Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Saturday, February 14, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, February 14, 2026 features 72 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.3 letters. The longest answer is "socialbattery".
Total Clues
72
Longest
socialbattery
Avg Length
5.3
Shortest
TIA
ALLComplete Solution List
Grazing spots
9tapasbars
Classic Milwaukee brewer
5pabst
Holding back tears, perhaps
9emotional
Cornmeal cake
5AREPA
Final act for a big star
9supernova
Tiptoe
5CREEP
Phillies All-Star shortstop Turner
4trea
Salon sounds
5SNIPS
Squeaks (by)
4EKES
Hermana de la madre
3TIA
Scoped out
5CASED
Resource that may be recharged with alone time
13socialbattery
Alan Ladd western
5SHANE
Sphere
5REALM
Green shade
3PEA
1990s fad item
3POG
State gemstone of Minnesota
5agate
[raises hand]
3IAM
Ferment, perhaps
3age
Cut back
5PRUNE
Alabama and Kansas
5bands
Unapologetic self-promotion
13shamelessplug
Infer
5EDUCE
___ complicated
3ITS
Big D cagers
4MAVS
David Oyelowo film set in Alabama
5selma
French head
4TETE
Covered in vines
5IVIED
Reason to cover a lot of ground quickly?
9raindelay
Come and go
5RECUR
Nonbillable work?
9minorrole
Goomba, to Mario
5enemy
Local cultural ecosystems
9artscenes
Exam
4TEST
River between Russia and China
4amur
Vatican City resident
4POPE
Carbo-loaded, say
7ateaton
Military address
3SIR
Art with a moyogi style
6bonsai
Rando on a message board
4anon
Sitarist Shankar
4RAVI
Give a hand
4SLAP
Campaign gp.
3pac
Mesmerize
6arrest
Sting operation
10beekeeping
Cram for book club
9speedread
Dances like Savion Glover
4taps
Magnitude
5scale
Water cooler
3ICE
Texter's "Currently"
3atm
Words from a seasoned pro
10sageadvice
Engage in forensics
5ARGUE
Tilts
5LEANS
"Matlock" star
5bates
Staple of Nigerian cuisine
4yams
Beauty spots?
4SPAS
State of bliss
9hogheaven
"Les Alyscamps" city
5arles
Burpee target
3pec
Club kin
3BLT
Puritanical
7AUSTERE
Institution that may have a repatriation policy
6museum
Moving challenges
6pianos
Wetland
4mire
Gospel singer Franklin
4ERMA
Burrow
4LAIR
Bread maker?
4MINT
North Carolina college town
4ELON
Epic ___
4tale
Emoji reaction to a hot take
4eyes
Word with rub or run
3dry
Kinshasa's country, briefly
3DRC
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