Crossword Answers for Friday, 20 February 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 20 February 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Create (clothes) with cloth SEW
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A state in the Rocky Mountains IDS
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The highest point ACME
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Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman NEE
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Search about busily GRUB
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A living person LIFE
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Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants OIL
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Any green goods that are good to eat EATER
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Someone who fights for a cause PALADIN
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Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur OTTER
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A rapid active commotion ADO
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Keep afloat BUOY
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Be in a huff; be silent or sullen STEW
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To make a mistake or be incorrect ERR
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Direct one's attention on something PORE
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An affirmative YES
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A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters ARS

Down

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The sacred writings of the Christian religions SCRIPTURE
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Someone who copies the words or behavior of another EMULATORS
3
An interconnected system of things or people WEB
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A person who initiates a course of action INITIATOR
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A fighter who holds out against attack DEFENDERS
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An observer who perceives visually SEER
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In the past AGO
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A boy or man LAD
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Good hearing EAR
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A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock LEY
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Be obedient to OBEY
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Be in debt OWE
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A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA