Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, February 23, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, February 23, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "breastplate".
Total Clues
78
Longest
breastplate
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
BFA
ALLComplete Solution List
Rains cats and dogs
5POURS
Inflatable float
4RAFT
Film school deg.
3BFA
Greenish pond growth
5algae
After-sun gel ingredient
4aloe
Small appliance that removes wrinkles
4iron
*Woolen garments for ballet dancers
10legwarmers
Floating ice chunk
4BERG
Dull and dreary
4DRAB
Halloween goodies
6TREATS
Hotel room price
4rate
Right this moment
3NOW
Constricting undergarment
6corset
Shocked
6AGHAST
Pretty soon
6INABIT
Magician's revealing cry
5voila
Grandson of Adam
4ENOS
Planet of the ___
4APES
Indoor rower, for short
3ERG
Used some Listerine, say
7gargled
Sass
3LIP
Arlene of classic cinema
4DAHL
Fairy tale bear
4MAMA
Water bill statistic
5USAGE
Actress Tomei
6MARISA
Really, really hate
6loathe
Primary hub of Alaska Airlines, familiarly
6seatac
Hoops org.
3NBA
Collecting Soc. Sec., maybe
4RETD
Lipton rival
6NESTEA
With 48-Down, "Insecure" creator/star
4issa
Laugh-In comedian Johnson
4ARTE
Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant?
10bucketlist
Santa Monica landmark
4PIER
The Daily Planet reporter Lois
4lane
Eaglet nest
5aerie
Msg. from a pulpit
3SER
Strong urges
4YENS
Make fun of
5TEASE
Chum
3PAL
Nashville's Grand __ Opry
3OLE
Fleecy boot brand
3UGG
Shoddy treatment
7RAWDEAL
Cook fast, as tuna
4SEAR
Stallone's "First Blood" role
5RAMBO
The "A" of IPA
3ALE
In favor of
3FOR
Court decision that sets a precedent
8testcase
*Defensive armor that covers the chest
11breastplate
Strong suit
5FORTE
Anxious feeling
5ANGST
Spain and Portugal's peninsula
6IBERIA
Speak wildly
4RANT
Actor Lowe
3ROB
Spoke wildly
5RAVED
Ancient Greek marketplace
5AGORA
*Fitness gadget promoted by Suzanne Somers
11thighmaster
*Supporting pilot in a "Top Gun" formation
7wingman
Droop
3SAG
Mardi Gras city, familiarly
4NOLA
Presidential spans
4eras
Elite __: March Madness round
5EIGHT
Put the pedal to the metal
5SPEED
In an agreeable manner
8amicably
Dynamic ___
3DUO
Former's counterpart
6LATTER
Big name in frozen desserts
7SARALEE
See 56-Across
3rae
Cut with a beam
4LASE
Breaks sharply
5SNAPS
Otherworldly
5EERIE
Two-wheelers
5BIKES
Pronto
4STAT
Dubai's fed.
3UAE
The Situation Room channel
3CNN
Lyricist Gershwin
3IRA
Female sib
3SIS
Workout top
3TEE
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