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Evening Standard Crossword February 22 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 22 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
DepleteUSEUP5Across3 LawfulLEGAL5Across3 Cook and carve meatsSTEAM5Across3 Conjuring for many a soldier to seeMAGIC5Across8 Water lilyLOTUS5Across8 MaltreatedABUSED6Across9 WhinnyNEIGH5Across10 ChesspieceBISHOP6Across10 In disrobing, he may give a little flutterROBIN5Across10 Group of listeners?TEN3Across11 KernelNUT3Across11 WearyTIRED5Across11 Gold piece in circulationORBIT5Across12 CicatrixSCAR4Across12 Examine accountsAUDIT5Across12 They may well be keepersFINDERS7Across13 Cinema snackPOPCORN7Across13 JotIOTA4Across15 StoriesTALES5Across15 Is there such a boom in audio equipment?SONIC5Across15 SkylineHORIZON7Across17 TitferHAT3Across18 In the Euphrates, it can go by waterRAT3Across18 Enjoy greatlyRELISH6Across19 Broken romance?SERIAL6Across19 TimidSHY3Across20 GenteelREFINED7Across21 AutomatonROBOT5Across21 Struggling with chores, I make a brave showHEROICS7Across21 Turn out old, disorderly and vulgarLOUD4Across22 AssertAVER4Across22 Lie again, by the wayREST4Across23 LashWHIP4Across23 LevelEVEN4Across23 Eating place whence cutlery may be takenCANTEEN7Across24 IllegalILLICIT7Across24 EagleERNE4Across25 Think calculatingly?RECKON6Across26 Card gameBRIDGE6Across26 CourseROUTE5Across26 PurgeRID3Across28 FaucetTAP3Across29 Label smaller than a postage stamp!TAG3Across29 ManipulatedHANDLED7Across30 Thomas, noted for a generalised philosophyETHOS5Across31 ProtestSITIN5Across31 Related in a different wayALTERED7Across32 LoathsomeHATEFUL7Across32 CrowdHERD4Across33 VoicedVOCAL5Across34 River of wine (hock, etc.)RHINE5Across34 Neither number's never-ending!NOR3Across35 ComfortEASE4Across35 LubricantOIL3Across35 StoreyFLOOR5Across36 InjuryWOUND5Across36 The general joins me in a fightMELEE5Across36 Unusual itemCURIO5Across37 One taking partACTOR5Across37 WigwamTEPEE5Across38 The Francophile's farewell?ADIEU5Across38 IntellectualMENTAL6Across38 ConstructsERECTS6Across39 PromptREADY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GiverDONOR5Down1 SevereHARSH5Down1 Poetry morningMATIN5Down1 Meat retailerBUTCHER7Down2 Of a matching, flattering colour?KINDRED7Down2 SweetenSUGAR5Down2 AllowLET3Down3 AvoidSHUN4Down4 NewspapermanEDITOR6Down4 Not all directors are loftyTORS4Down4 HelpABET4Down5 Comes up, as about a pay increaseARISES6Down5 UnifiedUNITED6Down5 CoverLID3Down6 Flower partPETAL5Down6 An engine, or the driverMOTOR5Down6 ConfusionCHAOS5Down7 Monstrous peopleOGRES5Down7 It's below the knee (no fib!)TIBIA5Down7 BouquetSPRAY5Down8 Male sheepTUP3Down9 Information of some urgencyGEN3Down9 The bird upsets Ron a lotORTOLAN7Down12 ItemARTICLE7Down12 CliqueCOTERIE7Down13 In the army, it means 'attention!'EAR3Down14 StreamRIVER5Down14 DoltOAF3Down14 David starred, possibly in a Venetian partNIVEN5Down16 Not heavyLIGHT5Down16 RobbersTHIEVES7Down16 Large boatsSHIPS5Down17 Figures maybe hot stuffCLOTH5Down17 DirectionNORTH5Down18 NarrationRECITAL7Down19 ToolHOE3Down19 Send to bed!SCUTTLE7Down19 Unskilful paintingsDAUBS5Down20 Loud noise heard from TonyBLARE5Down20 Building by the church provides little shelterHUTCH5Down21 Post offREMIT5Down21 ExchangeTRADE5Down22 Destroy completelyWIPEOUT7Down23 In historic time, the wild green outskirts of the cityREGENCY7Down23 Struck the shelter next to the business houseCOSHED6Down24 ImmediatelyNOW3Down24 DisregardIGNORE6Down24 Get some solid nourishmentEAT3Down25 FelineCAT3Down25 DeservedEARNED6Down27 FirearmRIFLE5Down27 She needs a heel mended - about time!ETHEL5Down27 PoemRHYME5Down28 ClodDIVOT5Down28 Land a knockout for some reasonKOREA5Down28 IntoxicatedDRUNK5Down29 Fish eater, the female consuming a little roach!HERON5Down30 Girl's nameJULIE5Down30 TreeLARCH5Down31 Food fishHAKE4Down32 ThickDENSE5Down32 The bet beforeANTE4Down32 Rubbish almost torn upROT3Down33 TreeFIR3Down33 CavityHOLE4Down34 ConflictWAR3Down36 AridDRY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, February 22, 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.