Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, February 12, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "foolserrand".
Total Clues
76
Longest
foolserrand
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
LOT
ALLComplete Solution List
Winter X Games host city
5ASPEN
Hey, c'mere!
4PSST
Park place?
3LOT
___ Doone cookies
5LORNA
Navel type
5OUTIE
Janelle's "Abbott Elementary" role
3AVA
*Pointless task
11foolserrand
Derisive cry
3BAH
Chances to swing
6ATBATS
*Climb without ropes
8freesolo
Like the most yellow banana on the tree
6ripest
Urgent care employee
5nurse
Chemical synthesis need
7reagent
Not on solid ground
4ASEA
Desert refuges
5OASES
Messy pile
4HEAP
Goblet part
4STEM
Telethon VIPs
3MCS
*Craftsman kit
7toolset
Prospector's find
3ORE
__ sigh of relief
4PHEW
You sure of that?
4ISIT
Pieces of the heart
5atria
Noble title
4EARL
Had a great time at
7enjoyed
Quickly get through a season
5binge
Gets out of Dodge
6scrams
Squeaker
8CLOSEONE
Swashbuckler's sword
6RAPIER
Downside
3CON
Collection found under sofa cushions, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues?
11loosechange
N.J. winter hrs.
3EST
Bunch of flowers.
5SPRAY
Gas in some colorful signs
5argon
Software engineer, for short
3DEV
Exceedingly dry
4SERE
__ of all
5LEAST
A, in communications
4ALFA
Chimney buildup
4SOOT
Not my __
4PROB
Blow up
7ENLARGE
Most unpleasant
8NASTIEST
Qué ___?
3POR
Sees the sites
5SURFS
Kick off
5START
Prong
4TINE
Place for experiments
10LABORATORY
Shapes formed by spotlights
5ovals
Lake in the Sierra Nevada.
5TAHOE
Utopias
5EDENS
30 for 30 network
4ESPN
Takes to court
4SUES
Shared belief system
5ethos
Easy win
4ROMP
Per person
4EACH
Product line?
10ASSEENONTV
Primatology subject
3APE
Pharmaceutical giant __ Lilly
3ELI
Daisy kin
5ASTER
Maumee River endpoint
4erie
Honey brew
4MEAD
Canola __
3OIL
Mausoleum on the Yamuna River
8tajmahal
Happy dog's movements
4wags
In reserve
7TOSPARE
Film rolls
5REELS
Drug cop
4NARC
Secretly looped in
5BCCED
"No prize for me this time"
5ilose
Nap noisily
5SNORE
Labor leader Chavez
5CESAR
Unwelcome sound from a barber
4oops
Actress Swenson
4INGA
Impediments to effective teamwork
4egos
Monopoly payment
4RENT
Needle part
3EYE
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