LA Times Crossword February 22 2026 Answers (2/22/26)

Our LA Times Crossword February 22, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions. The LA Times Crossword offers a daily challenge for solvers of all levels, from beginner to expert.

LA Times Crossword February 22, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the LA Times Crossword on 2/22/26, 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	Commotion
5A	Hat for Carmen Sandiego
11A	"A Boy Named Sue" singer
15A	Peppa and Petunia
19A	Break __ song
20A	Resume business
21A	City northeast of Mauna Loa
22A	"I think I goofed"
23A	Writing tablet at a cleaning service?
25A	Commotions
26A	Coffee district west of 21-Across
27A	Castle tower
28A	Highest part
29A	Copier sheets at a French restaurant?
31A	Foul territory?
32A	Unspecified amount
34A	Self-satisfied
36A	Spots for daith piercings
37A	Antique photos
39A	Research specialties
41A	Catherine of "The Studio"
45A	Writing implements at a biotech lab?
49A	Fight show for more than 30 years
50A	Keep an eye on
51A	New Mexico art hub
52A	However, briefly
54A	Succotash bean
55A	Fishhook projection
56A	Buster
57A	Does in a forest
58A	Dragon's retreat
59A	__ pale ale
61A	"Grand Hotel" star Greta
63A	Eurasian range
65A	Counterculture drug
66A	File holder at a music store?
70A	Bit of hair gel
73A	American Red Cross founder Barton
74A	Old record players
75A	Blubbers
79A	"The Young and the Restless" actor Braeden
81A	Beauty brand
82A	"Don't lose any sleep over it," in a text
83A	Colombian metropolis
84A	Overdo the praise
85A	Sch. that retired Caleb Williams' No. 13
86A	Fill completely
88A	Advil alternative
91A	"All __!"
93A	Metal fasteners at a culinary school?
96A	Decaf brand
97A	Part of an EGOT
98A	Call it a day
99A	"Thunderstruck" band
101A	Nights of anticipation
103A	Have a chat
104A	"Groovy!"
107A	Adhesive roll at a watch factory?
111A	French affirmation
113A	Gloomy Milne character
115A	Home of the NHL's Mammoth
116A	Jedi who becomes a Force ghost in "Return of the Jedi"
117A	Measuring device at a toy store?
119A	Software test version
120A	__ fail
121A	Chaperone
122A	"Mulan" voice actress __-Na Wen
123A	"Praise be!"
124A	Place for curlers
125A	Texas congressman Joaquin
126A	Circus routines
1D	Clenched hands
2D	Not censored at all
3D	"Likely __!"
4D	Whiskey cocktail
5D	Chili-and-chips dish
6D	Nightfall, poetically
7D	Iditarod crew
8D	Dirt on a campaign rival, briefly
9D	Brings in
10D	"... __ a bottle of rum"
11D	Juice box?
12D	Assistant
13D	Spots for sledding
14D	Book before Joel
15D	Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace
16D	Denny's rival
17D	Vanished
18D	__-pei: wrinkly dog from China
24D	Moves back to zero
29D	Preserves in salt
30D	Clipper's front
33D	Attic pests
35D	Powerful shark
37D	Novak Djokovic's nation
38D	Middle of some long weekends
40D	Orbiter smaller than a planet
42D	Common typeface
43D	Director Harold
44D	97-Across, e.g.
45D	Mongolian desert
46D	"Dear __ Hansen"
47D	Socially awkward type
48D	Talmudic scholar
49D	Planet
53D	Gets all better
56D	Quarters on a base
57D	Brew served at Moe's Tavern
60D	Clemson's athletic gp.
61D	Hockey scores
62D	"That's really impressive!"
64D	Work on "Project Runway," say
67D	Bringer of rain
68D	Third of a third
69D	Chef's road map
70D	"Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper" artist
71D	Oranjestad's country
72D	Animal on old nickels
76D	Rapper __ Sweatshirt
77D	Ballet bend
78D	Transgressions
80D	Singer with the 1984 hit "I Feel for You"
86D	Barrel component
87D	Unit of forestland
88D	"The Thin Man" dog
89D	Spiky heel
90D	"Spider-Man" surname
92D	Talladega event
94D	Sprain soother
95D	Nasal cavity cleansing vessel
97D	Tentacled mollusks
100D	Salon appliance
102D	"The March King"
104D	__ acid
105D	Isn't for you?
106D	Icy obstacles
107D	Polka band horn
108D	Individual thing
109D	Actress Blanchett
110D	Score after deuce, at times
112D	Market IDs
114D	Sonoran Desert city
117D	Torso muscle, for short
118D	Go wrong

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