NYT Crossword February 27 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACoinage of the early 2000s?15 lettersSee answer ›16ASierra Nevada product15 lettersSee answer ›17AJeans material for a worn-out look15 lettersSee answer ›18AEmail folder6 lettersSee answer ›19ABear up?4 lettersSee answer ›20AMost important part3 lettersSee answer ›21A"___-roh!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons")3 lettersSee answer ›22AJerk3 lettersSee answer ›23ABird that Zeus disguised himself as in a much-told Greek myth4 lettersSee answer ›25ATraditional folk dance4 lettersSee answer ›27APantheon feature7 lettersSee answer ›29ARita on "The Masked Singer"3 lettersSee answer ›30AChallenge4 lettersSee answer ›31ACar requirement beginning in 19986 lettersSee answer ›35A"___ regards …" (letter sign-off)7 lettersSee answer ›37ARaw, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›38ARemove from office6 lettersSee answer ›39A"It ___ easy"4 lettersSee answer ›40AN.Y.P.D. rank: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›41APrepares, as coq au vin7 lettersSee answer ›43AChinese menu possessive4 lettersSee answer ›44ASteps in diagnosing A.C.L. injuries, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›46ACarton amts.3 lettersSee answer ›47A___-de-sac3 lettersSee answer ›48AKung ___ chicken3 lettersSee answer ›49AConcerning4 lettersSee answer ›51A___ the Great, king of ancient Persia6 lettersSee answer ›54ACreate a distraction, so to speak15 lettersSee answer ›57AHeroine in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" books15 lettersSee answer ›58AMidwest city dubbed the "Little Apple"15 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DTravel safety grp. at school4 lettersSee answer ›2DArabic male name meaning "prince"4 lettersSee answer ›3DDelivery methods?9 lettersSee answer ›4DSlick, say6 lettersSee answer ›5DTailor's measurement5 lettersSee answer ›6DThree-time W.N.B.A. champs of the 2020s4 lettersSee answer ›7DHappened3 lettersSee answer ›8DAdjoining, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›9DIlluminating point6 lettersSee answer ›10DSoda brand since 19374 lettersSee answer ›11DAntediluvian9 lettersSee answer ›12DSecond-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim3 lettersSee answer ›13DSri ___5 lettersSee answer ›14DWorld traveler?5 lettersSee answer ›15DBig name in Cognac4 lettersSee answer ›22DSuit material?4 lettersSee answer ›24DBlemish4 lettersSee answer ›25DModern streaming device4 lettersSee answer ›26DYou can find her in this clue (hidden!)4 lettersSee answer ›27DLike Snoop Dogg, faith-wise, when he changed his name to Snoop Lion5 lettersSee answer ›28DFlatbread choices5 lettersSee answer ›30DStart of a child's letter9 lettersSee answer ›32DFunk music features9 lettersSee answer ›33DCarrier of the Golden Fleece4 lettersSee answer ›34DPicks up4 lettersSee answer ›36DActress Mazar4 lettersSee answer ›37DHitches4 lettersSee answer ›39DNeighborhood in New York City where Zohran Mamdani lived before being elected the city's mayor7 lettersSee answer ›42DBrightness measurement of a sort6 lettersSee answer ›43DServing piece6 lettersSee answer ›44DHawaiian for "mountain"5 lettersSee answer ›45DSaoirse of 2019's "Little Women"5 lettersSee answer ›47DMagna ___5 lettersSee answer ›48DCarriage in Coventry4 lettersSee answer ›50D"Right away!"4 lettersSee answer ›51DSecretary, for example4 lettersSee answer ›52DWhere Jackie Robinson played four(!) college sports, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›53DAccompanies (to)4 lettersSee answer ›55DStandoff's conclusion?3 lettersSee answer ›56DBlow air on3 lettersSee answer ›
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