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Evening Standard Crossword February 13 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 13 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
MaterialFABRIC6Across1 GapBREACH6Across5 EnquiryQUESTION8Across8 AlignORIENTATE9Across9 CertainSURE4Across9 An irritating reminder of past misdemeanoursHAIRSHIRT9Across9 OceanSEA3Across10 Even without exception, old-fashioned in their viewsALLSQUARE9Across10 Large marine creatureSWORDFISH9Across10 TreesELMS4Across12 Go off with a tableROTA4Across12 ThickDENSE5Across12 White cotton fabricCALICO6Across13 Running away to seaEBBING6Across13 Unsuspected difficultyPITFALL7Across14 For the conveyance of goods, trains run to timeTRANSIT7Across14 FixedSET3Across15 Handcraft?CARDSENSE9Across15 Sad-lookingLONGFACED9Across15 EnemyFOE3Across17 Inspire with dreadTERRORISE9Across17 Have hallucinations of bubblings and boilings?SEETHINGS9Across17 SleepNAP3Across18 UnderminesWEAKENS7Across18 They're refuse collectors, they addTOTTERS7Across18 A male I mistake for a femaleAMELIA6Across19 ReservedMODEST6Across19 DecayROT3Across19 Excessively complacentSMUG4Across20 SkinflintMISER5Across20 Deliver without chargeFREE4Across20 TavernINN3Across21 BirdEMU3Across22 AbroadOUT3Across23 SparkledGLITTERED9Across23 Don't understand why you don't grant interviewsFAILTOSEE9Across23 StrayERR3Across24 Called for calmCOLLECTED9Across25 IncludedCONTAINED9Across25 Thought to be perfect, though reduced by a poundIDEA4Across26 Not anyNONE4Across26 RegalROYAL5Across26 Mark has two keys, though they're in short supplySCARCE6Across27 ClaimASSERT6Across27 SheepEWE3Across29 Is a collector, one understandsGATHERS7Across29 ToleratesACCEPTS7Across29 Take againRECAPTURE9Across32 Was involved in and worried aboutCONCERNED9Across32 TartACID4Across33 Why the DIY enthusiast was reading on the beach?SANDPAPER9Across34 DeputyDELEGATE8Across34 Not well-likedUNPOPULAR9Across34 Turn in the history booksANNUALS7Across35 AvariciousGREEDY6Across35 PerceivedNOTICED7Across35 Continue to view, or to think of asLOOKON6Across36 SuppositionTHEORY6Across36 Source of stabilityANCHOR6Across36 Blue fluffDOWN4Across37 CeaseSTOP4Across37 A proviso as regards the physical fitnessCONDITION9Across38 UnspecifiedUNDEFINED9Across38 Triumphed over evil, Padre Turner didPREVAILED9Across39 Avocado dishGUACAMOLE9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cabbage saladCOLESLAW8Down1 Bob will show you the quick waySHORTCUT8Down1 EntertainAMUSE5Down2 ColorationPIGMENTATION12Down2 Fighting in a beer hall?BITTERSTRIFE12Down2 HurryRUSH4Down3 Brings to equilibriumBALANCES8Down3 Breaks up when one removes the hoop?DISBANDS8Down3 Resisted openlyDEFIED6Down4 "Industrial action" does ring a bellSTRIKE6Down4 FelonyCRIME5Down4 MiscellaneousASSORTED8Down5 PremiumBONUS5Down5 Points to the big S in "gifts"LARGESSE8Down5 LikenessCOMPARISON10Down6 A refutation issued from home?FLATDENIAL10Down6 SimpleEASY4Down6 OathCURSE5Down7 Single copy of bookEDITION7Down7 Like the over-the-top fruit the drink was made from?SQUASHY7Down7 The date she had worked out from the skullDEATHSHEAD10Down8 DisputedCHALLENGED10Down8 BillowSURGE5Down10 FollowingAFTER5Down11 Hear he abandoned the child and that's a crimeARSON5Down11 ArabIRAQI5Down11 ObjectDEMUR5Down12 OffensiveNASTY5Down13 EnlistENROL5Down14 MaliceSPITE5Down15 CarnivalFIESTA6Down16 TautTENSE5Down16 In that case mum has the heat switched onSHEATH6Down16 SenselessMAD3Down19 Possibly a diamond expertACE3Down19 How the treatment is working if the patient feels quite ill?RATHERPOORLY12Down21 Devious controlMANIPULATION12Down21 ImpulsiveMADCAP6Down22 Continued and prevented one from going to bedKEPTUP6Down22 Likelihood there is that things will be above board?FAIRCHANCE10Down23 DiseasedGANGRENOUS10Down23 A change of underwear for the cricketerSECONDSLIP10Down24 ReverberatingRESOUNDING10Down24 Baby's bedCOT3Down25 ReappearRECUR5Down25 Rod and line, you sayCUE3Down25 StrangelyODDLY5Down27 ApportionALLOT5Down28 Precious stonesEMERALDS8Down28 Suggesting the welfare money goes in rentREDOLENT8Down28 Having defected, is examined byGONEOVER8Down29 SanctionAPPROVAL8Down29 Strain to convey one's admiration toSERENADE8Down30 IrrigateWATER5Down30 DiscardedSCRAPPED8Down30 Standing one a beer outside "The Orb and Sceptre"?REGALIA7Down31 InactiveIDLE4Down31 State as a conditionSPECIFY7Down31 MonsterOGRE4Down32 Turned out to be a fine materialNINON5Down33 QuotedCITED5Down33 Having the mixture too wet is carelessSLOPPY6Down34 Free from restraintUNCAGE6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 13, 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.