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Daily Themed Crossword February 22 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 67 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword February 22 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 67 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Add ___ to the fire (make it worse)FUEL4Across1 DJ's stacks: Abbr.CDS3Across5 "Isn't ___ a lovely woman?"SHE3Across8 Hendrix's hairdoAFRO4Across11 Alley-___ (looping pass in a basketball play)OOP3Across12 "Shop ___ You Drop" (game show)TIL3Across13 Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"DORA4Across14 Extinct flightless bird that used to roam the island of MauritiusDODO4Across15 Pacino and Gore, for twoALS3Across16 Narcotics-fighting organization: Abbr.DEA3Across17 Who are you? (1/6) "Whenever I find a tricky clue, I use ___ (search engine)." If that's your style, we title you the "Curious Researcher!"GOOGLE6Across19 "This round ___ me" ("I'll pay for it"): 2 wds.ISON4Across21 Letter after "emm," phoneticallyENN3Across22 Vina del ___ (city in Chile)MAR3Across23 Nintendo's Super ___ (game console): Abbr.NES3Across25 Smack a fly, saySWAT4Across27 (2/6) "I love returning to old ___ from the archive to play them again." If that's your style, we title you the "True Replayer!"GRIDS5Across31 Revenue sources for newspapers, for shortADS3Across33 Pizza ___ (Domino's rival)HUT3Across36 Flat-topped hillMESA4Across37 Zero, in soccerNIL3Across38 "Uzumaki" manga creator Junji ___ITO3Across39 Music genre for Bob MarleyREGGAE6Across40 (3/6) "I solve clues in any order I like ... ___, bottom, middle, I'll start anywhere." If that's your style, we title you the "Free Spirit!"TOP3Across43 Submarine-detection system: Abbr.SONAR5Across44 Sleep phase lettersREM3Across46 (4/6) "I solve at my own pace, winding down with a puzzle and a ___ of coffee." If that's your style, we title you the "Relaxed Solver!"CUP3Across48 Diamond set by itself in a piece of jewelrySOLITAIRE9Across49 Reba McEntire's "___ Survivor": 2 wds.IMA3Across54 ___ log (Christmas dessert)YULE4Across55 Takes small mouthfuls of tea, saySIPS4Across56 Instant messaging pioneer: Abbr.AOL3Across57 Acer products: Abbr.PCS3Across58 Jazzman ZootSIMS4Across59

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Short-lived trend (rhymes with "bad")FAD3Down1 Flying saucer in a sci-fi movie, perhaps: Abbr.UFO3Down2 "___ on the side of caution"ERR3Down3 (5/6) "Once the puzzle ___, I race against the clock to finish as soon as I can." If that's your style, we title you the "Speedy Solver!"LOADS5Down4 Sound of a doveCOO3Down5 ___ a bullet (narrowly avoid something dangerous)DODGE5Down6 Fork's partner, on the dining tableSPOON5Down7 Male deerSTAG4Down8 What Jack and Jill climbed to fetch waterHILL4Down9 "Can we go somewhere ___?"ELSE4Down10 "Great" dog?DANE4Down15 Extremely long spans of timeEONS4Down18 Slip-___ (like some shoes)ONS3Down20 Showy spring flowerIRIS4Down21 Palindromic film studio: Abbr.MGM3Down23 "You ___ here" (words on a mall map, perhaps)ARE3Down24 Auditioned for "American Idol," saySANG4Down26 Teensiest amount and an apt rhyme for "bit"WHIT4Down28 "Grand Theft ___," popular video game seriesAUTO4Down29 Removable roof panel on a car: Hyph.TTOP4Down30 "Gosh ___ it!" (angry exclamation)DARN4Down32 "The Princess ___," 2001 Anne Hathaway filmDIARIES7Down34 Rain with ice (rhymes with "fleet")SLEET5Down35 Like a piece of cake, metaphoricallyEASY4Down41 (6/6) "When I get stuck, I hit up my friends or ___ chat for help." If that's your style, we title you the "Community Player!"GROUP5Down42 Japanese wrestling styleSUMO4Down44 ___ Fruits (original name of Starburst candy)OPAL4Down45 "M" of BMIMASS4Down47 "Homeland" organization: Abbr.CIA3Down48 Inc. alternative: Abbr.LLC3Down50 "Three," on some clocksIII3Down51 Tachometer stat in a car: Abbr.RPM3Down52 Sound of the letter seen on Superman's chestESS3Down53

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.