Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 3 June 2025 Answers
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1 F
2 A
U
3 S
4 T
5 P
6 S
7 I
E
8 V
E
S
9 A
I
R
R
A
I
D
E
10 P
L
A
I
N
O
11 G
E
E
S
E
E
L
12 S
P
I
N
S
T
13 R
E
14 P
E
A
T
S
A
15 H
A
16 M
17 A
P
E
D
O
18 P
L
E
A
S
E
N
K
19 P
R
I
E
S
D
T
20 G
21 O
O
D
L
Y
R
22 R
U
23 S
E
24 E
R
E
A
25 S
C
R
A
P
E
D
A
26 F
I
F
T
H
B
V
27 S
T
O
U
T
O
28 A
I
M
E
D
O
29 S
E
E
P
A
G
E
R
30 T
R
I
E
D
S
31 E
S
H
E
R
Across
- 1. Was he devilish quick to go out of turn? (5)
- 6. Yes, woman is a riddle (5)
- 9. In an attack, a top class car will help (3,4)
- 10. Not pretty clear? (5)
- 11. Gosh, the way they fly! (5)
- 12. Trips and whirls round (5)
- 13. A salesman scoffs at duplications! (7)
- 15. As an actor, a good sandwichman? (3)
- 17. Copied by a primate (4)
- 18. An appealing word (6)
- 19. Seeks information about the crooked spire (5)
- 20. Not badly? (6)
- 22. Device sure to go wrong? (4)
- 24. Sooner than get a bit bothered (3)
- 25. Saved from being abraded (7)
- 26. Part of a column? (5)
- 27. Drink swilled by touts (5)
- 28. Meant to get me to help out (5)
- 29. Refer to the page on drainage! (7)
- 30. Tested by the undertaker? (5)
- 31. A place in the Sherwood Forest (5)
Down
- 2. Unconscious of messing up '18 Across' (6)
- 3. Took ladies for a boat trip (6)
- 4. An element of procrastination (3)
- 5. Do they hold things up on stage? (5)
- 6. Do they mean slang is having an upsurge? (7)
- 7. I name the day in March, say (4)
- 8. If there's friction, they're apt to flare up (6)
- 12. May be penned or in an enclosure (5)
- 13. Cowboy's riding distance? (5)
- 14. It's nothing for a dog to consume tea! (5)
- 15. Was obliged to get out of bed when prosecuted (3,2)
- 16. Measured out, me boy! (5)
- 18. Sit in a proper chair (5)
- 19. Entwined with quiet attention to detail? (7)
- 21. Can he thump a tub or get up a rota? (6)
- 22. Disease ravaging Serbia? (6)
- 23. Always, in extremes of servitude, it's very hard (6)
- 25. Prevents spots from coming up (5)
- 26. Safety device half finished on purpose (4)
- 28. It takes many years to achieve greatness (3)