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New York Times Crossword February 25 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 25 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 76 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#
[Taps casino table]HITME5Across1 Signs of treble?CLEFS5Across6 ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend)EMO3Across11 Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite BarkleyONEAL5Across14 Deck in divinationTAROT5Across15 Mil. authorityCMD3Across16 Failing to pay bills on time may affect thisCREDISCORE10Across17 PossessedHAD3Across19 Lotto-like casino gameKENO4Across20 Summer treats in small cupsICES4Across21 Sounds of sudden vanishingPOOFS5Across22 ZeroNADA4Across24 Inverse of kilo-MILLI5Across26 "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889VINCENTANGOGH13Across27 Pair of cymbals in a drum kitHIHAT5Across32 Tribal home, maybe, informallyREZ3Across33 Reason to take a painkillerACHE4Across34 So-called "melting pot," in briefUSA3Across35 E-bike alternativeSCOOTER7Across36 One ___ timeATA3Across40 Bubbles in a bubble bathSUDS4Across41 A QR code might access oneURL3Across43 Purplish perennialASTER5Across44 Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years … 100 Heroes & Villains" listHANNIBALLETER13Across46 RansacksLOOTS5Across50 Retail chain with ready-to-assemble productsIKEA4Across51 Stays in line, sayWAITS5Across52 Hawaiian gooseNENE4Across53 Thumbs-down votesNAYS4Across55 BuriedHID3Across59 Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across?BREAKDANCES11Across60 Fruit drinkADE3Across63 On a higher levelABOVE5Across64 Second-chance showRERUN5Across65 Org. with metal detectorsTSA3Across66 SuppedDINED5Across67 ParadisesEDENS5Across68

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PawnHOCK4Down1 ConcerningINRE4Down2 One subject to a curfew, maybeTEEN4Down3 So-called "Queen of Pop"MADONNA7Down4 Former Giant ManningELI3Down5 Healthy self-image?CTSCAN6Down6 Tie upLACE4Down7 God depicted with a bowEROS4Down8 Word between "word" and "word"FOR3Down9 InterveneSTEPIN6Down10 Sound-track?ECHOLOCATE10Down11 Combatant in an octagon-shaped cageMMAFIGHTER10Down12 Calculated ratiosODDS4Down13 Era competitorIDE3Down18 Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk"OLGA4Down23 BehavesACTS4Down25 Where you might lose your wayMAZE4Down26 Demo graphics, maybeVISUALAIDS10Down27 "This is news to me!"IHADNOIDEA10Down28 Cyber punk?TROLL5Down29 Tick docET2Down30 When repeated, "Preach!"HEAR4Down31 When repeated, secretHUSH4Down32 Bear's heirs?CUBS4Down37 60 minutiORA3Down38 Pulse quickly, as the heartRAE3Down39 Bratty kidSNOT4Down42 Was a fangirl of, saySTANNED7Down45 "Really awful"ITSBAD6Down47 ConnectedLINKED6Down48 Scraped (by)EKED4Down49 "Huh?"WHAT4Down52 Like the sign for Radio City Music HallNEON4Down53 Roof projectionEAVE4Down54 Farming areaACRE4Down56 Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope"YEUN4Down57 Tax IDsSSNS4Down58 Result of a solo homer, for shortRBI3Down61 "There you ___!"ARE3Down62

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, February 25, 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.