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NYT Crossword February 17 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated February 17 2026

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Every answer from the Tuesday, February 17 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen · Edited by Will Shortz

Across

1Forerunner of reggae3 lettersSee answer ›4Because5 lettersSee answer ›9Fluster with embarrassment5 lettersSee answer ›14Buddy3 lettersSee answer ›15"L'Orfeo" or "Idomeneo"5 lettersSee answer ›16Spoiled girl in "Finding Nemo"5 lettersSee answer ›17White rodent often used in lab research9 lettersSee answer ›19Hunter in the night sky5 lettersSee answer ›20"Cool!"5 lettersSee answer ›21Hit maker?4 lettersSee answer ›23Big name in pet food4 lettersSee answer ›24Complete fiasco5 lettersSee answer ›26"I suppose that's right"7 lettersSee answer ›28Some fancy finger painting7 lettersSee answer ›30Flavoring in an earthy whiskey4 lettersSee answer ›31Classic skin-care brand4 lettersSee answer ›32Film performers' union, for short3 lettersSee answer ›34Spanish appetizers5 lettersSee answer ›38Prospector's receptacle3 lettersSee answer ›39Music genre for the words hidden in this puzzle's circled letters ... or a punny description for them?7 lettersSee answer ›42German cry of dismay3 lettersSee answer ›43Old Ford Motor offering5 lettersSee answer ›45Site for hibernation … or a Super Bowl party3 lettersSee answer ›46No more than4 lettersSee answer ›47Sources of quick $$$4 lettersSee answer ›50Break up, as a group7 lettersSee answer ›52Someone's public identity7 lettersSee answer ›55Workout inspired by martial arts5 lettersSee answer ›56"Nobody doesn't like ___ Lee" (classic food slogan)4 lettersSee answer ›57Daddy-o4 lettersSee answer ›59"___ Jacques" (children's song)5 lettersSee answer ›61"The Addams Family" butler5 lettersSee answer ›63Spoken evaluations9 lettersSee answer ›65Island greeting5 lettersSee answer ›66Starts daydreaming, with "out"5 lettersSee answer ›67Sound heard at the door3 lettersSee answer ›68Amped up5 lettersSee answer ›69Call off the relationship5 lettersSee answer ›70Furtive3 lettersSee answer ›

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1Distance from end to end4 lettersSee answer ›2Leafy side dish rich in vitamin K9 lettersSee answer ›3Residents of Tirana9 lettersSee answer ›4"Oh, that stupid little punk ..."6 lettersSee answer ›5Wall Street debut, for short3 lettersSee answer ›6Toy brand with foam ammo4 lettersSee answer ›7Daniel of the "Knives Out" movies5 lettersSee answer ›8Devours6 lettersSee answer ›9Fuss and flurry3 lettersSee answer ›10Many a Starbucks employee7 lettersSee answer ›11Highlights of a 15-Across5 lettersSee answer ›12Smartphone video effect5 lettersSee answer ›13Film composer Zimmer4 lettersSee answer ›18Boot out of Europe?5 lettersSee answer ›22Item stored in a small hole in a golf cart3 lettersSee answer ›25___ Major4 lettersSee answer ›27Fill fully4 lettersSee answer ›28"Uh-uh"4 lettersSee answer ›29Material for a roof repair3 lettersSee answer ›33Mars, but not Earth3 lettersSee answer ›35Tough-but-loving fathers, informally9 lettersSee answer ›36"Don't be so weird!"9 lettersSee answer ›37Equipped with footwear4 lettersSee answer ›39Sandwiches often on toasted bread4 lettersSee answer ›40Proof-ending inits.3 lettersSee answer ›41Troop group4 lettersSee answer ›44Aural ailment7 lettersSee answer ›46Standard option on a rideshare app5 lettersSee answer ›48Shaggy head of hair3 lettersSee answer ›49Get some Z's6 lettersSee answer ›51Least risky6 lettersSee answer ›52Physicist Wolfgang who proposed the "exclusion principle"5 lettersSee answer ›53Blunder5 lettersSee answer ›54Front part of a stage5 lettersSee answer ›56Barbecue side dish4 lettersSee answer ›58Material in a classical timepiece4 lettersSee answer ›60Sneak a peek at4 lettersSee answer ›62Suckered3 lettersSee answer ›64Ring of flowers3 lettersSee answer ›