 DampWET3Across10 BashKNOCK5Across10 ChooseELECT5Across12 One pounded with the feet?BEAT4Across13 EagerKEEN4Across13 Card gameSOLO4Across14 Cover something worth savingHIDE4Across14 SuspendHANG4Across15 Stop in CarshaltonHALT4Across15 FateLOT3Across15 Female or male fantailHEN3Across16 ChopHEW3Across16 Cost adjuster sometimes called "Jimmy"SCOT4Across17 CoagulateCLOT4Across17 FinishEND3Across17 SheepEWE3Across18 Follow to the endTAIL4Across19 AmongAMID4Across19 VegetablePEA3Across19 DonatedGIVEN5Across20 Only comparatively devoid of value?WORTHLESS9Across21 Hidden bombBOOBYTRAP9Across21 SkillART3Across21 ObserveSEE3Across22 House officer in an Italian cityCOMO4Across23 MouthfulSIP3Across23 GuideLEAD4Across23 Extinct birdDODO4Across24 OwingDUE3Across24 Exclude one from a foreign portBARI4Across24 LamentDIRGE5Across26 SackBAG3Across26 Deceive in a business letterCON3Across26 Left a youngster out of societyCLUB4Across27 GraspGRIP4Across27 RegretsRUES4Across29 It's said, in annoyance, of many a pestDRAT4Across29 WeightTON3Across29 Being run out for a single means disasterRUIN4Across32 Unwelcome plantWEED4Across32 A polo horse gets out of the way of this plant!PEONY5Across33 StupefySTUN4Across33 UltimateFINAL5Across33 A sodden area or mass, perhapsMORASS6Across34 RenownPRESTIGE8Across34 ElectorateVOTERS6Across34 At best, twenty? It may well be more!TOPSCORE8Across35 ThrowPROPEL6Across35 Public shameIGNOMINY8Across35 An open letter to old peopleFRANKS6Across36 RelyDEPEND6Across36 JailPRISON6Across36

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HazardsRISKS5Down1 Fashionable sound?SWISH5Down1 SeatSTOOL5Down2 CombineUNITE5Down2 Something for a cuckoo to land on?CLOUD5Down2 It means a lot to the PolesTONS4Down3 DischargeEMIT4Down3 HikeTREK4Down3 Regret going in a heartless gaol for punishmentGRUEL5Down4 CraftSKILL5Down4 ColourGREEN5Down4 Transported by gunners with little pointRAPT4Down5 ConfusionPANIC5Down5 English riverAVON4Down5 Errol's wild horseSORREL6Down6 IdenticalSAME4Down6 MasticatedCHEWED6Down6 SurpassOUTDO5Down7 The business of a mare being unfortunately out of a raceMATTER6Down9 EsteemREGARD6Down9 DriedWIPED5Down10 Looking silvery, it does a bit of glintingTIN3Down11 TormentTEASE5Down11 The present timeNOW3Down11 Twigs handled in the gardenBESOM5Down12 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Down12 BorderedEDGED5Down12 A city hairstyle, or something to eatBATHBUN7Down13 EelELVER5Down13 GrasshopperKATYDID7Down13 TautTENSE5Down14 Overheated useless house at the end of the streetHOT3Down15 Cooker topHOB3Down15 JumpedLEAPT5Down15 GiantTITAN5Down16 This is more than you need hereHIS3Down16 Pelvic boneHIP3Down16 When a crocodile gets us, is it a pretty sight?CROCUS6Down18 Paying guestLODGER6Down18 Not a stage whisper (unless you have crazy ideas)ASIDE5Down20 Native New ZealanderMAORI5Down20 Being one point ahead, was the winnerWON3Down21 BeseechBEG3Down21 Political label curtailedLAB3Down22 SummitTOP3Down22 ToilLABOUR6Down23 If red, does it take half an hour to get cool, maybe?COLOUR6Down23 ExpressUTTER5Down25 Vehicle used by BeethovenVAN3Down25 Small vegetablePEA3Down25 UrgeIMPEL5Down27 Tree sapRESIN5Down28 Is inclined to suggest cataloguesLISTS5Down28 AvariceGREED5Down28 Up to the time ofUNTIL5Down30 HarmoniumORGAN5Down30 Flashy fellow, possibly with a screw loose?ROBOT5Down30 KillsSLAYS5Down31 BreakSNAP4Down31 They tread on the road!TYRES5Down31 MarriesWEDS4Down32 It waters the gardenRAIN4Down32 PaceSTEP4Down32 Send away for a jobPOST4Down33 EdiblesFOOD4Down33

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