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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The muscles of the abdomen ABS
4
A rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion CAM
7
A territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru ACRE
8
A boy who is employed to run errands PAGE
9
The time at which something is supposed to begin SHOWTIMES
11
Moderately dry SEC
12
Informal abbreviation of `representative' REPS
13
A very small distance or space HAIRS
15
Place restrictions on CURB
16
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong IRE
19
A cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn WORCESTER
21
A unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters ARES
22
Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties PEAR
23
An affirmative YES
24
Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder ASP

Down

1
Feel physical pain ACHE
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A small book usually having a paper cover BROCHURES
3
Create (clothes) with cloth SEW
4
A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent CAMPSITES
5
Make older AGES
6
A state in New England MES
7
A pompous fool ASS
8
A vertical supporting structure PIER
10
A federation TRIBE
14
Form an arch or curve ARCS
15
The center of an object CORE
17
Get or derive REAP
18
To make a mistake or be incorrect ERR
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Space for movement WAY
20
A fashionable hotel usually in a resort area SPA