Two ways to outface with a contradiction(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Two ways to outface with a contradiction”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 24th September 2025.

The answer is

D E N I A L

6 letters · most recently seen on 24th September 2025

Other clues that solve to DENIAL

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#19 across Renunciation of an agreement about Northern Ireland (6) 14th June 2026
#1 across No, it can't stop you getting nailed (6) 20th January 2026
#35 down A refusal to give a home to one boy (6) 31st October 2025
#24 down Two ways to outface with a contradiction (6) 24th September 2025
#23 down Possibly nailed in dishonest disavowal (6) 30th August 2025
#38 across Refutation (6) 6th July 2025
#2 down No - back in the lead, running on the outside (6) 4th July 2025
#9 across Refusal (6) 11th June 2025
#35 across Negation (6) 6th February 2025
#1 down Refusal to do business around N. Ireland (6) 27th May 2024
#19 across Leading endlessly astray with negation (6) 16th October 2023
#33 across Negation (6) 18th August 2023
#24 down Refusal to admit being nailed? (6) 13th March 2023
#24 down No deal including Northern Ireland (6) 2nd May 2022
#24 down Refusal to make room for just one little boy (6) 3rd January 2022
#38 across Repudiation (6) 23rd November 2021
#23 down Refusal to be nailed, possibly (6) 16th September 2021
#23 down No deal about Northern Ireland! (6) 8th September 2021
#19 across Renunciation of an agreement about Northern Ireland (6) 19th April 2021
#35 down A refusal to give a home to one boy (6) 23rd October 2020
#1 across No, it can’t stop you getting nailed (6) 9th September 2020
#2 down No – back in the lead, running on the outside (6) 3rd July 2020
#24 down Two ways to outface with a contradiction (6) 9th March 2020
#23 down Possibly nailed in dishonest disavowal (6) 22nd January 2020
#38 across Refutation (6) 1st May 2019
#9 across Refusal (6) 27th March 2019
#35 across Negation (6) 4th December 2018

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