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Evening Standard Crossword June 5 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 5 2025 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#
HitSMITE5Across2 To escape, find a friendGETOFF6Across4 Stroke gentlyCARESS6Across4 One's ownPERSONAL8Across7 WayROUTE5Across7 There's little rest, perhaps, for the cabinet makerMINISTER8Across7 Mysterious officer commanding a sectOCCULT6Across8 High regardESTEEM6Across8 ProblemQUERY5Across8 Some of us must go in for treatment, dammit!CURSE5Across10 SwiftRAPID5Across10 SketchDRAFT5Across10 AngerIRE3Across12 Say goodbye to a rolePART4Across13 SoberSTAID5Across13 Hits lightlyPATS4Across13 Fizzy waterSODA4Across14 Was familiar with the modern soundKNEW4Across14 Spiritual guideGURU4Across15 SpectaclePAGEANT7Across15 Sensible anagram for part of the answerSANE4Across15 24 hoursDAY3Across16 Pilot Officer West, capturedPOW3Across16 Tightly stretchedTAUT4Across17 A bit of a devilEVIL4Across17 VoucherCOUPON6Across17 DecayROT3Across19 Arab sailing vesselDHOW4Across19 Was an artist, like one of the BarrymoresDREW4Across19 MundaneWORLDLY7Across20 Cultivated plantCARNATION9Across21 Teaching how to take due actionEDUCATION9Across21 Island in IndonesiaBALI4Across23 Charge a pound, that makes senseFEEL4Across23 SportWEAR4Across23 A tad backward in providing the factsDATA4Across24 Hair from sheepWOOL4Across24 HowlYOWL4Across25 Single circuitLAP3Across26 King of bluff?HAL3Across26 HobblingLIMPING7Across26 Slight quarrelSPAT4Across27 It moves when you Chu your ChowCHIN4Across27 Wooden salt shakerSLAT4Across29 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across29 FriendPAL3Across30 CakeGATEAU6Across31 ExtremelyVERY4Across32 Principal person getting out of lineMAIN4Across32 Dramatic way to stay out around midnightSTAGY5Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 One has to set out to be flexiblePLIANT6Across34 CommendationPRAISE6Across34 DecencyDECORUM7Across34 Shot away on a tripOFFDRIVE8Across35 PulloversSWEATERS8Across35 PermitsALLOWS6Across36 Flag officerENSIGN6Across36 TessellatedTILED5Across37 FuelGAS3Across38 VisionSIGHT5Across39 GroupPARTY5Across40 PuckishELFIN5Across41 GazeSTARE5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PotatoesSPUDS5Down1 A blow to the fish population?SMACK5Down1 MaximMOTTO5Down1 WideBROAD5Down2 Sound ways to get mineralSNORE5Down2 DivestSTRIP5Down2 Crossbow arrowBOLT4Down3 Dry land? I'll say!ISLE4Down3 LeaMEADOW6Down3 VoyageTRIP4Down4 Free of obstructionCLEAR5Down4 Cry when an organ's out of orderGROAN5Down4 SilentlyQUIETLY7Down5 RodentsRATS4Down5 Get finished at work, with diplomacyTACT4Down5 FashionTREND5Down6 Playground itemSEESAW6Down6 Do dogs do so sheepishly?FOLLOW6Down6 Believe what may be cited about RomeoCREDIT6Down9 EpochERA3Down9 Artist's workroomSTUDIO6Down9 PetDARLING7Down11 Legendary birdROC3Down11 She's the oneUNA3Down11 Death-dealingFATAL5Down12 Compost of weeds for a vegetable productSWEDE5Down12 Chivalrous lad in painPALADIN7Down13 GrimaceSCOWL5Down13 SavePUTAWAY7Down13 OticAURAL5Down14 Thus written in musical notationSIC3Down15 WeaponGUN3Down15 Put onDON3Down16 DeityGOD3Down16 As used in writing a pointed article?PEN3Down16 The Romans imagined him having a bit of bad luck in a vanVULCAN6Down18 BewilderNONPLUS7Down18 Comes aboutARISES6Down18 Use the oven at the other endROAST5Down20 CavitiesHOLES5Down20 Head coveringCAP3Down21 BumpkinYOKEL5Down21 It can easily get out of handEEL3Down21 ToddlerTOT3Down22 AudiblyALOUD5Down22 A healthy colour in an instantTAN3Down22 Dropped a £50 note in the outskirts of FrintonFALLEN6Down23 CaskBARREL6Down23 RetortRIPOSTE7Down24 WickedBAD3Down25 A little car?JAG3Down25 SpoilMAR3Down27 IronPRESS5Down28 CollectGATHER6Down28 There's nothing in a subtle hint to make you get the ideaHITON5Down28 LawfulLEGAL5Down29 Such scholars have their maters and patersLATIN5Down30 FrogmanDIVER5Down30 UntidyMESSY5Down31 They tread endlessly on the roadTYRES5Down31 Wine, informallyVINO4Down32 NameTITLE5Down32 Trio of magicians?MAGI4Down32 The team sounded forlornSIDE4Down33 Eagle's nestAERIE5Down33 Way offAFAR4Down33 VehicleCAR3Down35 StampMINT4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, June 5, 2025. 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.