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WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword February 18 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the February 18, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Baby powder mineral TALC 4 5A Pet that meows CAT 3 8A Room coolers: Abbr. ACS 3 11A "Head ___ heels in love" OVER 4 12A Bubble ___ (relaxing soak) BATH 4 13A Child's spinning toy TOP 3 14A Not narrow WIDE 4 15A "Do ___ others as you would have them do ..." UNTO 4 16A Black-___ event (formal social event) TIE 3 17A Keebler mascot ELF 3 19A "Gilligan's ___," sitcom starring Bob Denver that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the castaways staged "Hamlet" ISLAND 6 21A "That thought was always at the ___ my mind": 2 wds. BACKOF 6 24A Sound of the third letter CEE 3 25A Rose hip or almond extract OIL 3 26A Place to focus on fitness GYM 3 28A Soccer player's "Scoooore!" GOAL 4 32A "___ Anatomy," medical drama starring Ellen Pompeo that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the surgeons broke into song GREYS 5 34A Prefix meaning "upon" EPI 3 37A Palindromic constellation ARA 3 38A "___-hoo!" (attention-getting exclamation) YOO 3 39A Color similar to hazelnut TAN 3 40A Boater or bowler, e.g. HAT 3 41A Trio after Q, letterwise RST 3 44A Medical comedy starring Zach Braff that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the entire hospital sang their hearts out SCRUBS 6 46A Pop into sight, say APPEAR 6 49A "What's ___ matter?" THE 3 50A Taro-based Hawaiian dish POI 3 51A Papa Bear's fairytale partner MAMA 4 53A "That '70s ___," TV sitcom starring Topher Grace that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the gang performed disco numbers SHOW 4 57A Workplace fairness initials EOE 3 58A "About the author" section in a book, for short BIO 3 59A Dial ___ (sound from a telephone) TONE 4 60A Med school grads, for short DRS 3 61A Microbrewery choice ALE 3 62A Two-year-old, e.g. TOT 3
Down
1D ___ truck (car mover after it breaks down) TOW 3 2D Prefix that means "bird" (anagram of "via") AVI 3 3D Took charge, say LED 3 4D "Schitt's ___," TV sitcom starring Dan Levy that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the townsfolk performed "Cabaret" CREEK 5 5D Recyclable Pepsi holder CAN 3 6D Room where you might find stored Christmas decorations ATTIC 5 7D "___ were the days!" (nostalgic saying) THOSE 5 8D "___ boy!" (cry of encouragement) ATTA 4 9D Nickel or dime, e.g. COIN 4 10D Drove really fast, say SPED 4 12D "___ the Vampire Slayer," drama starring Sarah Michelle Gellar that surprised viewers with a musical episode where the gang burst into song BUFFY 5 18D Fireplace fuel items LOGS 4 20D One of a tripod's three LEG 3 21D Impede, with "down" BOG 3 22D Like a well-ventilated room AIRY 4 23D Queen portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor onscreen, for short CLEO 4 27D Satisfied, as expectations MET 3 29D Home to Honolulu OAHU 4 30D Many a Moroccan ARAB 4 31D Back muscles, for short LATS 4 33D Days of ___ (olden times) YORE 4 35D Penne or fusilli, e.g. PASTA 5 36D "Wish" hitmakers Nine ___ Nails INCH 4 42D Ballroom dance from Brazil SAMBA 5 43D ___ mix (snack mix for a hike, perhaps) TRAIL 5 45D Do some recharging? REST 4 46D Copied or mimicked APED 4 47D Substandard POOR 4 48D Desserts with a lattice crust PIES 4 52D ___ Howard (one of the Three Stooges) MOE 3 54D Steaming, like a bowl of soup HOT 3 55D Plastic ___ Band ONO 3 56D Like the participants of a water balloon fight WET 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 128 letters
1T
2A
3L
4C
5C
6A
7T
8A
9C
10S
11O
V
E
R
12B
A
T
H
13T
O
P
14W
I
D
E
15U
N
T
O
16T
I
E
17E
18L
F
19I
S
20L
A
N
D
21B
22A
23C
K
O
F
24C
E
E
25O
I
L
26G
Y
27M
28G
29O
30A
31L
32G
R
E
33Y
S
34E
35P
36I
37A
R
A
38Y
O
O
39T
A
N
40H
A
T
41R
42S
43T
44S
C
45R
U
B
S
46A
47P
48P
E
A
R
49T
H
E
50P
O
I
51M
A
52M
A
53S
54H
55O
56W
57E
O
E
58B
I
O
59T
O
N
E
60D
R
S
61A
L
E
62T
O
T

The completed 13 x 13 grid for February 18, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the February 18, 2026 puzzle

The February 18, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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