LA Times Daily Crossword February 17, 2026 Answers

1. "God bless you, please, __ Robinson" 4. Subterranean lava 9. "Stop!," at sea 14. Feel queasy 15. Rumored Roswell visitor 16. Courage 17. Egg cells 18. *Celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of Puebla 20. Swab again, as a deck 22. Cold War rival of the KGB 23. Jr.'s practice exam 24. *Only woman to serve as prime minister of India 28. Going solo 29. Sobbing 33. Refute 35. Big bang letters 37. Alabama civil rights march city 38. UVA's athletic org. 39. *Evaluates 42. Special __ 43. Litter member 45. Part of a semicolon 46. One of a deadly septet 47. "That's 100% true" 50. "__, Macduff": Shakespeare 52. *Punxsutawney Phil's big moment 56. Green curry cuisine 59. Maker of small kitchen gadgets 60. Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" 61. "So glad you've returned!," or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? 65. Male sheep 66. Trojan War tale 67. City whose airport is named for 24-Across 68. Stockholm-to-Helsinki dir. 69. Book identifier 70. Basic skateboard jump 71. Aykroyd of "Ghostbusters"

1. Native New Zealander 2. Torn asunder 3. Joined a mosh pit 4. Apple on a teacher's desk, perhaps 5. Boxer Muhammad 6. Gimlet liquor 7. Muslim pilgrim's destination 8. Name as a successor 9. Michigan in Chicago, e.g.: Abbr. 10. One who's long in the tooth? 11. Pitiful interjection 12. High-protein bean 13. Bouncy gait 19. Miami-__ County 21. Like an otter's fur 25. Not on board with 26. Gp. after millennials 27. Door fastener 30. Struggled to gain traction 31. Pros who cry "out" loud? 32. __-in first-out 33. Start of the day 34. Sound return 36. Actor Danson 39. Stimulus 40. Marketed 41. Snowbird ski resort state 44. Coherent 46. Premier seating area 48. Rapid growth period 49. Union suit? 51. Little terrier 53. Prestigious prize with six categories 54. Lotus pose, for one 55. Southernmost nation on the Arabian Peninsula 56. Ninny 57. Prefix with pad 58. Settled on a perch 62. Poem of homage 63. Bailiff's first word 64. Greek letter X