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New York Times Crossword February 26 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 26 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 74 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#
8' 4"CINCHES7Across1 250,000 sheetsDREAMS6Across8 Short piece of classical musicSONATINA8Across14 Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePantsREDTIE6Across15 Long-tongued animalANTEATER8Across16 Laudanum, e.g.OPIATE6Across17 Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboardsLAA3Across18 HappeningAFOOT5Across19 Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named GeorgeVIKINGSHIPS11Across21 Grill, informallyBBQ3Across26 Bit of mining equipmentORECART7Across29 It's not prettyEYESORE7Across30 Walt Disney's middle nameELIAS5Across32 Like a plane, informallyTWOD4Across34 System in which XL is smaller than L … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized cluesROMANNUMERALS13Across35 MalarkeyJIVE4Across40 "Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)SAVOY5Across41 "Based on my research …"ICANSAY7Across42 ___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black WidowNATASHA7Across46 Vibe (with)GEL3Across50 Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powersLIABILITIES11Across51 VexingPESKY5Across53 Title for a certain union member?MRS3Across54 Like cats and dogsPLURAL6Across55 Stall, e.g.GAINTIME8Across58 Charge, in a wayIONIZE6Across63 Loose, as floorboardsUNNAILED8Across64 ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐XBOXES6Across65 Total on a chiliagonMANGLES7Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Nicolas Cage film set on a planeCONAIR6Down1 Amount measured in caloriesINTAKE6Down2 Highland refusalNAE3Down3 Org. that runs the "L"CTA3Down4 Alternative to a walkHIT3Down5 67.5 deg. on a compassENE3Down6 ___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"SARAH5Down7 WiltedDROOPY6Down8 Peaceful stateREPOSE6Down9 Make some alterationsEDIT4Down10 ___ minimumATA3Down11 Cambridge sch.MIT3Down12 GetSEE3Down13 Sudden attackSALVO5Down14 "Bah!"FIE3Down20 Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"ICEMEN6Down22 Queen of the Pride LandsNALA4Down23 Friendly lookGRIN4Down24 Ending of seven country namesSTAN4Down25 Poke ___BOWL4Down26 DudesBROS4Down27 End of a proofQED3Down28 Patronize, as an AirbnbSTAYAT6Down31 Questionable, in slangSUS3Down33 Side dish eaten with curryRICE4Down35 Roundish, sayOVAL4Down36 Salon job, informallyMANI4Down37 Assessment, informallyEVAL4Down38 Side dish eaten with curryROTI4Down39 Some fancy footworkJIG3Down40 DirtbagSLEAZE6Down43 Parts of navesAISLES6Down44 Animal in some traditional Tibetan racesYAK3Down45 Like a fish out of water, e.g.SIMILE6Down47 Mercury's mythological counterpartHERMES6Down48 Half-___ (subpar, in slang)ASSED5Down49 "Dagnabbit!"BYGUM5Down52 Grand ___PRIX4Down53 Shots, informallyPIX3Down55 Toss up?LOB3Down56 One, south of the borderUNO3Down57 "Ballerina" star ___ de ArmasANA3Down59 You can stop right there!INN3Down60 Remind too oftenNAG3Down61 Up toTIL3Down62

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 26, 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.