New York Times Crossword February 22 2026 Answers

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Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 22 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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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Ease upABATE5Across1 Setting for a landscapeCANVAS6Across6 Like pickles, but not cucumbersACIDIC6Across12 Turn upLOCATE6Across18 If all goes perfectlyATBEST6Across20 Certain head jurorsFOREMEN7Across21 Like some 401(k) contributionsPRETAX6Across23 The Ten PlaguesDEATHONTHENILE14Across24 FreezeHALT4Across26 Bolo, e.g.TIE3Across27 Farmyard callBAA3Across29 Print-readyEDITED6Across30 Sodom and GomorrahATALEOFTWOCITIES16Across31 Literary fairy queenMAB3Across37 Outpouring of Pandora's boxILLS4Across38 ErelongANON4Across39 Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr.FRI3Across40 Singsong syllableTRA3Across41 Season ticket holders, presumablyFANS4Across43 Shoofly dessertsPIES4Across45 Hopeless from the start, for shortDOA3Across46 Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singerIAN3Across48 Samson and DelilahDANGEROUSLIAISONS17Across49 Baseball Hall-of-Famer MelOTT3Across55 FixRIG3Across56 Calendar notation: Abbr.APPT4Across57 Diamond statsRBIS4Across58 Certain trig functionsSINES5Across59 So-called "Hollywood of the South"ATLANTA7Across61 Big name in bubblyMOET4Across64 Painter's mediumOIL3Across65 Noah's ArkWHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE21Across66 NonclericalLAY3Across74 Get the better ofLICK4Across75 Like Constantinople, in 1930RENAMED7Across76 Interior styleDECOR5Across77 Ballet bendPLIE4Across80 Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis JupiterMOON4Across81 The thirdIII3Across83 RuckusADO3Across84 Garden of EdenTHEAGEOFINNOCENCE17Across85 "Scrumdiddlyumptious!"MMM3Across91 Crew needOAR3Across92 Get the ___ (finally become aware)MEMO4Across93 Ingredient in some gelsALOE4Across94 Designated H.M.O. doctor, in briefPCP3Across95 Vintage film channelTCM3Across96 Letters on a crucifixINRI4Across98 Word with rabbit or allEARS4Across99 SullyMAR3Across101 Moses Parting the Red SeaTHEPRINCEOFTIDES16Across103 Rush uncontrolledlyCAREER6Across109 Most common last name in SomaliaALI3Across111 Pressure meas.PSI3Across112 It's verbotenNONO4Across113 Jonah and the WhaleTHEGREATESCAPE14Across114 Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hitRHONDA6Across119 Took turnsROTATED7Across121 Brimless topperBEANIE6Across122 One bringing home the baconEARNER6Across123 Surprisingly enoughNOLESS6Across124 Bars, legallyESTOPS6Across125 FollowsHEEDS5Across126

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Leader of the packALPHA5Down1 2006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalistBORAT5Down2 High-speed travel optionACELA5Down3 Squealer's activityTATTLING8Down4 H, to HeraETA3Down5 West PointerCADET5Down6 Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up"ATE3Down7 Org. with the Nuggets and NetsNBA3Down8 ScreenVET3Down9 Rubbish receptacleASHBIN6Down10 Weasel with a black-tipped tailSTOAT5Down11 Where the coxswain sitsAFT3Down12 UnityCOHESION8Down13 In a furyIRED4Down14 Blue materialDENIM5Down15 CounterfeitIMITATION9Down16 Whoop it upCELEBRATE9Down17 GlorifyEXTOL5Down19 ___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarchNED3Down22 Gullible sortNAIF4Down25 HypotheticalsIFS3Down28 BesidesELSE4Down32 Part of a trunkWAIST5Down33 First-year law student, informallyONEL4Down34 "___ Fan Tutte"COSI4Down35 Mathematician PaulERDOS5Down36 ___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)ANTS4Down42 ConfidenceFAITH5Down43 What may be right but not left?ANGLE5Down44 New Yorkie, sayPUP3Down45 DelegateASSIGN6Down47 Pull to openDRAW4Down49 DilapidatedRATTY5Down50 MoonfishOPAH4Down51 Yankees nickname until 2016AROD4Down52 "My eye!"IBET4Down53 Wielder of a red lightsaberSITH4Down54 "Casablanca" roleILSA4Down60 Folk singer GuthrieARLO4Down62 ApproachingNEARTO6Down63 1964's Nobel Peace laureate, for shortMLK3Down64 Common bridge bid, informallyONENO5Down65 Spanish "she"ELLA4Down67 Kristen of "Bridesmaids"WIIG4Down68 Slushy brandICEE4Down69 PressIRON4Down70 Protein-building acid, informallyAMINO5Down71 Treat again, as a sprainREICE5Down72 Actress FalcoEDIE4Down73 ClammyDAMP4Down77 "Heeere's Johnny!" announcerEDMCMAHON9Down78 Measure againstCOMPARETO9Down79 Tree branch or power line, for a birdPERCH5Down80 One making an impression?MIMIC5Down81 Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman"ONO3Down82 Where boaters hang with bowlersHATTREES8Down86 Hyatt alternativeOMNI4Down87 Spore-producing plantFERN4Down88 Transport (around)CART4Down89 Castle in "Hamlet"ELSINORE8Down90 Heart of the matterMEAT4Down97 Subject for van GoghIRISES6Down98 Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythologyEOS3Down99 LitAFIRE5Down100 Big name in movie theatersREGAL5Down102 First-year West PointerPLEBE5Down104 Olympic bladesEPEES5Down105 "No man is an island" writerDONNE5Down106 Was overENDED5Down107 Glides highSOARS5Down108 Middle: Abbr.CTR3Down109 Noted Art Deco designerERTE4Down110 Sponsored spotsADS3Down115 Persian or AbyssinianCAT3Down116 Enero a diciembreANO3Down117 Domino dotPIP3Down118 "Yeah, right!"HAH3Down120

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, February 22, 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.