Universal Crossword February 12, 2026 Answers

1. Defeat 5. Societal issues 9. Minor disagreements 14. Home of the NHL's Mammoth 15. Biblical rescuer of animals 16. "The Hunger Games" setting whose name is Latin for "bread" 17. Music's Marvin 18. Driver's shout? 19. Houston batter 20. Activity eased by universal child care (In this answer, note letters 1-3, 7-8 and 10-11) 23. ___ or later 25. Soft cheese 26. Pennsylvania nuclear accident site (... letters 3-4, 6-7 and 12-13) 32. It's about 78% nitrogen 33. Spiel 34. Cape Cod ___ 35. Big name in beans 37. Droop 38. Orgs. that spend big in November 39. Permit 41. "As if!" 44. Resound 45. 1987 psychological thriller (... letters 1-2, 5-6 and 12-13) 50. Hosp. area 51. Degree for a pro painter 52. Low-quality AI content 53. America, per "The Star-Spangled Banner" (... letters 1-2, 4-5 and 11-12) 57. Poet St. Vincent Millay 58. Posh British school 59. Royal domain 62. Cake layer 63. Rice-A-___ 64. Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month 65. NaCl, e.g. 66. Letters on the Thunder's logo 67. Allows to borrow

1. Programmer's problem 2. Flight guess: Abbr. 3. "Apologize!" 4. Perfect match 5. Give the facts to 6. Roller coaster feature 7. "Tomb Raider" protagonist Croft 8. Ice cream relative 9. "Nationality" of a famed set of Italian steps 10. Baby blue, e.g. 11. Not for 12. Bird aptly found in "water native" 13. LA air concern 21. Gymnast Suni 22. George Orwell's real first name 23. Unpartnered 24. Pennsylvania neighbor 27. Craft beer variety, in short 28. Sun output 29. Beaded counters 30. Cheesy chip 31. Vacuum brand 36. Pie ___ mode 37. Campaign worker 38. Dogs in restaurants, for some 40. Red Muppet 42. Poisonous element 43. 10/20, e.g. 45. ___ mignons 46. French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to 47. Road feature that may interfere with a GPS 48. Your partner's name on your arm, say 49. Livestock pen 54. Move like a water strider 55. Clown nose sound 56. Take home 60. Top of a pot 61. New England Revolution's org.