Crossword Answers for Saturday, 21 February 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Saturday, 21 February 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Act as an organized group GANG
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Offering fun and gaiety GAY
8
Any property detected by the olfactory system ODOR
9
A fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair ABA
10
Used of syllables TONIC
12
A high rocky hill TOR
13
Ahead of the times MODERN
15
A reason for wanting something done INTERESTS
18
The state that precedes vomiting NAUSEA
19
Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour TIN
20
A magnifier of images of distant objects SCOPE
24
The day before EVE
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Be obedient to OBEY
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The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue RED
27
The cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one NINE

Down

1
Go through GOT
2
A rapid active commotion ADO
3
Negation of a word or group of words NON
4
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty GRIMES
5
Supply with a gate GATES
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Terminate before completion ABORT
7
Tell or spin a yarn YARNS
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The center of an object CORES
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A Protestant layman who assists the minister DEACON
15
Place in a grave or tomb INTER
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Inexperienced NAIVE
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Adjust the pitches of TUNED
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Followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery OBI
22
Female swan PEN
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Good discernment EYE