NYT Crossword February 24 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Adam AaronsonEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2R3E4C5K6A7M8B9E10R11W12R13Y14METOO15NAOMI16HEE17ETHNI18CGROUP19ENT20DIED21OED22O23LAF24ELE25CTRI26C27GUITA28R29MASS30AUTOBIO31X32ING33AKA34NERF35TIC36E37L38GREC39O40EEL41AJA42R43AIM44V45CRS46MINI47PIG48L49EAH50ENDOCRI51NEGLA52N53D54PITH55OVA56ROO57S58JIG59E60V61ENIN62GGOWN63UNI64LEVEE65MENSA66SGT67PEETS68CREEP

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AUtter rubbish5 lettersDRECK
11AShowing a smirk, say3 lettersWRY
14A"Make that two!"5 lettersMETOO
16AHalf of a giggle3 lettersHEE
17ANuyoricans, e.g.11 lettersETHNICGROUP
20AWent on the fritz4 lettersDIED
22ASnowman in "Frozen"4 lettersOLAF
24AFender Stratocaster, e.g.14 lettersELECTRICGUITAR
31ADeer ___ (road sign)4 lettersXING
34ABrand of squishy balls4 lettersNERF
35AInvoluntary movement3 lettersTIC
40AFish in some onigiri3 lettersEEL
41AOne way to leave a door4 lettersAJAR
43AAsset for a thrower3 lettersAIM
44AOld tape players4 lettersVCRS
46ATiny swine7 lettersMINIPIG
50AThyroid, e.g.14 lettersENDOCRINEGLAND
55ASome reproductive cells3 lettersOVA
58ASprightly dance3 lettersJIG
59ADress for a soirée, e.g.11 lettersEVENINGGOWN
63APrefix with sex or brow3 lettersUNI
64AProtection against flooding5 lettersLEVEE
65AGroup of smarties5 lettersMENSA
68AInch (up)5 lettersCREEP
DOWN
2DFix, as shoelaces5 lettersRETIE
3DBlues legend Waters5 lettersETHEL
4DFormally denounce7 lettersCONDEMN
5DCarp in a Japanese pond3 lettersKOI
6DBrings to a boil?6 lettersANGERS
7D___ Gras5 lettersMARDI
8DHoneybun3 lettersBOO
9DLiMu ___ (insurance bird)3 lettersEMU
13DNevertheless3 lettersYET
25DWord after rib or batting4 lettersCAGE
27DGreen dip, slangily4 lettersGUAC
28D[Hi-lar-ious!]4 lettersROFL
32D"This is pretty cool!"9 lettersICANDIGIT
33DAsset for a thrower3 lettersARM
35DMake friendly to humans4 lettersTAME
37DHideout4 lettersLAIR
38DSupermodel Hadid4 lettersGIGI
39DAvocado-shaped4 lettersOVAL
42DCivil disturbance4 lettersRIOT
45DJuice box?7 lettersCHARGER
47DI.T. pro's offering6 lettersPCHELP
48DImposes, as a tax6 lettersLEVIES
51DPretty large jazz combo5 lettersNONET
57DJacket closer4 lettersSNAP
60DShape for flying geese3 lettersVEE
61DApple taster in Eden3 lettersEVE
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