Crossword Answers For: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Commotion => FUSS
Down: Hat for Carmen Sandiego => FEDORA
Down: A Boy Named Sue singer => CASH
Down: Peppa and Petunia => PIGS
Down: Break __ song => INTO
Down: Resume business => REOPEN
Down: City northeast of Mauna Loa => HILO
Down: I think I goofed => UHOH
Down: Writing tablet at a cleaning service? => SCOURINGPAD
Down: Commotions => ADOS
Down: Coffee district west of 21-Across => KONA
Down: Castle tower => TURRET
Down: Highest part => TOP
Down: Copier sheets at a French restaurant? => CREPEPAPER
Down: Foul territory? => STY
Down: Unspecified amount => SOME
Down: Self-satisfied => SMUG
Down: Spots for daith piercings => EARS
Down: Antique photos => SEPIAS
Down: Research specialties => AREAS
Down: Catherine of The Studio => OHARA
Down: Writing implements at a biotech lab? => GENETICMARKERS
Down: Fight show for more than 30 years => WWERAW
Down: Keep an eye on => OVERSEE
Down: New Mexico art hub => TAOS
Down: However, briefly => THO
Down: Succotash bean => LIMA
Down: Fishhook projection => BARB
Down: Buster => BUB
Down: Does in a forest => DEER
Down: Dragon's retreat => LAIR
Down: __ pale ale => INDIA
Down: Grand Hotel star Greta => GARBO
Down: Eurasian range => URALS
Down: Counterculture drug => LSD
Down: File holder at a music store? => ACCORDIONFOLDER
Down: Bit of hair gel => DAB
Down: American Red Cross founder Barton => CLARA
Down: Old record players => HIFIS
Down: Blubbers => WEEPS
Down: The Young and the Restless actor Braeden => ERIC
Down: Beauty brand => OLAY
Down: Don't lose any sleep over it, in a text => NBD
Down: Colombian metropolis => CALI
Down: Overdo the praise => GUSH
Down: Sch. that retired Caleb Williams' No. 13 => USC
Down: Fill completely => SATE
Down: Advil alternative => ASPIRIN
Down: All __! => ABOARD
Down: Metal fasteners at a culinary school? => KITCHENSTAPLES
Down: Decaf brand => SANKA
Down: Part of an EGOT => OSCAR
Down: Call it a day => RETIRE
Down: Thunderstruck band => ACDC
Down: Nights of anticipation => EVES
Down: Have a chat => TALK
Down: Groovy! => FAB
Down: Adhesive roll at a watch factory? => TICKERTAPE
Down: French affirmation => OUI
Down: Gloomy Milne character => EEYORE
Down: Home of the NHL's Mammoth => UTAH
Down: Jedi who becomes a Force ghost in Return of the Jedi => YODA
Down: Measuring device at a toy store? => PUPPETRULER
Down: Software test version => BETA
Down: __ fail => EPIC
Down: Chaperone => ESCORT
Down: Mulan voice actress __-Na Wen => MING
Down: Praise be! => AMEN
Down: Place for curlers => RINK
Down: Texas congressman Joaquin => CASTRO
Down: Circus routines => ACTS
Down: Clenched hands => FISTS
Down: Not censored at all => UNCUT
Down: Likely __! => STORY
Down: Whiskey cocktail => SOUR
Down: Chili-and-chips dish => FRITOPIE
Down: Nightfall, poetically => EEN
Down: Iditarod crew => DOGTEAM
Down: Dirt on a campaign rival, briefly => OPPO
Down: Brings in => REAPS
Down: ... __ a bottle of rum => AND
Down: Juice box? => CHARGER
Down: Assistant => AIDE
Down: Spots for sledding => SLOPES
Down: Book before Joel => HOSEA
Down: Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace => PUKASHELL
Down: Denny's rival => IHOP
Down: Vanished => GONE
Down: __-pei: wrinkly dog from China => SHAR
Down: Moves back to zero => RESETS
Down: Preserves in salt => CURES
Down: Clipper's front => PROW
Down: Attic pests => MICE
Down: Powerful shark => MAKO
Down: Novak Djokovic's nation => SERBIA
Down: Middle of some long weekends => SATURDAY
Down: Orbiter smaller than a planet => ASTEROID
Down: Common typeface => ARIAL
Down: Director Harold => RAMIS
Down: 97-Across, e.g. => AWARD
Down: Mongolian desert => GOBI
Down: Dear __ Hansen => EVAN
Down: Socially awkward type => NERD
Down: Talmudic scholar => RABBI
Down: Planet => WORLD
Down: Gets all better => HEALS
Down: Quarters on a base => BARRACKS
Down: Brew served at Moe's Tavern => DUFFBEER
Down: Clemson's athletic gp. => ACC
Down: Hockey scores => GOALS
Down: That's really impressive! => OOH
Down: Work on Project Runway, say => SEW
Down: Bringer of rain => CLOUD
Down: Third of a third => NINTH
Down: Chef's road map => RECIPE
Down: Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper artist => DEGAS
Down: Oranjestad's country => ARUBA
Down: Animal on old nickels => BISON
Down: Rapper __ Sweatshirt => EARL
Down: Ballet bend => PLIE
Down: Transgressions => SINS
Down: Singer with the 1984 hit I Feel for You => CHAKAKHAN
Down: Barrel component => STAVE
Down: Unit of forestland => ACRE
Down: The Thin Man dog => ASTA
Down: Spiky heel => STILETTO
Down: Spider-Man surname => PARKER
Down: Talladega event => RACE
Down: Sprain soother => ICEPACK
Down: Nasal cavity cleansing vessel => NETIPOT
Down: Tentacled mollusks => OCTOPI
Down: Salon appliance => DRYER
Down: The March King => SOUSA
Down: __ acid => FOLIC
Down: Isn't for you? => ARENT
Down: Icy obstacles => BERGS
Down: Polka band horn => TUBA
Down: Individual thing => ITEM
Down: Actress Blanchett => CATE
Down: Score after deuce, at times => ADIN
Down: Market IDs => UPCS
Down: Sonoran Desert city => YUMA
Down: Torso muscle, for short => PEC
Down: Go wrong => ERR

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