Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues featured in New York Times puzzle on February 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STEALAKISS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEALAKISS Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues (10) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
6% GIVEAHUG Provide comfort, in a way … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Across clues (8) New York Times Feb 12, 2026
6% THEBIGAPPLE NYC, and hint to answers to asterisked clues (11) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
6% FALLGUY Scapegoat, or a hint to the starred answers (7) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
6% DOUBLEYOURMONEY Achieve a 100% return on an investment ... and a hint to the starred clues' answers (15) Universal Feb 3, 2026
6% ASALLGETOUT To the max ... or, read differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers? (11) Universal Jan 27, 2026
6% ACS Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues (3) New York Times Nov 3, 2025
5% MENINBLACK Movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, and a hint to answers to asterisked clues (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 6, 2026
5% MOVETHENEEDLE Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do (13) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
5% NECKS Smooches or snogs (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 2, 2026

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