LA Times Crossword Answers for Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Campbell's container
- 4Sports complex
- 9Air quality factor
- 13The Jazz, on scoreboards
- 14Cuddly pooch
- 15University of New Mexico athlete
- 16"Because the Night" singer-songwriter
- 18Siberian city
- 19Twitter
- 20Grumpy person
- 22Fed. health law
- 23Dialect in some Black communities, for short
- 24"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" singer-songwriter
- 27Tear sheet?
- 29Flair
- 30"Mars Attacks!" creatures, in brief
- 31Celtic priest of old
- 34Son of Zeus
- 35"You Can Call Me Al" singer-songwriter
- 38Ralph Lauren brand
- 41Buff
- 42Sked abbr.
- 45Device for smoking shisha
- 48On an elite level, informally
- 50"Poetry Man" singer-songwriter
- 53Wine category
- 54Jungfrau, for one
- 55Balm-yielding succulent
- 56Small but powerful group
- 57History
- 59Beatles hit on "Please Please Me," which could be dedicated to 16-, 24-, 35-, and 50-Across
- 62Yale students
- 63"Praying" insect
- 64Dawn goddess
- 65__ and file
- 66Short-lived Ford model
- 67Private chats on soc. media
Down
- 1Treat baked in a fluted liner
- 2No longer moving
- 3Longtime residents
- 4Some Energizers
- 5Turntable meas.
- 6Order
- 7__-Dame de Paris
- 8Shocked
- 9__-mo replay
- 10Certain representative for a child actor, casually
- 11More than indecent
- 12Kids' racers
- 14Sass
- 17Cherry or lime
- 21Arthur in the Television Hall of Fame
- 24Lima's country
- 25Jump for joy
- 26Flair
- 28Secret-protecting doc
- 32Late start?
- 33Down Under canine
- 35Jab
- 36__ Mix cat food
- 37"That's strange"
- 38Element of a basic reading test?
- 39"How swanky!"
- 40Keeps updated
- 42Like much Grateful Dead merch
- 43Double space?
- 44"The Lorax" creator
- 46Legal org.
- 47"I could use a hand"
- 49Four-time NBA All-Star Young
- 51"Deeply unfortunate"
- 52Düsseldorf denials
- 56Walgreens rival
- 58Disappointed cluck
- 60Cell service letters
- 61Part of EVOO
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Brian Callahan.
All 76 answers
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- 1ACampbell's containerCAN
- 4ASports complexARENA
- 9AAir quality factorSMOG
- 13AThe Jazz, on scoreboardsUTA
- 14ACuddly poochLAPDOG
- 15AUniversity of New Mexico athleteLOBO
- 16A"Because the Night" singer-songwriterPATTISMITH
- 18ASiberian cityOMSK
- 19ATwitterCHIRP
- 20AGrumpy personCRAB
- 22AFed. health lawACA
- 23ADialect in some Black communities, for shortAAVE
- 24A"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" singer-songwriterPETESEEGER
- 27ATear sheet?KLEENEX
- 29AFlairTALENT
- 30A"Mars Attacks!" creatures, in briefETS
- 31ACeltic priest of oldDRUID
- 34ASon of ZeusARES
- 35A"You Can Call Me Al" singer-songwriterPAULSIMON
- 38ARalph Lauren brandPOLO
- 41ABuffTONED
- 42ASked abbr.TBD
- 45ADevice for smoking shishaHOOKAH
- 48AOn an elite level, informallyGODTIER
- 50A"Poetry Man" singer-songwriterPHOEBESNOW
- 53AWine categoryREDS
- 54AJungfrau, for oneALP
- 55ABalm-yielding succulentALOE
- 56ASmall but powerful groupCADRE
- 57AHistoryPAST
- 59ABeatles hit on "Please Please Me," which could be dedicated to 16-, 24-, 35-, and 50-AcrossPSILOVEYOU
- 62AYale studentsELIS
- 63A"Praying" insectMANTIS
- 64ADawn goddessEOS
- 65A__ and fileRANK
- 66AShort-lived Ford modelEDSEL
- 67APrivate chats on soc. mediaDMS
- 1DTreat baked in a fluted linerCUPCAKE
- 2DNo longer movingATAHALT
- 3DLongtime residentsNATIVES
- 4DSome EnergizersAAS
- 5DTurntable meas.RPM
- 6DOrderEDICT
- 7D__-Dame de ParisNOTRE
- 8DShockedAGHAST
- 9D__-mo replaySLO
- 10DCertain representative for a child actor, casuallyMOMAGER
- 11DMore than indecentOBSCENE
- 12DKids' racersGOKARTS
- 14DSassLIP
- 17DCherry or limeTREE
- 21DArthur in the Television Hall of FameBEA
- 24DLima's countryPERU
- 25DJump for joyEXULT
- 26DFlairELAN
- 28DSecret-protecting docNDA
- 32DLate start?ISO
- 33DDown Under canineDINGO
- 35DJabPOKE
- 36D__ Mix cat foodMEOW
- 37D"That's strange"ODD
- 38DElement of a basic reading test?PHPAPER
- 39D"How swanky!"OOHLALA
- 40DKeeps updatedLOOPSIN
- 42DLike much Grateful Dead merchTIEDYED
- 43DDouble space?BEDROOM
- 44D"The Lorax" creatorDRSEUSS
- 46DLegal org.ABA
- 47D"I could use a hand"HELPME
- 49DFour-time NBA All-Star YoungTRAE
- 51D"Deeply unfortunate"SOSAD
- 52DDüsseldorf denialsNEINS
- 56DWalgreens rivalCVS
- 58DDisappointed cluckTSK
- 60DCell service lettersLTE
- 61DPart of EVOOOIL
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