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New York Times Crossword February 26 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 74 clues from the New York Times Crossword for February 26 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
8' 4"71 AcrossReveal answer → 250,000 sheets68 AcrossReveal answer → Short piece of classical music814 AcrossReveal answer → Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants615 AcrossReveal answer → Long-tongued animal816 AcrossReveal answer → Laudanum, e.g.617 AcrossReveal answer → Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards318 AcrossReveal answer → Happening519 AcrossReveal answer → Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George1121 AcrossReveal answer → Grill, informally326 AcrossReveal answer → Bit of mining equipment729 AcrossReveal answer → It's not pretty730 AcrossReveal answer → Walt Disney's middle name532 AcrossReveal answer → Like a plane, informally434 AcrossReveal answer → System in which XL is smaller than L … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized clues1335 AcrossReveal answer → Malarkey440 AcrossReveal answer → "Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)541 AcrossReveal answer → "Based on my research …"742 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow746 AcrossReveal answer → Vibe (with)350 AcrossReveal answer → Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers1151 AcrossReveal answer → Vexing553 AcrossReveal answer → Title for a certain union member?354 AcrossReveal answer → Like cats and dogs655 AcrossReveal answer → Stall, e.g.858 AcrossReveal answer → Charge, in a way663 AcrossReveal answer → Loose, as floorboards864 AcrossReveal answer → ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐665 AcrossReveal answer → Total on a chiliagon766 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Nicolas Cage film set on a plane61 DownReveal answer → Amount measured in calories62 DownReveal answer → Highland refusal33 DownReveal answer → Org. that runs the "L"34 DownReveal answer → Alternative to a walk35 DownReveal answer → 67.5 deg. on a compass36 DownReveal answer → ___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"57 DownReveal answer → Wilted68 DownReveal answer → Peaceful state69 DownReveal answer → Make some alterations410 DownReveal answer → ___ minimum311 DownReveal answer → Cambridge sch.312 DownReveal answer → Get313 DownReveal answer → Sudden attack514 DownReveal answer → "Bah!"320 DownReveal answer → Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"622 DownReveal answer → Queen of the Pride Lands423 DownReveal answer → Friendly look424 DownReveal answer → Ending of seven country names425 DownReveal answer → Poke ___426 DownReveal answer → Dudes427 DownReveal answer → End of a proof328 DownReveal answer → Patronize, as an Airbnb631 DownReveal answer → Questionable, in slang333 DownReveal answer → Side dish eaten with curry435 DownReveal answer → Roundish, say436 DownReveal answer → Salon job, informally437 DownReveal answer → Assessment, informally438 DownReveal answer → Side dish eaten with curry439 DownReveal answer → Some fancy footwork340 DownReveal answer → Dirtbag643 DownReveal answer → Parts of naves644 DownReveal answer → Animal in some traditional Tibetan races345 DownReveal answer → Like a fish out of water, e.g.647 DownReveal answer → Mercury's mythological counterpart648 DownReveal answer → Half-___ (subpar, in slang)549 DownReveal answer → "Dagnabbit!"552 DownReveal answer → Grand ___453 DownReveal answer → Shots, informally355 DownReveal answer → Toss up?356 DownReveal answer → One, south of the border357 DownReveal answer → "Ballerina" star ___ de Armas359 DownReveal answer → You can stop right there!360 DownReveal answer → Remind too often361 DownReveal answer → Up to362 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.