NYT Crossword February 25 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Wednesday 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 Brad LivelyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2I3T4M5E6C7L8E9F10S11E12M13O14ONEAL15TAROT16CMD17CREDI18 SCORE19HAD20KENO21ICES22P23OOFS24N25ADA26MILLI27V28INCEN29T30 ANGOG31H32HIHAT33REZ34ACHE35USA36S37C38OOTE39R40ATA41SUD42S43URL44A45STER46HANN47IBAL48L49E TER50LOOTS51IKEA52WAITS53N54ENE55N56A57Y58S59HID60B61REAKD62ANCES63ADE64ABOVE65RERUN66TSA67DINED68EDENS

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A[Taps casino table]5 lettersHITME
6ASigns of treble?5 lettersCLEFS
15ADeck in divination5 lettersTAROT
16AMil. authority3 lettersCMD
19APossessed3 lettersHAD
20ALotto-like casino game4 lettersKENO
22ASounds of sudden vanishing5 lettersPOOFS
24AZero4 lettersNADA
26AInverse of kilo-5 lettersMILLI
36AE-bike alternative7 lettersSCOOTER
40AOne ___ time3 lettersATA
41ABubbles in a bubble bath4 lettersSUDS
44APurplish perennial5 lettersASTER
50ARansacks5 lettersLOOTS
52AStays in line, say5 lettersWAITS
53AHawaiian goose4 lettersNENE
55AThumbs-down votes4 lettersNAYS
59ABuried3 lettersHID
63AFruit drink3 lettersADE
64AOn a higher level5 lettersABOVE
65ASecond-chance show5 lettersRERUN
67ASupped5 lettersDINED
68AParadises5 lettersEDENS
DOWN
1DPawn4 lettersHOCK
2DConcerning4 lettersINRE
4DSo-called "Queen of Pop"7 lettersMADONNA
5DFormer Giant Manning3 lettersELI
6DHealthy self-image?6 lettersCTSCAN
7DTie up4 lettersLACE
8DGod depicted with a bow4 lettersEROS
10DIntervene6 lettersSTEPIN
11DSound-track?10 lettersECHOLOCATE
12DCombatant in an octagon-shaped cage10 lettersMMAFIGHTER
13DCalculated ratios4 lettersODDS
18DEra competitor4 letters IDE
25DBehaves4 lettersACTS
27DDemo graphics, maybe10 lettersVISUALAIDS
28D"This is news to me!"10 lettersIHADNOIDEA
29DCyber punk?5 lettersTROLL
30DTick doc3 letters ET
31DWhen repeated, "Preach!"4 lettersHEAR
32DWhen repeated, secret4 lettersHUSH
37DBear's heirs?4 lettersCUBS
38D60 minuti3 lettersORA
42DBratty kid4 lettersSNOT
45DWas a fangirl of, say7 lettersSTANNED
47D"Really awful"6 lettersITSBAD
48DConnected6 lettersLINKED
49DScraped (by)4 lettersEKED
52D"Huh?"4 lettersWHAT
54DRoof projection4 lettersEAVE
56DFarming area4 lettersACRE
58DTax IDs4 lettersSSNS
62D"There you ___!"3 lettersARE
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