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The Independent Crossword February 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 54 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 54 clues from the The Independent Crossword for February 18 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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Align IT launch badly – it’s an AI problem131 AcrossReveal answer → Animal's foot31 AcrossReveal answer → Indication43 AcrossReveal answer → Pot-holder about to exhaust last of incense78 AcrossReveal answer → Travel hub78 AcrossReveal answer → Pitch master showing alto line in repetitive composition79 AcrossReveal answer → Snow leopard59 AcrossReveal answer → Church vault510 AcrossReveal answer → Noblewoman711 AcrossReveal answer → Join up components of eleven Rolexes511 AcrossReveal answer → Unalterable1112 AcrossReveal answer → High-flying business quickly capturing asteroid912 AcrossReveal answer → In pursuit of wife, this Duke would be capital914 AcrossReveal answer → Oik rounds on upper-class twit516 AcrossReveal answer → Swagger716 AcrossReveal answer → Asian devouring starter of lentils and curry selection517 AcrossReveal answer → Sleep noisily518 AcrossReveal answer → Speaker’s fooled after Tories press together919 AcrossReveal answer → Assumed name520 AcrossReveal answer → Not quite coming out, unknown character's crisis921 AcrossReveal answer → Brief721 AcrossReveal answer → Greenish-blue422 AcrossReveal answer → Left for good, nitwit is unattached523 AcrossReveal answer → Encountered323 AcrossReveal answer → Flapper disturbing stray papers724 AcrossReveal answer → A lot of aged Spanish gold provided aperitif726 AcrossReveal answer → Doctor created tragic picture for smokers1327 AcrossReveal answer →

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Flatfish61 DownReveal answer → Hack potentially taking down Leavitt’s fake news131 DownReveal answer → Concern52 DownReveal answer → ... as aside, a casual farewell to Gore?72 DownReveal answer → Uncomplaining53 DownReveal answer → One cross-channel article and another occupying leasing firm113 DownReveal answer → Moulded plasticine, not initially stiff94 DownReveal answer → Refined74 DownReveal answer → Ignoring the face, more beautiful frame55 DownReveal answer → Detest65 DownReveal answer → Sofa bed116 DownReveal answer → House of Scandinavian clearing external angle36 DownReveal answer → Information47 DownReveal answer → Big guy turning tail, bitten by pig77 DownReveal answer → Final order for AA lobbyist?1310 DownReveal answer → Cut solo on soundstage for familiar actor1113 DownReveal answer → That which exists713 DownReveal answer → Agreement614 DownReveal answer → Feel remorse615 DownReveal answer → Maybe she’ll bleat or nag crazily with Tannoy915 DownReveal answer → Partiality416 DownReveal answer → Fire-raising517 DownReveal answer → A non-believer’s caught out cleanly718 DownReveal answer → Narcotic drug519 DownReveal answer → Flowers one penny each, with powder inside720 DownReveal answer → Minimum bill permitted in Northern Ireland522 DownReveal answer → Scrap of fish chucked up325 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the The Independent crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 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.