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Evening Standard Crossword February 26 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 26 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
GrittySANDY5Across2 Musical dramaOPERA5Across3 In poor light, erroneously log an orderGLOOM5Across3 GemstoneTOPAZ5Across7 Mauled by some panther one dayPAWED5Across8 RingsPEALS5Across8 Edge alongSIDLE5Across8 Bad scare for many peopleRACES5Across10 Premium Bonds computerERNIE5Across10 WalkedWADED5Across10 RegretRUE3Across11 European, perhaps? Yes, a PoleJAN3Across11 IgnitedLIT3Across12 Varnish ingredient stirred with ironsROSIN5Across12 Indian dishBALTI5Across12 Dance in which you stick your foot out?FOXTROT7Across13 EstimatesGUESSES7Across13 PensionHOTEL5Across13 WithdrewRETIRED7Across15 Small islandISLET5Across15 Study FrenchETUDE5Across15 DeterioratesERODES6Across17 Hit with a fragment of shrapnelRAP3Across18 ObservedSAW3Across18 Caught again in the shifting sandSNARED6Across19 ReclineLIE3Across19 AnxiousUNEASY6Across19 AttainACHIEVE7Across20 Boat race-meetingREGATTA7Across21 Where Arthur turned up a great dealCAMELOT7Across21 EmptyVOID4Across22 Coin a name for a soccer teamREAL4Across22 LakeMERE4Across23 DirectionEAST4Across23 Misguided step, just a nuisancePEST4Across23 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Across24 Haggard when arrestedPINCHED7Across24 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across25 First thingORIGIN6Across26 UniverseCOSMOS6Across26 IdeaTHOUGHT7Across26 Age of galleonsEON3Across29 FixRIG3Across29 SpikeEAR3Across30 BeatTHRESH6Across31 Woollen clothTWEED5Across31 Did he run riot in Dunfermline?MILER5Across31 CountryALGERIA7Across32 Pass for a disarmed Bren gunnerBRENNER7Across32 Proverbially happy layabout with a posh carLARRY5Across34 FlewPILOTED7Across34 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across34 Name two versions of oneIAN3Across35 ArrestNAB3Across35 A good score, I see, can give a boostTONIC5Across36 Strict vegetarianVEGAN5Across36 Nominally, Nina's unusually notedANNIE5Across37 DesignSTYLE5Across37 RelaxesRESTS5Across37 MinimumLEAST5Across38 Fading and dingy, maybeDYING5Across38 BeetleDOR3Across38 DemonDEVIL5Across39 GemJEWEL5Across40 SheetLAYER5Across41 EmployAPPLY5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DiseaseVIRUS5Down1 GiverDONOR5Down1 Study specifically to be an officer?MAJOR5Down1 ConsecratedBLESSED7Down2 At the heart of London's thin red line!CENTRAL7Down2 CutSAWED5Down2 ShrubAZALEA6Down3 Small vegetablesPEAS4Down4 AnimalDEER4Down4 Strip, using a toolLOOT4Down4 SupposeBELIEVE7Down5 East of Leyton, formerlyORIENT6Down5 Eye membraneRETINA6Down5 ChangeALTER5Down6 Get upARISE5Down6 Ray's the chap getting the thanksMANTA5Down6 Acts silentlyMIMES5Down7 Peruse a letter from an authorREADE5Down7 OwingDUE3Down9 BroadcastAIR3Down9 Strengthen with something softWAX3Down9 PleaseDELIGHT7Down11 LamentsBEWAILS7Down12 Persuaded to join for a fresh period at the end of autumnROPEDIN7Down12 ChoppedHEWED5Down13 CookTOAST5Down14 The sign of a drama centre?RAM3Down14 DroopSAG3Down14 Pressed a rumpled rug for a chapURGED5Down16 Jacket partLAPEL5Down16 LinkTIE3Down16 She has to do press work at the fashion centreEDITH5Down17 Wheel surroundsTYRES5Down17 CleanedSCOURED7Down18 Sorry about Charlie East's ability to charmSORCERY7Down19 TotallyUTTERLY7Down19 It has sweeping possibilitiesBROOM5Down20 Turn outEVICT5Down20 BordersEDGES5Down21 Criticise Calvin embracing VioletCAVIL5Down21 Wash throughRINSE5Down21 StoriesMYTHS5Down22 Chain a writer for having one over the eight!PENNINE7Down23 ColourMAGENTA7Down23 AntisepticIODINE6Down24 PropositionTHEOREM7Down24 Crime of being pious yet saucy!PIRACY6Down24 American square dance? Down with it!HOE3Down25 ConcertGIG3Down25 Young birdOWLET5Down27 CerealOAT3Down27 The city makes a change from part of OrpingtonRIPON5Down27 ExciteTHRILL6Down28 IronMETAL5Down28 Icy opportunity to glide aroundGELID5Down28 RemainsBIDES5Down29 Holy bookBIBLE5Down30 Where, in W. Africa, Tony gets out of lineBENIN5Down30 InquiresASKS4Down32 RetransmitRELAY5Down32 Husky food?BRAN4Down32 Indian bread ladyNAN3Down33 AlloySTEEL5Down33 BeamRAY3Down33 MooLOW3Down35 ProfoundDEEP4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 26, 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.