Evening Standard Crossword June 4 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 4 2026 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PseudonymALIAS5Across3 It's wrong to hiss at our continental friendsAMISS5Across3 ObserveWATCH5Across4 OccupierTENANT6Across7 Leslie endlessly unravels the threadLISLE5Across8 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Across8 TaxiCAB3Across9 Chuck is of unusual worthTHROW5Across10 PugilistBOXER5Across10 DefectiveDUD3Across10 JeerBOO3Across11 Time to eat?TEA3Across11 BriefSHORT5Across12 Where Vietnamese capitalists are concentrated?HANOI5Across12 CompetitorRIVAL5Across12 TuberBULB4Across13 Pig's footTROTTER7Across13 Be still turning up in a tasty concoctionSTAYPUT7Across13 Unit of gold purityCARAT5Across15 TimeTEMPO5Across15 Looks for fellows to give one a matchPEERS5Across15 ReferALLUDE6Across17 At one in the afternoon, she can possibly have alePAM3Across18 Cooker partHOB3Across18 DoubtlessSURELY6Across19 PartROLE4Across19 He mentions Australian portSIDNEY6Across19 FurnishENDUE5Across20 CommentsREMARKS7Across21 Welshman having to get out of the shower?GERAINT7Across21 DressedCLAD4Across22 SickILL3Across22 Under a cloud, I sprinted outRAIN4Across22 RibbonTAPE4Across23 Come through and check the pianoSEEP4Across23 Atomic pileREACTOR7Across24 RichWEALTHY7Across24 Everybody due to be given a permitALLOWED7Across24 Only contains one soft note, franklyOPENLY6Across26 LovesADORES6Across26 SpringSPA3Across27 StopCEASE5Across28 DistantFAR3Across29 Where, in hospital, you can get a mineralPIT3Across29 Italian portGENOA5Across31 RegionAREA4Across31 Does a penman merit such servitude?PENAL5Across31 Liked what one travelled to getWENTFOR7Across32 QuestionableDUBIOUS7Across32 EngravedETCHED6Across33 CustomaryUSUAL5Across34 Murphy, for instance, has a right to public transportTUBER5Across34 Record a playing error by a noviceLOG3Across35 CoverLID3Across35 Beg for a pad to put round a leg that's not goodPLEAD5Across36 SpecialityFORTE5Across36 Start as you finish, in debt!DEBUT5Across37 Narrow wayALLEY5Across37 MislaidLOST4Across37 UndressSTRIP5Across38 Chosen fewELITE5Across38 City or United?LEEDS5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 LairDEN3Across41 ReservedMODEST6Across42 VerdantGREEN5Across43

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Pretty rhyme for a girlKITTY5Down1 SwordSABRE5Down1 FirmSTABLE6Down1 Not a dramatist's instrument, but a childish thingPLAYPEN7Down2 CalmedSOOTHED7Down2 NakedUNCLAD6Down2 FinishEND3Down3 DenLAIR4Down4 InsectWASP4Down4 Possibly tame lamb?MEAT4Down4 DetestABHOR5Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 Best sit around and not continueSTOPIT6Down5 RemissCARELESS8Down6 Threw one into an outbuildingSHIED5Down6 Of the sunSOLAR5Down6 As Errol rose, Peter also actedLORRE5Down7 WildFERAL5Down7 Ballet-skirtTUTU4Down8 LavatoryLOO3Down9 It has its sandy sideSEA3Down9 DevotedDEDICATED9Down11 By ordinary means, sing a vocal piece in any caseHUMANLY7Down12 RefundsREBATES7Down12 Standard reached by dad at the end of the yearPAR3Down14 DimBLUR4Down14 Male catTOM3Down14 Finished with a terrible need for a bit of aidENDED5Down16 ThawMELT4Down16 Pass onRELAY5Down16 She's strangely shy about her recordSYLPH5Down17 Wheel surroundsTYRES5Down17 DregsLEES4Down18 A curious, empty-hearted person, possiblySNOOPER7Down19 AdroitSKILFUL7Down19 Look sad, like a doctor getting nothing for an operationDROOP5Down20 Neck of muttonSCRAG5Down20 Passed the drink around, one fine day!GIVEN5Down21 Story-tellerNARRATOR8Down21 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Down21 ExcitesTHRILLS7Down23 LakeLOCH4Down23 When paid, stopped being restlessSETTLED7Down23 Small mammalWEASEL6Down24 Refer to everything due for revisionALLUDE6Down24 A bit of a swine will never be a loserWIN3Down25 FlapTAB3Down25 TopAPEX4Down25 StaggerREEL4Down26 Strips off and goes back to sleepPEELS5Down27 LureDECOY5Down27 WayROUTE5Down28 The province of maternityNATAL5Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 PropertyESTATE6Down30 Naked figuresNUDES5Down30 He's apt to offend or upset some guestsROGUE5Down30 StandABIDE5Down32 A small figure is not what's wanted for growthWEED4Down32 FoolishDAFT4Down32 A supporter of turning back initiallyFOB3Down33 LubricateOIL3Down33 StuffCRAM4Down34 FrankOPEN4Down36 CrowdMOB3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 4, 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.