LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026/74 clues solved
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Across
- 1"__ Secretary": Téa Leoni drama
- 6Sound effect made with coconut shells
- 10Toy with a tail
- 14Horace composition
- 15"Houdini" singer Dua
- 162017 Tony winner "Come From __"
- 17"... and anything else that might come up"
- 19Hon
- 20"Second oboe, play the right notes this time!," e.g.
- 22Sneaky
- 23Blood
- 24Ashram figure
- 26"Sing your solo correctly for once!," e.g.
- 31"Gnossiennes" composer
- 34Take a chance
- 35Online marketing strategy, for short
- 36Count in the cereal aisle
- 39"Girl With a Pearl Earring" painter
- 41__ Lingus
- 42Invalidate
- 44Like a dive bar
- 45"Perform the music as written! No sharps or flats!," e.g.
- 49Lavish love (on)
- 50Graphic opening?
- 51Check out
- 54"You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-Across
- 59Coil in a garden
- 61Worker who tracks transactions
- 62The America's Cup, for one
- 63Sea eagle
- 64Signals from space, perhaps
- 65Dumpster fire
- 66Mary __ Lincoln
- 67Hospital employee
Down
- 1Feline chorus
- 2National Scrabble Day month
- 3Soft and fluffy
- 4Med. condition treated with Ritalin
- 5Medieval fair quaff
- 6Healing character class in D&D
- 7Pepped (up)
- 8Gp. founded in Baghdad
- 9Hair line?
- 10Explosive sound
- 11"Lemme look!"
- 12Open page on a web browser
- 13Cornea locale
- 18Polynesian carving
- 21Plunge into liquid
- 25Gave a leg up to?
- 26The Old __: London venue
- 27Bodies of work
- 28CLE player
- 29Mine deposit
- 30Flat-bottomed fishing boat
- 31Airport security check
- 32Up, in a way
- 33Giant Galápagos natives
- 37Hawaiian for "long"
- 38Feel bad
- 40Large body of eau
- 43Backyard feature for a water-loving pup
- 46Says out loud
- 47Stunk
- 48"How To __ Your Diary": interactive edition in a YA series
- 51Bygone Dodge two-seater
- 52Levels
- 53Hardly rambling
- 55Skeptical scoff
- 56__ reflex: infant's instinctive protective response
- 57Millennia upon millennia
- 58Online discount marketplace
- 59Haw counterpart
- 60Be outstanding
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 34 across and 40 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Craig Stowe.
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- 1A"__ Secretary": Téa Leoni dramaMADAM
- 6ASound effect made with coconut shellsCLOP
- 10AToy with a tailKITE
- 14AHorace compositionEPODE
- 15A"Houdini" singer DuaLIPA
- 16A2017 Tony winner "Come From __"AWAY
- 17A"... and anything else that might come up"ORWHATEVER
- 19AHonBABE
- 20A"Second oboe, play the right notes this time!," e.g.WINDDIRECTION
- 22ASneakySLY
- 23ABloodKIN
- 24AAshram figureMONK
- 26A"Sing your solo correctly for once!," e.g.VOICECOMMAND
- 31A"Gnossiennes" composerSATIE
- 34ATake a chanceDARE
- 35AOnline marketing strategy, for shortSEO
- 36ACount in the cereal aisleCHOCULA
- 39A"Girl With a Pearl Earring" painterVERMEER
- 41A__ LingusAER
- 42AInvalidateVOID
- 44ALike a dive barSEEDY
- 45A"Perform the music as written! No sharps or flats!," e.g.NATURALORDER
- 49ALavish love (on)DOTE
- 50AGraphic opening?GEO
- 51ACheck outVET
- 54A"You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-AcrossITSIMPERATIVE
- 59ACoil in a gardenHOSE
- 61AWorker who tracks transactionsBOOKKEEPER
- 62AThe America's Cup, for oneEWER
- 63ASea eagleERNE
- 64ASignals from space, perhapsOMENS
- 65ADumpster fireMESS
- 66AMary __ LincolnTODD
- 67AHospital employeeNURSE
- 1DFeline chorusMEOWS
- 2DNational Scrabble Day monthAPRIL
- 3DSoft and fluffyDOWNY
- 4DMed. condition treated with RitalinADHD
- 5DMedieval fair quaffMEAD
- 6DHealing character class in D&DCLERIC
- 7DPepped (up)LIVENED
- 8DGp. founded in BaghdadOPEC
- 9DHair line?PART
- 10DExplosive soundKABOOM
- 11D"Lemme look!"IWANNASEE
- 12DOpen page on a web browserTAB
- 13DCornea localeEYE
- 18DPolynesian carvingTIKI
- 21DPlunge into liquidIMMERSE
- 25DGave a leg up to?KNEED
- 26DThe Old __: London venueVIC
- 27DBodies of workOEUVRES
- 28DCLE playerCAV
- 29DMine depositORE
- 30DFlat-bottomed fishing boatDORY
- 31DAirport security checkSCAN
- 32DUp, in a wayAHEAD
- 33DGiant Galápagos nativesTORTOISES
- 37DHawaiian for "long"LOA
- 38DFeel badAIL
- 40DLarge body of eauMER
- 43DBackyard feature for a water-loving pupDOGPOND
- 46DSays out loudUTTERS
- 47DStunkREEKED
- 48D"How To __ Your Diary": interactive edition in a YA seriesDORK
- 51DBygone Dodge two-seaterVIPER
- 52DLevelsEVENS
- 53DHardly ramblingTERSE
- 55DSkeptical scoffIBET
- 56D__ reflex: infant's instinctive protective responseMORO
- 57DMillennia upon millenniaAEON
- 58DOnline discount marketplaceTEMU
- 59DHaw counterpartHEM
- 60DBe outstandingOWE
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