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Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2020 answers. The Tuesday 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
InexpensiveCHEAP5Across1 DisconnectDETACH6Across1 Cast down with a single blowABASH5Across1 AccountREPORT6Across5 Many a German has a maximMOTTO5Across6 Time when darkNIGHT5Across6 RushedRACED5Across9 Brown character? Just!WILLIAM7Across9 Wipe one’s feet on thisDOORMAT7Across9 SwollenTURGID6Across10 It’s vegetable, but may have fur on itFRUIT5Across10 Hang looselyDROOP5Across10 CharacterLETTER6Across11 RipsTEARS5Across11 A nasty smear can spoil the paperREAMS5Across11 WheySERUM5Across12 StartedBEGAN5Across12 Roman said to be deadLATIN5Across12 Arrested, having stolenPINCHED7Across13 Apt to reason correctlyLOGICAL7Across13 FlatEVEN4Across14 House at Beach head, a warm placeHOB3Across15 Impudent talkLIP3Across15 CupidEROS4Across17 Is she able to heal?LEAH4Across17 GenderSEX3Across17 An opening wordSESAME6Across18 DoglikeCANINE6Across18 Sweat glandPORE4Across18 InhumaneCRUEL5Across19 Those which some of the wise can be sat onSEATS5Across19 Short light oarPADDLE6Across20 Make something out of nothingCREATE6Across20 AssessedRATED5Across20 ExperimentTEST4Across22 Singer eager to make a comeback?DIVA4Across22 Booby-trappedMINED5Across22 YearningWISTFUL7Across23 Cocktail I had as a youngsterKID3Across24 PassageAISLE5Across24 Health resortSPA3Across24 ConfusesBEMUSES7Across25 Train up to be a moralistPURITAN7Across25 A nosy informerSNOUT5Across26 ClassGENUS5Across26 Cold dishSALAD5Across26 Small citrus fruitLEMON5Across27 He aims for the heartCUPID5Across27 Scared of gales?WINDY5Across28 CultsSECTS5Across28 Rude tot badly educatedTUTORED7Across29 RemainderRESIDUE7Across29 LazilyIDLY4Across29 A natural restorativeSLEEP5Across30 Main drainSEWER5Across30 MarryWED3Across30 Go inENTER5Across31 The violin part, is seems, is bell-likeBELLY5Across31 FruitDATE4Across32 SoundVALID5Across33 ManiacMADMAN6Across35 DiverseVARIED6Across36 Not everNEVER5Across37 RequiredNEEDED6Across38 GuardDEFEND6Across39

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HesitateDITHER6Down1 Extreme fearHORROR6Down2 ObjectiveTARGET6Down2 A success, despite being below parBIRDIE6Down2 Change, and be impatient to be on the waySWITCH6Down3 CotCRIB4Down3 Handsome youthADONIS6Down3 HellHADES5Down4 A Whitehall success?HIT3Down4 Short explosive soundPOP3Down4 EaseRELAX5Down5 Be a beggar in court?PLEAD5Down5 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down5 ParadiseEDEN4Down6 Credulous servicemen?MARINES7Down6 UnstudiedNATURAL7Down6 ArticleITEM4Down7 ChoiceOPTION6Down7 Sign on order two waysOMEN4Down7 Boy repeatedly beatenTOMTOM6Down8 Narcotic drugHEROIN6Down8 RotatedTURNED6Down8 Cavalry swordSABRE5Down12 Morning reception on the Embankment?LEVEE5Down12 RefinedGENTEEL7Down13 The courage to keep harping?PLUCK5Down13 JumpsLEAPS5Down13 Called the wrong man “Ed”NAMED5Down14 Dutch cheeseGOUDA5Down14 InsipidVAPID5Down15 That of regular riding?HABIT5Down15 School punishmentLINES5Down15 FreshlyNEWLY5Down16 NuisancesPESTS5Down16 Originated, for instance, during ProhibitionBEGAN5Down16 HeapedPILED5Down18 SurrenderedCEDED5Down18 Walk confidently, showing unusual trustSTRUT5Down18 The sort of comedy to bear inspectionSTANDUP7Down19 RefuteREBUT5Down19 Mrs MopCLEANER7Down19 Formal “about turn” in a flawed trialRITUAL6Down21 ExpireDIE3Down21 For each oneAPIECE6Down21 Serving dishTUREEN6Down22 BeakerMUG3Down22 It’s great in the Rocky Mountains!DIVIDE6Down22 CouchSETTEE6Down23 Criminal figure at London museumVANDAL6Down23 AviatorsAIRMEN6Down24 FundamentalBASIC5Down25 Don, let’s assumePUTON5Down25 TobogganSLEDGE6Down25 Location of “28 Down”?SITE4Down26 PainfulSORE4Down26 InherentNATIVE6Down27 We finish the job with a trap (computerised?)WEB3Down28 SownSEEDED6Down28 ProsecuteSUE3Down28 DeclinedWANED5Down30 PlungedDIVED5Down31 WeathercockVANE4Down33 ChallengeDARE4Down34

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. 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.