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Evening Standard Crossword June 9 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword June 9 2020 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 128 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#
RigidSTIFF5Across1 LoatheDETEST6Across1 That which is hastily diminished?SPEED5Across1 SaveRESCUE6Across5 Try something terribly easy around the leisure centreESSAY5Across6 Rugby formationSCRUM5Across6 MightPOWER5Across9 Six-nil for a time? That’s bad!VIOLENT7Across9 Exact copyREPLICA7Across9 OverlookFORGET6Across10 Dragged to the altar?TOWED5Across10 WideBROAD5Across10 On landASHORE6Across11 Stay clear ofAVOID5Across11 Go for a huge piece – scoop it out!GOUGE5Across11 HackneyedTRITE5Across12 ReelDANCE5Across12 Claps carelessly on one’s head!SCALP5Across12 In a dream, be worshipful about oneREVERIE7Across13 GruesomeMACABRE7Across13 ClothedCLAD4Across14 Girl in a million?MEG3Across15 EncounteredMET3Across15 Plant typeIRIS4Across17 In the end, one gets the girlENID4Across17 PermitLET3Across17 Promise as a certaintyASSURE6Across18 Reach a decisionDECIDE6Across18 ShrewdCUTE4Across18 SeniorELDER5Across19 She may be shy about her recordSYLPH5Across19 OilyGREASY6Across20 Handy new fuel for the AmericansUSEFUL6Across20 Of tidesTIDAL5Across20 Curved roofDOME4Across22 Oven with a halo round it when working?OAST4Across22 Fire-raisingARSON5Across22 RestRECLINE7Across23 Be briefly doubtful of what might be detectedSUS3Across24 YawnedGAPED5Across24 Hearing organEAR3Across24 Football officialREFEREE7Across25 Links some business up with the FrenchCOUPLES7Across25 Geographical location of Tammany HallAMMAN5Across26 LukewarmTEPID5Across26 Light beerLAGER5Across26 Soak in liquidSTEEP5Across27 Musical instrument of Shakespearean characterVIOLA5Across27 Those magnetic foreigners?POLES5Across28 Act of being bornBIRTH5Across28 Wherein, shopping, one can get scared (but not wet)ARCADES7Across29 Grave, solemnSERIOUS7Across29 FrozenICED4Across29 Untidy as an eating place?MESSY5Across30 Financial liabilitiesDEBTS5Across30 DeedACT3Across30 Cut off physicallySEVER5Across31 State taxes revisedTEXAS5Across31 CubeDICE4Across32 QuotedCITED5Across33 StaggerTOTTER6Across35 InherentNATIVE6Across36 StorehouseDEPOT5Across37 DashedDARTED6Across38 ControlledREINED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FlawDEFECT6Down1 Hard deposit on teethTARTAR6Down2 StringTHREAD6Down2 Part of a pressure cooker, doubtlessPROVEN6Down2 A balanced, regular guyEVENED6Down3 RushedSPED4Down3 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Down3 SumTOTAL5Down4 Passed over just the sameDID3Down4 Gave food toFED3Down4 RespondREACT5Down5 Something to do with breadSLICE5Down5 Distress signalFLARE5Down5 GaelicERSE4Down6 Shingle formation academically studiedENGLISH7Down6 DisperseSCATTER7Down6 Underground hollowCAVE4Down7 FlowerCROCUS6Down7 Pack up and post, perhapsSTOP4Down7 Does he show degrees of sportsmanship?ANGLER6Down8 UnifiedUNITED6Down8 TeamELEVEN6Down8 Indeed, reallyTRULY5Down12 Maybe sly about a bit of a fib, the witch!SIBYL5Down12 DisregardNEGLECT7Down13 Again, transport can be a problemREBUS5Down13 Gnat-like insectMIDGE5Down13 Faults, perhaps, but they can be gripping!VICES5Down14 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Down14 ShrubLILAC5Down15 Decoration taking Malcolm about half an hourMURAL5Down15 LesserMINOR5Down15 ChallengedDARED5Down16 Native American tentTEPEE5Down16 Abbreviation used for convenienceGENTS5Down16 BeliefCREED5Down18 DiscourageDETER5Down18 It has strings attachedAPRON5Down18 A slimmed-down outline can mean a lot to a womanSUMMARY7Down19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down19 Gets awayESCAPES7Down19 Lying back looking lethargicSUPINE6Down21 GuidedLED3Down21 Baby’s toyRATTLE6Down21 Failure, terminationDEMISE6Down22 InsectANT3Down22 Disagree with an attitude at workOPPOSE6Down22 Courage, spiritMETTLE6Down23 Girl serenaded endlessly?SERENA6Down23 TalentedGIFTED6Down24 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down25 Weight of a cart, possibly?CARAT5Down25 PlaguePESTER6Down25 Copy a girl, sadlyALAS4Down26 For fear thatLEST4Down26 WingPINION6Down27 Puppeteer’s favourite?PET3Down28 RelyDEPEND6Down28 Clippie’s vehicleBUS3Down28 VentilatedAIRED5Down30 SingerTENOR5Down31 YieldCEDE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. 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.