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New York Times Crossword February 21 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 72 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 21 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 72 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#
Look to give nothing away?BLANKSTARE10Across1 European city on the Bay of AngelsNICE4Across11 Film subgenre exemplified by "The Thing" or "The Fly"BODYHORROR10Across15 Like some fixationsORAL4Across16 It gets folded and pressedQUESADILLA10Across17 Split in twoFORK4Across18 Posts on InstaPIX3Across19 The third primary chakra is located just above itNAVEL5Across20 Foundations of many dad jokesPUNS4Across21 "Right, right, right"ISEE4Across22 Yom Kippur topicSIN3Across24 Certain slip-onPONCHO6Across25 Merely hinted atTACIT5Across27 Author of "The Fisherman and His Flute"AESOP5Across29 Clip-on mic, for shortLAV3Across31 Many great athletes play with itGRIT4Across32 Architect's toolTSQUARE7Across34 A cow can produce about 200 pounds of it a yearMETHANE7Across36 In piecesASUNDER7Across39 Items of some import?EXOTICA7Across40 Rachel ___, author of "Heated Rivalry"REID4Across41 Savory latke toppingLOX3Across42 Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men"LUMET5Across43 "Quiet, you!"ZIPIT5Across45 Formula 1 star, e.g.DRIVER6Across49 Shade similar to avocadoPEA3Across51 "Sick!"DOPE4Across53 On a chain, sayCCED4Across54 A lot of paperworkFORMS5Across55 The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboardsPHX3Across57 Steps to a lively tuneJIGS4Across58 How low can you go?ROCKBOTTOM10Across59 "Right now!"ASAP4Across61 What roller coasters are designed to doEXHILARATE10Across62 Flat earth?MESA4Across63 Item for purchase with a question mark on its sideMYSTERYBOX10Across64

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Smoking spotBBQPIT6Down1 Mrs. John Quincy AdamsLOUISA6Down2 Campaign leader, informallyADEXEC6Down3 Overseer of the Erie Canal, in briefNYS3Down4 "Star Trek" villain played by Ricardo MontalbánKHAN4Down5 Some diner drinksSODAS5Down6 They might have all the answersTRIVIATEAM10Down7 Pink-furred cat in "Garfield"ARLENE6Down8 With 26-Down, basic instruction to a dogROLL4Down9 New ___ (official cap maker for M.L.B.)ERA3Down10 Like a spoilsportNOFUN5Down11 Totally foolproofIRONCLAD8Down12 Many key changes take place in itCARSHARE8Down13 Herd at YellowstoneELK3Down14 It's a surprise, of course!POPQUIZ7Down21 Chinese symbol of prosperityEIGHT5Down23 Group of companionsPOSSE5Down25 See 9-DownOVER4Down26 Followed surreptitiouslyTRAILED7Down28 Beginner's setSTARTERKIT10Down30 Rack upINCUR5Down33 RuinedUNDID5Down35 Blend into oneMELD4Down36 Free spirits?EXORCISE8Down37 Hydrogen sulfide, e.g.TOXICGAS8Down38 Big timesEPOCHS6Down44 You might hear a hiss when it's pulledPOPTAB6Down46 Defunct image editorIPHOTO6Down47 Chile con carne cuisineTEXMEX6Down48 Hornet genusVESPA5Down50 Take a constitutionalAMBLE5Down52 CunningFOXY4Down55 Go to the moonSOAR4Down56 Play together, in a wayJAM3Down58 Phase for dreamersREM3Down59 "___ me!"TRY3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, February 21, 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.