“Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues”
This clue appeared as 26-Down in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 12, 2026. The answer has 10 letters.
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The clue “Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues” ran in the NYT Crossword on February 12, 2026 as 26-Down. Its answer is a 10-letter word that starts with S and ends with S, with 4 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues” clue?+
The answer is STEALAKISS (10 letters), from the NYT Crossword of February 12, 2026.
Where has this clue appeared?+
We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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