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Evening Standard Crossword February 24 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 24 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
DesertSAHARA6Across1 Miner has no right to dogCOLLIE6Across1 BallDANCE5Across1 MetalNICKEL6Across5 She can dish out a stew, sirWAITRESS8Across7 BrawnyMUSCULAR8Across7 SimilarLIKE4Across8 Halting meal productionLAME4Across8 OriginateARISE5Across8 JudgementACUMEN6Across10 ScribePENMAN6Across10 Darkens certain coloursSHADES6Across10 Wards offREPELS6Across11 VerrucaWART4Across11 Rabbit, goat, or duck taken in by a useless artistANGORA6Across11 Could he treat you like a dog?VET3Across14 TwistsTWEAKS6Across14 InsulateLAG3Across14 RoomPARLOUR7Across15 Would he generously give way in the entrance?DONOR5Across16 StoreLAYUP5Across16 Night-lightSTAR4Across17 Child's toyDOLL4Across17 OvertakeLAP3Across18 It's socially acceptable to be in debt at the startDEBUT5Across19 CotBED3Across19 StoneworkerMASON5Across19 TruncheonBATON5Across21 FewerLESS4Across21 Summarise brieflyRECAP5Across21 Name for a church seatBENCH5Across22 Carried chairSEDAN5Across22 CylindersTUBES5Across23 Loud, riotous game?LUDO4Across23 PlantFERN4Across23 CowshedBYRE4Across24 NoblemanBARON5Across26 Footwear parts, though only smallSOLES5Across26 OceanSEA3Across27 Keep the eggs warmSIT3Across28 Cleaning utensilMOP3Across28 Move in the manner of a jackass joining a companionTWITCH6Across29 AdequateENOUGH6Across29 HostelryINN3Across29 Speed around Los Angeles, that grand placePALACE6Across30 ProgenitorPARENT6Across30 ImpulseURGE4Across31 CustomersCLIENTS7Across31 In Malaya, hopefully, one can find a nursemaidAYAH4Across31 MaximDICTUM6Across32 StupidGORMLESS8Across32 Match that takes a day to finish, suitably concludedFRIENDLY8Across32 Boastful talkHOTAIR6Across33 The bird is returning to coverSISKIN6Across33 WhetstoneHONE4Across34 ZeroNOUGHT6Across35 ProtectionAEGIS5Across38 ChafedRUBBED6Across39 LeadLEASH5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Brings us into a complicated caseCAUSES6Down1 Run agroundSTRAND6Down1 Article obtainable from a dealerLEADER6Down2 CreatureANIMAL6Down2 RespectAWE3Down2 Prayer endingAMEN4Down3 Key points from sheepish femalesEWES4Down3 DromedariesCAMELS6Down3 RankECHELON7Down4 Bear examination as a comic?STANDUP7Down4 PeriodERA3Down4 Narrow wayALLEY5Down5 AmphibianNEWT4Down5 Fiendish source of many a bad omenDEMON5Down5 GrainCEREAL6Down6 BrittleCRISP5Down6 Mark gets nothing as an awardOSCAR5Down6 DefeatsLOSSES6Down7 Quiet spellLULL4Down8 Heated outburst from mother nature?LAVA4Down8 BarrelKEG3Down9 Joined a passenger lineMET3Down9 NightmareINCUBUS7Down9 Obtained leave, starting tomorrowGOT3Down12 ToolAWL3Down12 Cooking vesselPAN3Down12 Like the Circle Line, it's part of the UndergroundROUND5Down13 RecordTAPE4Down13 Of the moonLUNAR5Down13 Where many visitors came gathering round the city head?MECCA5Down15 DevilSATAN5Down15 FriendALLY4Down16 InstrumentREBEC5Down17 SeaOCEAN5Down18 Chuck? He gets an article from the airportTHROW5Down18 FrenziedMAD3Down19 Study's a bit of a burdenDEN3Down19 ApportioningDEALING7Down20 It's out of habit, possibly, that one exclaims thusBAH3Down20 Male offspringSON3Down20 Nullify the effect of scattered cindersRESCIND7Down21 Asian languageBENGALI7Down21 Risky thing to do in a tube trainBET3Down22 SlitSLOT4Down22 Old French coinSOU3Down22 OverlookFORGET6Down23 Those gathered by wartime singers?LILACS6Down23 PesterBADGER6Down24 Fencing swordEPEE4Down24 State the upstart has a battered hatUTAH4Down24 SumptuousRICH4Down25 No Boer could possibly be a king!OBERON6Down25 ChatterNATTER6Down25 What taxidermists do with almost anythingSTUFF5Down26 Light brownBEIGE5Down26 BuryENTOMB6Down26 BellowsROARS5Down27 Figures the end of the street's as far as one can goLIMIT5Down27 RubbishREFUSE6Down28 Sadly robbed of five hundred pounds, aboutSAY3Down28 SpoilMAR3Down28 ShovePUSH4Down30 Hires a spy, possiblyPAYS4Down30 Holy sisterNUN3Down30 BeverageMEAD4Down33 LubricateOIL3Down36 PossessesHAS3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, February 24, 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.