Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, February 16, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, February 16, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "mondaycrossword".
Total Clues
78
Longest
mondaycrossword
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
ASA
ALLComplete Solution List
Expenses
5COSTS
Happy __ clam
3ASA
Judy Oscar winner Zellweger
5RENEE
Software company that makes InDesign and Acrobat
5ADOBE
Captain's record
3LOG
Garlicky spread
5AIOLI
Communication system with dots and dashes
9morsecode
"I'm chipped" collar attachment
5idtag
Peel or pare, say
4prep
Artist Yoko
3ONO
Miss Marple, e.g.
6SLEUTH
Aladdin transport
11MAGICCARPET
One little piggy's destination
6market
Cap
3hat
Look forward to
5AWAIT
Bike part that can be raised and lowered
4seat
Rickman of "Love Actually"
4ALAN
Early-week newspaper feature
15mondaycrossword
Side social media accounts, informally
4alts
Many moons
4EONS
Temporary body dye
5henna
Mini owner
3bmw
TikTok content
6videos
Actor who plays Allan in "Barbie"
11michaelcera
NYC subway between Inwood and Far Rockaway
6atrain
Chem class locale
3lab
Exchange
4SWAP
Queen's tenure
5REIGN
Nickname for Detroit
9MOTORCITY
Permeate
5IMBUE
Be in debt
3OWE
Supporter of the arts?
5EASEL
Donkeys
5ASSES
{/Bel Canto/} novelist Patchett
3ANN
Ceremony host, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, 45-, and 58-Across
5emcee
Summer sleepaway site
4camp
Smell
4ODOR
Achy after exercise, say
4sore
Meas. on the wrapper of a stick of butter
4tbsp
Catch my drift?
3SEE
Run ___ now ...
5ALONG
Likewise
5SODOI
Stone or Iron follower
3age
Berate
6RAILAT
Puffer jacket filler, often
5eider
Still snoozing
5NOTUP
Exhilarate
5ELATE
Twice four
5eight
Paint layer
4COAT
Sings like Sarah Vaughan
5SCATS
Self-referential
4META
Utter mess
5chaos
Three Bears matriarch
4mama
Mil. truant
4AWOL
__ and rave
4RANT
Nanny's offspring
4KIDS
Grimace
5SCOWL
Directional suffix
3ERN
Amazed
4AWED
__ Star State
4LONE
River of Florence
4ARNO
Confidentiality contracts, for short
4NDAS
Sanaa's country
5YEMEN
Branch of Islam
4SHIA
The "B" of LBJ
6baines
Airbnb competitor
4VRBO
Tennis star Sharapova
5MARIA
Action __: post-meeting list
5items
Baby beds
5CRIBS
Peace Palace site, with "The"
5HAGUE
Bozo
5clown
Devoured
5EATEN
Con
4SCAM
The Badger St.
4wisc
Suit to __ (fit perfectly)
4ATEE
Gomer of TV's Mayberry
4pyle
Extinct New Zealand bird
3MOA
Food writer Drummond
3REE
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