Crossword Answers For: Monday, February 23, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Rains cats and dogs => POURS
Down: Inflatable float => RAFT
Down: Film school deg. => BFA
Down: Greenish pond growth => ALGAE
Down: After-sun gel ingredient => ALOE
Down: Small appliance that removes wrinkles => IRON
Down: *Woolen garments for ballet dancers => LEGWARMERS
Down: Floating ice chunk => BERG
Down: Dull and dreary => DRAB
Down: Halloween goodies => TREATS
Down: Hotel room price => RATE
Down: Right this moment => NOW
Down: Constricting undergarment => CORSET
Down: Shocked => AGHAST
Down: Pretty soon => INABIT
Down: Magician's revealing cry => VOILA
Down: Grandson of Adam => ENOS
Down: Planet of the __ => APES
Down: Indoor rower, for short => ERG
Down: Used some Listerine, say => GARGLED
Down: Sass => LIP
Down: Arlene of classic cinema => DAHL
Down: Fairy tale bear => MAMA
Down: Water bill statistic => USAGE
Down: Actress Tomei => MARISA
Down: Really, really hate => LOATHE
Down: Primary hub of Alaska Airlines, familiarly => SEATAC
Down: Hoops org. => NBA
Down: Collecting Soc. Sec., maybe => RETD
Down: Lipton rival => NESTEA
Down: With 48-Down, Insecure creator/star => ISSA
Down: Laugh-In comedian Johnson => ARTE
Down: Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant? => BUCKETLIST
Down: Santa Monica landmark => PIER
Down: The Daily Planet reporter Lois => LANE
Down: Eaglet nest => AERIE
Down: Msg. from a pulpit => SER
Down: Strong urges => YENS
Down: Make fun of => TEASE
Down: Chum => PAL
Down: Nashville's Grand __ Opry => OLE
Down: Fleecy boot brand => UGG
Down: Shoddy treatment => RAWDEAL
Down: Cook fast, as tuna => SEAR
Down: Stallone's First Blood role => RAMBO
Down: The A of IPA => ALE
Down: In favor of => FOR
Down: Court decision that sets a precedent => TESTCASE
Down: *Defensive armor that covers the chest => BREASTPLATE
Down: Strong suit => FORTE
Down: Anxious feeling => ANGST
Down: Spain and Portugal's peninsula => IBERIA
Down: Speak wildly => RANT
Down: Actor Lowe => ROB
Down: Spoke wildly => RAVED
Down: Ancient Greek marketplace => AGORA
Down: *Fitness gadget promoted by Suzanne Somers => THIGHMASTER
Down: *Supporting pilot in a Top Gun formation => WINGMAN
Down: Droop => SAG
Down: Mardi Gras city, familiarly => NOLA
Down: Presidential spans => ERAS
Down: Elite __: March Madness round => EIGHT
Down: Put the pedal to the metal => SPEED
Down: In an agreeable manner => AMICABLY
Down: Dynamic __ => DUO
Down: Former's counterpart => LATTER
Down: Big name in frozen desserts => SARALEE
Down: See 56-Across => RAE
Down: Cut with a beam => LASE
Down: Breaks sharply => SNAPS
Down: Otherworldly => EERIE
Down: Two-wheelers => BIKES
Down: Pronto! => STAT
Down: Dubai's fed. => UAE
Down: The Situation Room channel => CNN
Down: Lyricist Gershwin => IRA
Down: Female sib => SIS
Down: Workout top => TEE

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 79 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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