Crossword Answers For: Sunday, February 8, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Screenwriter's output => SCRIPT
Down: Confined => SHUTIN
Down: Emma of Madame Web => ROBERTS
Down: Gotcha => OHISEE
Down: Excalibur, notably => CASINO
Down: Resolve => IRONOUT
Down: Job for an elephant caretaker? => BATHINGTRUNKS
Down: Hot pepper => CAYENNE
Down: Double-quick! => STAT
Down: Eggs __ easy => OVER
Down: Sugar source => CANE
Down: Mountain __ => DEW
Down: Dangerous biters => ASPS
Down: Job for a department store model? => SPORTINGGOODS
Down: Show contempt for => SNORTAT
Down: Carrot, e.g. => ROOT
Down: Ring bearer, perhaps? => EAR
Down: Alter, in a way => HEM
Down: Coastline feature => RIA
Down: __ Fideles => ADESTE
Down: Kibble maker => ALPO
Down: Job for a tailor? => EVENINGDRESSES
Down: Onetime Nissan make => DATSUN
Down: Galoot => BIGAPE
Down: Cartesian conclusion => IAM
Down: Needle holder => TONEARM
Down: C'est la vie => ALAS
Down: Saint __ fire => ELMOS
Down: Brook fish => TROUT
Down: Casual attire => TEE
Down: Job for a nanny? => HANDLINGCHARGES
Down: Cry of realization => AHA
Down: Roos in pouches => JOEYS
Down: 1990s cardio workout system => TAEBO
Down: Third-longest river in Europe => URAL
Down: Summers on Gilligan's Island => MARYANN
Down: Las Vegas drama => CSI
Down: Brand for competitive divers => SPEEDO
Down: Entice => ALLURE
Down: Job for a cheesemonger? => PITCHINGWEDGES
Down: Ran off with => TOOK
Down: Bounces back => ECHOES
Down: Bounce house filler => AIR
Down: Ginger __ => ALE
Down: Uni ref. work => OED
Down: Microbe => GERM
Down: Record player => SPINNER
Down: Job for an interior designer? => CHANGINGROOMS
Down: Whirlybird => HELO
Down: Feel poorly => AIL
Down: __ Goose vodka => GREY
Down: Cedar Point state => OHIO
Down: Wall alternative => MOAT
Down: More clear, as a photo => SHARPER
Down: Job for a corporate VIP? => RUNNINGBOARDS
Down: Small => COMPACT
Down: Back, on a boat => ASTERN
Down: Completely committed => INDEEP
Down: Rubs with oil => ANOINTS
Down: Affixes in a scrapbook => PASTES
Down: Subatomic particles => BOSONS
Down: Breaks down in tears => SOBS
Down: Online help option => CHAT
Down: Pop singer Ora => RITA
Down: Heavily panned 1987 Beatty/Hoffman comedy => ISHTAR
Down: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect => PEI
Down: Mark of perfection, at times => TEN
Down: Sketch show that once starred John Candy, for short => SCTV
Down: Animals that can run up to 50 mph => HARES
Down: Appropriate, as power => USURP
Down: Pewter metal => TIN
Down: Tats => INK
Down: Discouraging words => NOS
Down: Puerto __ => RICAN
Down: Anaheim's county => ORANGE
Down: Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John => BOYEGA
Down: Compass reading => ENE
Down: Repetitive musical composition => RONDO
Down: Properly pitched => TUNED
Down: Hearty dishes => STEWS
Down: Show up solo => GOSTAG
Down: Mentions in a footnote => CITES
Down: Ribbon of fabric => STRIP
Down: Common Sense pamphleteer => PAINE
Down: Assayers' stuff => ORES
Down: The Joy of Painting host Bob => ROSS
Down: Carry => TOTE
Down: Take the floor => ORATE
Down: Kingdom in what is now Yemen => SHEBA
Down: On the Beach author Shute => NEVIL
Down: Alpha's opposite => OMEGA
Down: Friend of d'Artagnan => ARAMIS
Down: Evil fiend => DEMON
Down: Exam with an Argumentative Writing section => LSAT
Down: 100% => PURE
Down: Put your wallet away => ONME
Down: Poet Ogden => NASH
Down: Humdinger => DILLY
Down: Pederson who coached the Eagles to their first Super Bowl win => DOUG
Down: Penny-__ => ANTE
Down: Tuna tartare cut => TORO
Down: Locale in a Steinbeck title => EDEN
Down: Certain NCO => SGT
Down: Core argument => THESIS
Down: 1990s Israeli prime minister => RABIN
Down: Open a bit => AJAR
Down: __ the wiser => NONE
Down: Secret store => CACHE
Down: Sought damages => SUED
Down: Part of a Latin 101 conjugation => AMAT
Down: __ Top Creamery => HALO
Down: The Good Dinosaur dinosaur => ARLO
Down: Lear daughter => REGAN
Down: Easy on Me singer => ADELE
Down: Last one to cross the finish line => LOSER
Down: Klondike Gold Rush site => YUKON
Down: Run off with => SWIPE
Down: Risk => PERIL
Down: Mad Men role for Elisabeth Moss => PEGGY
Down: Happy Birthday writer => ICER
Down: Comin' __ the Rye => THRO
Down: Singer Perry => COMO
Down: Fuel guzzler => GASHOG
Down: Omelet maker => EGGPAN
Down: Work behind the camera => DIRECT
Down: Wanderers => NOMADS
Down: Brutus co-conspirator => CASCA
Down: Casual lead-in to I'm home => HIHON
Down: Memorable Texas mission => ALAMO
Down: Botheration => NERTS
Down: Haystacks painter => MONET
Down: English county => SHIRE
Down: Quaint hotels => INNS
Down: Black-and-white treat => OREO
Down: Arabian port => ADEN
Down: Cough syrup amts. => TSPS
Down: Upstate NY school => RPI
Down: 50 Cent piece? => RAP
Down: Letters on Megan Rapinoe's jersey => USA
Down: Some Windows systems => NTS
Down: Chest protector => BIB
Down: Painting To Be Stepped On artist Yoko => ONO

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