What an actor adopts Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “What an actor adopts” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of February 22, 2026? It has 7 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026
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PERSONA is the answer to “What an actor adopts”. It means a character in a literary work.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A character in a literary work.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: EOPSARN.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Someone's public identity”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (February 22, 2026)
Across
- 1. Reactive particles4 letters, starts with IIONS
- 5. Sources of beer4 letters, starts with TTAPS
- 9. Makes a desperate appeal4 letters, starts with BBEGS
- 13. Toddler's parent4 letters, starts with MMAMA
- 17. Gator's relative4 letters, starts with CCROC
- 18. He beat Dwight in a 1948 Illinois gubernatorial race but lost to another Dwight in two 1950s presidential races5 letters, starts with AADLAI
- 20. "Pancakes, Pancakes!" author Eric5 letters, starts with CCARLE
- 21. Liquid in a beaker4 letters, starts with AACID
- 22. On a cruise, say4 letters, starts with AASEA
- 23. What the crowd does when the crowd goes wild5 letters, starts with RRIOTS
- 24. "Much Ado ___ Nothing"5 letters, starts with AABOUT
- 25. Cookbook author Rombauer4 letters, starts with IIRMA
- 26. Chuck who coached the quarterback Terry Bradshaw4 letters, starts with NNOLL
- 27. "Holy Toledo!"5 letters, starts with ZZOWIE
- 28. Flowers in a metaphorical bed5 letters, starts with RROSES
- 29. Overflow (with)4 letters, starts with TTEEM
- 30. Small Duracell or Energizer products4 letters, starts with AAAAS
- 32. Duplicate, for short5 letters, starts with RREPRO
- 34. 1998 NL MVP Sammy4 letters, starts with SSOSA
- 36. Lead the cast of6 letters, starts with SSTARIN
- 39. Film studio that distributed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy7 letters, starts with NNEWLINE
- 41. Charitable org. that distributes orange boxes for Halloween6 letters, starts with UUNICEF
- 45. Elementary education setting?3 letters, starts with LLAB
- 46. Toddler's parent4 letters, starts with DDADA
- 48. Lemon or lime, e.g.3 letters, starts with HHUE
- 49. Scientist's collection4 letters, starts with DDATA
- 51. In the style of3 letters, starts with AALA
- 52. Ones leading salat prayers5 letters, starts with IIMAMS
- 54. "Electric Avenue" singer9 letters, starts with EEDDYGRANT
- 57. Succumb to fear5 letters, starts with PPANIC
- 59. Betray nervousness4 letters, starts with PPACE
- 60. ___ Mahal3 letters, starts with TTAJ
- 61. Counterpart of long.3 letters, starts with LLAT
- 62. Oft-discouraged habit4 letters, starts with VVICE
- 63. More direct in speech7 letters, starts with BBLUNTER
- 66. "Sons of Anarchy" actress Katey5 letters, starts with SSAGAL
- 70. "Don't test me, pal!"7 letters, starts with IIMEANIT
- 73. "May I help you?"3 letters, starts with YYES
- 74. A toaster oven has many4 letters, starts with UUSES
- 76. LP fig.3 letters, starts with RRPM
- 77. Org. in ESPNU coverage4 letters, starts with NNCAA
- 78. Short sci-fi characters?3 letters, starts with EETS
- 79. Fighters' org. awarding the Diamond Belt3 letters, starts with WWBC
- 80. Provide a warning of7 letters, starts with PPRESAGE
- 83. Character's progression3 letters, starts with AARC
- 85. Mall patron's splurge5 letters, starts with SSPREE
- 88. Animator Terrace who created "The Owl House"4 letters, starts with DDANA
- 89. Unexpected difficulty4 letters, starts with SSNAG
- 91. Closer's inning, often5 letters, starts with NNINTH
- 95. Site of bark in a park4 letters, starts with TTREE
- 96. "The Count of Monte Cristo" author5 letters, starts with DDUMAS
- 97. Kama ___5 letters, starts with SSUTRA
- 99. Theoretical field4 letters, starts with AAURA
- 100. The second word of 76 Across3 letters, starts with PPER
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- 102. Fabric mishap3 letters, starts with RRIP
- 104. Home of the cubs3 letters, starts with DDEN
- 105. Silicate minerals6 letters, starts with AAGATES
- 107. Pedant's minor quibble3 letters, starts with NNIT
- 110. One providing official announcements?3 letters, starts with RREF
- 113. Have a novel experience again?6 letters, starts with RREREAD
- 115. Laser printer substance5 letters, starts with TTONER
- 116. "Smooth Operator" singer4 letters, starts with SSADE
- 117. "The Oregon Trail" bar4 letters, starts with AAXLE
- 119. "Checkered" periods, perhaps5 letters, starts with PPASTS
- 120. Inflammation reducer7 letters, starts with AASPIRIN
- 122. Most close7 letters, starts with NNEAREST
- 124. Winter Olympics athlete who might visit the resort spelled out in the intersections of this puzzle's nations17 letters, starts with CCROSSCOUNTRYSKIER
- 127. Holders of brats, maybe4 letters, starts with BBUNS
- 128. The ways of the world?7 letters, starts with SSTREETS
- 129. Neutral curtain shade4 letters, starts with EECRU
- 130. Minor dispute4 letters, starts with SSPAT
- 131. Sown tidbits5 letters, starts with SSEEDS
- 132. Prescribed quantity4 letters, starts with DDOSE
Down
- 1. "Let me do it!"4 letters, starts with IICAN
- 2. Estimation phrase4 letters, starts with OORSO
- 3. Wintertime song4 letters, starts with NNOEL
- 4. Like quantities that have magnitude but not direction, such as speed and temperature6 letters, starts with SSCALAR
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- 6. "Ciao" in Chihuahua5 letters, starts with AADIOS
- 7. Need for moving snow or soil4 letters, starts with PPLOW
- 8. Form of political criticism6 letters, starts with SSATIRE
- 9. Olive ___ (monkey)6 letters, starts with BBABOON
- 10. Archer associated with Valentine's Day4 letters, starts with EEROS
- 11. Affixes with paste5 letters, starts with GGLUES
- 12. Embarks on a journey7 letters, starts with SSETSOUT
- 13. Rhyming cocktail6 letters, starts with MMAITAI
- 14. Measure of farmland4 letters, starts with AACRE
- 15. Public non-speaker?4 letters, starts with MMIME
- 16. Chicago Bulls' play-by-play announcer Amin4 letters, starts with AADAM
- 19. "That makes sense"7 letters, starts with IISEEWHY
- 20. See 98 Down7 letters, starts with CCARRIER
- 31. Lends support to4 letters, starts with AAIDS
- 33. Power cord's end4 letters, starts with PPLUG
- 35. Break, as a twig4 letters, starts with SSNAP
- 36. Pass inconspicuously6 letters, starts with SSLIPBY
- 37. "Hot" item in a husk6 letters, starts with TTAMALE
- 38. Bead-based counter6 letters, starts with AABACUS
- 39. It's Spanish for "nothing"4 letters, starts with NNADA
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- 42. Incisor's neighbor6 letters, starts with CCANINE
- 43. Extract6 letters, starts with EELICIT
- 44. Features of cut gems6 letters, starts with FFACETS
- 47. Raison ___5 letters, starts with DDETRE
- 50. Storage space, often5 letters, starts with AATTIC
- 53. "12 Angry ___"3 letters, starts with MMEN
- 55. Radio station VIPs3 letters, starts with DDJS
- 56. "___ together now!"3 letters, starts with AALL
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- 64. Pipe or straw, e.g.4 letters, starts with TTUBE
- 65. Northwest corner key3 letters, starts with EESC
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- 69. Assemble5 letters, starts with AAMASS
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- 98. With 20 Down, organization in flight3 letters, starts with AAIR
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- 103. Gatorade's owner7 letters, starts with PPEPSICO
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- 107. Bust figures, briefly5 letters, starts with NNARCS
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- 109. Academic job security6 letters, starts with TTENURE
- 110. Unleashed a tirade6 letters, starts with RRANTED
- 111. Employs, as influence6 letters, starts with EEXERTS
- 112. Criticizes harshly5 letters, starts with FFLAYS
- 114. Ones assigning scores6 letters, starts with RRATERS
- 116. Palindromic sib3 letters, starts with SSIS
- 118. Med. drama locales3 letters, starts with EERS
- 121. Quiet cry for attention4 letters, starts with PPSST
- 123. ___ out (barely got)4 letters, starts with EEKED
- 124. "Survivor" network3 letters, starts with CCBS
- 125. Once known as3 letters, starts with NNEE
- 126. Feel remorse over3 letters, starts with RRUE
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Questions
What is the answer to “What an actor adopts”?
PERSONA, 7 letters: a character in a literary work.
When was “What an actor adopts” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of February 22, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
7 letters, starting with P.