NYT Crossword February 12 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Kareem AyasEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2W3E4L5L6G7U8A9M10M11E12N13RADIA14N15INCA16OXO17OWESTO18SHUT19OUTS20PANTER21A22ORELSE23EXIT24LADDER25S26S27EE28S29AY30ETNA31ATV32I33BEX34C35ORRAL36DEE37CLAM38SUP39ALT40LAN41CET42ENDS43PLY44ILSA45DNA46PSY47BATI48S49TE50R51O52MA53KENNEL54FLAM55I56N57G58GIVEAHU59G60EXETER61USE62CEDE63SILICA64MSN65KEEL66MASKS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A*Succeed5 lettersDWELL
13AAngular unit of measurement6 lettersRADIAN
16AKitchen gadget brand3 lettersOXO
17AMust pay6 lettersOWESTO
22AAlternatively … !!!6 lettersORELSE
23ASign out?4 lettersEXIT
24AFirehouse supply7 lettersLADDERS
26ATake out, in a way3 lettersSEE
28A"An idea …"3 lettersSAY
31AOff-road ride, for short3 lettersATV
32AHorned mountain climber4 lettersIBEX
34APen6 lettersCORRAL
39A___-weekly (mag type)3 lettersALT
40ASmall surgical instrument6 lettersLANCET
42AWraps up4 lettersENDS
43AWield3 lettersPLY
45AStuff with strands3 lettersDNA
50ATomato type4 lettersROMA
53ADigs for dogs6 lettersKENNEL
54A*Long-legged wader7 lettersFLAMING
61A"What's the ___?!"3 lettersUSE
62ASurrender4 lettersCEDE
63ACeramics component6 lettersSILICA
65ASchooner's stabilizer4 lettersKEEL
66ASome spa treatments5 lettersMASKS
DOWN
3DTree of knowledge locale4 lettersEDEN
4DDirectory name6 lettersLISTEE
5D*Behind in payment5 lettersLATEX
7DSacrilegious6 lettersUNHOLY
8DLegend, e.g.5 lettersACURA
9DBeat in chess5 lettersMATED
11D*Forevermore10 lettersEXTERNALLY
12DUs, in Spanish3 lettersNOS
14DSushi seaweed type4 lettersNORI
19DFrom further back5 lettersOLDER
21DBefuddled5 lettersATSEA
25DCoarse, as language5 lettersSALTY
27DSquare10 lettersEVENSTEVEN
31DSpeak extemporaneously5 lettersADLIB
32DMakeup of some shelves3 lettersICE
34DCow's mouthful3 lettersCUD
35DPhoto ___3 lettersOPS
38DWolf (down)5 lettersSNARF
45DFool6 lettersDELUDE
46DHollywood's Anderson or Bach6 lettersPAMELA
48DNosh5 lettersSNACK
49DLittle laugh5 lettersTEHEE
51DSounds from un estadio4 lettersOLES
52D*Severely harm5 lettersMAXIM
55DWords of affirmation4 lettersITIS
56DResting place for a boa4 lettersNECK
57DPâté de foie ___4 lettersGRAS
59DHair raiser?3 lettersGEL
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