Crossword puzzle for February 22, 2026

ACROSS 1. Strait-laced 5. Wall upright 9. Clump of hair 13. Wife of Zeus 14. Proprietor 16. Decorative case 17. Hearing organs 18. Italian bowling 19. Animal fat 20. Jalopy 22. Submissively 24. Conceited 26. Select by voting 27. Intersection 30. Water vapors 33. A porch 35. Fantasize 37. East northeast 38. Fragrance 41. Twosome 42. Sometimes describes one's nose 45. Science of selective breeding 48. Dimwit 51. Commits 52. Veers 54. Opera star 55. Inflammation of a joint 59. Lull 62. Fern clusters 63. Cash 65. Queue 66. Hurt 67. Master of ceremonies 68. A certain cut of meat 69. Kiss and cuddle 70. Superlative 71. Picnic insects
	DOWN
	1. Expresses relief 2. Towards the back 3. Impertinent 4. Eye makeup 5. Cry loudly 6. 2 2 2 7. Parental brother 8. Car window stickers 9. Early communications satellite 10. Mormon state 11. Roll up 12. Neat 15. Metal fastener	21. Pottery oven 23. Decorated, as a cake 25. Nil 27. Completed 28. 2nd planet 29. Norm 31. Profound contemplation 32. Condiment 34. Furrow maker 36. Tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants 39. Muck 40. Ancient	43. Nought 44. Not my 46. Wicked 47. Short novel 49. Dirt 50. Bury 53. Subsequently 55. Snakes 56. Horse color 57. Threesome 58. Notices 60. Module 61. Writing styluses 64. At a future time