“Better choice, given the options … or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?”
This clue appeared as 60-Across in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The answer has 16 letters.
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The clue “Better choice, given the options … or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?” ran in the NYT Crossword on February 19, 2026 as 60-Across. Its answer is a 16-letter phrase that starts with L and ends with S, with 6 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Better choice, given the options … or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?” clue?+
The answer is LESSEROFTWOEVILS (16 letters), from the NYT Crossword of February 19, 2026.
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