NYT Crossword February 20 2026 Answers

All 68 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 Kate HawkinsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1O2L3A4F5S6K7U8L9A10S11S12O13S14BARI15STAS16ATTACH17OVENWARE18SEESTO19SWEATER20WEATHER21ELGIN22IRS23ATE24M25ALIGN26AZTE27C28OPINE29RHEA30O31H32N33O34REVER35SEENG36INEER37EDEN38NDAS39MARNE40S41HOED42SPREES43A44B45T46AWE47SCOTS48FRI49ENDM50ATERIA51L52RAMADA53CANTSTO54P55OVERLY56LIESTILL57SASSES58UNS59SPAY

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
8ARopes in6 lettersLASSOS
16AConnect6 lettersATTACH
18AManages6 lettersSEESTO
19APleasant chill in the air, say14 lettersSWEATERWEATHER
21ABaylor of N.B.A. fame5 lettersELGIN
23ATook in3 lettersATE
24ASmear6 lettersMALIGN
26ANahuatl speaker5 lettersAZTEC
28AMuse aloud5 lettersOPINE
30A"I smell trouble ...!"4 lettersOHNO
34ABreak down while studying?15 lettersREVERSEENGINEER
37AFirst place?4 lettersEDEN
42ABinges6 lettersSPREES
43AN.Y.C.-based dance group3 lettersABT
46AWonder3 lettersAWE
47ADescendants of the Picts5 lettersSCOTS
52AWyndham hotel brand6 lettersRAMADA
53AHas to keep going8 lettersCANTSTOP
55AExtra6 lettersOVERLY
56AInstruction before an M.R.I.8 lettersLIESTILL
57AGets wise to?6 lettersSASSES
58ALi'l ___ (tykes)3 lettersUNS
59AFix4 lettersSPAY
DOWN
2DW.C.s4 lettersLAVS
3D"Is this being broadcast now?"9 lettersAREWELIVE
4DPosh hotel room amenities10 lettersFINELINENS
5DCholesterol-lowering drug6 lettersSTATIN
7DCustomer, in tech-speak4 lettersUSER
9DRelaxed6 lettersATEASE
10D"Let it stand"4 lettersSTET
11DOne of the Obamas5 lettersSASHA
12DIt has eight players5 lettersOCTET
13DWord with bird or leave5 lettersSHORE
15DArrogant self-assurance7 lettersSWAGGER
20DBecomes aged, in a way6 lettersWIZENS
24DExtra4 lettersMORE
25DWas a copycat of4 lettersAPED
26DTo come5 lettersAHEAD
27DShady dealers10 lettersCONARTISTS
29DTrade for cash6 lettersREDEEM
31D"Some free advice ..."9 lettersHERESATIP
33DValuable deposits4 lettersORES
36DBrings in7 lettersIMPORTS
41DOnline nickname6 lettersHANDLE
44D"Well done!"5 lettersBRAVA
45Dx5 lettersTIMES
47DWood finish5 lettersSTAIN
54DCarry on3 lettersPLY
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