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Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 131 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#
CutsCHOPS5Across3 UntrueFALSE5Across3 Opera set in Ascot?TOSCA5Across3 Bird getting a letter from AlCAPON5Across8 WarehouseDEPOT5Across8 AttackerRAIDER6Across9 Zodiac signLIBRA5Across10 CanopyAWNING6Across10 A waterfowl on the NileASWAN5Across10 One badly broken?LAW3Across11 Metallic elementTIN3Across11 ElicitEDUCE5Across11 In Wales, an undiluted hogsheadNEATH5Across12 InactiveIDLE4Across12 BigGREAT5Across12 Need to come and pick upCALLFOR7Across13 DrawingDIAGRAM7Across13 StoryYARN4Across15 MatchesGAMES5Across15 Tough participant in the Manx Grand PrixHEMAN5Across15 InclinedLEANING7Across17 DecomposeROT3Across18 Take tea, perhapsEAT3Across18 ExclamationEUREKA6Across19 A national overhead?PANAMA6Across19 EntrapNET3Across20 HairstyleBEEHIVE7Across21 SingerTENOR5Across21 The hospital worker possibly rode on the railwayORDERLY7Across21 Form of sari a modest woman wouldn't put onAIRS4Across22 NoblemanEARL4Across22 Thanks to the navy, one might sail on itTARN4Across23 PokePROD4Across23 HeroIDOL4Across23 Multicoloured, but it can possibly look fine in brownRAINBOW7Across24 Supermarket cartTROLLEY7Across24 DandyBEAU4Across25 Prepared to swallowCHEWED6Across26 Provides foodCATERS6Across26 LongYEARN5Across26 CouchBED3Across28 Large containerVAT3Across29 Hat that can double as a gong!TAM3Across29 KeenlyEAGERLY7Across30 His accommodating soldiers, implies rentsHIRES5Across31 StadiumARENA5Across31 Dialect used by an Irishman clutching a broken rib?SERBIAN7Across32 Fight offREPULSE7Across32 ParadiseEDEN4Across33 MelodiesTUNES5Across34 Black and blue and very angryLIVID5Across34 Round part of a razor bladeORB3Across35 Board-gameLUDO4Across35 MeshNET3Across35 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Across36 ObscureVAGUE5Across36 Was prepared from sound woodWOULD5Across36 ChewsBITES5Across37 Where tyres are concerned, let down a bitBLEED5Across37 Complains bitterlyRAILS5Across38 The chalky-faced sisters?SEVEN5Across38 AssaultASSAIL6Across38 EbbRECEDE6Across39 PatternMODEL5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StinkingFETID5Down1 TrackTRAIL5Down1 Enough food for days?SALAD5Down1 MuttMONGREL7Down2 Kids crying over juvenile errors?HOWLERS7Down2 HouseVILLA5Down2 ChargeFEE3Down3 HurtHARM4Down4 PassionateARDENT6Down4 Finished a number of deliveriesOVER4Down4 PlunderSACK4Down5 In China, pussy gets dehydrated foodCATHAY6Down5 PesterPLAGUE6Down5 SheepEWE3Down6 Musical instrumentSITAR5Down6 Point to a woman in whiteASHEN5Down6 GiantTITAN5Down7 Narrow inletCREEK5Down7 Butterfly possibly rising?MADAM5Down7 RepresentativeAGENT5Down8 Girl's namePIA3Down9 The piano key on the left, chumPAL3Down9 On which to jot down where to land the chopper?NOTEPAD7Down12 AssemblesGATHERS7Down12 DeterminedDECIDED7Down13 As a passing fashion, it starts fadingFAD3Down14 LikeENJOY5Down14 Fish eggsROE3Down14 Parrot many a cryMACAW5Down16 JollyMERRY5Down16 ReconstructREBUILD7Down16 Brownish-yellowSANDY5Down17 She contradicts BillyNANNY5Down17 KindGENRE5Down18 DevelopsEVOLVES7Down19 CrowdMOB3Down19 Scheme a fellow set out in the gardenPLANTED7Down19 Holy cityMECCA5Down20 Be wary of a hunter, sayWATCH5Down20 Obey it or turn red!ORDER5Down21 Savage personBRUTE5Down21 RevoltREBEL5Down22 Flowering plantPETUNIA7Down23 Game, and minced lamb tooTOMBOLA7Down23 Hang out somewhere posh?RESIDE6Down24 ShelterLEE3Down24 ShockTRAUMA6Down24 It may be above a keeper's headBAR3Down25 CircuitLAP3Down25 CharacterNATURE6Down27 Illegal burningARSON5Down27 Guess correctly that you mustn't knock offHITON5Down27 StartedBEGAN5Down28 Go inENTER5Down28 Author well said to need no helpWELLS5Down28 ThickDENSE5Down29 British Airways unit making a lot of noiseBABEL5Down30 Daisy-like flowerASTER5Down30 SovereignRULER5Down31 GenuineREAL4Down32 RusticYOKEL5Down32 The whole team lamented aloudSIDE4Down32 Heiress's passionIRE3Down33 PermitLET3Down33 NimbusHALO4Down34 VigourVIM3Down36 FishEEL3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, February 17, 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.