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Evening Standard Crossword June 8 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 8 2018 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
WreatheTWIST5Across1 SnuggleHUDDLE6Across5 UnpleasantNASTY5Across8 So then ordered to shoot immediatelyONTHESPOT9Across9 SportATHLETICS9Across9 SponsorshipPATRONAGE9Across10 ObserveREMARK6Across10 By means of which something was removed from the vehicleEXTRACTOR9Across10 ScoffMOCK4Across11 Escorted to, all rightTOOK4Across12 NakedBARE4Across12 Educational qualificationDEGREE6Across13 Carrying a pie, when returning, and platesSTRATA6Across13 Capital of KenyaNAIROBI7Across14 IndigenousNATIVE6Across14 Increasing as the curtain is heralding the play's startGOINGUP7Across14 Too exhausted to have thrown one's money aboutOVERSPENT9Across15 FetterSHACKLE7Across15 DissonanceCACOPHONY9Across15 Is among the speculators when the balloon goes upTHEORISES9Across17 InsincereDISHONEST9Across17 On the carrying of guns, relentsSOFTENS7Across18 WeightTON3Across18 SeriousEARNEST7Across18 Decree otherwise and I fall out withORDAIN6Across19 Golfer's assistantCADDIE6Across19 WhimFAD3Across19 PeruseSCAN4Across20 From a quick look, say it's something small and hairyPEKE4Across20 ReposeREST4Across21 Made the mistake of having put leeches below the heart?BLUNDERED9Across23 Facial hairMOUSTACHE9Across23 SeerAUGUR5Across23 StudBOSS4Across24 Thinks it ate with the peripheral teethCOGITATES9Across25 CrowdMULTITUDE9Across25 Requests the dope to get hold of the back endASKS4Across26 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across26 VoucherCOUPON6Across27 AllowLET3Across27 The first two letters, by the way, are for overseasABROAD6Across27 LeopardPANTHER7Across29 CircuitLAP3Across29 A hole-in-the corner sort of singerCROONER7Across29 RetortRIPOSTE7Across31 SpiralledCOILED6Across32 Put off by the explosive device, you decideDETERMINE9Across32 DeitiesGODDESSES9Across32 ChrysalisPUPA4Across34 Unhappy that one's shares are lowered in value?DEPRESSED9Across34 CounterfeitIMITATION9Across34 MaintainUPHOLD6Across35 Burning to join the marine bandSEARING7Across35 Tidal waveTSUNAMI7Across35 The supposition is that they are lined with goldTHEORY6Across36 Spanish monetary unitPESETA6Across36 HotpotSTEW4Across37 Wolf you run away fromBOLT4Across37 PassedOVERTAKEN9Across38 SkirmishMELEE5Across38 Frightened as we merged with the trafficAWESTRUCK9Across38 Type of windNORTHERLY9Across39 Not being a pro, getting soft with a rivalCONTENDER9Across39 ProtectSCREEN6Across39 VeracityTRUTH5Across40

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With the bits left, is carrying onPORTIONS8Down1 Outdoor mealBARBECUE8Down1 Electrical faultSHORTCIRCUIT12Down2 Fluky shot that won the golfer the game?STROKEOFLUCK12Down2 SorrowWOE3Down2 Rescue vesselLIFEBOAT8Down3 Splashes those mixing itSPATTERS8Down3 GrabSNATCH6Down3 Off courseASTRAY6Down4 A channel without water, we're toldSTRAIT6Down4 SailorTAR3Down4 PsalmHYMN4Down5 ExcellentSPLENDID8Down5 Started out in an action roleDEPARTED8Down5 Medical manDOCTOR6Down6 So drunk it's amazing?STAGGERING10Down6 ImpasseSTANDSTILL10Down6 ExcludingEXCEPT6Down7 Leaping about, parries the swordsRAPIERS7Down7 TV screenMONITOR7Down7 Have, beforehand, to impress favourablyPREPOSSESS10Down8 Sum of money sentREMITTANCE10Down8 AdroitSKILFUL7Down9 Capsized: by a gust in the riverTAGUS5Down11 LoveADORE5Down11 CerealOAT3Down12 CattleKINE4Down13 Be careful! That's the boyfriend!STEADY6Down16 AttractivePRETTY6Down16 NimbusHALO4Down16 KeenEAGER5Down17 Snooker stickCUE3Down19 A rum that has no matchODD3Down19 ObedientDUTIFUL7Down20 MedicineCOUGHMIXTURE12Down21 Retract on having to sample food cooked from a personal recipe?EATONESWORDS12Down21 YieldingSOFT4Down22 Capital of AustriaVIENNA6Down22 Made a great effort and broke right inSTROVE6Down22 ModerationMITIGATION10Down23 With the drink, bite on a biscuitBRANDYSNAP10Down23 MuscleBICEPS6Down24 Starting off with a clean sheet after killing?RUBBINGOUT10Down24 Eating implementsCHOPSTICKS10Down24 MalesMEN3Down25 Ate this fish brought round in a covering of some kindCOD3Down25 SlideSLIP4Down25 GreetSALUTE6Down26 PesterBOTHER6Down28 DeferPOSTPONE8Down28 Help themselves to too much when you passOVERTAKE8Down28 ArtistsPAINTERS8Down29 What the matador flourishes where, while leaping aboutCAPERING8Down29 FugitivesRUNAWAYS8Down30 VigourPEP3Down30 Flushed, at the beginning, a songbirdREDSTART8Down30 A performer and a first rate performer all roundARTISTE7Down31 PunishmentPENALTY7Down31 Find, when you make a copy ofTRACE5Down33 CondemnDAMN4Down33 Two, in cardsDEUCE5Down33 MadINSANE6Down34 Thoroughly douse the last of the children - a little childDRENCH6Down34 FavouritePET3Down36 IlluminatedLIT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, June 8, 2018. 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.