Daily Crossword Answers USA Today - February 22, 2026

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• Toenail treatment Crossword Clue

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  PEDI

• Part of a chromosome Crossword Clue

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  GENE

• Article celebrating someone's life Crossword Clue

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  OBIT

• Merit Crossword Clue

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  EARN

• Group of mountains or stores Crossword Clue

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  CHAIN

• "Milk and Honey" poet Kaur Crossword Clue

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  RUPI

• Five ___ (burger franchise) Crossword Clue

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  GUYS

• The body's main artery Crossword Clue

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  AORTA

• Historical periods Crossword Clue

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  ERAS

• Influencer who went viral for using the phrase "very demure, very mindful" Crossword Clue

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  JOOLSLEBRON

• Vegetable similar to an onion Crossword Clue

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  SHALLOT

• Surgery for improving vision Crossword Clue

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  LASIK

• Palak ___ (dish with spinach and cheese) Crossword Clue

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  PANEER

• Red veggie in rosolli Crossword Clue

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  BEET

• Word before a maiden name Crossword Clue

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  NEE

• Australian birds Crossword Clue

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  EMUS

• British ___ Crossword Clue

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  ISLES

• Waffle brand Crossword Clue

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  EGGO

• In the style of Crossword Clue

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  ALA

• Largest city in South Korea Crossword Clue

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  SEOUL

• Noodle soup with a tonkotsu style Crossword Clue

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  RAMEN

• Played again on TV Crossword Clue

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  RERAN

• Coachella, Lollapalooza, etc Crossword Clue

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  FESTIVALS

• Some salon workers Crossword Clue

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  STYLISTS

• 2, 4, 6, 8, etc Crossword Clue

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  EVENS

• Tax form preparers, for short Crossword Clue

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  CPAS

• Bio or chem Crossword Clue

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  SCI

• "Sorry, that was my bad" Crossword Clue

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  IDROPPEDTHEBALL

• Shade similar to violet Crossword Clue

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  MAUVE

• Host of the 2016 Summer Olympics Crossword Clue

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  RIO

• Proportion Crossword Clue

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  RATIO

• Liability's opposite Crossword Clue

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  ASSET

• Solemn promise Crossword Clue

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  VOW

• "Moving right ___ . . ." Crossword Clue

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  ALONG

• Game with castling Crossword Clue

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  CHESS

• Ambulance destinations, for short Crossword Clue

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  ERS

• Cartridge contents Crossword Clue

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  INKS