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NYT Crossword February 16 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ANecklace fastener5 lettersSee answer ›6APhysique, slangily3 lettersSee answer ›9A"___ to that!"4 lettersSee answer ›13ATextile city NNE of Paris5 lettersSee answer ›14ANew wave band with the hit "Whip It"4 lettersSee answer ›15AImprovise, in jazz4 lettersSee answer ›16AStared rudely5 lettersSee answer ›17ALate-night kitchen visit, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›18AStench4 lettersSee answer ›19ALongtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdom13 lettersSee answer ›22AHome for pigs3 lettersSee answer ›23ATeen wearing heavy eyeliner, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›24AReally, really cool6 lettersSee answer ›27A"My dude!"3 lettersSee answer ›28AComputer operating system developed by Bell Labs4 lettersSee answer ›30A___-Hulk3 lettersSee answer ›31ACharge for airing a commercial5 lettersSee answer ›34AFictional lab assistant with a hunchback4 lettersSee answer ›35AStylish4 lettersSee answer ›36ACapital of the Gem State, in a mailing address7 lettersSee answer ›38APossible cybercrime, informally7 lettersSee answer ›40AM.I.T. Mystery ___ (annual puzzle competition)4 lettersSee answer ›41AClose by4 lettersSee answer ›43ACorrosion signs5 lettersSee answer ›44AStadium cheer3 lettersSee answer ›45AGlance through4 lettersSee answer ›46AReader's Digest or Golf Digest, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›47AWhere clams are served6 lettersSee answer ›49AKnotted (up)4 lettersSee answer ›51ARep.'s counterpart3 lettersSee answer ›54A"Makes no difference to me"13 lettersSee answer ›57AActress Kendrick4 lettersSee answer ›59AHourly pay rate4 lettersSee answer ›60AFlock that honks5 lettersSee answer ›61AFollow directions4 lettersSee answer ›62AConga, for one4 lettersSee answer ›63AChicago's ___ Planetarium5 lettersSee answer ›64AScottish girl4 lettersSee answer ›65APlace to get a rubdown3 lettersSee answer ›66AVoting spots5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DThickens, as cream5 lettersSee answer ›2DNot heavy5 lettersSee answer ›3DNarrow way between city buildings5 lettersSee answer ›4DWhole bunch4 lettersSee answer ›5DHorse's ancestral line8 lettersSee answer ›6DHearty embrace7 lettersSee answer ›7DRoman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses"4 lettersSee answer ›8DDull-witted sort8 lettersSee answer ›9DEschew5 lettersSee answer ›10DFrantic scrambles9 lettersSee answer ›11DRock subgenre with confessional lyrics3 lettersSee answer ›12D"All Things Considered" airer3 lettersSee answer ›14D"Fiddlesticks!"4 lettersSee answer ›20DD.C.'s National ___3 lettersSee answer ›21DKind of number on an old business card3 lettersSee answer ›25DChange gears5 lettersSee answer ›26DReligious offshoots5 lettersSee answer ›27DTop-tier4 lettersSee answer ›29DPinot ___4 lettersSee answer ›31DGive 0 stars in a review, say5 lettersSee answer ›32DOne giving support during childbirth5 lettersSee answer ›33DHigh-quality reds and whites9 lettersSee answer ›34DSomething to noodle on4 lettersSee answer ›35DDrink very quickly4 lettersSee answer ›37DGlitterati8 lettersSee answer ›39DShortfall of exports vis-à-vis imports8 lettersSee answer ›42DOne of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean7 lettersSee answer ›45DDroop3 lettersSee answer ›46D"It's just OK"3 lettersSee answer ›48DOccasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informally5 lettersSee answer ›50DAgenda bullet point4 lettersSee answer ›51DLinger (on), as a topic5 lettersSee answer ›52DArt supporter5 lettersSee answer ›53DMike who voiced Shrek in "Shrek"5 lettersSee answer ›55DWyatt at the O.K. Corral4 lettersSee answer ›56DMake over4 lettersSee answer ›57DEarly leader in instant messaging3 lettersSee answer ›58DOrg. for the Raptors, but not the Blue Jays3 lettersSee answer ›
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