"You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-Across featured in LA Times Daily puzzle on February 18, 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ITSIMPERATIVE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITSIMPERATIVE "You must!," or how a demanding conductor would interpret 20-, 26-, and 45-Across (13) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026
4% MATES Defeats at 45 Across (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
4% YOUNG see 26 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Feb 16, 2026
4% MAGENTA A 20 Across ink colour (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
4% YELLOW A 20 Across ink colour (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
4% BLACK A 20 Across ink colour (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
4% CYAN A 20 Across ink colour (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 16, 2026
4% COLT "___ .45" (4) TV Feb 15, 2026
4% EASY Not demanding (4) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
4% ARTURO Conductor Toscanini (6) Universal Feb 10, 2026

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