USA Today puzzle clues 2026 Feb 16

• 50% of an umlaut Crossword Clue
• Academic hiatuses Crossword Clue
• "ASAP!" Crossword Clue
• Bandmate of Simon and Theodore Crossword Clue
• Baseball diamond coverings Crossword Clue
• Bobsledder Ammour Crossword Clue
• Box office failure Crossword Clue
• Brought together, like livestock Crossword Clue
• ___-care day Crossword Clue
• Chicago WNBA team Crossword Clue
• Colorful, long-tailed parrot Crossword Clue
• Convenience at a cash bar Crossword Clue
• Cow's milk source Crossword Clue
• Deliberately avoids Crossword Clue
• Drop in the mail Crossword Clue
• Egyptian novelist ___ Al Aswany Crossword Clue
• Elf's creation Crossword Clue
• Female lobster or chicken Crossword Clue
• Flexible ruler that can retract Crossword Clue
• Follower of Jah Crossword Clue
• Friendly squeeze Crossword Clue
• "Frozen" princess Crossword Clue
• "Hey, you! Yes, you!" Crossword Clue
• Human sponge Crossword Clue
• Humorously ironic Crossword Clue
• "I'm supposed to care because . . .?" Crossword Clue
• In the thick of Crossword Clue
• Italy's shape Crossword Clue
• Japanese breadcrumbs Crossword Clue
• Ladies Crossword Clue
• Like dopiaza and musakhan Crossword Clue
• Like takeout orders Crossword Clue
• Loo Crossword Clue
• Lots of Crossword Clue
• Meaty spread Crossword Clue
• NBA star Westbrook, for short Crossword Clue
• NBC sketch show since 1975 Crossword Clue
• Only NFL division with multiple teams that have never been to the Super Bowl Crossword Clue
• Opera star's solo Crossword Clue
• Opportunity for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Crossword Clue
• Perfectly fine Crossword Clue
• Perform like Yasmin Finney Crossword Clue
• Polynesian Disney heroine Crossword Clue
• Post-op appointment Crossword Clue
• Projectile that's nocked Crossword Clue
• Protester's passion Crossword Clue
• PS5-TV connection cable Crossword Clue
• Raise Crossword Clue
• Reason for some R ratings Crossword Clue
• Regular Crossword Clue
• "Royal" nuisance Crossword Clue
• Sacred bird Crossword Clue
• Seldom seen Crossword Clue
• Shazam or 5 Calls, e.g. Crossword Clue
• Shrinking superhero Crossword Clue
• Shutter strip Crossword Clue
• Signs of joy at medal ceremonies Crossword Clue
• Small mongooses Crossword Clue
• Social no-no Crossword Clue
• Soothing lotion additive Crossword Clue
• South American barbecue Crossword Clue
• Speak formally Crossword Clue
• Specific way to express oneself Crossword Clue
• "Spy Kids" actress Hatcher Crossword Clue
• Strong desires Crossword Clue
• Surgical sites, for short Crossword Clue
• Suspenseful "Love Island" exclamation Crossword Clue
• Tarantulas or rats, maybe Crossword Clue
• "Tender" cut of beef Crossword Clue
• "That was a close one!" Crossword Clue
• "The Crown Ain't Worth Much" poet Abdurraqib Crossword Clue
• "The More You Know" installment Crossword Clue
• Thinly distributed Crossword Clue
• Turf Crossword Clue
• Undesirable plants (5) Crossword Clue
• Way of thinking Crossword Clue
• Written gratitude from a gift recipient Crossword Clue