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New York Times Crossword February 16 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 16 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 78 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#
Necklace fastenerCLASP5Across1 Physique, slangilyBOD3Across6 "___ to that!"AMEN4Across9 Textile city NNE of ParisLILLE5Across13 New wave band with the hit "Whip It"DEVO4Across14 Improvise, in jazzVAMP4Across15 Stared rudelyOGLED5Across16 Late-night kitchen visit, e.g.RAID4Across17 StenchODOR4Across18 Longtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdomTHEWIZARDOFID13Across19 Home for pigsSTY3Across22 Teen wearing heavy eyeliner, maybeGOTH4Across23 Really, really coolBADASS6Across24 "My dude!"BRO3Across27 Computer operating system developed by Bell LabsUNIX4Across28 ___-HulkSHE3Across30 Charge for airing a commercialADFEE5Across31 Fictional lab assistant with a hunchbackIGOR4Across34 StylishCHIC4Across35 Capital of the Gem State, in a mailing addressBOISEID7Across36 Possible cybercrime, informallyIDTHEFT7Across38 M.I.T. Mystery ___ (annual puzzle competition)HUNT4Across40 Close byNEAR4Across41 Corrosion signsRUSTS5Across43 Stadium cheerOLE3Across44 Glance throughSCAN4Across45 Reader's Digest or Golf Digest, in briefMAG3Across46 Where clams are servedRAWBAR6Across47 Knotted (up)TIED4Across49 Rep.'s counterpartDEM3Across51 "Makes no difference to me"IDGOEITHERWAY13Across54 Actress KendrickANNA4Across57 Hourly pay rateWAGE4Across59 Flock that honksGEESE5Across60 Follow directionsOBEY4Across61 Conga, for oneDRUM4Across62 Chicago's ___ PlanetariumADLER5Across63 Scottish girlLASS4Across64 Place to get a rubdownSPA3Across65 Voting spotsPOLLS5Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Thickens, as creamCLOTS5Down1 Not heavyLIGHT5Down2 Narrow way between city buildingsALLEY5Down3 Whole bunchSLEW4Down4 Horse's ancestral linePEDIGREE8Down5 Hearty embraceBEARHUG7Down6 Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses"OVID4Down7 Dull-witted sortDODOBIRD8Down8 EschewAVOID5Down9 Frantic scramblesMADDASHES9Down10 Rock subgenre with confessional lyricsEMO3Down11 "All Things Considered" airerNPR3Down12 "Fiddlesticks!"DRAT4Down14 D.C.'s National ___ZOO3Down20 Kind of number on an old business cardFAX3Down21 Change gearsSHIFT5Down25 Religious offshootsSECTS5Down26 Top-tierBEST4Down27 Pinot ___NOIR4Down29 Give 0 stars in a review, sayABHOR5Down31 One giving support during childbirthDOULA5Down32 High-quality reds and whitesFINEWINES9Down33 Something to noodle onIDEA4Down34 Drink very quicklyCHUG4Down35 GlitteratiINCROWDS8Down37 Shortfall of exports vis-à-vis importsTRADEGAP8Down39 One of the Leeward Islands in the CaribbeanANTIGUA7Down42 DroopSAG3Down45 "It's just OK"MEH3Down46 Occasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informallyBDAYS5Down48 Agenda bullet pointITEM4Down50 Linger (on), as a topicDWELL5Down51 Art supporterEASEL5Down52 Mike who voiced Shrek in "Shrek"MYERS5Down53 Wyatt at the O.K. CorralEARP4Down55 Make overREDO4Down56 Early leader in instant messagingAOL3Down57 Org. for the Raptors, but not the Blue JaysNBA3Down58

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Monday, February 16, 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.