LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, February 14, 2026
Saturday, February 14, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, February 14, 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
- 1Grazing spots?
- 10Classic Milwaukee brewer
- 15Holding back tears, perhaps
- 16Cornmeal cake
- 17Final act for a big star
- 18Tiptoe
- 19Phillies All-Star shortstop Turner
- 20Salon sounds
- 22Squeaks (by)
- 23Hermana de la madre
- 25Scoped out
- 27Resource that may be recharged with alone time
- 32Alan Ladd Western
- 34Sphere
- 35Green shade
- 361990s fad item
- 37State gemstone of Minnesota
- 38[Raises hand]
- 39Ferment, perhaps
- 40Cut back
- 41Alabama and Kansas
- 43Unapologetic self-promotion
- 46Infer
- 47"__ complicated"
- 48Big D cagers
- 49David Oyelowo film set in Alabama
- 53French head
- 57Covered in vines
- 59Reason to cover a lot of ground quickly?
- 61Come and go
- 62Nonbillable work?
- 63Goomba, to Mario
- 64Local cultural ecosystems
Down
- 1Exam
- 2River between Russia and China
- 3Vatican City resident
- 4Carbo-loaded, say
- 5Military address
- 6Art with a moyogi style
- 7Rando on a message board
- 8Sitarist Shankar
- 9Give a hand?
- 10Campaign gp.
- 11Mesmerize
- 12Sting operation?
- 13Cram for book club
- 14Dances like Savion Glover
- 21Magnitude
- 24Water cooler
- 26Texter's "Currently"
- 27Words from a seasoned pro
- 28Engage in forensics
- 29Tilts
- 30"Matlock" star
- 31Staple of Nigerian cuisine
- 32Beauty spots
- 33State of bliss
- 37"Les Alyscamps" city
- 40Burpee target
- 41Club kin
- 42Puritanical
- 44Institution that may have a repatriation policy
- 45Moving challenges
- 48Wetland
- 50Gospel singer Franklin
- 51Burrow
- 52Bread maker
- 54North Carolina college town
- 55Epic
- 56Emoji reaction to a hot take
- 58Word with rub or run
- 60Kinshasa's country, briefly
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 27-across.
- Constructed by Amanda Cook.
All 72 answers
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- 1AGrazing spots?TAPASBARS
- 10AClassic Milwaukee brewerPABST
- 15AHolding back tears, perhapsEMOTIONAL
- 16ACornmeal cakeAREPA
- 17AFinal act for a big starSUPERNOVA
- 18ATiptoeCREEP
- 19APhillies All-Star shortstop TurnerTREA
- 20ASalon soundsSNIPS
- 22ASqueaks (by)EKES
- 23AHermana de la madreTIA
- 25AScoped outCASED
- 27AResource that may be recharged with alone timeSOCIALBATTERY
- 32AAlan Ladd WesternSHANE
- 34ASphereREALM
- 35AGreen shadePEA
- 36A1990s fad itemPOG
- 37AState gemstone of MinnesotaAGATE
- 38A[Raises hand]IAM
- 39AFerment, perhapsAGE
- 40ACut backPRUNE
- 41AAlabama and KansasBANDS
- 43AUnapologetic self-promotionSHAMELESSPLUG
- 46AInferEDUCE
- 47A"__ complicated"ITS
- 48ABig D cagersMAVS
- 49ADavid Oyelowo film set in AlabamaSELMA
- 53AFrench headTETE
- 57ACovered in vinesIVIED
- 59AReason to cover a lot of ground quickly?RAINDELAY
- 61ACome and goRECUR
- 62ANonbillable work?MINORROLE
- 63AGoomba, to MarioENEMY
- 64ALocal cultural ecosystemsARTSCENES
- 1DExamTEST
- 2DRiver between Russia and ChinaAMUR
- 3DVatican City residentPOPE
- 4DCarbo-loaded, sayATEATON
- 5DMilitary addressSIR
- 6DArt with a moyogi styleBONSAI
- 7DRando on a message boardANON
- 8DSitarist ShankarRAVI
- 9DGive a hand?SLAP
- 10DCampaign gp.PAC
- 11DMesmerizeARREST
- 12DSting operation?BEEKEEPING
- 13DCram for book clubSPEEDREAD
- 14DDances like Savion GloverTAPS
- 21DMagnitudeSCALE
- 24DWater coolerICE
- 26DTexter's "Currently"ATM
- 27DWords from a seasoned proSAGEADVICE
- 28DEngage in forensicsARGUE
- 29DTiltsLEANS
- 30D"Matlock" starBATES
- 31DStaple of Nigerian cuisineYAMS
- 32DBeauty spotsSPAS
- 33DState of blissHOGHEAVEN
- 37D"Les Alyscamps" cityARLES
- 40DBurpee targetPEC
- 41DClub kinBLT
- 42DPuritanicalAUSTERE
- 44DInstitution that may have a repatriation policyMUSEUM
- 45DMoving challengesPIANOS
- 48DWetlandMIRE
- 50DGospel singer FranklinERMA
- 51DBurrowLAIR
- 52DBread makerMINT
- 54DNorth Carolina college townELON
- 55DEpicTALE
- 56DEmoji reaction to a hot takeEYES
- 58DWord with rub or runDRY
- 60DKinshasa's country, brieflyDRC
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