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Evening Standard Crossword February 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 124 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for February 18 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Afghanistan's capital51 AcrossReveal answer → Choose61 AcrossReveal answer → Step taken with heavy heart in prison51 AcrossReveal answer → Empty45 AcrossReveal answer → Is such grass nice to lie on?56 AcrossReveal answer → Magic servant56 AcrossReveal answer → Harmonium58 AcrossReveal answer → Exclude a law that's wrong79 AcrossReveal answer → Steal39 AcrossReveal answer → Theoretical79 AcrossReveal answer → Naked410 AcrossReveal answer → Pamphlet510 AcrossReveal answer → A growing source of second-class accommodation510 AcrossReveal answer → Family411 AcrossReveal answer → In which the spectators have no seats?511 AcrossReveal answer → Edition511 AcrossReveal answer → Composition512 AcrossReveal answer → Male bee512 AcrossReveal answer → Do the same512 AcrossReveal answer → Army713 AcrossReveal answer → Mother with one baby at least713 AcrossReveal answer → Overseas613 AcrossReveal answer → Wildebeest315 AcrossReveal answer → She helps hang out the washing315 AcrossReveal answer → Symbol416 AcrossReveal answer → Icon417 AcrossReveal answer → Story of the picture417 AcrossReveal answer → Grating the front of the car!618 AcrossReveal answer → Stuff418 AcrossReveal answer → Reciprocal618 AcrossReveal answer → Many keen to make a name519 AcrossReveal answer → Lethal519 AcrossReveal answer → Drug620 AcrossReveal answer → Could it make a hole in a towel outright?620 AcrossReveal answer → Consumed320 AcrossReveal answer → Fate322 AcrossReveal answer → Brilliant performer in space422 AcrossReveal answer → Sea eagle422 AcrossReveal answer → Longing323 AcrossReveal answer → Crime of passing dud notes?324 AcrossReveal answer → Jetty424 AcrossReveal answer → Rugby score324 AcrossReveal answer → We figure to turn up at a reception725 AcrossReveal answer → Detail425 AcrossReveal answer → Defamation725 AcrossReveal answer → Dark wood526 AcrossReveal answer → Not exactly sixes, nevertheless boundaries526 AcrossReveal answer → Operatic character to see and copy527 AcrossReveal answer → Interlace527 AcrossReveal answer → Fibre528 AcrossReveal answer → Full of intestinal fortitude528 AcrossReveal answer → Deflect628 AcrossReveal answer → A drink and a good thing to eat? That's the stuff!729 AcrossReveal answer → Irregular729 AcrossReveal answer → Father leaves the pageant to be arranged by a deputy530 AcrossReveal answer → Begin530 AcrossReveal answer → Twist530 AcrossReveal answer → Allude531 AcrossReveal answer → Those bashed by the peelers?531 AcrossReveal answer → Foundation432 AcrossReveal answer → Close433 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle334 AcrossReveal answer → Barrier535 AcrossReveal answer → Burden436 AcrossReveal answer → Card-game637 AcrossReveal answer →

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Scatter61 DownReveal answer → Boiling could turn one soft62 DownReveal answer → Frightened62 DownReveal answer → Free82 DownReveal answer → Sailcloth63 DownReveal answer → Being sarcastic gets one right ahead, I see63 DownReveal answer → Unwind63 DownReveal answer → Offered94 DownReveal answer → The odd bit of crumpet34 DownReveal answer → Auction item34 DownReveal answer → Opening75 DownReveal answer → Bearing in mind, maybe, the overall requirement55 DownReveal answer → Headdress55 DownReveal answer → Sweet letter for us, tucked inside a card76 DownReveal answer → Sole46 DownReveal answer → Profitable76 DownReveal answer → Sand-hill47 DownReveal answer → Otherwise47 DownReveal answer → Mr Cotton's forename?47 DownReveal answer → Lizard68 DownReveal answer → Poem38 DownReveal answer → Scrub a can opener clean, perhaps68 DownReveal answer → Said to be due to Calvin being noble512 DownReveal answer → Backless sofa512 DownReveal answer → Warms to me and some officers513 DownReveal answer → Physical strength513 DownReveal answer → Industry914 DownReveal answer → Lenin once admitted as silk fabric514 DownReveal answer → Truck514 DownReveal answer → Male315 DownReveal answer → Protect515 DownReveal answer → Dog in orbit515 DownReveal answer → Open sore516 DownReveal answer → Such painting can be green516 DownReveal answer → Obtained317 DownReveal answer → Farmer, saint or soldier boy518 DownReveal answer → Masculine518 DownReveal answer → Reticent819 DownReveal answer → If cited wrongly, shows inadequacy719 DownReveal answer → Hazelnut719 DownReveal answer → Objective320 DownReveal answer → Man's name621 DownReveal answer → Equestrianism in old Yorkshire621 DownReveal answer → Built721 DownReveal answer → Tempt622 DownReveal answer → Start scoffing steak, and steal some fruit622 DownReveal answer → Nullify623 DownReveal answer → Morning employed in being entertained623 DownReveal answer → Jam and cake, perhaps525 DownReveal answer → Move furtively525 DownReveal answer → Reflect626 DownReveal answer → Always426 DownReveal answer → Write something personal426 DownReveal answer → Posture627 DownReveal answer → Talk of helium, for example328 DownReveal answer → Teacher's title328 DownReveal answer → Spoken429 DownReveal answer → Settee430 DownReveal answer → Tiny331 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.