Daily Beast Crossword February 16 2026 Answers (2/16/26)

Our Daily Beast Crossword February 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword February 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 2/16/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Serving Nadal
5A	"Maybe the ___ be with you"
10A	List-ending abbr.
11A	Sign for Lady Gaga and Pedro Pascal
12A	Prefix with nautical
13A	Easy-to-play instrument
14A	Keegan-___ Key (comedian who claimed on Friday that he "might be able to medal in cross-country skiing or [22-Across]")
16A	Gets to second safely, sometimes
17A	Loud insect
22A	See 14-Across
24A	Slip-up
26A	The ___ Queen (Tina Turner's role in 1975's "Tommy")
27A	"___ Beach" (1980s-90s drama)
28A	With "The," 2000s reality show
29A	Selena who plays Mabel Mora
30A	"___ Pays" (1987 Ice-T album)
1D	500-sheet purchases from Dunder Mifflin
2D	Faceplanted during one's routine, say
3D	Comedy subgenre for "Airplane!"
4D	Greeting often heard in the first season of "The White Lotus"
5D	Pretends to be injured
6D	Spoken
7D	Ahmed in 2024's "Relay"
8D	David Zaslaw's role at Warner Bros.
9D	That, in Spanish
15D	Sinner rival
18D	Gold medalist, e.g.
19D	Pittsburgh-based metals giant
20D	Fancy item under a glass
21D	Good skiing range
22D	Lip, as of a mug
23D	Skye in 2025's "Anaconda"
24D	Heart readout
25D	P, in Greece

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