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Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues NYT Crossword Clue

Down clue · from the February 12, 2026 puzzle

Stuck on “Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues” from the New York Times Crossword? Here is the verified answer:

Answer
STEALAKISS
10 letters · Down · last seen February 12, 2026

More clues from the February 12, 2026 puzzle

1A *Succeed 5 1D What a phone call or new album might do 4 2D 7-Eleven competitor on the East Coast 4 3D Tree of knowledge locale 4 4D Directory name 6 5D *Behind in payment 5 6D Ones "over there" in "Over There," in brief 3 6A Home of War in the Pacific National Historical Park 4 7D Sacrilegious 6 8D Legend, e.g. 5 9D Beat in chess 5 10A Sign on some restroom doors 3