"Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 22–letter crossword clue “"Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 15th Feb 2026. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “"Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle” is ITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE (22 letters).
We last saw “"Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle” in NYT Crossword on 15th Feb 2026.
The 22-letter answer for “"Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle” is ITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE.
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