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Evening Standard Crossword February 20 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 20 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
MolluscSNAIL5Across4 MasticatedCHEWED6Across7 ObserveSPY3Across9 Future generationsPOSTERITY9Across9 Henry takes flight, which is not very brightHALFLIGHT9Across9 DeityGOD3Across10 Fly round and give toHANDOVER8Across10 Tinted visorEYESHADE8Across10 ActiveALIVE5Across12 Ranks as one of the favourite flowers, you sayROWS4Across12 LazilyIDLY4Across12 Egg-shapedOVAL4Across13 Bets they belong to the gardenerSTAKES6Across13 Heart conditionANGINA6Across13 TirednessFATIGUE7Across14 To an astronomer, does it look like Pluto?DOGSTAR7Across14 AgelessIMMUTABLE9Across15 InstrumentPIANO5Across15 The fish will come in with the chipsCARPENTER9Across15 Type of country-musicHONKYTONK9Across17 NewestLATEST6Across17 The lionesses, though disturbed, are not growlingNOISELESS9Across17 Not oneNEITHER7Across18 Agreed to have everything drawn outTALLIED7Across18 OrganNOSE4Across19 Sell again at the endRETAIL6Across20 Musteline mammalBADGER6Across20 DecipherSOLVE5Across20 Cold and miserableBLUE4Across21 ChoosesOPTS4Across21 DragTOW3Across22 Struck one forcibly such food is fatteningBATTERED8Across24 EmbarrassedASHAMED7Across24 False teethDENTURES8Across24 Deduce it's closeCONCLUDE8Across26 In a grown-up wayMATURELY8Across26 NumberTEN3Across27 Put A Hill back on the listROTA4Across28 DespiseHATE4Across28 DestroysRUINS5Across28 Difficult positionSTRAIT6Across29 Make up for the bad hairdoOFFSET6Across29 Unit of electrical chargeCOULOMB7Across31 Fiddles with the toolsCHISELS7Across31 CarpetsRUGS4Across31 EntryACCESS6Across33 Hurried up the friend as he'd gone in to dressMADEHASTE9Across34 Common senseMOTHERWIT9Across34 SculptMODEL5Across35 Why question the warning?WHEREFORE9Across36 ToyPLAYTHING9Across36 RulerTSAR4Across37 Meat-filled pastaRAVIOLI7Across38 Sent round prepackaged to exhibit at the zooSERPENT7Across38 HarbourHAVEN5Across38 TotalSUM3Across39 PracticableVIABLE6Across39 Carrying the box in, got worriedTOTING6Across39 Long piece of woodPOLE4Across40 Yesterday started badly, with a sore eyeSTYE4Across40 HeaveLUG3Across41 AltercationARGUMENT8Across41 Snarl up the net, going out to fishENTANGLE8Across41 OfficeBUREAU6Across42 Meet on the trip overRUNACROSS9Across42 MiserSKINFLINT9Across42 RepastsMEALS5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The quick way to get a little drunkSHORTCUT8Down1 Eye doctorOPTICIAN8Down1 TransverselyACROSS6Down1 Place of refugeASYLUM6Down2 Buttonhole the fellow further downFLOWER6Down2 MemoryRECALL6Down2 VermilionCINNABAR8Down3 Shook it at the old guardAGITATED8Down3 FastenPEG3Down3 Yellow mineralPYRITE6Down4 ArchSPAN4Down4 It's his job to feed the flaming thing!STOKER6Down4 FabricNYLON5Down5 Standing apartDETACHED8Down5 The tree in the paddockCHESTNUT8Down5 Tropical creatureLEAFINSECT10Down6 Also while putting two and two togetherINADDITION10Down6 IntrusionINVASION8Down6 SleepSHUTEYE7Down7 Looks surprisedly at the protective wearGOGGLES7Down7 Alight on the benchSETTLE6Down8 IdiotDOPE4Down8 Musical tempoADAGIO6Down8 Bet there's a risk in having beefBRISKET7Down11 Slightly hungryPECKISH7Down11 LengthsDISTANCES9Down11 MagmaLAVA4Down14 Pacific islandTAHITI6Down16 ParticleATOM4Down16 Is first to go through a sex changeEXISTS6Down16 TryTEST4Down18 ClumsyINEPT5Down19 Concluding the key to enter it is the smallestLEAST5Down19 The man with the stickROD3Down20 Motor vehicleBUS3Down20 StubbornOBDURATE8Down21 Infectious viral diseasePOLIO5Down22 Bank on getting a homeLODGE5Down22 ExistedWERE4Down23 Enter suddenlyIRRUPT6Down23 Spot one going in to get something to eatPLAICE6Down23 Robustly-built dogROTTWEILER10Down25 Insist on staying with the rubbish due for collectionREFUSETOGO10Down25 TopHEAD4Down25 Floor coveringMAT3Down26 Reduce one's commissionCUT3Down26 PowderDUST4Down26 Mythological monsterCHIMERA7Down27 My word, that does show potential!PROMISE7Down27 PublishedISSUED6Down29 Put into operationACTIVATE8Down30 CoverSHROUD6Down30 A pest crawling round the little flowerSWEETPEA8Down30 ClergymanCHAPLAIN8Down31 Many have a proclivity for working as charsCLEANING8Down31 AromaSMELL5Down32 French loafBAGUETTE8Down32 Understand the meaning of "Be reasonable"SEESENSE8Down32 He prepared tea, the child went outside with the catCHEETAH7Down33 ProprietyDECORUM7Down33 StickCLUB4Down34 Being brave, is now returning to the arenaDARING6Down35 PubTAVERN6Down35 Express admiration forPRAISE6Down36 Means the half of bitter sent in is weak and insipidWATERY6Down36 BurdenONUS4Down36 Had I not gone out to work from choice?OPTION6Down37 Mildly sarcasticIRONIC6Down37 ContainerMUG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 20, 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.