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NYT Crossword February 26 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, February 26 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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18' 4"7 lettersSee answer ›8250,000 sheets6 lettersSee answer ›14Short piece of classical music8 lettersSee answer ›15Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants6 lettersSee answer ›16Long-tongued animal8 lettersSee answer ›17Laudanum, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›18Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›19Happening5 lettersSee answer ›21Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George11 lettersSee answer ›26Grill, informally3 lettersSee answer ›29Bit of mining equipment7 lettersSee answer ›30It's not pretty7 lettersSee answer ›32Walt Disney's middle name5 lettersSee answer ›34Like a plane, informally4 lettersSee answer ›35System in which XL is smaller than L … or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized clues13 lettersSee answer ›40Malarkey4 lettersSee answer ›41"Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)5 lettersSee answer ›42"Based on my research …"7 lettersSee answer ›46___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow7 lettersSee answer ›50Vibe (with)3 lettersSee answer ›51Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers11 lettersSee answer ›53Vexing5 lettersSee answer ›54Title for a certain union member?3 lettersSee answer ›55Like cats and dogs6 lettersSee answer ›58Stall, e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›63Charge, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›64Loose, as floorboards8 lettersSee answer ›66Total on a chiliagon7 lettersSee answer ›

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1Nicolas Cage film set on a plane6 lettersSee answer ›2Amount measured in calories6 lettersSee answer ›3Highland refusal3 lettersSee answer ›4Org. that runs the "L"3 lettersSee answer ›5Alternative to a walk3 lettersSee answer ›667.5 deg. on a compass3 lettersSee answer ›7___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"5 lettersSee answer ›8Wilted6 lettersSee answer ›9Peaceful state6 lettersSee answer ›10Make some alterations4 lettersSee answer ›11___ minimum3 lettersSee answer ›12Cambridge sch.3 lettersSee answer ›13Get3 lettersSee answer ›14Sudden attack5 lettersSee answer ›20"Bah!"3 lettersSee answer ›22Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"6 lettersSee answer ›23Queen of the Pride Lands4 lettersSee answer ›24Friendly look4 lettersSee answer ›25Ending of seven country names4 lettersSee answer ›26Poke ___4 lettersSee answer ›27Dudes4 lettersSee answer ›28End of a proof3 lettersSee answer ›31Patronize, as an Airbnb6 lettersSee answer ›33Questionable, in slang3 lettersSee answer ›35Side dish eaten with curry4 lettersSee answer ›36Roundish, say4 lettersSee answer ›37Salon job, informally4 lettersSee answer ›38Assessment, informally4 lettersSee answer ›39Side dish eaten with curry4 lettersSee answer ›40Some fancy footwork3 lettersSee answer ›43Dirtbag6 lettersSee answer ›44Parts of naves6 lettersSee answer ›45Animal in some traditional Tibetan races3 lettersSee answer ›47Like a fish out of water, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›48Mercury's mythological counterpart6 lettersSee answer ›49Half-___ (subpar, in slang)5 lettersSee answer ›52"Dagnabbit!"5 lettersSee answer ›53Grand ___4 lettersSee answer ›55Shots, informally3 lettersSee answer ›56Toss up?3 lettersSee answer ›57One, south of the border3 lettersSee answer ›59"Ballerina" star ___ de Armas3 lettersSee answer ›60You can stop right there!3 lettersSee answer ›61Remind too often3 lettersSee answer ›62Up to3 lettersSee answer ›