LA Times Crossword Answers for Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026/74 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Friday, February 20, 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
- 1"Catastrophe" writer/star Delaney
- 4Power unit
- 8School assignment
- 13Filter target
- 152025 Pixar film about a boy who meets aliens
- 16Hollers
- 17Nix
- 18Big pig
- 19Windows shopping
- 20*Aircraft marshaling?
- 23Grammy winner Baker
- 24Thus far
- 25Lara Croft target
- 27Taoism founder
- 31Couch surfer's spot
- 34*Lifeguarding?
- 37Ore. neighbor
- 38Pressed sandwich that's part of a friendly rivalry between Miami and Tampa
- 39Quaint quarters
- 40*Bounty hunting?
- 43Accordion-heavy music
- 45Latin for "as originally positioned"
- 46One on the Mohs scale
- 48Spills the beans
- 51"Let's maybe take it down a __ or two"
- 54Advice to a problem solver, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues
- 57Country singer Rimes
- 59Lemon-shaped
- 60Choose yea or nay
- 61Bright and airy courtyards
- 62Relocate
- 63Icicle locale
- 64Streisand film with the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
- 65Imp
- 66Scolding sound
Down
- 1Choose yes or no
- 2Place for binoculars
- 3Track and field handout
- 4Zoom lens?
- 5Bundles
- 6Quinceañera crown
- 7Doughnut shape
- 8Monocle, for one
- 9Put on
- 10"You __ me!"
- 11Actor Mahershala
- 12Fashion monogram
- 14Cocktail garnished with mint
- 21__ collar
- 22Synthetic fabric
- 26Fuzzy memory
- 28Slog away
- 29Pass (out)
- 30Fibula counterpart
- 31Pacific nation that exports water
- 32Nagoya noodles
- 33Pop-top tops
- 35Pre-K sequence
- 36Thai coin
- 38Sealing substance
- 41"Happy Days" retort
- 42Everlasting
- 43Bulldoze
- 44Interval of eight notes
- 47Jewelry often worn with sandals
- 49Relationship-deepening word, informally
- 50Really relish
- 52Slovenian neighbor
- 53Man cave fixtures
- 54Alert
- 55Vena __: major blood line
- 56Switch roles after hiding
- 57__ of the land
- 58Beach season in Marseille
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 35 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 20-across.
- Constructed by Benjamin Panico.
All 74 answers
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- 1A"Catastrophe" writer/star DelaneyROB
- 4APower unitWATT
- 8ASchool assignmentESSAY
- 13AFilter targetSPAM
- 15A2025 Pixar film about a boy who meets aliensELIO
- 16AHollersYELLS
- 17ANixVETO
- 18ABig pigBOAR
- 19AWindows shoppingETAIL
- 20A*Aircraft marshaling?PROJECTRUNWAY
- 23AGrammy winner BakerANITA
- 24AThus farASYET
- 25ALara Croft targetTOMB
- 27ATaoism founderLAOTZU
- 31ACouch surfer's spotFUTON
- 34A*Lifeguarding?LABORPOOL
- 37AOre. neighborIDA
- 38APressed sandwich that's part of a friendly rivalry between Miami and TampaCUBAN
- 39AQuaint quartersINN
- 40A*Bounty hunting?JOBSEARCH
- 43AAccordion-heavy musicPOLKA
- 45ALatin for "as originally positioned"INSITU
- 46AOne on the Mohs scaleTALC
- 48ASpills the beansTELLS
- 51A"Let's maybe take it down a __ or two"NOTCH
- 54AAdvice to a problem solver, or an apt description of the answers to the starred cluesWORKBACKWARDS
- 57ACountry singer RimesLEANN
- 59ALemon-shapedOVAL
- 60AChoose yea or nayVOTE
- 61ABright and airy courtyardsATRIA
- 62ARelocateMOVE
- 63AIcicle localeEAVE
- 64AStreisand film with the song "The Way He Makes Me Feel"YENTL
- 65AImpBRAT
- 66AScolding soundTSK
- 1DChoose yes or noRSVP
- 2DPlace for binocularsOPERA
- 3DTrack and field handoutBATON
- 4DZoom lens?WEBCAM
- 5DBundlesALOT
- 6DQuinceañera crownTIARA
- 7DDoughnut shapeTORUS
- 8DMonocle, for oneEYEWEAR
- 9DPut onSETATOP
- 10D"You __ me!"SLAY
- 11DActor MahershalaALI
- 12DFashion monogramYSL
- 14DCocktail garnished with mintMOJITO
- 21D__ collarETON
- 22DSynthetic fabricNYLON
- 26DFuzzy memoryBLUR
- 28DSlog awayTOIL
- 29DPass (out)ZONK
- 30DFibula counterpartULNA
- 31DPacific nation that exports waterFIJI
- 32DNagoya noodlesUDON
- 33DPop-top topsTABS
- 35DPre-K sequenceABC
- 36DThai coinBAHT
- 38DSealing substanceCAULK
- 41D"Happy Days" retortSITONIT
- 42DEverlastingETERNAL
- 43DBulldozePLOW
- 44DInterval of eight notesOCTAVE
- 47DJewelry often worn with sandalsANKLET
- 49DRelationship-deepening word, informallyLBOMB
- 50DReally relishSAVOR
- 52DSlovenian neighborCROAT
- 53DMan cave fixturesHDTVS
- 54DAlertWARN
- 55DVena __: major blood lineCAVA
- 56DSwitch roles after hidingSEEK
- 57D__ of the landLAY
- 58DBeach season in MarseilleETE
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