Evening Standard Crossword June 26 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 26 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 131 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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ConfusionPANIC5Across3 Card dealerCROUPIER8Across9 DeservedEARNED6Across9 Great excitement on the home turnFLATSPIN8Across9 NaturistNUDIST6Across10 Said it's after a flying insectBEE3Across10 Sturdy antelopeGNU3Across10 After a little time in a bed, had let upABATED6Across11 Spoke pompouslyORATED6Across11 CostPRICE5Across11 Heavens! Time to get back to make the ice cream!CORNET6Across12 Take into bodyINGEST6Across12 PressIRON4Across12 Moved like madTOUCHED7Across13 U-shaped supportSTIRRUP7Across13 I would like tips for doing nothingIDLE4Across14 Traditional wisdomLORE4Across14 In excited mannerAGITATEDLY10Across15 Wishing you weren't travelling via the tunnel?DEEPREGRET10Across15 DividePART4Across15 RetributionNEMESIS7Across17 To perpetrate only evil will not help one at allDONOGOOD8Across17 Improved in qualityENRICHED8Across17 Think the world of the child, sir; he is not normalCHERISH7Across18 Muslim asceticDERVISH7Across18 The officer went off with him, anyhowERIC4Across19 Wading birdIBIS4Across19 ShelterLEE3Across20 Indian pastySAMOSA6Across21 For someone who likes a flutter, it's wiserBETTER6Across21 SoarTOWER5Across21 ImitatedAPED4Across23 Russian composerSERGEIRACHMANINOV17Across24 Putting things to rights when there have been complaintsRETURNINGTOHEALTH17Across24 TrialTEST4Across25 InflexibleRIGID5Across26 Attack the vessel going in, not outTURNON6Across27 Afternoon napSIESTA6Across27 MarryWED3Across28 The fellow ate the lotFATE4Across29 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Across29 PerformanceCONCERT7Across30 Popular with vegetarians, cooks spurn itTURNIPS7Across30 Diameter of shellCALIBRE7Across30 Does he get people rattled when he harangues them?AGITATOR8Across33 ReviseEDIT4Across33 Puts into orderARRANGES8Across33 RankTIER4Across35 What the tough old bird is wearing?BOILERSUIT10Across35 Flower necklaceDAISYCHAIN10Across35 Excellent way to relieve a miscreant of his moneyFINE4Across36 HandleTREAT5Across36 Printing instructionSTET4Across36 Information on the people in the Netherlands?LOWDOWN7Across37 DisappointLETDOWN7Across37 Section of footINSTEP6Across38 CauseREASON6Across38 Take for a ride, say, in a vehicleSLEIGH6Across38 GiftTALENT6Across39 FresherNEWER5Across40 Mental strainSTRESS6Across40 The son wants to get on but won't work hardSLACKS6Across40 Nocturnal birdOWL3Across41 Within half a mile? I don't believe it!LIE3Across41 CunninglyCRAFTILY8Across42 The rep is a less worried chapSALESMAN8Across42

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OverstepTRANSGRESS10Down1 Does the singer annoy her in every possible way?ALTOGETHER10Down1 StartBEGIN5Down1 Beast of burdenMULE4Down2 Mad to retire, which does surprise youSTUN4Down2 StablemanGROOM5Down2 Commands authoritativelyDICTATES8Down3 Don't notice so much when it's cleanSPOTLESS8Down3 VitalityPEP3Down3 Holy warCRUSADE7Down4 Turned on, it's again waiting for youINSTORE7Down4 SkilfulADROIT6Down4 CreepINCH4Down5 Inclined to disagreeQUARRELSOME11Down5 Does he have a way with him on stage?METHODACTOR11Down5 HintCUE3Down6 LikenessCOMPARISON10Down6 The fellow in the moral tale is not really wickedPARDONABLE10Down6 EmulateRIVAL5Down7 Pungent bulbGARLIC6Down7 Certainly not enjoying a night outHATING6Down7 ConditionSTATE5Down8 Very braveFEARLESS8Down8 Praise the half-baked won't get?WELLDONE8Down8 To be frank, not keenBLUNT5Down10 FilthyGRIMY5Down10 EasedRELAXED7Down13 Not everNEVER5Down14 The goody-goody turned up before the train pulled outPURITAN7Down16 PubsTAVERNS7Down16 RenovateRESTORE7Down16 Of soundSONIC5Down18 SpoutJET3Down19 A just claim; wouldn't you say?RIGHT5Down20 Rashers of porkBACON5Down20 MasculineMANNISH7Down22 The last ten turns showed qualities performers needTALENTS7Down22 RespondREACT5Down22 Topic for considerationPROPOSITION11Down23 When you do, are you going, going, gone?BIDFAREWELL11Down23 PerformedDID3Down24 Occasional preacherEVANGELIST10Down25 Spend more in training as an athlete than you earn?RUNATALOSS10Down25 Fine pastaVERMICELLI10Down26 Furious with something you've stubbed your toe on?HOPPINGMAD10Down26 GiveDONATE6Down27 TiredWEARY5Down28 AnnoyIRRITATE8Down28 Clumsy and ugly in an extraordinary wayUNGAINLY8Down28 CouchDIVAN5Down29 Sea duckEIDER5Down31 Not characteristicATYPICAL8Down31 Nervously? Hardly!UNEASILY8Down31 VeracityTRUTH5Down32 Outdoor mealsPICNICS7Down32 Said "Stop!" in a foreign languageFINNISH7Down32 Therefore at that point I dropped the iceTHENCE6Down34 Song of loyaltyANTHEM6Down34 Sea eagleERNE4Down34 GloatDROOL5Down35 Was a smasher but pennilessBROKE5Down35 WeightTON3Down36 SailorTAR3Down37 Satisfy fullySATE4Down39 Getting the said keys with no troubleEASE4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, June 26, 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.