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NYT Crossword February 25 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday 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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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A[Taps casino table]5 lettersSee answer ›6ASigns of treble?5 lettersSee answer ›11A___ hair (edgy 2000s trend)3 lettersSee answer ›14ALongtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley5 lettersSee answer ›15ADeck in divination5 lettersSee answer ›16AMil. authority3 lettersSee answer ›17AFailing to pay bills on time may affect this11 lettersSee answer ›19APossessed3 lettersSee answer ›20ALotto-like casino game4 lettersSee answer ›21ASummer treats in small cups4 lettersSee answer ›22ASounds of sudden vanishing5 lettersSee answer ›24AZero4 lettersSee answer ›26AInverse of kilo-5 lettersSee answer ›27A"Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 188914 lettersSee answer ›32APair of cymbals in a drum kit5 lettersSee answer ›33ATribal home, maybe, informally3 lettersSee answer ›34AReason to take a painkiller4 lettersSee answer ›35ASo-called "melting pot," in brief3 lettersSee answer ›36AE-bike alternative7 lettersSee answer ›40AOne ___ time3 lettersSee answer ›41ABubbles in a bubble bath4 lettersSee answer ›43AA QR code might access one3 lettersSee answer ›44APurplish perennial5 lettersSee answer ›46AVillain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years … 100 Heroes & Villains" list14 lettersSee answer ›50ARansacks5 lettersSee answer ›51ARetail chain with ready-to-assemble products4 lettersSee answer ›52AStays in line, say5 lettersSee answer ›53AHawaiian goose4 lettersSee answer ›55AThumbs-down votes4 lettersSee answer ›59ABuried3 lettersSee answer ›60AEmulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across?11 lettersSee answer ›63AFruit drink3 lettersSee answer ›64AOn a higher level5 lettersSee answer ›65ASecond-chance show5 lettersSee answer ›66AOrg. with metal detectors3 lettersSee answer ›67ASupped5 lettersSee answer ›68AParadises5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DPawn4 lettersSee answer ›2DConcerning4 lettersSee answer ›3DOne subject to a curfew, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›4DSo-called "Queen of Pop"7 lettersSee answer ›5DFormer Giant Manning3 lettersSee answer ›6DHealthy self-image?6 lettersSee answer ›7DTie up4 lettersSee answer ›8DGod depicted with a bow4 lettersSee answer ›9DWord between "word" and "word"3 lettersSee answer ›10DIntervene6 lettersSee answer ›11DSound-track?10 lettersSee answer ›12DCombatant in an octagon-shaped cage10 lettersSee answer ›13DCalculated ratios4 lettersSee answer ›18DEra competitor4 lettersSee answer ›23DGymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk"4 lettersSee answer ›25DBehaves4 lettersSee answer ›26DWhere you might lose your way4 lettersSee answer ›27DDemo graphics, maybe10 lettersSee answer ›28D"This is news to me!"10 lettersSee answer ›29DCyber punk?5 lettersSee answer ›30DTick doc3 lettersSee answer ›31DWhen repeated, "Preach!"4 lettersSee answer ›32DWhen repeated, secret4 lettersSee answer ›37DBear's heirs?4 lettersSee answer ›38D60 minuti3 lettersSee answer ›39DPulse quickly, as the heart4 lettersSee answer ›42DBratty kid4 lettersSee answer ›45DWas a fangirl of, say7 lettersSee answer ›47D"Really awful"6 lettersSee answer ›48DConnected6 lettersSee answer ›49DScraped (by)4 lettersSee answer ›52D"Huh?"4 lettersSee answer ›53DLike the sign for Radio City Music Hall4 lettersSee answer ›54DRoof projection4 lettersSee answer ›56DFarming area4 lettersSee answer ›57DActor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope"4 lettersSee answer ›58DTax IDs4 lettersSee answer ›61DResult of a solo homer, for short3 lettersSee answer ›62D"There you ___!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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