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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, February 21, 2026

Saturday, February 21, 2026/72 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, February 21, 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"Hold my beer"
  • 10__ forest
  • 14"It's not up to me"
  • 15Obsession
  • 16"Ask away!"
  • 17Quirkily creative
  • 18Leaves home?
  • 19Put on board
  • 20Board game
  • 21Pronoun option
  • 22Radiation that triggers vitamin D synthesis, for short
  • 23Lineup of runners?
  • 25Used a prayer rug
  • 27Supreme Theban deity
  • 30Mexico City's __ de la Reforma
  • 33"Truce?"
  • 35As soon as
  • 36Natl. Merit Scholarship qualifying exams
  • 37Dance with a kahiko style
  • 38Small beard
  • 40Amounts on some bottles
  • 41Sportscaster Dick with the catchphrase "Touch 'em all!"
  • 42Tilt
  • 44"Fare thee well"
  • 46Top suit
  • 47Toe bean spot
  • 50Shots after whiffs, say
  • 52Polish place
  • 54[Not again!]
  • 55"Wicked" star
  • 56"Count me in!"
  • 58Assumption
  • 59Suit perfectly
  • 60Forward thinker?
  • 61"Why not both"

Down

  • 1Mover's concern
  • 2"Loch Lomond" preposition
  • 3Pianist McCoy who played with the John Coltrane Quartet
  • 4Home on an apartment building's roof, maybe
  • 5Carrier base
  • 6Not quite a teen
  • 7Lives it up
  • 8Clear for all to see, so to speak
  • 9Lid blemishes
  • 10Handy maneuver?
  • 11"Confidentially ... "
  • 12Lay out
  • 13Foots
  • 15Nice thing to call someone?
  • 22Shedding card game
  • 24Code components
  • 25Succumbed to gravity
  • 26Leaflet
  • 28Part of a play list?
  • 29"Woe is me!"
  • 30False front
  • 31Mystery author, briefly
  • 32Get tanked on a tropical vacation?
  • 34People with concerns about trolleys?
  • 36Resident of D.C.'s Daniel Webster Hall
  • 39"Orange Is the New Black" setting
  • 40Couple
  • 43Cesta-slung sphere
  • 45Bring together
  • 47Reverence
  • 48Concur
  • 49Carnival cries
  • 50Policies, for short
  • 51Put-in-Bay's lake
  • 53Femme friend
  • 54Roe source
  • 57100 runs, for a cricketer

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
  2. There are 35 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 10 letters and is 10-down.
  4. Constructed by Kyle Dolan.

All 72 answers

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  • 1A"Hold my beer"WATCHTHIS
  • 10A__ forestKELP
  • 14A"It's not up to me"IFYOUWANT
  • 15AObsessionMANIA
  • 16A"Ask away!"DONTBESHY
  • 17AQuirkily creativeARTSY
  • 18ALeaves home?TREE
  • 19APut on boardLADE
  • 20ABoard gameDARTS
  • 21APronoun optionHER
  • 22ARadiation that triggers vitamin D synthesis, for shortUVB
  • 23ALineup of runners?SLATE
  • 25AUsed a prayer rugKNELT
  • 27ASupreme Theban deityAMENRA
  • 30AMexico City's __ de la ReformaPASEO
  • 33A"Truce?"AREWECOOL
  • 35AAs soon asONCE
  • 36ANatl. Merit Scholarship qualifying examsPSATS
  • 37ADance with a kahiko styleHULA
  • 38ASmall beardSOULPATCH
  • 40AAmounts on some bottlesDOSES
  • 41ASportscaster Dick with the catchphrase "Touch 'em all!"ENBERG
  • 42ATiltTIPUP
  • 44A"Fare thee well"ADIEU
  • 46ATop suitCEO
  • 47AToe bean spotPAW
  • 50AShots after whiffs, sayREDOS
  • 52APolish placeNAIL
  • 54A[Not again!]SIGH
  • 55A"Wicked" starERIVO
  • 56A"Count me in!"IMSOTHERE
  • 58AAssumptionGIVEN
  • 59ASuit perfectlyFITTOATEE
  • 60AForward thinker?SEER
  • 61A"Why not both"YESANDYES
  • 1DMover's concernWIDTH
  • 2D"Loch Lomond" prepositionAFORE
  • 3DPianist McCoy who played with the John Coltrane QuartetTYNER
  • 4DHome on an apartment building's roof, maybeCOTE
  • 5DCarrier baseHUB
  • 6DNot quite a teenTWELVE
  • 7DLives it upHASABLAST
  • 8DClear for all to see, so to speakINHD
  • 9DLid blemishesSTYES
  • 10DHandy maneuver?KARATECHOP
  • 11D"Confidentially ... "ENTRENOUS
  • 12DLay outLIST
  • 13DFootsPAYS
  • 15DNice thing to call someone?MADAME
  • 22DShedding card gameUNO
  • 24DCode componentsLAWS
  • 25DSuccumbed to gravityKEELEDOVER
  • 26DLeafletTRACT
  • 28DPart of a play list?ROLE
  • 29D"Woe is me!"ALAS
  • 30DFalse frontPOSE
  • 31DMystery author, brieflyANON
  • 32DGet tanked on a tropical vacation?SCUBADIVE
  • 34DPeople with concerns about trolleys?ETHICISTS
  • 36DResident of D.C.'s Daniel Webster HallPAGE
  • 39D"Orange Is the New Black" settingPRISON
  • 40DCoupleDUO
  • 43DCesta-slung spherePELOTA
  • 45DBring togetherUNIFY
  • 47DReverencePIETY
  • 48DConcurAGREE
  • 49DCarnival criesWHEES
  • 50DPolicies, for shortREGS
  • 51DPut-in-Bay's lakeERIE
  • 53DFemme friendAMIE
  • 54DRoe sourceSHAD
  • 57D100 runs, for a cricketerTON

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