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NYT Crossword February 22 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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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1AEase up5 lettersSee answer ›6ASetting for a landscape6 lettersSee answer ›12ALike pickles, but not cucumbers6 lettersSee answer ›18ATurn up6 lettersSee answer ›20AIf all goes perfectly6 lettersSee answer ›21ACertain head jurors7 lettersSee answer ›23ALike some 401(k) contributions6 lettersSee answer ›24AThe Ten Plagues14 lettersSee answer ›26AFreeze4 lettersSee answer ›27ABolo, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›29AFarmyard call3 lettersSee answer ›30APrint-ready6 lettersSee answer ›31ASodom and Gomorrah16 lettersSee answer ›37ALiterary fairy queen3 lettersSee answer ›38AOutpouring of Pandora's box4 lettersSee answer ›39AErelong4 lettersSee answer ›40APart of T.G.I.F.: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›41ASingsong syllable3 lettersSee answer ›43ASeason ticket holders, presumably4 lettersSee answer ›45AShoofly desserts4 lettersSee answer ›46AHopeless from the start, for short3 lettersSee answer ›48AJanis ___, "At Seventeen" singer3 lettersSee answer ›49ASamson and Delilah17 lettersSee answer ›55ABaseball Hall-of-Famer Mel3 lettersSee answer ›56AFix3 lettersSee answer ›57ACalendar notation: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›58ADiamond stats4 lettersSee answer ›59ACertain trig functions5 lettersSee answer ›61ASo-called "Hollywood of the South"7 lettersSee answer ›64ABig name in bubbly4 lettersSee answer ›65APainter's medium3 lettersSee answer ›66ANoah's Ark21 lettersSee answer ›74ANonclerical3 lettersSee answer ›75AGet the better of4 lettersSee answer ›76ALike Constantinople, in 19307 lettersSee answer ›77AInterior style5 lettersSee answer ›80ABallet bend4 lettersSee answer ›81AEuropa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis Jupiter4 lettersSee answer ›83AThe third3 lettersSee answer ›84ARuckus3 lettersSee answer ›85AGarden of Eden17 lettersSee answer ›91A"Scrumdiddlyumptious!"3 lettersSee answer ›92ACrew need3 lettersSee answer ›93AGet the ___ (finally become aware)4 lettersSee answer ›94AIngredient in some gels4 lettersSee answer ›95ADesignated H.M.O. doctor, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›96AVintage film channel3 lettersSee answer ›98ALetters on a crucifix4 lettersSee answer ›99AWord with rabbit or all4 lettersSee answer ›101ASully3 lettersSee answer ›103AMoses Parting the Red Sea16 lettersSee answer ›109ARush uncontrolledly6 lettersSee answer ›111AMost common last name in Somalia3 lettersSee answer ›112APressure meas.3 lettersSee answer ›113AIt's verboten4 lettersSee answer ›114AJonah and the Whale14 lettersSee answer ›119ATitle woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hit6 lettersSee answer ›121ATook turns7 lettersSee answer ›122ABrimless topper6 lettersSee answer ›123AOne bringing home the bacon6 lettersSee answer ›124ASurprisingly enough6 lettersSee answer ›125ABars, legally6 lettersSee answer ›126AFollows5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DLeader of the pack5 lettersSee answer ›2D2006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist5 lettersSee answer ›3DHigh-speed travel option5 lettersSee answer ›4DSquealer's activity8 lettersSee answer ›5DH, to Hera3 lettersSee answer ›6DWest Pointer5 lettersSee answer ›7DThoroughly enjoyed, with "up"3 lettersSee answer ›8DOrg. with the Nuggets and Nets3 lettersSee answer ›9DScreen3 lettersSee answer ›10DRubbish receptacle6 lettersSee answer ›11DWeasel with a black-tipped tail5 lettersSee answer ›12DWhere the coxswain sits3 lettersSee answer ›13DUnity8 lettersSee answer ›14DIn a fury4 lettersSee answer ›15DBlue material5 lettersSee answer ›16DCounterfeit9 lettersSee answer ›17DWhoop it up9 lettersSee answer ›19DGlorify5 lettersSee answer ›22D___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarch3 lettersSee answer ›25DGullible sort4 lettersSee answer ›28DHypotheticals3 lettersSee answer ›32DBesides4 lettersSee answer ›33DPart of a trunk5 lettersSee answer ›34DFirst-year law student, informally4 lettersSee answer ›35D"___ Fan Tutte"4 lettersSee answer ›36DMathematician Paul5 lettersSee answer ›42D___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins)4 lettersSee answer ›43DConfidence5 lettersSee answer ›44DWhat may be right but not left?5 lettersSee answer ›45DNew Yorkie, say3 lettersSee answer ›47DDelegate6 lettersSee answer ›49DPull to open4 lettersSee answer ›50DDilapidated5 lettersSee answer ›51DMoonfish4 lettersSee answer ›52DYankees nickname until 20164 lettersSee answer ›53D"My eye!"4 lettersSee answer ›54DWielder of a red lightsaber4 lettersSee answer ›60D"Casablanca" role4 lettersSee answer ›62DFolk singer Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›63DApproaching6 lettersSee answer ›64D1964's Nobel Peace laureate, for short3 lettersSee answer ›65DCommon bridge bid, informally5 lettersSee answer ›67DSpanish "she"4 lettersSee answer ›68DKristen of "Bridesmaids"4 lettersSee answer ›69DSlushy brand4 lettersSee answer ›70DPress4 lettersSee answer ›71DProtein-building acid, informally5 lettersSee answer ›72DTreat again, as a sprain5 lettersSee answer ›73DActress Falco4 lettersSee answer ›77DClammy4 lettersSee answer ›78D"Heeere's Johnny!" announcer9 lettersSee answer ›79DMeasure against9 lettersSee answer ›80DTree branch or power line, for a bird5 lettersSee answer ›81DOne making an impression?5 lettersSee answer ›82DWoman honored in John Lennon's "Woman"3 lettersSee answer ›86DWhere boaters hang with bowlers8 lettersSee answer ›87DHyatt alternative4 lettersSee answer ›88DSpore-producing plant4 lettersSee answer ›89DTransport (around)4 lettersSee answer ›90DCastle in "Hamlet"8 lettersSee answer ›97DHeart of the matter4 lettersSee answer ›98DSubject for van Gogh6 lettersSee answer ›99DAurora's counterpart in Greek mythology3 lettersSee answer ›100DLit5 lettersSee answer ›102DBig name in movie theaters5 lettersSee answer ›104DFirst-year West Pointer5 lettersSee answer ›105DOlympic blades5 lettersSee answer ›106D"No man is an island" writer5 lettersSee answer ›107DWas over5 lettersSee answer ›108DGlides high5 lettersSee answer ›109DMiddle: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›110DNoted Art Deco designer4 lettersSee answer ›115DSponsored spots3 lettersSee answer ›116DPersian or Abyssinian3 lettersSee answer ›117DEnero a diciembre3 lettersSee answer ›118DDomino dot3 lettersSee answer ›120D"Yeah, right!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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