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Hearty embrace NYT Crossword Clue

Down clue · from the February 16, 2026 puzzle

Stuck on “Hearty embrace” from the New York Times Crossword? Here is the verified answer:

Answer
BEARHUG
7 letters · Down · last seen February 16, 2026

More clues from the February 16, 2026 puzzle

1A Necklace fastener 5 1D Thickens, as cream 5 2D Not heavy 5 3D Narrow way between city buildings 5 4D Whole bunch 4 5D Horse's ancestral line 8 6A Physique, slangily 3 7D Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses" 4 8D Dull-witted sort 8 9D Eschew 5 9A "___ to that!" 4