Puzzler Cryptic puzzle clues 2026 Feb 17

• Accepted responsibility after running out of petrol? (7,3,3) Crossword Clue
• A flower came up (5) Crossword Clue
• A fraction behind the runner-up (5) Crossword Clue
• Backing for study involving river required (6) Crossword Clue
• Borders of untidy sedge (5) Crossword Clue
• Continue to hold up kitchen fitting (4) Crossword Clue
• English artist's colours include Utrillo's first uniform piece (9) Crossword Clue
• Fires, plunders and bags (5) Crossword Clue
• First practise leaping in effortless ballet movement (4) Crossword Clue
• Fish below black stream (5) Crossword Clue
• For starters, orchestra's conductor teaches eight this musical piece (5) Crossword Clue
• Hated appalling loss of life (5) Crossword Clue
• Herb brings in cooked suet - the tiniest bit (8) Crossword Clue
• Ignited again when roof worker returned (5) Crossword Clue
• I'm with coat, exploding, as nuclear (6) Crossword Clue
• Large attic in disarray (7) Crossword Clue
• Law endlessly broken by artist in the countryside (5) Crossword Clue
• Learner encountered outside will lose form (4) Crossword Clue
• Lost many a time in the attic (4) Crossword Clue
• More economical for Firth to repair row (9) Crossword Clue
• Payment cut in the past (4) Crossword Clue
• Prison sentence, yes, but it is not rigid (8) Crossword Clue
• Rub out some howler, as erroneous (5) Crossword Clue
• Sailor airmailed CV again (4-7) Crossword Clue
• Substitute agent demanding fine material (7) Crossword Clue
• Vein pressure reported (4) Crossword Clue