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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 70 CLUES · 36 ACROSS · 34 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword February 20 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the February 20, 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.

70 of 70 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Large, antlered mammal ELK 3 4A Swedish pop band behind "Mamma Mia" ABBA 4 8A Angelina Jolie starrer "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" LARA 4 12A Pool player's tool CUE 3 13A ___-back attitude (relaxed) LAID 4 14A Critical hospital areas: Abbr. ICUS 4 15A ___ Solo, "Star Wars" character who flew with Chewbacca HAN 3 16A "An ___ mind is the devil's workshop" IDLE 4 17A "No pain, no ___" GAIN 4 18A Not in office, say OUT 3 19A Grow older AGE 3 20A Black ___, dangerous big-horned beast from Africa that you'd want as an ally and not an enemy RHINO 5 21A ___ Me (words on a dustbin) USE 3 22A Stake money on BET 3 23A South American horned ___, dangerous wide-mouthed amphibian that you'd want as an ally and not an enemy FROG 4 26A Shower, say RAIN 4 28A Spring month, for short APR 3 31A "The lady ___ protest ..." (line from "Hamlet") DOTH 4 32A "House of the Dragon" network: Abbr. HBO 3 33A Sound heard from a sheep herd BAA 3 34A ___ center (community building, briefly) REC 3 35A Kissing in the mall, say: Abbr. PDA 3 37A Shipped a parcel SENT 4 38A "___ culpa" ("My fault") MEA 3 39A Rugged wheels: Abbr. ATV 3 41A Bull ___, dangerous fish known for its blunt snout that you'd want as an ally and not an enemy SHARK 5 43A ___ Dern, actress famous for her role in "Jurassic Park" LAURA 5 46A Bigger-than-life tale EPIC 4 47A ___ Redding, "Just One More Day" singer OTIS 4 49A ___ Rose of Guns N' Roses AXL 3 51A "Results may ___" (fluctuate) VARY 4 52A Tick's partner TOCK 4 53A Horse ___, dangerous winged pest that you'd want as an ally and not an enemy FLY 3 54A Storm centers EYES 4 55A French for "soul" AME 3 56A Realtor's cut FEE 3
Down
1D Sound effect in a cave ECHO 4 2D Traditional Hawaiian party LUAU 4 3D Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego) KENT 4 4D Perp's fake name ALIAS 5 5D Honey ___, dangerous black-and-white mammal that you'd want as an ally and not an enemy BADGER 6 6D Liver secretion that rhymes with "file" BILE 4 7D Ending with "lemon" or "orange" for a summer drink ADE 3 8D "There's ___ at the end of the tunnel" ("This bad situation will end") LIGHT 5 9D Purple berry found in a smoothie ACAI 4 10D Completely wreck RUIN 4 11D "This comes ___ surprise to me" ("It was expected"): 2 wds. ASNO 4 20D Nevada's casino city RENO 4 21D Cry of disgust similar to "Ick!" UGH 3 22D Baby's onesie protector BIB 3 23D Former U.S. President on a dime: Abbr. FDR 3 24D Eggs to decorate sushi with ROE 3 25D Like some supplements: Abbr. OTC 3 27D Chemical peel component: Abbr. AHA 3 28D Figure associated with honesty, fondly ABE 3 29D French toast-making vessel PAN 3 30D Backstabber, say RAT 3 35D "By means of," in Latin PER 3 36D ___ Johnson, actress of "Madame Web" DAKOTA 6 37D "Law & Order: ___ " (spin-off show): Abbr. SVU 3 38D Parade-sponsoring store MACYS 5 39D Book character who meets the Cheshire Cat ALICE 5 40D Something to cross off on a to-do list TASK 4 41D Sterilize, as a pet SPAY 4 42D Bring on board, as a new employee HIRE 4 44D Riff-___ (rabble) RAFF 4 45D Shaft on which a wheel rotates AXLE 4 46D Adam's madame EVE 3 48D Actor Felton seen in the Broadway run of the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" TOM 3 50D Drain-cleaning chemical LYE 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 129 letters
1E
2L
3K
4A
5B
6B
7A
8L
9A
10R
11A
12C
U
E
13L
A
I
D
14I
C
U
S
15H
A
N
16I
D
L
E
17G
A
I
N
18O
U
T
19A
G
E
20R
H
I
N
O
21U
S
E
22B
E
T
23F
24R
25O
G
26R
27A
I
N
28A
29P
30R
31D
O
T
H
32H
B
O
33B
A
A
34R
E
C
35P
36D
A
37S
E
N
T
38M
E
A
39A
40T
V
41S
42H
A
R
K
43L
A
U
44R
45A
46E
P
I
C
47O
48T
I
S
49A
X
50L
51V
A
R
Y
52T
O
C
K
53F
L
Y
54E
Y
E
S
55A
M
E
56F
E
E

The completed 13 x 13 grid for February 20, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the February 20, 2026 puzzle

The February 20, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 70 clues — 36 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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