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Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 122 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#
CounterfoilsSTUBS5Across1 BombardsSHELLS6Across1 Changes placesMOVES5Across1 AscendsCLIMBS6Across5 Moves lightly, like runners going round the park?SKIPS5Across6 HappenOCCUR5Across6 StormBLIZZARD8Across8 English townIPSWICH7Across9 PlacedLAID4Across9 Blackguard being bad in vainVILLAIN7Across9 EmployUSE3Across10 Player whose voice hasn't broken?PIPER5Across10 IntimidateBULLY5Across10 Makes difficult progress with a number of politiciansLIMPS5Across11 AbruptTERSE5Across11 Put up with what's fabricatedBUILT5Across12 DoorENTRY5Across12 Civic leaderMAYOR5Across12 Tea urnSAMOVAR7Across13 Made a noise in a way that's ruled outRUSTLED7Across13 Legendary birdROC3Across15 SourOFF3Across15 Is usually bent over the sinkTAP3Across15 Over againANEW4Across17 Twin goddess?ISIS4Across17 PuzzleVEX3Across17 Dirty? Not me!IMPURE6Across18 FairyELF3Across18 Priest's assistantCURATE6Across18 It may well be razor sharpBLADE5Across19 Gives out cardsDEALS5Across19 RunnerSKI3Across19 ThinksOPINES6Across20 Coaches in theatrical parts!STAGES6Across20 NormalUSUAL5Across20 MealTEA3Across21 Eye upOGLE4Across22 FishCOD3Across22 Scottish musical instrument?FIFE4Across22 PastryPIE3Across23 Listener with a noted warm heartEAR3Across24 ChildTOT3Across24 StillYET3Across24 Crazy bunch, but handyBANANAS7Across25 QuicklyATSPEED7Across25 JugsEWERS5Across26 It's fine being a toffSWELL5Across26 Rabbit's cageHUTCH5Across26 Author possibly out to feed duck?DEFOE5Across27 ClawTALON5Across27 Door jointHINGE5Across28 The Red one flewBARON5Across28 Will such water make tea, dear?AERATED7Across29 Zodiac signSCORPIO7Across29 BowNOD3Across29 Back rents, maybeSTERN5Across30 Celestial bodyCOMET5Across30 GrowlSNARL5Across31 Thick poles set in the riverDENSE5Across31 RodPOLE4Across33 IllnessesAILMENTS8Across34 RespectREVERE6Across35 PerformerDANCER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tropical birdTOUCAN6Down2 To do wrong with paper promises is detestable!ODIOUS6Down2 OpeningsHOLES5Down2 They happen to involve equestrianismEVENTS6Down3 Swell outBILLOW6Down3 SluggishLAZY4Down3 DiscolourSTAIN5Down4 Secret agentSPY3Down4 Teacher sounds less than assertiveSIR3Down4 DrinkCIDER5Down5 CurseSWEAR5Down5 Whence the rain can be cold around mid-JanuaryCLOUD5Down5 PurposelessIDLE4Down6 In a disturbingly smelly environment, I'm a fathead!SILLYME7Down6 Sea creatureOCTOPUS7Down6 ConciseBRIEF5Down7 French riverCHER4Down7 To use needles confuses most tinkersKNIT4Down7 OutcomeUPSHOT6Down8 London tree?POPLAR6Down8 DisruptUPSET5Down10 ExpelEVICT5Down11 Hell's rhyme?BELLS5Down12 OozeEXUDE5Down12 ManufacturesMAKES5Down12 Brownish-greyTAUPE5Down13 CabbageSAVOY5Down13 Wash right, in a wayRINSE5Down13 CriesYELPS5Down14 DeserveMERIT5Down14 It can be played with effortless artistrySITAR5Down14 I go round the cityTURIN5Down15 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down15 ScopeRANGE5Down15 DeceitFRAUD5Down16 YieldedCEDED5Down16 Dogs used by SpekePEKES5Down16 It's right that I give the players a handIDEAL5Down18 FabricCLOTH5Down18 Centrally placed and possibly bent out a littleBETWEEN7Down19 ExtinctDEFUNCT7Down19 Gift of a story book?TALENT6Down21 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Down21 A builder's face?FACADE6Down22 ChoiceOPTION6Down22 Well known in association with a tailless mouseFAMOUS6Down23 Account bookLEDGER6Down23 Swimmer's novel houseBLEAK5Down25 GasOZONE5Down25 Tree fruitACORN5Down25 PipeHOSE4Down26 So, hard hearted, you quickly gain a high positionSOAR4Down26 MammalWHALE5Down27 Live at Land's End, in a comfortable placeBED3Down28 Of himHIS3Down28 AnnoyedRILED5Down28 BizarreOUTRE5Down30 LakeMERE4Down31 SeedBEAN4Down32

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