THE DAILY SOLVE
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February 16, 2026 Answers
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Across →26 CLUES
1Fronts of ships5
6Vitality4
10Put a cap on5
11Some golf clubs5
13Banded quartz5
14Make extremely dry5
15Sine qua --3
16Drake’s music3
18Inventor Whitney3
19Beach Boys legend11
22“Very funny!” online3
23Move slowly4
24Room sides5
27Not so many5
28Huron neighbor4
29Knight’s title3
30“It’s a Heartache” singer11
35Cow’s chew3
36Possess3
37Count start3
38Useful skill5
40Omit phonetically5
42Comedian Anne5
43Fathered5
44Coloring agents4
45Run-down5
Down ↓24 CLUES
1Fallback strategy5
2Strictness5
3Muscat native5
4Humor3
5Cans under catering dishes7
6Painter Fra Filippo --5
7Lyricist Gershwin3
8Predicted7
9Surround7
12Black eye6
17Cobbler’s tool3
20Patriot Ethan5
21Distrustful5
24Video chat need6
25Awakened7
26Lohan of “Freaky Friday”7
27Gym goal7
29Attach a patch3
31Smidgens5
32River of France5
33Concluded5
34Frail5
39Before, in poems3
41Tell tales3
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