Tough-but-loving fathers, informally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tough-but-loving fathers, informally featured in New York Times puzzle on February 17, 2026. We have found 39 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAPABEARS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAPABEARS Tough-but-loving fathers, informally (9) New York Times Feb 17, 2026
7% GRIT Toughness (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 4, 2026
6% DATA Information (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
6% TREK Tough hike (4) Universal Feb 16, 2026
6% SIRED Fathered (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 16, 2026
6% NUT Tough ___ to crack (3)
6% BEGAT Fathered, biblically (5) Universal Feb 15, 2026
6% SPOT In a tough ___ (difficult situation) (4)
6% SIRING Fathering, as animals (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 10, 2026
6% TYRANT Tough boss to work for (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 7, 2026

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