Programmer's problem Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Programmer's problem” from the Universal crossword of February 12, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

UNIVERSAL, FEBRUARY 12, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the Universal (February 12, 2026)

Across

1. Defeat
5. Societal issues
9. Minor disagreements
14. Home of the NHL's Mammoth
15. Biblical rescuer of animals
16. "The Hunger Games" setting whose name is Latin for "bread"
17. Music's Marvin
18. Driver's shout?
19. Houston batter
20. Activity eased by universal child care (In this answer, note letters 1-3, 7-8 and 10-11)
23. ___ or later
25. Soft cheese
26. Pennsylvania nuclear accident site (... letters 3-4, 6-7 and 12-13)
32. It's about 78% nitrogen
33. Spiel
34. Cape Cod ___
35. Big name in beans
37. Droop
38. Orgs. that spend big in November
39. Permit
41. "As if!"
44. Resound
45. 1987 psychological thriller (... letters 1-2, 5-6 and 12-13)
50. Hosp. area
51. Degree for a pro painter
52. Low-quality AI content
53. America, per "The Star-Spangled Banner" (... letters 1-2, 4-5 and 11-12)
57. Poet St. Vincent Millay
58. Posh British school
59. Royal domain
62. Cake layer
63. Rice-A-___
64. Singer Lavigne whose first name is a French month
65. NaCl, e.g.
66. Letters on the Thunder's logo
67. Allows to borrow

Down

1. Programmer's problem
2. Flight guess: Abbr.
3. "Apologize!"
4. Perfect match
5. Give the facts to
6. Roller coaster feature
7. "Tomb Raider" protagonist Croft
8. Ice cream relative
9. "Nationality" of a famed set of Italian steps
10. Baby blue, e.g.
11. Not for
12. Bird aptly found in "water native"
13. LA air concern
21. Gymnast Suni
22. George Orwell's real first name
23. Unpartnered
24. Pennsylvania neighbor
27. Craft beer variety, in short
28. Sun output
29. Beaded counters
30. Cheesy chip
31. Vacuum brand
36. Pie ___ mode
37. Campaign worker
38. Dogs in restaurants, for some
40. Red Muppet
42. Poisonous element
43. 10/20, e.g.
45. ___ mignons
46. French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to
47. Road feature that may interfere with a GPS
48. Your partner's name on your arm, say
49. Livestock pen
54. Move like a water strider
55. Clown nose sound
56. Take home
60. Top of a pot
61. New England Revolution's org.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Programmer's problem”?

BUG, 3 letters: to annoy.

When was “Programmer's problem” last seen in a crossword?

In the Universal crossword of February 12, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

3 letters, starting with B.