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Evening Standard Crossword February 12 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 12 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
CreaseFOLD4Across1 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across3 Fifty youngsters out to form social groupsCLUBS5Across3 BeakerCUP3Across4 FortuneLUCK4Across6 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across8 Skin-troubleECZEMA6Across8 Nonsense, but good to sing aboutHOKUM5Across8 OccupierTENANT6Across9 But for the love in her heart, she could be hardRHODA5Across10 MethodWAY3Across10 DetestedHATED5Across10 Allow a little subtlety?LET3Across11 Mountain passCOL3Across11 PlayDRAMA5Across12 In essence, a teetotaller with a warm heartATTAR5Across12 MistakeERROR5Across12 ImmoralGODLESS7Across13 For him, it's a nice change to go to the theatre with VictorVINCENT7Across13 FireSHOOT5Across14 CountryITALY5Across15 EraEPOCH5Across15 Current sources of accommodation?CELLS5Across15 Towards the sternAFT3Across18 It's cut and driedHAY3Across18 KegBARREL6Across18 PlanSCHEME6Across19 Being French, I would like to be SemiticJEWISH6Across19 ScheduleAGENDA6Across20 Stings no gross fellowNETTLES7Across21 LocateSITUATE7Across21 SunriseDAWN4Across22 Look outside, Peter!PEER4Across22 TasksJOBS4Across23 One properly drilled?WELL4Across23 Old-fashionedDATED5Across24 SeparateBREAKUP7Across24 Units of juice!AMPERES7Across24 PassSPEND5Across26 BirdOSPREY6Across26 Singer, possibly a belterTREBLE6Across26 HeadingTITLE5Across28 A letter I had, making an offerBID3Across29 PinchNIP3Across29 BeverageTEA3Across30 Little bar where fries are cookedSERIF5Across31 Organised soundMUSIC5Across31 Just the plant to border part of the canalHEMLOCK7Across32 Catches fireIGNITES7Across32 CribCRADLE6Across32 SpanBRIDGE6Across33 Cook in train oil?BROIL5Across34 Run offFLEE4Across34 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Across34 A word with Dickens's mutual friendOUR3Across35 FastenTIE3Across35 ContainerTUB3Across35 Thread I sell knotted!LISLE5Across36 FemaleGIRL4Across36 SeraglioHAREM5Across36 Pretended to be the electricity manACTED5Across37 LawfulLEGAL5Across37 Name within credit historyEDITH5Across38 Cause to attackSETON5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LureDECOY5Down1 The senior officer, I see, has a complaintCOLIC5Down1 MiscreantVILLAIN7Down2 Can provide meat, but cherries are beyond him!BUTCHER7Down2 HappenOCCUR5Down2 VisionaryDREAMER7Down3 TalonCLAW4Down4 VentilatesAIRS4Down4 Northern European allowed to finish firstLETT4Down4 CompassionPITY4Down5 Cabers tossed in pairs!BRACES6Down5 SelectionCHOICE6Down5 MealLUNCH5Down6 SoilEARTH5Down6 Vixen less than cunning!SHREW5Down6 HarmonyCONCORD7Down7 KingdomREALM5Down7 Solid figures?IDOLS5Down7 Knowledge accepted without thanksKEN3Down9 Signal agreementNOD3Down9 CurveARC3Down11 NameDUB3Down12 Tie many in a knot whenever you likeANYTIME7Down12 River mouthESTUARY7Down12 ImitateAPE3Down13 Take down what's on the menuEAT3Down14 NewtEFT3Down14 Survives terrible evilsLIVES5Down16 ElderlyOLD3Down16 Greek authorAESOP5Down16 HeadgearHAT3Down17 LeavenYEAST5Down17 She will prepare the peasSHELL5Down17 Bad character in a good bookJEZEBEL7Down19 ClothingAPPAREL7Down19 PeculiarSTRANGE7Down19 Notices the maculationSPOTS5Down20 ParlanceIDIOM5Down20 No, and that's final!NEVER5Down21 ObtainGET3Down21 ExchangesSWAPS5Down21 RevisingEDITING7Down22 PlanetJUPITER7Down23 Union with not a single member!WEDLOCK7Down23 HatchetAXE3Down23 BefitBECOME6Down24 Did the boys make him king?ALFRED6Down24 ExpertACE3Down25 In the mirror, the outside appears reversedRIM3Down25 RelativesKIN3Down25 ElbowNUDGE5Down27 Erroneously rinse in something glueyRESIN5Down27 SweetenerSUGAR5Down27 It religiously provides protection for the FrenchBIBLE5Down28 CeremoniesRITES5Down28 BeerLAGER5Down29 MarqueeTENT4Down30 Pay for something in the hardware store?SCREW5Down30 ExcludeDEBAR5Down30 CompetentABLE4Down31 Listen - this muddle needs sorting out!HIST4Down32 DataINFO4Down32 Keen to get awayOUT3Down33 TowboatTUG3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 12, 2026. 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.