Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 22 June 2026 Answers
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1 S
2 C
3 T
4 G
A
5 R
I
6 S
H
7 W
A
L
K
O
V
E
R
A
O
I
O
N
8 U
9 M
P
I
R
E
10 S
11 T
U
12 B
S
13 B
E
A
T
R
14 H
I
D
E
15 H
A
L
T
16 H
E
N
N
17 S
18 C
O
T
19 T
20 A
I
L
21 W
O
R
T
H
22 L
E
S
S
23 C
O
M
O
24 B
A
R
I
25 V
26 C
O
N
27 C
28 L
U
B
29 D
30 R
A
31 T
L
32 R
U
I
N
33 P
E
O
N
Y
34 M
O
R
A
S
S
O
B
R
U
I
35 T
O
P
S
C
O
R
E
36 F
R
A
N
K
S
T
T
S
Across
- 4. His rag may be cheap and sensational (6)
- 7. Interrupting war for a weekend in love, is a simple matter (8)
- 8. He stands for fair play (6)
- 10. Remnants of bus wreckage on the street (5)
- 13. One pounded with the feet? (4)
- 14. Cover something worth saving (4)
- 15. Stop in Carshalton (4)
- 16. Female or male fantail (3)
- 17. Cost adjuster sometimes called "Jimmy" (4)
- 19. Follow to the end (4)
- 21. Only comparatively devoid of value? (9)
- 23. House officer in an Italian city (4)
- 24. Exclude one from a foreign port (4)
- 26. Deceive in a business letter (3)
- 27. Left a youngster out of society (4)
- 29. It's said, in annoyance, of many a pest (4)
- 32. Being run out for a single means disaster (4)
- 33. A polo horse gets out of the way of this plant! (5)
- 34. A sodden area or mass, perhaps (6)
- 35. At best, twenty? It may well be more! (3,5)
- 36. An open letter to old people (6)
Down
- 1. Fashionable sound? (5)
- 2. Something for a cuckoo to land on? (5)
- 3. It means a lot to the Poles (4)
- 4. Regret going in a heartless gaol for punishment (5)
- 5. Transported by gunners with little point (4)
- 6. Errol's wild horse (6)
- 9. The business of a mare being unfortunately out of a race (6)
- 11. Looking silvery, it does a bit of glinting (3)
- 12. Twigs handled in the garden (5)
- 13. A city hairstyle, or something to eat (4,3)
- 15. Overheated useless house at the end of the street (3)
- 16. This is more than you need here (3)
- 18. When a crocodile gets us, is it a pretty sight? (6)
- 20. Not a stage whisper (unless you have crazy ideas) (5)
- 21. Being one point ahead, was the winner (3)
- 22. Political label curtailed (3)
- 23. If red, does it take half an hour to get cool, maybe? (6)
- 25. Vehicle used by Beethoven (3)
- 28. Is inclined to suggest catalogues (5)
- 30. Flashy fellow, possibly with a screw loose? (5)
- 31. They tread on the road! (5)
- 32. It waters the garden (4)
- 33. Send away for a job (4)