LA Times Crossword Answers February 16 2026
LA Times Crossword February 16 2026 Answers
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Expenses
COSTS
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Happy __ clam
ASA
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"Judy" Oscar winner Zellweger
RENEE
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Software company that makes InDesign and Acrobat
ADOBE
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Captain's record
LOG
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Garlicky spread
AIOLI
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Communication system with dots and dashes
MORSECODE
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"I'm chipped" collar attachment
IDTAG
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Peel or pare, say
PREP
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Artist Yoko
ONO
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Miss Marple, e.g.
SLEUTH
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"Aladdin" transport
MAGICCARPET
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One little piggy's destination
MARKET
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Cap
HAT
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Look forward to
AWAIT
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Bike part that can be raised and lowered
SEAT
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Rickman of "Love Actually"
ALAN
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Early-week newspaper feature
MONDAYCROSSWORD
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Side social media accounts, informally
ALTS
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Many moons
EONS
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Temporary body dye
HENNA
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Mini owner
BMW
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TikTok content
VIDEOS
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Actor who plays Allan in "Barbie"
MICHAELCERA
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NYC subway between Inwood and Far Rockaway
ATRAIN
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Chem class locale
LAB
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Exchange
SWAP
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Queen's tenure
REIGN
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Nickname for Detroit
MOTORCITY
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Permeate
IMBUE
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Be in debt
OWE
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Supporter of the arts?
EASEL
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Donkeys
ASSES
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"Bel Canto" novelist Patchett
ANN
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Ceremony host, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, 45-, and 58-Across
EMCEE
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Summer sleepaway site
CAMP
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Smell
ODOR
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Achy after exercise, say
SORE
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Meas. on the wrapper of a stick of butter
TBSP
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"Catch my drift?"
SEE
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"Run __ now!"
ALONG
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"Likewise!"
SODOI
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Stone or Iron follower
AGE
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Berate
RAILAT
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Puffer jacket filler, often
EIDER
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Still snoozing
NOTUP
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Exhilarate
ELATE
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Twice four
EIGHT
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Paint layer
COAT
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Sings like Sarah Vaughan
SCATS
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Self-referential
META
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Utter mess
CHAOS
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Three Bears matriarch
MAMA
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Mil. truant
AWOL
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__ and rave
RANT
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Nanny's offspring
KIDS
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Grimace
SCOWL
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Directional suffix
ERN
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Amazed
AWED
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__ Star State
LONE
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River of Florence
ARNO
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Confidentiality contracts, for short
NDAS
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Sanaa's country
YEMEN
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Branch of Islam
SHIA
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The "B" of LBJ
BAINES
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Airbnb competitor
VRBO
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Tennis star Sharapova
MARIA
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Action __: post-meeting list
ITEMS
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Baby beds
CRIBS
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Peace Palace site, with "The"
HAGUE
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Bozo
CLOWN
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Devoured
EATEN
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Con
SCAM
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The Badger St.
WISC
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Suit to __: fit perfectly
ATEE
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Gomer of TV's Mayberry
PYLE
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Extinct New Zealand bird
MOA
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Food writer Drummond
REE
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