Daily Beast Crossword February 17 2026 Answers (2/17/26)

Our Daily Beast Crossword February 17, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword February 17, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	With 26-Across: Best Actor winner of 1983 who passed away yesterday at the age of 95
7A	"Apocalypse ___" (1979 epic featuring 1-Across)
10A	"Isn't that true about me?"
11A	"Son ___ Preacher Man"
12A	"___ Mercies" (1983 drama for which 1-Across won Best Actor)
13A	Yank
14A	Reversible ABBA hit
15A	"And Still ___" (Maya Angelou poem)
17A	Famed
19A	Point the finger at somebody
21A	"Sling ___" (acclaimed 1996 drama featuring 1-Across)
22A	Simple headwear
25A	Ron who played Tarzan
26A	See 1-Across
29A	___ Hagen (role for which 1-Across earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for "The Godfather")
30A	Mr. Estevez
31A	Wonder
32A	Boo ___ (1-Across's role in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird")
1D	"Darn it!"
2D	Food with its name stamped on it
3D	Stiller and Folds, say
4D	Grand finale
5D	Highway (abbr.)
6D	Like a good workout
7D	Playground declaration before a game of tag
8D	Handy to have around
9D	Salary
16D	Fish eggs
17D	___ Crow Medicine Show (bluegrass band)
18D	Bird ___ (item on a branch)
19D	Springsteen's "All That Heaven Will ___"
20D	"As I ___ Down" (1994 hit for Sophie B. Hawkins)
21D	Test version
22D	Blondie's "___ Me"
23D	"That's such ___!"
24D	Sneaky plan
27D	Thespian Thurman
28D	MTV offering, briefly

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