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NYT Crossword February 21 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Saturday, February 21 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Look to give nothing away?10 lettersSee answer ›11European city on the Bay of Angels4 lettersSee answer ›15Film subgenre exemplified by "The Thing" or "The Fly"10 lettersSee answer ›16Like some fixations4 lettersSee answer ›17It gets folded and pressed10 lettersSee answer ›18Split in two4 lettersSee answer ›19Posts on Insta3 lettersSee answer ›20The third primary chakra is located just above it5 lettersSee answer ›21Foundations of many dad jokes4 lettersSee answer ›22"Right, right, right"4 lettersSee answer ›24Yom Kippur topic3 lettersSee answer ›25Certain slip-on6 lettersSee answer ›27Merely hinted at5 lettersSee answer ›29Author of "The Fisherman and His Flute"5 lettersSee answer ›31Clip-on mic, for short3 lettersSee answer ›32Many great athletes play with it4 lettersSee answer ›34Architect's tool7 lettersSee answer ›36A cow can produce about 200 pounds of it a year7 lettersSee answer ›39In pieces7 lettersSee answer ›40Items of some import?7 lettersSee answer ›41Rachel ___, author of "Heated Rivalry"4 lettersSee answer ›42Savory latke topping3 lettersSee answer ›43Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men"5 lettersSee answer ›45"Quiet, you!"5 lettersSee answer ›49Formula 1 star, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›51Shade similar to avocado3 lettersSee answer ›53"Sick!"4 lettersSee answer ›54On a chain, say4 lettersSee answer ›55A lot of paperwork5 lettersSee answer ›57The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›58Steps to a lively tune4 lettersSee answer ›59How low can you go?10 lettersSee answer ›61"Right now!"4 lettersSee answer ›62What roller coasters are designed to do10 lettersSee answer ›63Flat earth?4 lettersSee answer ›64Item for purchase with a question mark on its side10 lettersSee answer ›

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1Smoking spot6 lettersSee answer ›2Mrs. John Quincy Adams6 lettersSee answer ›3Campaign leader, informally6 lettersSee answer ›4Overseer of the Erie Canal, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›5"Star Trek" villain played by Ricardo Montalbán4 lettersSee answer ›6Some diner drinks5 lettersSee answer ›7They might have all the answers10 lettersSee answer ›8Pink-furred cat in "Garfield"6 lettersSee answer ›9With 26-Down, basic instruction to a dog4 lettersSee answer ›10New ___ (official cap maker for M.L.B.)3 lettersSee answer ›11Like a spoilsport5 lettersSee answer ›12Totally foolproof8 lettersSee answer ›13Many key changes take place in it8 lettersSee answer ›14Herd at Yellowstone3 lettersSee answer ›21It's a surprise, of course!7 lettersSee answer ›23Chinese symbol of prosperity5 lettersSee answer ›25Group of companions5 lettersSee answer ›26See 9-Down4 lettersSee answer ›28Followed surreptitiously7 lettersSee answer ›30Beginner's set10 lettersSee answer ›33Rack up5 lettersSee answer ›35Ruined5 lettersSee answer ›36Blend into one4 lettersSee answer ›37Free spirits?8 lettersSee answer ›38Hydrogen sulfide, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›44Big times6 lettersSee answer ›46You might hear a hiss when it's pulled6 lettersSee answer ›47Defunct image editor6 lettersSee answer ›48Chile con carne cuisine6 lettersSee answer ›50Hornet genus5 lettersSee answer ›52Take a constitutional5 lettersSee answer ›55Cunning4 lettersSee answer ›56Go to the moon4 lettersSee answer ›58Play together, in a way3 lettersSee answer ›59Phase for dreamers3 lettersSee answer ›60"___ me!"3 lettersSee answer ›