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NYT Crossword answers for February 26, 2026

NYT Crossword · February 26, 2026 · Every hint stays hidden until you tap it

All 74 clues from the Thursday NYT Crossword (15 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.

Across clues and answer lengths
Across first letters
  • 1 starts with C
  • 8 starts with D
  • 14 starts with S
  • 15 starts with R
  • 16 starts with A
  • 17 starts with O
  • 18 starts with L
  • 19 starts with A
  • 21 starts with V
  • 26 starts with B
  • 29 starts with O
  • 30 starts with E
  • 32 starts with E
  • 34 starts with T
  • 35 starts with R
  • 40 starts with J
  • 41 starts with S
  • 42 starts with I
  • 46 starts with N
  • 50 starts with G
  • 51 starts with L
  • 53 starts with P
  • 54 starts with M
  • 55 starts with P
  • 58 starts with G
  • 63 starts with I
  • 64 starts with U
  • 65 starts with X
  • 66 starts with M
Show the across answers
  • 1 Across: 8' 4" CINCHES
  • 8 Across: 250,000 sheets DREAMS
  • 14 Across: Short piece of classical music SONATINA
  • 15 Across: Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants REDTIE
  • 16 Across: Long-tongued animal ANTEATER
  • 17 Across: Laudanum, e.g. OPIATE
  • 18 Across: Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards LAA
  • 19 Across: Happening AFOOT
  • 21 Across: Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George VIKINGSHIPS
  • 26 Across: Grill, informally BBQ
  • 29 Across: Bit of mining equipment ORECART
  • 30 Across: It's not pretty EYESORE
  • 32 Across: Walt Disney's middle name ELIAS
  • 34 Across: Like a plane, informally TWOD
  • 35 Across: System in which XL is smaller than L … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized clues ROMANNUMERALS
  • 40 Across: Malarkey JIVE
  • 41 Across: "Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard) SAVOY
  • 42 Across: "Based on my research …" ICANSAY
  • 46 Across: ___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow NATASHA
  • 50 Across: Vibe (with) GEL
  • 51 Across: Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers LIABILITIES
  • 53 Across: Vexing PESKY
  • 54 Across: Title for a certain union member? MRS
  • 55 Across: Like cats and dogs PLURAL
  • 58 Across: Stall, e.g. GAINTIME
  • 63 Across: Charge, in a way IONIZE
  • 64 Across: Loose, as floorboards UNNAILED
  • 65 Across: ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ XBOXES
  • 66 Across: Total on a chiliagon MANGLES
Down clues and answer lengths
Down first letters
  • 1 starts with C
  • 2 starts with I
  • 3 starts with N
  • 4 starts with C
  • 5 starts with H
  • 6 starts with E
  • 7 starts with S
  • 8 starts with D
  • 9 starts with R
  • 10 starts with E
  • 11 starts with A
  • 12 starts with M
  • 13 starts with S
  • 14 starts with S
  • 20 starts with F
  • 22 starts with I
  • 23 starts with N
  • 24 starts with G
  • 25 starts with S
  • 26 starts with B
  • 27 starts with B
  • 28 starts with Q
  • 31 starts with S
  • 33 starts with S
  • 35 starts with R
  • 36 starts with O
  • 37 starts with M
  • 38 starts with E
  • 39 starts with R
  • 40 starts with J
  • 43 starts with S
  • 44 starts with A
  • 45 starts with Y
  • 47 starts with S
  • 48 starts with H
  • 49 starts with A
  • 52 starts with B
  • 53 starts with P
  • 55 starts with P
  • 56 starts with L
  • 57 starts with U
  • 59 starts with A
  • 60 starts with I
  • 61 starts with N
  • 62 starts with T
Show the down answers
  • 1 Down: Nicolas Cage film set on a plane CONAIR
  • 2 Down: Amount measured in calories INTAKE
  • 3 Down: Highland refusal NAE
  • 4 Down: Org. that runs the "L" CTA
  • 5 Down: Alternative to a walk HIT
  • 6 Down: 67.5 deg. on a compass ENE
  • 7 Down: ___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator" SARAH
  • 8 Down: Wilted DROOPY
  • 9 Down: Peaceful state REPOSE
  • 10 Down: Make some alterations EDIT
  • 11 Down: ___ minimum ATA
  • 12 Down: Cambridge sch. MIT
  • 13 Down: Get SEE
  • 14 Down: Sudden attack SALVO
  • 20 Down: "Bah!" FIE
  • 22 Down: Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen" ICEMEN
  • 23 Down: Queen of the Pride Lands NALA
  • 24 Down: Friendly look GRIN
  • 25 Down: Ending of seven country names STAN
  • 26 Down: Poke ___ BOWL
  • 27 Down: Dudes BROS
  • 28 Down: End of a proof QED
  • 31 Down: Patronize, as an Airbnb STAYAT
  • 33 Down: Questionable, in slang SUS
  • 35 Down: Side dish eaten with curry RICE
  • 36 Down: Roundish, say OVAL
  • 37 Down: Salon job, informally MANI
  • 38 Down: Assessment, informally EVAL
  • 39 Down: Side dish eaten with curry ROTI
  • 40 Down: Some fancy footwork JIG
  • 43 Down: Dirtbag SLEAZE
  • 44 Down: Parts of naves AISLES
  • 45 Down: Animal in some traditional Tibetan races YAK
  • 47 Down: Like a fish out of water, e.g. SIMILE
  • 48 Down: Mercury's mythological counterpart HERMES
  • 49 Down: Half-___ (subpar, in slang) ASSED
  • 52 Down: "Dagnabbit!" BYGUM
  • 53 Down: Grand ___ PRIX
  • 55 Down: Shots, informally PIX
  • 56 Down: Toss up? LOB
  • 57 Down: One, south of the border UNO
  • 59 Down: "Ballerina" star ___ de Armas ANA
  • 60 Down: You can stop right there! INN
  • 61 Down: Remind too often NAG
  • 62 Down: Up to TIL
Show the solved grid
1C2I3N4C5H6E7S8D9R10E11A12M13S14SONATINA15REDTIE16ANTEATER17OPIATE18LAA19A20FOOT21VIK22I23N24G25SHIPS26B27B28Q29ORECART30EYE31SORE32ELIA33S34TWOD35R36OMANNU37M38E39RALS40JIVE41SAVOY42ICAN43S44A45Y46NATA47S48H49A50GEL51LIA52BILITIES53PESKY54MRS55P56L57URAL58G59A60I61N62TIME63IONIZE64UNNAILED65XBOXES66MANGLES

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