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NYT Crossword February 23 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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1ABuffoons5 lettersSee answer ›6APaula of "American Idol"5 lettersSee answer ›11AFinal use for an old T-shirt3 lettersSee answer ›14AEnraged5 lettersSee answer ›15AWhat "my guitar gently" does, in a classic George Harrison song5 lettersSee answer ›16AMesozoic or Paleozoic3 lettersSee answer ›17AHome for a single guy11 lettersSee answer ›19AAnimation sheet3 lettersSee answer ›20AHole for threading a lace6 lettersSee answer ›21A___ fide (genuine)4 lettersSee answer ›22A"Please like and subscribe" and the like, on YouTube videos6 lettersSee answer ›25ADr. Seuss book with the quote "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."8 lettersSee answer ›28A___ Today3 lettersSee answer ›29AKind of computer port3 lettersSee answer ›31ALike the smell of trees6 lettersSee answer ›32AShowed again5 lettersSee answer ›34AZoom past6 lettersSee answer ›37APsychotherapy switcheroos ... or what are hidden in 17-, 25-, 50- and 59-Across?13 lettersSee answer ›41AText on a red, white and blue sticker6 lettersSee answer ›42AGender-neutral possessive5 lettersSee answer ›44ARan after6 lettersSee answer ›47AOpposite of WNW3 lettersSee answer ›49ATo and ___3 lettersSee answer ›50ATime machine car in "Back to the Future"8 lettersSee answer ›53AMade a grand speech6 lettersSee answer ›55ABrother of Abel4 lettersSee answer ›56ATimes between dusk and dawn6 lettersSee answer ›58AHad lunch, say3 lettersSee answer ›59AFruit with a "bellybutton"11 lettersSee answer ›64AWhat planets revolve around3 lettersSee answer ›65AHow often the time is 12:00 each day5 lettersSee answer ›66ADecorate5 lettersSee answer ›67AMini-albums3 lettersSee answer ›68A___ of Troy5 lettersSee answer ›69ASat for a portrait5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DAccessory for a baby in a highchair3 lettersSee answer ›2DBritish singer Rita3 lettersSee answer ›3DEfron of "The Greatest Showman"3 lettersSee answer ›4DLast multiple-choice option, often5 lettersSee answer ›5DRude goodbye to an enemy11 lettersSee answer ›6DSoldier who has failed to report4 lettersSee answer ›7DMilitary cap5 lettersSee answer ›8DOne of the three dimensions5 lettersSee answer ›9DKick ___ fuss3 lettersSee answer ›10DCounterculture drug, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›11D4.75 seconds to assemble a Mr. Potato Head, per Guinness6 lettersSee answer ›12DConcert venues6 lettersSee answer ›13DMilky Way, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›18DNot as much4 lettersSee answer ›21D"I crushed it!!!"6 lettersSee answer ›22DNot just my3 lettersSee answer ›23D___-friendly4 lettersSee answer ›24DRoot used in making poi4 lettersSee answer ›26DLarge jug4 lettersSee answer ›27DCage for crustaceans11 lettersSee answer ›30D"American Psycho" author ___ Easton Ellis4 lettersSee answer ›33DCartoonist Bechdel6 lettersSee answer ›35DMass ___ (Boston thoroughfare)3 lettersSee answer ›36DGive up4 lettersSee answer ›38DWas a passenger4 lettersSee answer ›39DDemocrats and Socialists, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›40DFather4 lettersSee answer ›43DAxle, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›44DJewel box6 lettersSee answer ›45DStart to escalate6 lettersSee answer ›46DExtraterrestrials6 lettersSee answer ›48DLondon theater district4 lettersSee answer ›51DObject hitting people's heads in old cartoons5 lettersSee answer ›52DSibling's daughter5 lettersSee answer ›54DSouth American barbecue5 lettersSee answer ›57DValley4 lettersSee answer ›59DHigh degree3 lettersSee answer ›60DResponse to seeing an aurora, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›61DRejections3 lettersSee answer ›62DCollege sr.'s test3 lettersSee answer ›63D63-Down, in this puzzle3 lettersSee answer ›
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