NYT Crossword February 13 2026 Answers

All 71 clues from the Friday 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 Evan MulvihillEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2S3A4P5S6S7T8L9A10S11T12S13HEL14LYEAH15FIREHA16T17ICEARENA18IVOTENO19NUTSO20MI21FFED22RDA23GRAS24TAILED25NABS26YEP27CIRCA28COVET29MOVIET30R31AILERS32D33IAMONDEARRING34MINNESOTANICE35AVANT36ERASE37S38I39S40HERA41B42EATLE43ZINC44ABA45SAYSHI46DIEGO47LAB48NOTE49EG50GDONOR51ORIOLES52RHIANNON53SCROD54STAY55ADS

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

ALL CLUES71 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOrg. with checkpoints3 lettersTSA
8AShoe-shaping tools5 lettersLASTS
13A"Abso-freaking-lutely!"8 lettersHELLYEAH
17ASkating venue8 lettersICEARENA
18A"Thumbs-down from me"7 lettersIVOTENO
19ABonkers5 lettersNUTSO
20AA little sore, say6 lettersMIFFED
24AWent after6 lettersTAILED
25ACatches4 lettersNABS
26ACasual assent3 lettersYEP
27ADating qualifier5 lettersCIRCA
28AReally fancy?5 lettersCOVET
29AThey don't give you the full picture13 lettersMOVIETRAILERS
35ALe contraire de "après"5 lettersAVANT
36AClear a sentence?5 lettersERASE
37A"Girl!"3 lettersSIS
41ASomeone singing "Something"6 lettersBEATLE
45AGives a wave, maybe6 lettersSAYSHI
46A"Andor" actor ___ Luna5 lettersDIEGO
47AResearch scientist's jotting7 lettersLABNOTE
53AProvincetown catch5 lettersSCROD
54AHit's counterpart4 lettersSTAY
55ASpots3 lettersADS
DOWN
1DWidget6 lettersTHINGY
2DGuarded6 lettersSECURE
3DIt's handled at the bar6 lettersALETAP
5DBishop's locale3 lettersSEE
8D___ experience5 lettersLIVED
10DGroup of reps3 lettersSET
14DMany a bonny bairn4 lettersLASS
15DSharp wind?4 lettersFIFE
16DOfferings at a reception6 lettersTOASTS
24DSaves for later, in a way5 lettersTIVOS
25D"Seriously!"5 lettersNOLIE
29DSpiritual sustenance5 lettersMANNA
31DPop up5 lettersARISE
32DOnes offering cheap shots?8 lettersDIVEBARS
33DHow the Quran is written8 lettersINARABIC
34DHonolulu thank you6 lettersMAHALO
37DFerruginous pigment6 lettersSIENNA
38DClose (with)6 lettersINGOOD
39DPuts down6 lettersSCORNS
41DLike some breath5 lettersBATED
42DBlinkers?4 lettersEYES
45DWord with guitar or go4 lettersSOLO
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