NYT Crossword February 28 2026 Answers
All 68 clues from the Saturday 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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1ASet unambitious goals6 lettersSee answer ›7AOne playing beerball, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›14ATolkien ring bearer7 lettersSee answer ›16APrecious person7 lettersSee answer ›17APhrase you might say while pointing at a photograph7 lettersSee answer ›18AGoes against the rule?7 lettersSee answer ›19AMusical set in Alphabet City4 lettersSee answer ›20ATerm of endearment appropriated from 9-Down3 lettersSee answer ›22APart of a Blues Brothers outfit6 lettersSee answer ›23AAnimated friend of Sebastian the crab5 lettersSee answer ›25ASome arm muscles, informally4 lettersSee answer ›27ACassiterite is a source of it3 lettersSee answer ›28ARobert Frost's middle name3 lettersSee answer ›29A___ Allen Express, Amtrak train from New York City to Burlington, Vt.5 lettersSee answer ›31AInnermost moon of Neptune5 lettersSee answer ›33APressure gauge?11 lettersSee answer ›35APast, colloquially11 lettersSee answer ›36ASymbols used to group blocks of computer code11 lettersSee answer ›37AWas on the sidelines5 lettersSee answer ›38ABreathlessness5 lettersSee answer ›39APolynesian staple3 lettersSee answer ›42ANot mainstream, as some music genres3 lettersSee answer ›43AFuss4 lettersSee answer ›44AWeakens, as an overly strong character, in video game lingo5 lettersSee answer ›46AAngora fabric6 lettersSee answer ›49AUtmost3 lettersSee answer ›51A___ Tung, star of cable TV's "The Summer I Turned Pretty"4 lettersSee answer ›52ADid a bedtime task7 lettersSee answer ›54AModern banking convenience7 lettersSee answer ›56AMusical sample added for excitement7 lettersSee answer ›57AAnimals in an early-2000s virtual fad7 lettersSee answer ›58AEntered again7 lettersSee answer ›59AOne might play at home6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DKind of projection6 lettersSee answer ›2DCall at a roll call6 lettersSee answer ›3DBig jerk6 lettersSee answer ›4DDrink often sipped5 lettersSee answer ›5DRap pioneers, slangily3 lettersSee answer ›6DSpace to develop as a person?4 lettersSee answer ›7DIn brief, to whom Grover Cleveland once said "I am making a strange wish for you ... that you may never be president of the United States"3 lettersSee answer ›8DSchool houses?5 lettersSee answer ›9DDialect that is responsible for a large majority of Gen Z slang4 lettersSee answer ›10DPut one's foot down4 lettersSee answer ›11DDecorative items worn at Western galas8 lettersSee answer ›12DLike defendants at court7 lettersSee answer ›13DPrinciple of improv comedy6 lettersSee answer ›15DGay nightlife spot with a dress requirement10 lettersSee answer ›21DError correction tool9 lettersSee answer ›24DUncork, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›26DBody bronzer10 lettersSee answer ›30D___ Story (punny nickname for the "Iliad")4 lettersSee answer ›31DLike the lion killed by Hercules6 lettersSee answer ›32DScientific classification for birds4 lettersSee answer ›33DTesla, for one4 lettersSee answer ›34DAffliction treated with a nit comb4 lettersSee answer ›35DActing like a sore loser, informally8 lettersSee answer ›36D___ counter7 lettersSee answer ›37DSouth Indian lentil stew6 lettersSee answer ›39DFollowing etiquette6 lettersSee answer ›40DRecently6 lettersSee answer ›41DDeclaration after "because"6 lettersSee answer ›43DFrench relative5 lettersSee answer ›45DSkip the ceremony, say5 lettersSee answer ›47DLike some unmoisturized skin4 lettersSee answer ›48DBlue-roofed restaurant4 lettersSee answer ›50DCoral and sand, for two4 lettersSee answer ›53DPopular role-playing game since 1974, informally3 lettersSee answer ›55DOne whose eyes are "all aglow" in "The Christmas Song"3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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