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Evening Standard Crossword February 25 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 25 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 132 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#
CallVISIT5Across2 New dome constructed by the navyMODERN6Across4 The sameASMUCH6Across4 CosmeticEYELINER8Across7 VehicleTAXI4Across7 Deferential suggestion from a polite waiterAFTERYOU8Across7 Informally, the place for men of conviction?SCRUBS6Across8 Card gameECARTE6Across8 RevolutionsORBITS6Across8 PossiblyMAYBE5Across9 Nominally noted sail-maker?ELIAS5Across10 Of the kidneysRENAL5Across10 EarthSOD3Across11 Hiss with anger, as a horse!SIRE4Across13 ClothRAG3Across13 Farm buildingBARN4Across13 One at school during the winter months?TERM4Across14 Horse breedARAB4Across14 Paddy's foodRICE4Across15 PlantLEEK4Across15 GaelicERSE4Across15 MiseryWOE3Across16 Young foxCUB3Across16 It's found in mining emeraldsGEM3Across16 Ring of lightHALO4Across17 One is happy to be over itMOON4Across17 InformTELL4Across18 TalkCHAT4Across19 LovePASSION7Across19 A container partly openAJAR4Across19 BucketPAIL4Across20 Mafia bossGODFATHER9Across21 Pontoon bridge componentsCARDGAMES9Across21 AdviceREDE4Across22 Watch your head!MIND4Across23 Rotary fileBURR4Across23 MainCENTRAL7Across23 She lives in LALISA4Across24 ActionDEED4Across24 RequireNEED4Across25 Reprobate college head, nowadays?CAD3Across26 RacketDIN3Across26 A woman's right, always!EVER4Across27 UtterSAY3Across27 Not closedOPEN4Across27 ShedBARN4Across28 He's geeky, taking the north-east roadNERD4Across29 LarvaGRUB4Across29 FuelGAS3Across30 LoiterLAG3Across31 Big catLION4Across32 Starred in movies, they mean big troubleWARS4Across32 Part of Oslo, also known as a Japanese portOSAKA5Across33 VendsSELLS5Across33 French riverSEINE5Across33 He's in partnership for profitGIGOLO6Across34 DistantREMOTE6Across34 They're commissioned to make off with wild criesOFFICERS8Across35 Home loanMORTGAGE8Across35 Thanks to being on the mend, maybe, one could ride itTANDEM6Across36 InsectBEETLE6Across36 TensionSTRESS6Across36 SuccessorHEIR4Across37 BirdEAGLE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Striped animalZEBRA5Down1 Acted as a traineeCADET5Down1 BoatCANOE5Down1 Tropical plantSENNA5Down2 Singular step for one in prisonSTAIR5Down2 EnergyVIM3Down2 Bird's beakBILL4Down3 A viewer's girl?IRIS4Down3 CunningSLY3Down3 DigitTOE3Down4 RegionsAREAS5Down4 Many American numbers worth listening toMUSIC5Down4 DeclineEBB3Down5 GrumbleMOAN4Down5 In red, perhaps, one looks terrible!DIRE4Down5 PilferSTEAL5Down6 Strong cordCATGUT6Down6 Bouncer apt to give abrasive treatment?RUBBER6Down6 Medicinal or cosmetic, they can make you scream!CREAMS6Down9 NurseryCRECHE6Down9 JeersBOOS4Down10 SlantingSLOPING7Down11 Make mistakesERR3Down11 A sign the French loveLEO3Down11 DetestABHOR5Down12 ContraptionsDEVICES7Down12 Jordanian capitalists' centreAMMAN5Down12 WidenBROADEN7Down13 RestorationRENEWAL7Down13 The ones at Wimbledon?SINGLES7Down13 StickingGLUEING7Down14 Is he right to do wrong?ROD3Down15 PixieELF3Down15 RemainsWAITS5Down16 It's good when you talkGAS3Down16 VehicleCAR3Down16 TryESSAY5Down17 SkilfulADROIT6Down18 Trial or transactionORDEAL6Down18 HillTOR3Down18 BoundaryHEDGE5Down20 Trousers for women?JEANS5Down20 The homicide departmentCID3Down21 WeaponGUN3Down21 GuidedLED3Down21 Breathing space?AIR3Down22 NumberTEN3Down22 Paper animal, possiblyMANILA6Down23 Cut in halfBISECT6Down23 UncommonRARE4Down24 Large caskTUN3Down25 Vessel of a familiar kindARK3Down25 FrameEASEL5Down26 Revolutionary sound reproductionVROOM5Down28 OdesPOEMS5Down28 SwiftRAPID5Down29 Quick to agree to changeEAGER5Down30 CompetitorRIVAL5Down30 Her journey ends on the platformDAISY5Down31 SireBEGET5Down31 Would sound like something you sawWOOD4Down32 Ear partLOBE4Down32 ConsumedATE3Down32 What a skipper might do, negligently?OMIT4Down33 ComprehendSEE3Down33 SatisfySATE4Down33 LimbLEG3Down34 FemaleSHE3Down35

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 25, 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.