LA Times Crossword Answers for Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1"God bless you, please, __ Robinson"
- 4Subterranean lava
- 9"Stop!," at sea
- 14Feel queasy
- 15Rumored Roswell visitor
- 16Courage
- 17Egg cells
- 18*Celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of Puebla
- 20Swab again, as a deck
- 22Cold War rival of the KGB
- 23Jr.'s practice exam
- 24*Only woman to serve as prime minister of India
- 28Going solo
- 29Sobbing
- 33Refute
- 35Big bang letters
- 37Alabama civil rights march city
- 38UVA's athletic org.
- 39*Evaluates
- 42Special __
- 43Litter member
- 45Part of a semicolon
- 46One of a deadly septet
- 47"That's 100% true"
- 50"__, Macduff": Shakespeare
- 52*Punxsutawney Phil's big moment
- 56Green curry cuisine
- 59Maker of small kitchen gadgets
- 60Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"
- 61"So glad you've returned!," or a feature of the answer to each starred clue?
- 65Male sheep
- 66Trojan War tale
- 67City whose airport is named for 24-Across
- 68Stockholm-to-Helsinki dir.
- 69Book identifier
- 70Basic skateboard jump
- 71Aykroyd of "Ghostbusters"
Down
- 1Native New Zealander
- 2Torn asunder
- 3Joined a mosh pit
- 4Apple on a teacher's desk, perhaps
- 5Boxer Muhammad
- 6Gimlet liquor
- 7Muslim pilgrim's destination
- 8Name as a successor
- 9Michigan in Chicago, e.g.: Abbr.
- 10One who's long in the tooth?
- 11Pitiful interjection
- 12High-protein bean
- 13Bouncy gait
- 19Miami-__ County
- 21Like an otter's fur
- 25Not on board with
- 26Gp. after millennials
- 27Door fastener
- 30Struggled to gain traction
- 31Pros who cry "out" loud?
- 32__-in first-out
- 33Start of the day
- 34Sound return
- 36Actor Danson
- 39Stimulus
- 40Marketed
- 41Snowbird ski resort state
- 44Coherent
- 46Premier seating area
- 48Rapid growth period
- 49Union suit?
- 51Little terrier
- 53Prestigious prize with six categories
- 54Lotus pose, for one
- 55Southernmost nation on the Arabian Peninsula
- 56Ninny
- 57Prefix with pad
- 58Settled on a perch
- 62Poem of homage
- 63Bailiff's first word
- 64Greek letter X
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 12 letters and is 24-across.
- Constructed by Katherine Simonson.
All 78 answers
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- 1A"God bless you, please, __ Robinson"MRS
- 4ASubterranean lavaMAGMA
- 9A"Stop!," at seaAVAST
- 14AFeel queasyAIL
- 15ARumored Roswell visitorALIEN
- 16ACourageVALOR
- 17AEgg cellsOVA
- 18A*Celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of PueblaCINCODEMAYO
- 20ASwab again, as a deckREMOP
- 22ACold War rival of the KGBCIA
- 23AJr.'s practice examPSAT
- 24A*Only woman to serve as prime minister of IndiaINDIRAGANDHI
- 28AGoing soloALONE
- 29ASobbingTEARFUL
- 33ARefuteDENY
- 35ABig bang lettersTNT
- 37AAlabama civil rights march citySELMA
- 38AUVA's athletic org.ACC
- 39A*EvaluatesSIZESUP
- 42ASpecial __OPS
- 43ALitter memberWHELP
- 45APart of a semicolonDOT
- 46AOne of a deadly septetLUST
- 47A"That's 100% true"NODOUBT
- 50A"__, Macduff": ShakespeareLAYON
- 52A*Punxsutawney Phil's big momentGROUNDHOGDAY
- 56AGreen curry cuisineTHAI
- 59AMaker of small kitchen gadgetsOXO
- 60AWitherspoon of "Legally Blonde"REESE
- 61A"So glad you've returned!," or a feature of the answer to each starred clue?WELCOMEBACK
- 65AMale sheepRAM
- 66ATrojan War taleILIAD
- 67ACity whose airport is named for 24-AcrossDELHI
- 68AStockholm-to-Helsinki dir.ENE
- 69ABook identifierTITLE
- 70ABasic skateboard jumpOLLIE
- 71AAykroyd of "Ghostbusters"DAN
- 1DNative New ZealanderMAORI
- 2DTorn asunderRIVEN
- 3DJoined a mosh pitSLAMDANCED
- 4DApple on a teacher's desk, perhapsMACPRO
- 5DBoxer MuhammadALI
- 6DGimlet liquorGIN
- 7DMuslim pilgrim's destinationMECCA
- 8DName as a successorANOINT
- 9DMichigan in Chicago, e.g.: Abbr.AVE
- 10DOne who's long in the tooth?VAMPIRE
- 11DPitiful interjectionALAS
- 12DHigh-protein beanSOYA
- 13DBouncy gaitTROT
- 19DMiami-__ CountyDADE
- 21DLike an otter's furOILY
- 25DNot on board withANTI
- 26DGp. after millennialsGENZ
- 27DDoor fastenerHASP
- 30DStruggled to gain tractionFLOUNDERED
- 31DPros who cry "out" loud?UMPS
- 32D__-in first-outLAST
- 33DStart of the dayDAWN
- 34DSound returnECHO
- 36DActor DansonTED
- 39DStimulusSPUR
- 40DMarketedSOLD
- 41DSnowbird ski resort stateUTAH
- 44DCoherentLOGICAL
- 46DPremier seating areaLOGE
- 48DRapid growth periodBOOM
- 49DUnion suit?TUXEDO
- 51DLittle terrierYORKIE
- 53DPrestigious prize with six categoriesNOBEL
- 54DLotus pose, for oneASANA
- 55DSouthernmost nation on the Arabian PeninsulaYEMEN
- 56DNinnyTWIT
- 57DPrefix with padHELI
- 58DSettled on a perchALIT
- 62DPoem of homageODE
- 63DBailiff's first wordALL
- 64DGreek letter XCHI
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