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Evening Standard Crossword February 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 18 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Afghanistan's capitalKABUL5Across1 ChooseSELECT6Across1 Step taken with heavy heart in prisonSTAIR5Across1 EmptyVOID4Across5 Is such grass nice to lie on?COUCH5Across6 Magic servantGENIE5Across6 HarmoniumORGAN5Across8 Exclude a law that's wrongRULEOUT7Across9 StealROB3Across9 TheoreticalNOMINAL7Across9 NakedNUDE4Across10 PamphletTRACT5Across10 A growing source of second-class accommodationBROOM5Across10 FamilyCLAN4Across11 In which the spectators have no seats?STAND5Across11 EditionISSUE5Across11 CompositionESSAY5Across12 Male beeDRONE5Across12 Do the sameDITTO5Across12 ArmyMILITIA7Across13 Mother with one baby at leastMINIMUM7Across13 OverseasABROAD6Across13 WildebeestGNU3Across15 She helps hang out the washingPEG3Across15 SymbolSIGN4Across16 IconIDOL4Across17 Story of the pictureEPIC4Across17 Grating the front of the car!GRILLE6Across18 StuffCRAM4Across18 ReciprocalMUTUAL6Across18 Many keen to make a nameDAVID5Across19 LethalFATAL5Across19 DrugHEROIN6Across20 Could it make a hole in a towel outright?TROWEL6Across20 ConsumedATE3Across20 FateLOT3Across22 Brilliant performer in spaceSTAR4Across22 Sea eagleERNE4Across22 LongingYEN3Across23 Crime of passing dud notes?SIN3Across24 JettyPIER4Across24 Rugby scoreTRY3Across24 We figure to turn up at a receptionWELCOME7Across25 DetailITEM4Across25 DefamationSLANDER7Across25 Dark woodEBONY5Across26 Not exactly sixes, nevertheless boundariesSIDES5Across26 Operatic character to see and copyMIMIC5Across27 InterlaceWEAVE5Across27 FibreSISAL5Across28 Full of intestinal fortitudeGUTSY5Across28 DeflectDIVERT6Across28 A drink and a good thing to eat? That's the stuff!GINGHAM7Across29 IrregularERRATIC7Across29 Father leaves the pageant to be arranged by a deputyAGENT5Across30 BeginSTART5Across30 TwistSCREW5Across30 AlludeREFER5Across31 Those bashed by the peelers?SPUDS5Across31 FoundationROOT4Across32 CloseNEAR4Across33 VehicleVAN3Across34 BarrierFENCE5Across35 BurdenLOAD4Across36 Card-gameBRIDGE6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ScatterSPREAD6Down1 Boiling could turn one softTURNIP6Down2 FrightenedAFRAID6Down2 FreeLIBERATE8Down2 SailclothCANVAS6Down3 Being sarcastic gets one right ahead, I seeIRONIC6Down3 UnwindUNCOIL6Down3 OfferedPRESENTED9Down4 The odd bit of crumpetRUM3Down4 Auction itemLOT3Down4 OpeningVACANCY7Down5 Bearing in mind, maybe, the overall requirementDENIM5Down5 HeaddressTIARA5Down5 Sweet letter for us, tucked inside a cardCUSTARD7Down6 SoleONLY4Down6 ProfitableGAINFUL7Down6 Sand-hillDUNE4Down7 OtherwiseELSE4Down7 Mr Cotton's forename?OTTO4Down7 LizardIGUANA6Down8 PoemODE3Down8 Scrub a can opener clean, perhapsCANCEL6Down8 Said to be due to Calvin being nobleDUCAL5Down12 Backless sofaDIVAN5Down12 Warms to me and some officersMELTS5Down13 Physical strengthMIGHT5Down13 IndustryDILIGENCE9Down14 Lenin once admitted as silk fabricNINON5Down14 TruckLORRY5Down14 MaleMAN3Down15 ProtectGUARD5Down15 Dog in orbitPLUTO5Down15 Open soreULCER5Down16 Such painting can be greenGENRE5Down16 ObtainedGOT3Down17 Farmer, saint or soldier boyGILES5Down18 MasculineMANLY5Down18 ReticentRESERVED8Down19 If cited wrongly, shows inadequacyDEFICIT7Down19 HazelnutFILBERT7Down19 ObjectiveAIM3Down20 Man's nameERNEST6Down21 Equestrianism in old YorkshireRIDING6Down21 BuiltERECTED7Down21 TemptENTICE6Down22 Start scoffing steak, and steal some fruitSCRUMP6Down22 NullifyNEGATE6Down23 Morning employed in being entertainedAMUSED6Down23 Jam and cake, perhapsWEDGE5Down25 Move furtivelySNEAK5Down25 ReflectMIRROR6Down26 AlwaysEVER4Down26 Write something personalSIGN4Down26 PostureSTANCE6Down27 Talk of helium, for exampleGAS3Down28 Teacher's titleSIR3Down28 SpokenORAL4Down29 SetteeSOFA4Down30 TinyWEE3Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 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.