LA Times Daily Crossword February 22, 2026 Answers

1. Commotion 5. Hat for Carmen Sandiego 11. "A Boy Named Sue" singer 15. Peppa and Petunia 19. Break __ song 20. Resume business 21. City northeast of Mauna Loa 22. "I think I goofed" 23. Writing tablet at a cleaning service? 25. Commotions 26. Coffee district west of 21-Across 27. Castle tower 28. Highest part 29. Copier sheets at a French restaurant? 31. Foul territory? 32. Unspecified amount 34. Self-satisfied 36. Spots for daith piercings 37. Antique photos 39. Research specialties 41. Catherine of "The Studio" 45. Writing implements at a biotech lab? 49. Fight show for more than 30 years 50. Keep an eye on 51. New Mexico art hub 52. However, briefly 54. Succotash bean 55. Fishhook projection 56. Buster 57. Does in a forest 58. Dragon's retreat 59. __ pale ale 61. "Grand Hotel" star Greta 63. Eurasian range 65. Counterculture drug 66. File holder at a music store? 70. Bit of hair gel 73. American Red Cross founder Barton 74. Old record players 75. Blubbers 79. "The Young and the Restless" actor Braeden 81. Beauty brand 82. "Don't lose any sleep over it," in a text 83. Colombian metropolis 84. Overdo the praise 85. Sch. that retired Caleb Williams' No. 13 86. Fill completely 88. Advil alternative 91. "All __!" 93. Metal fasteners at a culinary school? 96. Decaf brand 97. Part of an EGOT 98. Call it a day 99. "Thunderstruck" band 101. Nights of anticipation 103. Have a chat 104. "Groovy!" 107. Adhesive roll at a watch factory? 111. French affirmation 113. Gloomy Milne character 115. Home of the NHL's Mammoth 116. Jedi who becomes a Force ghost in "Return of the Jedi" 117. Measuring device at a toy store? 119. Software test version 120. __ fail 121. Chaperone 122. "Mulan" voice actress __-Na Wen 123. "Praise be!" 124. Place for curlers 125. Texas congressman Joaquin 126. Circus routines

1. Clenched hands 2. Not censored at all 3. "Likely __!" 4. Whiskey cocktail 5. Chili-and-chips dish 6. Nightfall, poetically 7. Iditarod crew 8. Dirt on a campaign rival, briefly 9. Brings in 10. "... __ a bottle of rum" 11. Juice box? 12. Assistant 13. Spots for sledding 14. Book before Joel 15. Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace 16. Denny's rival 17. Vanished 18. __-pei: wrinkly dog from China 24. Moves back to zero 29. Preserves in salt 30. Clipper's front 33. Attic pests 35. Powerful shark 37. Novak Djokovic's nation 38. Middle of some long weekends 40. Orbiter smaller than a planet 42. Common typeface 43. Director Harold 44. 97-Across, e.g. 45. Mongolian desert 46. "Dear __ Hansen" 47. Socially awkward type 48. Talmudic scholar 49. Planet 53. Gets all better 56. Quarters on a base 57. Brew served at Moe's Tavern 60. Clemson's athletic gp. 61. Hockey scores 62. "That's really impressive!" 64. Work on "Project Runway," say 67. Bringer of rain 68. Third of a third 69. Chef's road map 70. "Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper" artist 71. Oranjestad's country 72. Animal on old nickels 76. Rapper __ Sweatshirt 77. Ballet bend 78. Transgressions 80. Singer with the 1984 hit "I Feel for You" 86. Barrel component 87. Unit of forestland 88. "The Thin Man" dog 89. Spiky heel 90. "Spider-Man" surname 92. Talladega event 94. Sprain soother 95. Nasal cavity cleansing vessel 97. Tentacled mollusks 100. Salon appliance 102. "The March King" 104. __ acid 105. Isn't for you? 106. Icy obstacles 107. Polka band horn 108. Individual thing 109. Actress Blanchett 110. Score after deuce, at times 112. Market IDs 114. Sonoran Desert city 117. Torso muscle, for short 118. Go wrong