Crossword Answers for Monday, 1 June 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Monday, 1 June 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures COY
4
To say again or imitate ECHO
8
Chop or split with an ax AXE
9
Any natural satellite of a planet MOON
10
Cut or eliminate EDIT
11
Place one's stake ANTE
12
A master's degree in education MED
13
God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto DIS
14
A stable order STABILITY
18
Male turkey TOM
19
Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck' DOE
20
A short drive in a car SPIN
22
Second in order of importance BETA
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A setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows PAVE
24
A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined ORE
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A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters ARES
26
A pompous fool ASS

Down

1
A military trainee CADET
2
Taking place in the presence of oxygen OXIDATIVE
3
Up to the present time YET
4
Communicate electronically on the computer EMAIL
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Deem to be CONSIDERS
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Bold and intense HOT
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A single person or thing ONE
10
A quad with a square body EMS
13
Become vague or indistinct DIM
15
Study intensively, as before an exam BONES
16
Determine the sum of TOTES
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An affirmative YEA
20
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA
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A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced PAR
22
A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur BOA