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Evening Standard Crossword February 19 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 19 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 125 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#
PerspireSWEAT5Across1 Kicked an Edwardian with a cry of derisionBOOTED6Across1 QueasinessNAUSEA6Across1 LungeTHRUST6Across5 A patient improvement, perhapsRECOVERY8Across7 CovertlySECRETLY8Across7 PenitentSORRY5Across8 Pricked by a wild rose?SORE4Across8 HonkBEEP4Across8 MiddleCENTRE6Across10 GuidesSTEERS6Across10 Admiral's familiar name for part of LondonBENBOW6Across10 Arm muscleBICEPS6Across11 Avenge the destruction of a cityGENEVA6Across11 PokePROD4Across11 ConsumingEATING6Across14 ConsumedATE3Across14 Helpful line in advertisingAID3Across14 DiscussedDEBATED7Across15 TarnishSULLY5Across16 Rant wildly about love, yet betrayRATON5Across16 Transported in partRAPT4Across17 GumptionNOUS4Across17 ThroughPER3Across18 He goes half a mile in a taxiCALEB5Across19 BarrierDAM3Across19 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Across19 Ancient languageLATIN5Across21 AdroitDEFT4Across21 A topping editor, but very unpopular!HATED5Across21 Pulled or kicked out of the wayTOWED5Across22 StiffRIGID5Across22 He has a taste for the seaSALT4Across23 SandbankREEF4Across23 DissuadeDETER5Across23 NetworkMESH4Across24 Robbery of some people in a car?CAPER5Across26 FactDATUM5Across26 LairDEN3Across27 HillTOR3Across28 Sunny little chapSOL3Across28 With just one article, she upsets the maleAMELIA6Across29 SummitTOP3Across29 SourceORIGIN6Across29 MonkeyBABOON6Across30 Who?DOCTOR6Across30 Very ScottishUNCO4Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 SwungDANGLED7Across31 Bullied by boysHECTORED8Across32 AppreciativeGRATEFUL8Across32 LentLOANED6Across32 DiversionDETOUR6Across33 Come out of a stupor?SPROUT6Across33 DepartedGONE4Across34 AmatoryEROTIC6Across35 TreeALDER5Across38 FieryTORRID6Across39 CoinPENNY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
He'll do a trim jobBARBER6Down1 Wrestling holdNELSON6Down1 Cheap AmericanTWOBIT6Down2 ConfectioneriesSWEETS6Down2 SorrowWOE3Down2 Attracted some well earned rewardDREW4Down3 SnakesASPS4Down3 WrongASTRAY6Down3 CraftsmanARTISAN7Down4 Looked displeased when let downLOWERED7Down4 SortTYPE4Down5 Iron alloySTEEL5Down5 As worn by Bert out East?BERET5Down5 RebelledRIOTED6Down6 RomanyGYPSY5Down6 Thomas used some heady languageDYLAN5Down6 ObjectiveTARGET6Down7 DandyBEAU4Down8 Speak unkindly of a pictureSNAP4Down8 BeforeERE3Down9 Angler's name for a perch?ROD3Down9 EbbedRECEDED7Down9 KnockRAP3Down12 IncisionCUT3Down12 Catch in an untenable positionNAB3Down12 DreadfulDIRE4Down13 It's said of a numberVOCAL5Down13 Carpenter's toolPLANE5Down13 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down15 A fluid we confuse with tarWATER5Down15 RelaxEASE4Down16 Old-fashionedDATED5Down17 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down18 When uncle is in a stateASSAM5Down18 Torn clothRAG3Down19 Cry of a ravenous bird!CAW3Down19 ThreatenedMENACED7Down20 Persuaded to have left the keysLED3Down20 OfferBID3Down20 Lost in a novel movie!HORIZON7Down21 RestrictedLIMITED7Down21 ReputeFAME4Down22 Terry's phone's cut!TEL3Down22 MatRUG3Down22 SturdyROBUST6Down23 Possibly sore about a cricket club providing footballSOCCER6Down23 PesterMOLEST6Down24 CupidEROS4Down24 Viola's voiceALTO4Down24 Object of wild rage during a raceTARGET6Down25 Hand digitFINGER6Down25 DeerSTAG4Down25 DoshDOUGH5Down26 VenerateHONOUR6Down26 Hide away from cold and painCACHE5Down26 Seat in the upper chamberPERCH5Down27 GiantTITAN5Down27 DisregardIGNORE6Down28 He soon has nothing to loseSON3Down28 BrownTAN3Down28 Useless clothes?DUDS4Down30 DaringBOLD4Down30 EnclosurePEN3Down30 DeceasedDEAD4Down33 MaterialREP3Down36 TavernINN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 19, 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.