Evening Standard Crossword February 26 2026 Answers

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Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for February 26 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Gritty52 AcrossReveal answer → Musical drama53 AcrossReveal answer → In poor light, erroneously log an order53 AcrossReveal answer → Gemstone57 AcrossReveal answer → Mauled by some panther one day58 AcrossReveal answer → Rings58 AcrossReveal answer → Edge along58 AcrossReveal answer → Bad scare for many people510 AcrossReveal answer → Premium Bonds computer510 AcrossReveal answer → Walked510 AcrossReveal answer → Regret311 AcrossReveal answer → European, perhaps? Yes, a Pole311 AcrossReveal answer → Ignited312 AcrossReveal answer → Varnish ingredient stirred with irons512 AcrossReveal answer → Indian dish512 AcrossReveal answer → Dance in which you stick your foot out?713 AcrossReveal answer → Estimates713 AcrossReveal answer → Pension513 AcrossReveal answer → Withdrew715 AcrossReveal answer → Small island515 AcrossReveal answer → Study French515 AcrossReveal answer → Deteriorates617 AcrossReveal answer → Hit with a fragment of shrapnel318 AcrossReveal answer → Observed318 AcrossReveal answer → Caught again in the shifting sand619 AcrossReveal answer → Recline319 AcrossReveal answer → Anxious619 AcrossReveal answer → Attain720 AcrossReveal answer → Boat race-meeting721 AcrossReveal answer → Where Arthur turned up a great deal721 AcrossReveal answer → Empty422 AcrossReveal answer → Coin a name for a soccer team422 AcrossReveal answer → Lake423 AcrossReveal answer → Direction423 AcrossReveal answer → Misguided step, just a nuisance423 AcrossReveal answer → Unlawful724 AcrossReveal answer → Haggard when arrested724 AcrossReveal answer → Whirlpool425 AcrossReveal answer → First thing626 AcrossReveal answer → Universe626 AcrossReveal answer → Idea726 AcrossReveal answer → Age of galleons329 AcrossReveal answer → Fix329 AcrossReveal answer → Spike330 AcrossReveal answer → Beat631 AcrossReveal answer → Woollen cloth531 AcrossReveal answer → Did he run riot in Dunfermline?531 AcrossReveal answer → Country732 AcrossReveal answer → Pass for a disarmed Bren gunner732 AcrossReveal answer → Proverbially happy layabout with a posh car534 AcrossReveal answer → Flew734 AcrossReveal answer → Slightly drunk534 AcrossReveal answer → Name two versions of one335 AcrossReveal answer → Arrest335 AcrossReveal answer → A good score, I see, can give a boost536 AcrossReveal answer → Strict vegetarian536 AcrossReveal answer → Nominally, Nina's unusually noted537 AcrossReveal answer → Design537 AcrossReveal answer → Relaxes537 AcrossReveal answer → Minimum538 AcrossReveal answer → Fading and dingy, maybe538 AcrossReveal answer → Beetle338 AcrossReveal answer → Demon539 AcrossReveal answer → Gem540 AcrossReveal answer → Sheet541 AcrossReveal answer → Employ542 AcrossReveal answer →

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Disease51 DownReveal answer → Giver51 DownReveal answer → Study specifically to be an officer?51 DownReveal answer → Consecrated72 DownReveal answer → At the heart of London's thin red line!72 DownReveal answer → Cut52 DownReveal answer → Shrub63 DownReveal answer → Small vegetables44 DownReveal answer → Animal44 DownReveal answer → Strip, using a tool44 DownReveal answer → Suppose75 DownReveal answer → East of Leyton, formerly65 DownReveal answer → Eye membrane65 DownReveal answer → Change56 DownReveal answer → Get up56 DownReveal answer → Ray's the chap getting the thanks56 DownReveal answer → Acts silently57 DownReveal answer → Peruse a letter from an author57 DownReveal answer → Owing39 DownReveal answer → Broadcast39 DownReveal answer → Strengthen with something soft39 DownReveal answer → Please711 DownReveal answer → Laments712 DownReveal answer → Persuaded to join for a fresh period at the end of autumn712 DownReveal answer → Chopped513 DownReveal answer → Cook514 DownReveal answer → The sign of a drama centre?314 DownReveal answer → Droop314 DownReveal answer → Pressed a rumpled rug for a chap516 DownReveal answer → Jacket part516 DownReveal answer → Link316 DownReveal answer → She has to do press work at the fashion centre517 DownReveal answer → Wheel surrounds517 DownReveal answer → Cleaned718 DownReveal answer → Sorry about Charlie East's ability to charm719 DownReveal answer → Totally719 DownReveal answer → It has sweeping possibilities520 DownReveal answer → Turn out520 DownReveal answer → Borders521 DownReveal answer → Criticise Calvin embracing Violet521 DownReveal answer → Wash through521 DownReveal answer → Stories522 DownReveal answer → Chain a writer for having one over the eight!723 DownReveal answer → Colour723 DownReveal answer → Antiseptic624 DownReveal answer → Proposition724 DownReveal answer → Crime of being pious yet saucy!624 DownReveal answer → American square dance? Down with it!325 DownReveal answer → Concert325 DownReveal answer → Young bird527 DownReveal answer → Cereal327 DownReveal answer → The city makes a change from part of Orpington527 DownReveal answer → Excite628 DownReveal answer → Iron528 DownReveal answer → Icy opportunity to glide around528 DownReveal answer → Remains529 DownReveal answer → Holy book530 DownReveal answer → Where, in W. Africa, Tony gets out of line530 DownReveal answer → Inquires432 DownReveal answer → Retransmit532 DownReveal answer → Husky food?432 DownReveal answer → Indian bread lady333 DownReveal answer → Alloy533 DownReveal answer → Beam333 DownReveal answer → Moo335 DownReveal answer → Profound436 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.