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NYT Crossword February 13 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated February 13 2026

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Every answer from the Friday, February 13 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Org. with checkpoints3 lettersSee answer ›4Poke accompaniment, at times4 lettersSee answer ›8Shoe-shaping tools5 lettersSee answer ›13"Abso-freaking-lutely!"8 lettersSee answer ›15A red plastic one might be worn on Halloween7 lettersSee answer ›17Skating venue8 lettersSee answer ›18"Thumbs-down from me"7 lettersSee answer ›19Bonkers5 lettersSee answer ›20A little sore, say6 lettersSee answer ›22It's what you should take, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›23Lundi ___, festive Monday observance in New Orleans4 lettersSee answer ›24Went after6 lettersSee answer ›25Catches4 lettersSee answer ›26Casual assent3 lettersSee answer ›27Dating qualifier5 lettersSee answer ›28Really fancy?5 lettersSee answer ›29They don't give you the full picture13 lettersSee answer ›32The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 201714 lettersSee answer ›34Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest13 lettersSee answer ›35Le contraire de "après"5 lettersSee answer ›36Clear a sentence?5 lettersSee answer ›37"Girl!"3 lettersSee answer ›40Goddess often depicted with peacocks4 lettersSee answer ›41Someone singing "Something"6 lettersSee answer ›43Alphabetically last nutrient in a multivitamin, often4 lettersSee answer ›44Counsel council, for short3 lettersSee answer ›45Gives a wave, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›46"Andor" actor ___ Luna5 lettersSee answer ›47Research scientist's jotting7 lettersSee answer ›49Visitor to a fertility clinic, maybe8 lettersSee answer ›51Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden"7 lettersSee answer ›521976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witch8 lettersSee answer ›53Provincetown catch5 lettersSee answer ›54Hit's counterpart4 lettersSee answer ›55Spots3 lettersSee answer ›

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1Widget6 lettersSee answer ›2Guarded6 lettersSee answer ›3It's handled at the bar6 lettersSee answer ›4One with a burning passion?4 lettersSee answer ›5Bishop's locale3 lettersSee answer ›6Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governance9 lettersSee answer ›7Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milk12 lettersSee answer ›8___ experience5 lettersSee answer ›9Longtime teammate of Derek Jeter, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›10Group of reps3 lettersSee answer ›11Poem so beloved by Abraham Lincoln that he carried it in his pocket and memorized it8 lettersSee answer ›12Sheryl ___, author of the 2013 best seller "Lean In"8 lettersSee answer ›14Many a bonny bairn4 lettersSee answer ›15Sharp wind?4 lettersSee answer ›16Offerings at a reception6 lettersSee answer ›21Ones who don't believe in global revolutions?12 lettersSee answer ›24Saves for later, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›25"Seriously!"5 lettersSee answer ›27Teammate of Cupid in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"5 lettersSee answer ›28Mythological figure who turns men into pigs5 lettersSee answer ›29Spiritual sustenance5 lettersSee answer ›30Sped right through the stop signal9 lettersSee answer ›31Pop up5 lettersSee answer ›32Ones offering cheap shots?8 lettersSee answer ›33How the Quran is written8 lettersSee answer ›34Honolulu thank you6 lettersSee answer ›37Ferruginous pigment6 lettersSee answer ›38Close (with)6 lettersSee answer ›39Puts down6 lettersSee answer ›41Like some breath5 lettersSee answer ›42Blinkers?4 lettersSee answer ›43Canyon with a much-hiked section called the Narrows4 lettersSee answer ›45Word with guitar or go4 lettersSee answer ›46Historic event the French call "le jour J"4 lettersSee answer ›48"___ I!" (negative reply)3 lettersSee answer ›50Director Coppola of 2024's "The Last Showgirl"3 lettersSee answer ›