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New York Times Crossword February 12 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 12 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
*SucceedDWELL5Across1 Home of War in the Pacific National Historical ParkGUAM4Across6 Sign on some restroom doorsMEN3Across10 Angular unit of measurementRADIAN6Across13 Sapa ___ ("the only emperor" in Quechua)INCA4Across15 Kitchen gadget brandOXO3Across16 Must payOWESTO6Across17 *Public messages of appreciationSHUTOUTS8Across18 Heavy metal band whose name is a big cat in SpanishPANTERA7Across20 Alternatively … !!!ORELSE6Across22 Sign out?EXIT4Across23 Firehouse supplyLADDERS7Across24 Take out, in a waySEE3Across26 "An idea …"SAY3Across28 Mount known to produce rare volcanic "smoke rings"ETNA4Across30 Off-road ride, for shortATV3Across31 Horned mountain climberIBEX4Across32 PenCORRAL6Across34 Dennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"DEE3Across36 *New England-style chowder, for oneCLAMSUP7Across37 ___-weekly (mag type)ALT3Across39 Small surgical instrumentLANCET6Across40 Wraps upENDS4Across42 WieldPLY3Across43 Ingrid Bergman's "Casablanca" roleILSA4Across44 Stuff with strandsDNA3Across45 College subj. that can be evolutionary or behavioralPSY3Across46 Lightweight fabric for a handkerchiefBATISTE7Across47 Tomato typeROMA4Across50 Digs for dogsKENNEL6Across53 *Long-legged waderFLAMING7Across54 Provide comfort, in a way … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Across cluesGIVEAHUG8Across58 Northeastern prep school or its townEXETER6Across60 "What's the ___?!"USE3Across61 SurrenderCEDE4Across62 Ceramics componentSILICA6Across63 Web portal with a butterfly logoMSN3Across64 Schooner's stabilizerKEEL4Across65 Some spa treatmentsMASKS5Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
What a phone call or new album might doDROP4Down1 7-Eleven competitor on the East CoastWAWA4Down2 Tree of knowledge localeEDEN4Down3 Directory nameLISTEE6Down4 *Behind in paymentLATEX5Down5 Ones "over there" in "Over There," in briefGIS3Down6 SacrilegiousUNHOLY6Down7 Legend, e.g.ACURA5Down8 Beat in chessMATED5Down9 Mechanisms that are often spring-loadedMOUSETRAPS10Down10 *ForevermoreEXTERNALLY10Down11 Us, in SpanishNOS3Down12 Sushi seaweed typeNORI4Down14 From further backOLDER5Down19 BefuddledATSEA5Down21 Coarse, as languageSALTY5Down25 Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down cluesSTEALAKISS10Down26 SquareEVENSTEVEN10Down27 *Word appearing 51 times in the New TestamentAXMEN5Down29 Speak extemporaneouslyADLIB5Down31 Makeup of some shelvesICE3Down32 Lunch item usually eaten with two hands, in briefBLT3Down33 Cow's mouthfulCUD3Down34 Photo ___OPS3Down35 Wolf (down)SNARF5Down38 Michael nominated for Oscars in five different decadesCAINE5Down41 FoolDELUDE6Down45 Hollywood's Anderson or BachPAMELA6Down46 NoshSNACK5Down48 Little laughTEHEE5Down49 Sounds from un estadioOLES4Down51 *Severely harmMAXIM5Down52 Words of affirmationITIS4Down55 Resting place for a boaNECK4Down56 Pâté de foie ___GRAS4Down57 Unpleasant discovery under a deskGUM3Down58 Hair raiser?GEL3Down59

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.