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Evening Standard Crossword February 15 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 15 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
Of Dutch courage?BOTTLE6Across1 Humiliating failureFIASCO6Across1 AgreeableSAPID5Across4 Heavy rainfallDOWNPOUR8Across7 SlumberingASLEEP6Across7 Name a town with honestyVERACITY8Across7 He has to live with a goddessHEBE4Across8 Asian desertGOBI4Across8 WhimFAD3Across9 Musical instrumentVIOLIN6Across10 Maybe turn out a master or presidentTRUMAN6Across10 JewelGEM3Across10 StudentsPUPILS6Across11 One who sailed under jolly Roger?PIRATE6Across11 StupidityFOLLY5Across12 NurseTEND4Across13 Such prices feature in the wine tradeNET3Across14 LimbLEG3Across14 SubmitREFER5Across15 The foreigners send a replacementDANES5Across16 Shoe fastenersLACES5Across16 Covers used in drugstoresRUGS4Across17 FathersDADS4Across17 ScornDERIDE6Across17 Agree the amountTALLY5Across19 SimpleEASY4Across19 FaithfulLOYAL5Across19 ViewSCENE5Across20 The rotten toady finishes tonight!TODAY5Across21 Big catTIGER5Across21 Drink in eagerlyLAPUP5Across22 Strapping left in placeBURLY5Across22 SickILL3Across22 GustedBLEW4Across23 Fast timeLENT4Across23 GossipedTATTLED7Across24 DesolateBLEAK5Across26 Swimmer, always about 50ELVER5Across26 MeadowLEA3Across27 Snooker rodCUE3Across28 StadiumARENA5Across28 Show willingNOD3Across28 BlushREDDEN6Across29 Agrees to change the designDEIGNS6Across29 Zimbabwe's capitalHARARE6Across30 Sprightly girl out for a day of celebrationLIVELY6Across30 Frank's universityOPEN4Across31 PortentOMEN4Across31 GullSKUA4Across31 Connives in the rehashing of old cluesCOLLUDES8Across32 Spill outOVERFLOW8Across32 ExpiatedATONED6Across33 Set afloatLAUNCH6Across33 Broken slates used decorativelyTASSEL6Across33 TemptressSIREN5Across35 DroopWILT4Across37 OafishCRASS5Across38 CallDUB3Across39 MooseELK3Across41 StrictSEVERE6Across42 SheetPLATE5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A striking dairy productBUTTER6Down1 FerventFERVID6Down1 SucculentCACTUS6Down1 Ideas that make the message less wiseTHEMES6Down2 ShawlsSTOLES6Down2 FairBLONDE6Down2 FixPEG3Down3 Norse godODIN4Down3 In any event it's regularEVEN4Down3 SecureSAFE4Down4 Knock casually yet quicklyRAPIDLY7Down4 Sharp-edgedANGULAR7Down4 WorshipADORE5Down5 Allegedly alpine town?WIGAN5Down5 ThemeTOPIC5Down5 ApparitionILLUSION8Down6 Kinds of nasty pesticidesTYPES5Down6 Twelve dozenGROSS5Down6 Precious metalGOLD4Down8 FairyPERI4Down8 Suspended the old barbarian for good!HUNG4Down8 LargeBIG3Down9 Fly-by-night!BAT3Down9 RuminatedMEDITATED9Down11 ChumPAL3Down12 The swimmer gives us a beamRAY3Down12 It fits in jointlyTENON5Down13 ShelfLEDGE5Down13 NotchDENT4Down14 ScoundrelROGUE5Down15 Absurdly, many are in blossomMADLY5Down15 DroppedFELL4Down16 GenuineREAL4Down18 Sam the pawnbroker?UNCLE5Down18 Leisurely walkAMBLE5Down18 In a storm, it could take a bit of climbingTOR3Down19 Impudent talkLIP3Down19 Song or melody to perform without pianoLAY3Down20 YeahYEP3Down20 ChickenCOCKEREL8Down21 Become airborneTAKEOFF7Down21 Eject all the people who've shown up?TURNOUT7Down21 Ask to be at the grand openingBEG3Down22 StriplingLAD3Down22 Writing deskBUREAU6Down23 ThinLEAN4Down23 Are they very fond of left-overs?LOVERS6Down23 Even 500 instead of 5 is heavenly!EDEN4Down24 Lacking fatLEAN4Down24 RipTEAR4Down25 SpannerWRENCH6Down25 Medicinal substance left by your medical officerTHYMOL6Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 StreamBROOK5Down26 Dictate from the dictionaryEDICT5Down26 Clubhouse?VILLA5Down27 VergesEDGES5Down27 English riverCAM3Down28 Pinch a drink!NIP3Down28 RevisedEDITED6Down29 Missing, perhaps stolen, mostlyLOST4Down30 Wolf's cryHOWL4Down30 HymnANTHEM6Down30 AdvantageASSET5Down32 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 IslandISLE4Down36 WagerBET3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, February 15, 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.