New York Times Crossword February 18 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 77 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 18 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 77 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informallyRANDB5Across1
Biblical name for SyriaARAM4Across6
International agreementsPACTS5Across10
"That's ___" (Dean Martin classic)AMORE5Across15
Plumb madLOCO4Across16
Ancient Greek marketplaceAGORA5Across17
Dwindled awayPETEREDOUT10Across18
___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's MetroidSAMUS5Across20
🕘⏳⏰SIGNSOFTHETIMES15Across21
Gullible oneSAP3Across23
Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scaleSERRANO7Across24
Irritated outburstGAH3Across25
Carnaval city, informallyRIO3Across28
Smallish batteriesAAS3Across30
Reservoir producerDAM3Across31
BountyABUNDANCE9Across34
Favorable starting point of an auto racePOLE4Across38
🤙👏👋SYMBOLICGESTURES16Across39
The Farm Service Agcy. is part of itUSDA4Across43
Some wand wieldersSORCERERS9Across44
Trident-shaped letterPSI3Across45
QB's callHUT3Across46
Write "their" for "there," sayERR3Across49
Slopping spotSTY3Across50
Offensively odorousNOISOME7Across51
Noted wildlife refugeARK3Across55
💬🗣️🗯️FIGURESOFSPEECH15Across57
Cara of "Fame" fameIRENE5Across62
Digital captureSCREENSHOT10Across63
Enchantress of Greek mythologyCIRCE5Across65
Popular D.I.Y. websiteEHOW4Across66
Go afterCHASE5Across67
NincompoopsASSES5Across68
RacketsDINS4Across69
Reduced to crumbs, sayEATEN5Across70
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
What a fall guy has to take, with "the"RAP3Down1
Home of the Big 12's CyclonesAMES4Down2
Terse denialNOTI4Down3
RemainsDREGS5Down4
Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story"BERNARDO8Down5
Gucci of fashionALDO4Down6
Locales for some urban gardensROOFS5Down7
Like the accents in "déclassé"ACUTE5Down8
Godzilla foeMOTHRA6Down9
Elbows and bow tiesPASTAS6Down10
Once moreAGAIN5Down11
Best-selling home computers of the 1980sCOMMODORES10Down12
On the moneyTRUE4Down13
FreshnessSASS4Down14
ObservationESPIAL6Down19
It might be a stretch for historiansERA3Down22
Fill an automobile tank … or boost the confidence of, in slangGASUP5Down25
Deep chasmABYSS5Down26
PipsHUMDINGERS10Down27
Demon of Japanese folkloreONI3Down29
On guardALERT5Down32
Like some buns and bedroomsMESSY5Down33
Org. for Wizards and MagicNBA3Down35
Includes, in a wayCCS3Down36
One of the "six enemies of the mind," in HinduismEGO3Down37
Big name in water filtersPUR3Down38
Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-AcrossERE3Down40
Distressing encounterSCRAPE6Down41
___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow"TERRENCE8Down42
New workmatesHIREES6Down46
ManipulateUSE3Down47
CastTOSSED6Down48
Meager measure of compassion?OUNCE5Down52
Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New YearMOCHI5Down53
Actor Zac of "High School Musical"EFRON5Down54
Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok"KESHA5Down56
Acronym on a W-2FICA4Down57
Bluish-purple bloomIRIS4Down58
Wraps (up)SEWS4Down59
Tête-à-têteCHAT4Down60
Firefighting aidHOSE4Down61
XTEN3Down64
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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 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.