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Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2022 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#
SubsequentlyLATER5Across2 Possibly blast a rockBASALT6Across4 AvoidBYPASS6Across4 FatherlyPATERNAL8Across7 ExcusePLEA4Across7 Space for wild rapture, sweetheart!APERTURE8Across7 Hardly rare?SCARCE6Across8 ErasEPOCHS6Across8 HarmonyUNISON6Across8 IncreasedGROWN5Across9 Freely available for panto productionONTAP5Across10 Spiral shellCONCH5Across10 CurDOG3Across11 Sweet or not, it can be goldenCORN4Across13 DecayROT3Across13 DenLAIR4Across13 A runner up the pole?BEAN4Across14 Pudding ingredientSAGO4Across14 Pat middle-men on the head!PATE4Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 Satisfy fullySATE4Across15 MouthfulSIP3Across16 JumpHOP3Across16 She upsets us at closing timeSUE3Across16 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 For a start, a dog may be in one!TRAP4Across17 ScorchSEAR4Across18 Gather into loopsCOIL4Across19 TryATTEMPT7Across19 Prod so as to make fallDROP4Across19 LocationSITE4Across20 Mineral oilPETROLEUM9Across21 Politicians' unionCOALITION9Across21 GapeYAWN4Across22 Wimbledon's Spaniards?DONS4Across23 Girl's nameRUTH4Across23 ExigencyURGENCY7Across23 Statesman who broke the Scottish heart?TITO4Across24 Not so muchLESS4Across24 UnusualRARE4Across25 Only a minority have noisy waysFEW3Across26 Lower limbLEG3Across26 A hack or policeman getting out of breathCHOP4Across27 RegretRUE3Across27 DischargeEMIT4Across27 LakeMERE4Across28 Walking paceSTEP4Across29 GenuineTRUE4Across29 FastenTIE3Across30 EntrapNET3Across31 Privy toINON4Across32 The end of certain rabbitsTAIL4Across32 Weight in carats, perhaps?STONE5Across33 Farm birdsGEESE5Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 Remember about a visitRECALL6Across34 NearlyALMOST6Across34 Able to read that tea can be made by the litre!LITERATE8Across35 IndiscreetTACTLESS8Across35 Does rhubarb feel so?STICKY6Across36 AbdicateRESIGN6Across36 Energetic personDYNAMO6Across36 GenuineREAL4Across37 BeneathUNDER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GlassesSPECS5Down1 Had he his own ladder? Yes, and a horse!JACOB5Down1 SpateFLOOD5Down1 PrinkSTING5Down2 She's in love - starry eyed!VESTA5Down2 LoiterLAG3Down2 Curved structureARCH4Down3 Don't go south to finish upSTOP4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 ManageRUN3Down4 BaaBLEAT5Down4 To infatuate, it's best to have love withinBESOT5Down4 NippedBIT3Down5 NeedyPOOR4Down5 After starting school, is able to readSCAN4Down5 BeverageCOCOA5Down6 Teacher's workplaceSCHOOL6Down6 It needs nothing more than pluck to break out of prison!LOCKUP6Down6 It's on the cards as being merely plasticCREDIT6Down9 BitsPIECES6Down9 TarryWAIT4Down10 PuddingDESSERT7Down11 DoltOAF3Down11 Most recent part of the mine workingsNEW3Down11 Celestial bodyCOMET5Down12 GesticulateGESTURE7Down12 To Ann, he's a changed manANTON5Down12 Wool fatLANOLIN7Down13 RecapturedRETAKEN7Down13 Where statesmen can work to get coal out of a mineCAPITOL7Down13 BaubleTRINKET7Down14 Friend who made Palgrave less solemn?PAL3Down15 Knight's titleSIR3Down15 GuideSTEER5Down16 Chap who gives prisoners heartSON3Down16 That manHIM3Down16 CalmPEACE5Down17 Greek capitalATHENS6Down18 Cars wrecked by a learner driver - the devil!RASCAL6Down18 AgentSPY3Down18 ExpelsOUSTS5Down20 The seat of rule, where birds are concerned?ROOST5Down20 Subdue a femaleCOW3Down21 Dog breedPUG3Down21 BeforeERE3Down21 One generous in the extreme?TIP3Down22 PermitLET3Down22 Hate being unfairly testedDETEST6Down23 RematchREPLAY6Down23 NakedNUDE4Down24 OwingDUE3Down25 It could well be spent in JapanYEN3Down25 PointedAIMED5Down26 In Caerphilly, it's not really mountainousHILLY5Down28 Short sayingMOTTO5Down28 ReimburseREPAY5Down29 Garments derived from goatsTOGAS5Down30 Large streamRIVER5Down30 Great tsar's favourite operatic piecePETER5Down31 Rub outERASE5Down31 Powder used in dental clinicsTALC4Down32 Greek letterIOTA4Down32 OfferBID3Down32 Made sure of five out of sevenSEEN4Down33 AntelopeGNU3Down33 ChoosesOPTS4Down33 FinishEND3Down34 StrayERR3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 23, 2022. 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.