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LA Times Crossword Answers for Thursday, February 12, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Thursday, February 12, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Winter X Games host city
  • 6"Hey, c'mere!"
  • 10Park place?
  • 13__ Doone cookies
  • 14Navel type
  • 16Janelle's "Abbott Elementary" role
  • 17*Pointless task
  • 19Derisive cry
  • 20Chances to swing
  • 21*Climb without ropes
  • 23Like the most yellow banana on the tree
  • 25Urgent care employee
  • 26Chemical synthesis need
  • 29Not on solid ground
  • 30Desert refuges
  • 31Messy pile
  • 34Goblet part
  • 37Telethon VIPs
  • 38*Craftsman kit
  • 41Prospector's find
  • 42Sigh of relief
  • 44"You sure of that?"
  • 45Pieces of the heart
  • 47Noble title
  • 49Had a great time at
  • 51Quickly get through a season
  • 53Gets out of Dodge
  • 55*Squeaker
  • 57Swashbuckler's sword
  • 61Downside
  • 62Collection found under sofa cushions, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
  • 64N.J. winter hrs.
  • 65Bunch of flowers
  • 66Gas in some colorful signs
  • 67Software engineer, for short
  • 68Exceedingly dry
  • 69__ of all

Down

  • 1A in communications?
  • 2Chimney buildup
  • 3"Not my __"
  • 4Blow up
  • 5Most unpleasant
  • 6"¿__ qué?"
  • 7Sees the sites
  • 8Kick off
  • 9Prong
  • 10Place for experiments
  • 11Shapes formed by spotlights
  • 12Lake in the Sierra Nevada
  • 15Utopias
  • 18"30 for 30" network
  • 22Takes to court
  • 24Shared belief system
  • 26Easy win
  • 27Per person
  • 28Product line?
  • 29Primatology subject
  • 32Pharmaceutical giant __ Lilly
  • 33Daisy kin
  • 35Maumee River endpoint
  • 36Honey brew
  • 39Canola __
  • 40Mausoleum on the Yamuna River
  • 43Happy dog's movements
  • 46In reserve
  • 48Film rolls
  • 50Drug cop
  • 51Secretly looped in
  • 52"No prize for me this time"
  • 53Nap noisily
  • 54Labor leader Chavez
  • 56Unwelcome sound from a barber
  • 58Actress Swenson
  • 59Impediments to effective teamwork
  • 60Monopoly payment
  • 63Needle part

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 37 across and 39 down.
  3. The longest answer has 11 letters and is 17-across.
  4. Constructed by Joe Marquez.

All 76 answers

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  • 1AWinter X Games host cityASPEN
  • 6A"Hey, c'mere!"PSST
  • 10APark place?LOT
  • 13A__ Doone cookiesLORNA
  • 14ANavel typeOUTIE
  • 16AJanelle's "Abbott Elementary" roleAVA
  • 17A*Pointless taskFOOLSERRAND
  • 19ADerisive cryBAH
  • 20AChances to swingATBATS
  • 21A*Climb without ropesFREESOLO
  • 23ALike the most yellow banana on the treeRIPEST
  • 25AUrgent care employeeNURSE
  • 26AChemical synthesis needREAGENT
  • 29ANot on solid groundASEA
  • 30ADesert refugesOASES
  • 31AMessy pileHEAP
  • 34AGoblet partSTEM
  • 37ATelethon VIPsMCS
  • 38A*Craftsman kitTOOLSET
  • 41AProspector's findORE
  • 42ASigh of reliefPHEW
  • 44A"You sure of that?"ISIT
  • 45APieces of the heartATRIA
  • 47ANoble titleEARL
  • 49AHad a great time atENJOYED
  • 51AQuickly get through a seasonBINGE
  • 53AGets out of DodgeSCRAMS
  • 55A*SqueakerCLOSEONE
  • 57ASwashbuckler's swordRAPIER
  • 61ADownsideCON
  • 62ACollection found under sofa cushions, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?LOOSECHANGE
  • 64AN.J. winter hrs.EST
  • 65ABunch of flowersSPRAY
  • 66AGas in some colorful signsARGON
  • 67ASoftware engineer, for shortDEV
  • 68AExceedingly drySERE
  • 69A__ of allLEAST
  • 1DA in communications?ALFA
  • 2DChimney buildupSOOT
  • 3D"Not my __"PROB
  • 4DBlow upENLARGE
  • 5DMost unpleasantNASTIEST
  • 6D"¿__ qué?"POR
  • 7DSees the sitesSURFS
  • 8DKick offSTART
  • 9DProngTINE
  • 10DPlace for experimentsLABORATORY
  • 11DShapes formed by spotlightsOVALS
  • 12DLake in the Sierra NevadaTAHOE
  • 15DUtopiasEDENS
  • 18D"30 for 30" networkESPN
  • 22DTakes to courtSUES
  • 24DShared belief systemETHOS
  • 26DEasy winROMP
  • 27DPer personEACH
  • 28DProduct line?ASSEENONTV
  • 29DPrimatology subjectAPE
  • 32DPharmaceutical giant __ LillyELI
  • 33DDaisy kinASTER
  • 35DMaumee River endpointERIE
  • 36DHoney brewMEAD
  • 39DCanola __OIL
  • 40DMausoleum on the Yamuna RiverTAJMAHAL
  • 43DHappy dog's movementsWAGS
  • 46DIn reserveTOSPARE
  • 48DFilm rollsREELS
  • 50DDrug copNARC
  • 51DSecretly looped inBCCED
  • 52D"No prize for me this time"ILOSE
  • 53DNap noisilySNORE
  • 54DLabor leader ChavezCESAR
  • 56DUnwelcome sound from a barberOOPS
  • 58DActress SwensonINGA
  • 59DImpediments to effective teamworkEGOS
  • 60DMonopoly paymentRENT
  • 63DNeedle partEYE

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