Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 23 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 127 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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CookCHEF4Across1 SedateSTAID5Across3 In time, is famed for freshness!DAISY5Across3 TaxiCAB3Across4 KnifeSTAB4Across6 Stories of a bit of gallantry in the SASSAGAS5Across8 YieldsCEDES5Across8 HelpAID3Across9 UmbilicusNAVEL5Across10 FirearmREVOLVER8Across10 Such temperatures are cold to bearPOLAR5Across10 DefeatBEAT4Across11 Talk, gasping noiselessly!GAS3Across11 TupRAM3Across11 Arm jointWRIST5Across12 A catastrophe of oldFLOOD5Across12 Wool fatLANOLIN7Across13 Regularly said to be chivalrous?NIGHTLY7Across13 FlowerTULIP5Across15 Headgear with a twisted spikeKEPIS5Across15 CabinBERTH5Across16 PinchNIP3Across18 Could this six-footer be an egghead?BEE3Across18 DescribedREPORTED8Across19 Where little Lizzie was taken in by "18 Across"BELIZE6Across19 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Across19 ExactLITERAL7Across21 A business worryCONCERN7Across21 WeirdEERIE5Across21 Of the earOTIC4Across22 Classic hero of Dutch soccer?AJAX4Across22 CedarTREE4Across23 Learn to cut breadREAD4Across23 ClaimedDEMANDED8Across23 A piece of flying equipment, naturallyFEATHER7Across24 SavePUTAWAY7Across24 IronPRESS5Across24 Poles were in debt due to what the weather didSNOWED6Across26 EvokeELICIT6Across26 BirdTIT3Across27 A leading spinnerTOP3Across29 SphereORB3Across29 At the piano, he may sound a bit monotonousTUNER5Across31 CeremonyRITE4Across31 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across31 Where the air is disturbed by a wild galeALGERIA7Across32 HorizonSKYLINE7Across32 FirstORIGINAL8Across33 A rambler came upAROSE5Across34 TransgressSIN3Across34 U.S, stateMAINE5Across34 Head that may be turnedNUT3Across35 CrookedBENT4Across35 NumberONE3Across35 Length of a lime tree!METRE5Across36 TreeASH3Across36 CalmQUIET5Across36 It's hard to be both a saint and a slippery customerSTEEL5Across37 OrientEAST4Across37 CollierMINER5Across37 Remove a narrow pieceSTRIP5Across38 OozesSEEPS5Across38

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WildFERAL5Down1 Mac gives Joe a hiding and that's charming!MAGIC5Down1 FiendishDEMONIC7Down2 It's for minor financial holdingsCASHBOX7Down2 ListHEEL4Down2 BeatFLOG4Down3 Aquatic birdTERN4Down4 Collaborator with McCoist?ALLY4Down4 CaperedCAVORTED8Down4 ImplantINSTIL6Down5 CalibreBORE4Down5 Said to push in opposite directionsSPOKEN6Down5 SwordSABRE5Down6 FactDATUM5Down6 Sing in ye old style?YODEL5Down6 FastenTIE3Down7 StartBEGIN5Down7 Spain's historic beard singeing centreCADIZ5Down7 FitADAPT5Down8 Karate expertDAN3Down9 SilencerGAG3Down9 CrawlCREEP5Down12 Spotted a naughty elf coming to a wicked endFLECKED7Down12 DemolishWIPEOUT7Down12 BackboneSPINE5Down13 MineralORE3Down14 A Roman cross?TEN3Down14 IlluminatedLIT3Down14 CapBERET5Down15 TruckLORRY5Down16 As a musician, is he a good cake decorator?PIPER5Down16 PromptREADY5Down17 Card gamePOKER5Down17 Tennis stars involved in broadcastingSEEDS5Down17 RobustHARDY5Down18 Japanese entertainmentKARAOKE7Down19 Like glass, perhaps, but you can eat itBRITTLE7Down19 DecreaseDIMINISH8Down20 In parts of Australia, a legendary characterFAUST5Down20 AnteroomFOYER5Down20 BoundaryLIMIT5Down21 Churchman's official listCANON5Down21 ConsumeEAT3Down22 NewspaperTABLOID7Down23 Is sorry to be confined in the reservesREPENTS7Down23 CorsairPIRATE6Down24 Animal giving a growl during certain measuresFERRET6Down24 Drily humorousWRY3Down25 Greedy fellow's house at GatesheadHOG3Down25 ElevateRAISE5Down25 PassedSPENT5Down26 Figures depicted artfully cavorting in the dunes?NUDES5Down27 Stand-in doctorLOCUM5Down27 Gets worn out distributing waresWEARS5Down28 ArrivesCOMES5Down28 RosterROTA4Down28 HeapPILE4Down29 Anglers welcome them, but not from insectsBITES5Down30 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Down30 Go byPASS4Down30 BreakSNAP4Down32 CanTIN3Down32 Wine tasting featureASTI4Down32 The way on from RouenRUE3Down33 TavernINN3Down33

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