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Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 122 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for February 28 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Counterfoils51 AcrossReveal answer → Bombards61 AcrossReveal answer → Changes places51 AcrossReveal answer → Ascends65 AcrossReveal answer → Moves lightly, like runners going round the park?56 AcrossReveal answer → Happen56 AcrossReveal answer → Storm88 AcrossReveal answer → English town79 AcrossReveal answer → Placed49 AcrossReveal answer → Blackguard being bad in vain79 AcrossReveal answer → Employ310 AcrossReveal answer → Player whose voice hasn't broken?510 AcrossReveal answer → Intimidate510 AcrossReveal answer → Makes difficult progress with a number of politicians511 AcrossReveal answer → Abrupt511 AcrossReveal answer → Put up with what's fabricated512 AcrossReveal answer → Door512 AcrossReveal answer → Civic leader512 AcrossReveal answer → Tea urn713 AcrossReveal answer → Made a noise in a way that's ruled out713 AcrossReveal answer → Legendary bird315 AcrossReveal answer → Sour315 AcrossReveal answer → Is usually bent over the sink315 AcrossReveal answer → Over again417 AcrossReveal answer → Twin goddess?417 AcrossReveal answer → Puzzle317 AcrossReveal answer → Dirty? Not me!618 AcrossReveal answer → Fairy318 AcrossReveal answer → Priest's assistant618 AcrossReveal answer → It may well be razor sharp519 AcrossReveal answer → Gives out cards519 AcrossReveal answer → Runner319 AcrossReveal answer → Thinks620 AcrossReveal answer → Coaches in theatrical parts!620 AcrossReveal answer → Normal520 AcrossReveal answer → Meal321 AcrossReveal answer → Eye up422 AcrossReveal answer → Fish322 AcrossReveal answer → Scottish musical instrument?422 AcrossReveal answer → Pastry323 AcrossReveal answer → Listener with a noted warm heart324 AcrossReveal answer → Child324 AcrossReveal answer → Still324 AcrossReveal answer → Crazy bunch, but handy725 AcrossReveal answer → Quickly725 AcrossReveal answer → Jugs526 AcrossReveal answer → It's fine being a toff526 AcrossReveal answer → Rabbit's cage526 AcrossReveal answer → Author possibly out to feed duck?527 AcrossReveal answer → Claw527 AcrossReveal answer → Door joint528 AcrossReveal answer → The Red one flew528 AcrossReveal answer → Will such water make tea, dear?729 AcrossReveal answer → Zodiac sign729 AcrossReveal answer → Bow329 AcrossReveal answer → Back rents, maybe530 AcrossReveal answer → Celestial body530 AcrossReveal answer → Growl531 AcrossReveal answer → Thick poles set in the river531 AcrossReveal answer → Rod433 AcrossReveal answer → Illnesses834 AcrossReveal answer → Respect635 AcrossReveal answer → Performer636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Tropical bird62 DownReveal answer → To do wrong with paper promises is detestable!62 DownReveal answer → Openings52 DownReveal answer → They happen to involve equestrianism63 DownReveal answer → Swell out63 DownReveal answer → Sluggish43 DownReveal answer → Discolour54 DownReveal answer → Secret agent34 DownReveal answer → Teacher sounds less than assertive34 DownReveal answer → Drink55 DownReveal answer → Curse55 DownReveal answer → Whence the rain can be cold around mid-January55 DownReveal answer → Purposeless46 DownReveal answer → In a disturbingly smelly environment, I'm a fathead!76 DownReveal answer → Sea creature76 DownReveal answer → Concise57 DownReveal answer → French river47 DownReveal answer → To use needles confuses most tinkers47 DownReveal answer → Outcome68 DownReveal answer → London tree?68 DownReveal answer → Disrupt510 DownReveal answer → Expel511 DownReveal answer → Hell's rhyme?512 DownReveal answer → Ooze512 DownReveal answer → Manufactures512 DownReveal answer → Brownish-grey513 DownReveal answer → Cabbage513 DownReveal answer → Wash right, in a way513 DownReveal answer → Cries514 DownReveal answer → Deserve514 DownReveal answer → It can be played with effortless artistry514 DownReveal answer → I go round the city515 DownReveal answer → Frequently515 DownReveal answer → Scope515 DownReveal answer → Deceit516 DownReveal answer → Yielded516 DownReveal answer → Dogs used by Speke516 DownReveal answer → It's right that I give the players a hand518 DownReveal answer → Fabric518 DownReveal answer → Centrally placed and possibly bent out a little719 DownReveal answer → Extinct719 DownReveal answer → Gift of a story book?621 DownReveal answer → Pleasure craft621 DownReveal answer → A builder's face?622 DownReveal answer → Choice622 DownReveal answer → Well known in association with a tailless mouse623 DownReveal answer → Account book623 DownReveal answer → Swimmer's novel house525 DownReveal answer → Gas525 DownReveal answer → Tree fruit525 DownReveal answer → Pipe426 DownReveal answer → So, hard hearted, you quickly gain a high position426 DownReveal answer → Mammal527 DownReveal answer → Live at Land's End, in a comfortable place328 DownReveal answer → Of him328 DownReveal answer → Annoyed528 DownReveal answer → Bizarre530 DownReveal answer → Lake431 DownReveal answer → Seed432 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, February 28, 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.