Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - February 21, 2026

across

• Sound-boosting gear Crossword Clue

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  AMPS

• Drummer ___ E Crossword Clue

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  SHEILA

• Felix or Sylvester, e.g Crossword Clue

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  CAT

• Hideaway where evil laughter might be heard Crossword Clue

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  LAIR

• Submit, like homework Crossword Clue

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  HANDIN

• French affirmative Crossword Clue

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  OUI

• "Now, wait just a second!" Crossword Clue

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  OHNOYOUDONT

• "Where the Wild Things ___" Crossword Clue

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  ARE

• Acorn producer Crossword Clue

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  OAK

• Baseball ump's call Crossword Clue

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  OUT

• Afternoon naps Crossword Clue

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  SIESTAS

• Take a plane Crossword Clue

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  FLY

• Feeling experienced by a gold medal winner Crossword Clue

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  GLEE

• Secretive government org Crossword Clue

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  NSA

• Tater Crossword Clue

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  SPUD

• Director Lee Crossword Clue

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  ANG

• Grad. degrees for some playwrights Crossword Clue

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  MFAS

• Grass-cutting machine Crossword Clue

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  MOWER

• "Rainbow" fish Crossword Clue

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  TROUT

• Obamacare, for short Crossword Clue

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  ACA

• Make space Crossword Clue

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  CREATEANOPENING

• Quiet ___ mouse Crossword Clue

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  ASA

• Material for sheets Crossword Clue

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  SATIN

• Buenos ___ Crossword Clue

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  AIRES

• Ripped apart Crossword Clue

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  TORE

• Went for a jog Crossword Clue

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  RAN

• ___ the dragon Crossword Clue

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  SLAY

• ___other-___n-___aw Crossword Clue

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  MIL

• Heredity unit Crossword Clue

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  GENE

• Pull along Crossword Clue

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  TOW

• Is a member Crossword Clue

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  BELONGS

• Mauna ___ Observatory Crossword Clue

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  LOA

• Ooh and ___ Crossword Clue

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  AAH

• Lumberjill's tool Crossword Clue

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  AXE

• Binary question format Crossword Clue

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  TRUEORFALSE

• "Candy Cane Lane" singer Crossword Clue

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  SIA

• Money-back offer from a manufacturer Crossword Clue

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  REBATE

• "Star Wars" princess Crossword Clue

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  LEIA

• Takeoff guess (Abbr.) Crossword Clue

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  ETD

• Raw bar appetizer Crossword Clue

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  OYSTER

• Helper, for short Crossword Clue

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  ASST