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New York Times Crossword February 19 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 79 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 19 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 79 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#
Punk rocker JoanJETT4Across1 Choctaw or ChickasawTRIBE5Across5 Design detailSPEC4Across10 "Up and ___!" (catchphrase for a physicist)ATOM4Across14 In possession ofHAVING6Across15 Tibetan titleLAMA4Across17 Courting disaster, slangilyCRUISINFORABRUISIN18Across18 Fraternity party orderKEG3Across21 Symbol of protectionARK3Across22 Part of a window above the apronSILL4Across23 One-half of a golf partnership, perhapsPRO3Across24 Sound of disapprovalHISS4Across25 ConcludesCLOSES6Across27 Uses a shampoo bottle as a microphone, perhapsSINGSINTHESHOWER16Across29 SwindledSTUNG5Across34 Boxing champ LailaALI3Across35 Subject of the Edward Snowden leaks, in briefNSA3Across36 Jot downNOTE4Across37 Makes a noise like an electric fanWHIRRS6Across38 Australian actor EricBANA4Across40 "___ Father …"OUR3Across44 Concert souvenirTEE3Across46 River to the Rio GrandePECOS5Across47 They may have knowledge of corporate secretsBUSINESSINSIDERS16Across48 Be defeated byLOSETO6Across51 "___ of the D'Urbervilles"TESS4Across52 Big name in LondonBEN3Across53 Big beginning?MEGA4Across54 Servant of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings"ORC3Across56 Short flightHOP3Across57 Better choice, given the options … or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?LESSEROFTWOEVILS16Across60 Volunteer's wordsICAN4Across64 Completely immersed, perhapsSOAKED6Across65 Some colorful plastic items in the seasonal aisle in the springEGGS4Across66 Noted Punxsutawney residentPHIL4Across67 Source of some aerial shotsDRONE5Across68 "Take ___!"THAT4Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Part of a royal flushJACK4Down1 Raison d'___ETRE4Down2 Metaphor for a challenging puzzleTOUGHNUT8Down3 "Eww … just eww"TMI3Down4 Want very much, with "for"THIRST6Down5 Major, e.g.RANK4Down6 Reproductive option, for shortIVF3Down7 Some paragraphs in playbillsBIOS4Down8 ImproveENRICH6Down9 High-end camera, for shortSLR3Down10 Penniless onePAUPER6Down11 Mideast leadersEMIRS5Down12 Spot to play baccaratCASINO6Down13 Gas unitsGALLONS7Down16 Talking back toSASSING7Down19 Is really bad, in slangBLOWS5Down20 Formed from molten lavaIGNEOUS7Down26 Sunken treasure sitesSEABEDS7Down28 You can request a new one on religious grounds if it contains "666": Abbr.SSN3Down29 "What was ___ think?"ITO3Down30 "Yeah, right!"HAH3Down31 Ruling classELITE5Down32 FathersSIRES5Down33 Dickens and DickinsonWRITERS7Down38 Varnish ingredientRESIN5Down39 Card game clarificationACESHIGH8Down41 Neither's partnerNOR3Down42 BuffoonASS3Down43 "I'm at your disposal"USEME5Down45 Bishop, e.g.PIECE5Down47 Japanese word that's sometimes translated as "planted in a pot"BONSAI6Down48 Commentator's call after a missed field goalNOGOOD6Down49 Took stepsSTRODE6Down50 Medieval cure-allLEECH5Down51 Radar operator's concernBLIP4Down53 Over yonderAFAR4Down55 Wilson of the Frat PackOWEN4Down56 Actress KurylenkoOLGA4Down58 "Over here!"PSST4Down59 Sketch show with Colin Jost, in briefSNL3Down61 Fight-ending lettersTKO3Down62 Screen, as a candidateVET3Down63

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 19, 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.