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New York Times Crossword February 15 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 147 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 15 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 147 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#
Do a little too well?CHAR4Across1 TopsLIDS4Across5 Resident of Ayrshire or LanarkshireSCOT4Across9 No time at allAFLASH6Across13 Discouraged actionNONO4Across19 Mouthy?ORAL4Across20 "What a relief!"PHEW4Across21 Brought (out)TROTTED7Across22 Completely destroy with a blastBLOWTOSMITHERE14Across24 Gaia, by another nameMOTHERE7Across27 Something typically taken every 10 yearsCENSUS6Across28 DoodledDREW4Across29 Certain bridge positionsEASTS5Across30 Segment of a timeline, perhapsERA3Across32 The moon's "maria"SEAS4Across33 CircaAROUND6Across36 "Rhoda" actress ValerieHARPER6Across38 Version of a textbook designed for instructionTEACHERE8Across40 Salon substanceMOUSSE6Across44 Muppet who loves pigeonsBERT4Across45 "My life is over"IMRUINED8Across46 SharpnessWITS4Across47 Sarcastic response to a show-offLAHDIDAH8Across48 Walked gingerlyLIMPED6Across52 Product with Pro, Air and Mini varietiesIPAD4Across53 Conical shelterTEEPEE6Across55 Use salt instead of sugar while baking, sayERR3Across57 Skewered Indonesian dishSATAY5Across58 ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the "triangle offense"TEX3Across60 Had a brain fartBLANKED7Across61 Top-left PC keyESC3Across66 Like some simple repair jobs, in briefDIY3Across69 Grilled South American fareAREPA5Across70 Smoothed (out)IRONED6Across72 "Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzleITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE22Across73 Science-and-nature magazine, familiarlyNATGEO6Across78 Muckety-muckNABOB5Across79 Frequently, poeticallyOFT3Across80 Fair-hiring inits.EOE3Across81 Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoningARSENIC7Across82 Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur)LAY3Across84 More sardonicWRIER5Across85 Rest area?BED3Across87 Speeds of slow-moving trafficCRAWLS6Across90 "It's ___ real"BEEN4Across92 Delicate, as beautyETHERE6Across93 Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transitionFEATHERE8Across96 Wear (out)TIRE4Across100 Middle-of-the-night woeINSOMNIA8Across102 Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title)ALBA4Across104 Made younger-looking in an editing studio, sayDEAGED6Across105 Reality TV franchise created by Tyra BanksTOPMODEL8Across107 Philosophy symbolized by yin and yangTAOISM6Across108 Ruby lookalikeGARNET6Across111 Throw, in modern slangYEET4Across112 Fort Collins sch.CSU3Across113 Calls to task?PAGES5Across114 Company behind the machine used to make SlurpeesICEE4Across116 Kind of paper in a labLITMUS6Across118 In backATTHERE7Across123 "Wait, are we done?"ISTHATALLTHERE14Across125 Queen of the fairiesTITANIA7Across129 Dueling weaponEPEE4Across130 Skin softenerALOE4Across131 Fruit also known as a "uniq"UGLI4Across132 Largest bird in North AmericaCONDOR6Across133 X-ray unitsRADS4Across134 ImmodestLEWD4Across135 "You can't make me!," e.g.SASS4Across136

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"The Exchange" airerCNBC4Down1 Flaw in an argumentHOLE4Down2 Unknown author, for shortANON4Down3 SquabblesROWS4Down4 Unresolved parts of a plotLOOSEENDS9Down5 Org. to which you might provide your bank account infoIRS3Down6 Renewable energy structureDAM3Down7 Lost tractionSLID4Down8 Globelike shapeSPHEROID8Down9 Dress downCHEWOUT7Down10 Poetic contractionOER3Down11 Many middle schoolersTWEENS6Down12 Ones pressed for cash?ATMS4Down13 Top of a latteFROTH5Down14 MuchoLOTSA5Down15 M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboardsATH3Down16 In hot water?STEEPED7Down17 Fashion designer CarolinaHERRERA7Down18 ShortageDEARTH6Down23 BehindTUSHIE6Down25 Certain public transit networkTRAMWAY7Down26 Singer whose "Hello" was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTubeADELE5Down31 "People ___ Strange" (the Doors song)ARE3Down34 Conduct inciting an insurrectionSEDITION8Down35 World's first billion-dollar corporationUSSTEEL7Down37 Sac fly resultRBI3Down39 Game piece in RummikubTILE4Down40 Royal titleEMIR4Down41 Where jet-setters may rub elbowsARMRESTS8Down42 ChaliceCUP3Down43 P.D. alertAPB3Down49 Prefix meaning "sun"HELIO5Down50 "Heavens to Betsy!"DEARME6Down51 Subscription-only website featurePAYWALL7Down54 Look intoEXPLORE7Down56 ContributeADD3Down59 Chicago paper, informallyTRIB4Down60 N.Y.C. neighborhood that's home to the Grey Art MuseumNOHO4Down62 Lower-body exerciseKNEEBEND8Down63 Occupational suffixEER3Down64 J.F.K. predecessorDDE3Down65 Aromatic herbSAGE4Down67 Hold tightlyCLENCH6Down68 Mariner's greetingAHOY4Down70 Natural attractionAFFINITY8Down71 Two peas ___ podINA3Down73 PitchTAR3Down74 French wine regionLOIRE5Down75 LeBron James or Nikola JokicNBASTAR7Down76 Delivery person's assignment: Abbr.RTE3Down77 "Wheels"CAR3Down83 Beverage infused with THCWEEDTEA7Down85 Fixed, as a "m-i-t-s-a-k-e"RESPELLED9Down86 County in western New YorkERIE4Down88 Deck out?DEAL4Down89 Shoe with a thick soleWEDGE5Down91 Part of an equestrian's ensembleBREECHES8Down92 Small songbirdTOMTIT6Down94 Benefit plan option, in briefHMO3Down95 Wealthy sortFATCAT6Down96 StretchyELASTIC7Down97 "Next on my list"ABOUTTO7Down98 ___ chiTAI3Down99 Lit up, in a wayIGNITED7Down101 ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood)NOE3Down103 Less challengingEASIER6Down106 Shell outSPEND5Down109 Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10MARIO5Down110 Bicyclist's settingGEAR4Down115 Latin list enderETAL4Down117 Lead-in to a conclusionTHUS4Down119 ___ Millions (multistate lottery)MEGA4Down120 Some addressesURLS4Down121 Dos + cuatroSEIS4Down122 China's largest ethnic groupHAN3Down124 Wellness resort offeringSPA3Down126 Horn contents at a Viking feastALE3Down127 DepressedLOW3Down128

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, February 15, 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.