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Sunday, February 22, 2026
Puzzle by Tobin Saxton ● Edited by Kiran Parekh
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Sunday, February 22, 2026
Puzzle by
Tobin Saxton
● Edited by
Kiran Parekh
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With 11-Down, artist who might prompt the question "Did you know it's just one guy?"
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Manchester mate
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Manning of the NFL
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"There's ___ in my car" (repeated refrain of "Trinidad" by Geese)
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It might give the first pitch?
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'60s war zone, for short
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program
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Recipe amt.
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Idyllic
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___ grievance (voice a complaint)
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That, in Tijuana: fem.
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App purchaser
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Debated Second Amendment issue
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Six in a TD
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Add whipped cream onto a milkshake, say
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Swedish superstore
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Word after tomato or tooth
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Book contents for expecting parents
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Tremendously wealthy
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Fraudulently force
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Make ___ for it
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Rapper Lil ___ Vert
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Student support plan, briefly
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Emergency exit for some apartments
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Food in a food fight, e.g.
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Kylo of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
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Lima or garbanzo
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Allergic reactions
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Lemon finish?
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Criminals whose plan is found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 34- and 43-Across
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Mo. celebrating women
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Like chips in a bag that was left open
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Boot camp boss
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Pinned in the middle?
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Go down a snowy hill
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GPA tankers
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Prepares to score after a fly ball is caught
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Most capable
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Actresses Demi and Mandy
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Campfire remnant
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Brain disease caused by repeated concussions, for short
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Spicy Chinese cuisine
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Bit of tomfoolery
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Dog, in Spanish
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L-shaped keyboard button, typically
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Reels in, at the rodeo
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See 1-Across
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Outlaw
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Meg of "When Harry Met Sally"
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Toy with bags of blocks
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"It's ___ you" (indecisive person's plea)
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x
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Morsels
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"Common Sense" author Thomas
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Worst possible grade
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Positive or negative
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"___ Love Her" (song by The Beatles)
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Funeral attendees
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Pick-___ (refreshing drink)
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Feminist Betty who wrote "The Feminine Mystique"
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Many a ski lodge
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"Present!"
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Arise
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Recedes, as the tide
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The Big House has 107,601 of them
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Man-made waterway
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Place for a tattoo or bracelet
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Equally awful
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Russian twist targets
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