Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, February 19, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "sabrinacarpenter".
Total Clues
78
Longest
sabrinacarpenter
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
PAR
ALLComplete Solution List
Wood used by luthiers
5alder
High-five sound
4SLAP
One of many in Indonesia's Kepulauan Seribu
5islet
He-Man's twin
5SHERA
Area
4ZONE
"I have a good lawyer and I'm not afraid!"
5sueme
"Espresso" singer
16sabrinacarpenter
2024 Korean Air merger partner
6asiana
More haunted
6eerier
"Jeopardy!" champion Amodio
4matt
Collectible card protector
6sleeve
Wee
4ITTY
Taking time off from school?
12cuttingclass
Flavor of fermented foods
5umami
Secure, as a boat
4MOOR
Mississippi formation
5DELTA
Something to shoot for
3PAR
Start to fix?
3PRE
Tub with jets
3SPA
Product of a redox reaction
3ion
Tranquil
6SEDATE
Make it?
6SNAPPY
Pet adoption that wasn't planned
10fosterfail
Infield call
4safe
Taquería drink
4agua
European range
4ALPS
Pachakamaq worshippers
4inca
Quick look
6GLANCE
Mammal with a saddle patch
4orca
Metaphor for something with positive and negative consequences, or what 18-, 30-, and 49-Across literally are?
16doubleedgedsword
Freelancer's targets
7outlets
Gave meaning to
7defined
Knight rider's companions?
6steeds
"Nothing yet!"
6nonews
Tea in masala chai, perhaps
5ASSAM
Tibet's capital
5LHASA
Payment method
9debitcard
Printing gaffe
7erratum
Part of the water cycle
4RAIN
Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour co-headliner
3sza
Follower of wisdom or love, in hairstyling
3loc
Actress ___ Gasteyer
3ANA
A pop
3PER
Got it!
4ISEE
Daily spectacle
7sunrise
Accidentally reveal
9letitslip
Do a virtual interview, say
5emeet
"Fresh Air" co-host Gross
5terry
Condé ___
4NAST
Orange skin?
4PEEL
Citrus fruit
4LIME
Indigenous people of North Carolina
3eno
Alter ___
3EGO
Devices for watching old home movies
4vcrs
Sneak around
6TIPTOE
"Minor Detail" novelist Shibli
6adania
Shipper with brown trucks
3ups
Astronaut Jemison
3MAE
Be better than
3TOP
Whichever
3ANY
In medias __
3RES
Educational ad
3PSA
Warm
7AFFABLE
Admit
7ALLOWIN
Lore
5TALES
Holy moly!
4EGAD
Step on a ladder
4RUNG
Stood up to, say
5faced
Aardvark feature
5SNOUT
Like some accents
5ACUTE
Given to
5PRONE
Item in an Ikea kit
5screw
Wedding exchanges
4IDOS
Understands
4GETS
Starter home?
4EDEN
Puts together
4ADDS
Was in charge
3LED
NorCal hub
3SFO
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