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LA Times Crossword Answers for Saturday, February 28, 2026

Saturday, February 28, 2026/70 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's LA Times Crossword for Saturday, February 28, 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

  • 1Superdome player
  • 6Energy crisis?
  • 14Some belly buttons
  • 16Result of doomscrolling, perhaps
  • 17Perform precisely
  • 18Maintain one's dignity
  • 19Sanctions
  • 21Had no defense?
  • 22Buggy site
  • 23SEC-regulated events
  • 25Farm worker
  • 26M-W alternative
  • 27Surname of both founders of the fashion label The Row
  • 29Appears to point to
  • 31Pan handler
  • 33Animal with a white rump
  • 34"A Court of Thorns and Roses," for one
  • 39Apple product
  • 40"You wanna fight!?"
  • 41Composer with a namesake horn
  • 44Ignored a scarecrow, perhaps
  • 45Take (down)
  • 46Reactions to stubs
  • 47Automaker Karl
  • 48Simple shelters
  • 49Left over, in a way
  • 52Pretend
  • 55Pico de gallo, e.g.
  • 57Short person?
  • 58Suddenly gave way
  • 59Solution for wounds
  • 60Ingredient in carajillo and affogato
  • 61En __

Down

  • 1Something that might be right up one's alley
  • 2Nochevieja follower
  • 3As one
  • 4Weeping mother of Greek myth
  • 5Charlotte Hornets color
  • 6Not-so-big shots
  • 7Catalonia neighbor
  • 8Swiss host of the World Economic Forum
  • 9"The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner __ Thanh Nguyen
  • 10Skinny
  • 11Push-up form?
  • 12Epoch whose name means "new dawn"
  • 13Artery inserts
  • 15Office building subdivision, for short
  • 20Queen Latifah's "Nature of a __"
  • 24Imaging technique
  • 27__ vincit amor
  • 28Lo-cal
  • 29Run
  • 30National vegetable of Pakistan
  • 32Quick outings?
  • 33"Hanna" star __ Creed-Miles
  • 35"Holy cow!"
  • 36Unsatisfying response to "why?"
  • 37Love and hate
  • 38Releases
  • 41Point of origin
  • 42People with good deeds to their names?
  • 43Finished
  • 44Perfumes during a rite
  • 47Quintet in London’s Elizabeth Tower
  • 48"Se __ inglés"
  • 50Video genre that may cause chills, for short
  • 51Box closer
  • 53S&L options
  • 54Bears, e.g.
  • 56Flap

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 70 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 37 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 34-across.
  4. Constructed by Zhou Zhang %26 Rafael Musa.

All 70 answers

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  • 1ASuperdome playerSAINT
  • 6AEnergy crisis?BADVIBES
  • 14ASome belly buttonsINNIES
  • 16AResult of doomscrolling, perhapsBRAINROT
  • 17APerform preciselyDOTOAT
  • 18AMaintain one's dignitySAVEFACE
  • 19ASanctionsENABLES
  • 21AHad no defense?GOTOPEN
  • 22ABuggy siteDUNE
  • 23ASEC-regulated eventsIPOS
  • 25AFarm workerANT
  • 26AM-W alternativeOED
  • 27ASurname of both founders of the fashion label The RowOLSEN
  • 29AAppears to point toBODES
  • 31APan handlerOVENMITT
  • 33AAnimal with a white rumpELK
  • 34A"A Court of Thorns and Roses," for oneROMANTASYSERIES
  • 39AApple productPIE
  • 40A"You wanna fight!?"COMEATME
  • 41AComposer with a namesake hornSOUSA
  • 44AIgnored a scarecrow, perhapsCAWED
  • 45ATake (down)JOT
  • 46AReactions to stubsOWS
  • 47AAutomaker KarlBENZ
  • 48ASimple sheltersHUTS
  • 49ALeft over, in a wayUNEATEN
  • 52APretendACTASIF
  • 55APico de gallo, e.g.REDSALSA
  • 57AShort person?DEBTOR
  • 58ASuddenly gave wayCRUMPLED
  • 59ASolution for woundsSALINE
  • 60AIngredient in carajillo and affogatoESPRESSO
  • 61AEn __MASSE
  • 1DSomething that might be right up one's alleySIDEDOOR
  • 2DNochevieja followerANONUEVO
  • 3DAs oneINTANDEM
  • 4DWeeping mother of Greek mythNIOBE
  • 5DCharlotte Hornets colorTEAL
  • 6DNot-so-big shotsBBS
  • 7DCatalonia neighborARAGON
  • 8DSwiss host of the World Economic ForumDAVOS
  • 9D"The Sympathizer" Pulitzer winner __ Thanh NguyenVIET
  • 10DSkinnyINFO
  • 11DPush-up form?BRAPAD
  • 12DEpoch whose name means "new dawn"EOCENE
  • 13DArtery insertsSTENTS
  • 15DOffice building subdivision, for shortSTE
  • 20DQueen Latifah's "Nature of a __"SISTA
  • 24DImaging techniquePETSCAN
  • 27D__ vincit amorOMNIA
  • 28DLo-calLITE
  • 29DRunBLEED
  • 30DNational vegetable of PakistanOKRA
  • 32DQuick outings?NAPS
  • 33D"Hanna" star __ Creed-MilesESME
  • 35D"Holy cow!"YOWZA
  • 36DUnsatisfying response to "why?"ITJUSTIS
  • 37DLove and hateEMOTIONS
  • 38DReleasesSETSFREE
  • 41DPoint of originSOURCE
  • 42DPeople with good deeds to their names?OWNERS
  • 43DFinishedUSEDUP
  • 44DPerfumes during a riteCENSES
  • 47DQuintet in London’s Elizabeth TowerBELLS
  • 48D"Se __ inglés"HABLA
  • 50DVideo genre that may cause chills, for shortASMR
  • 51DBox closerTAPE
  • 53DS&L optionsCDS
  • 54DBears, e.g.TEAM
  • 56DFlapADO

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