NYT Crossword February 27 2026 Answers

All 70 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.

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1S2A3C4A5G6A7W8E9A10D11O12L13L14A15R16AMERICANPALEALE17DISTRESSEDDENIM18DRAFTS19URSA20KEY21RUH22TIC23S24WAN25R26EEL27ROTU28NDA29ORA30DARE31AIR32B33A34G35KIN36DEST37TARTARE38UNSEAT39AINT40SGT41BRA42ISES43TSOS44M45RIS46QTS47CUL48PAO49A50STO51DARI52U53S54RUN55INTER56FERENCE57ANASTASIASTEELE58MANHATTANKANSAS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACoinage of the early 2000s?15 lettersSACAGAWEADOLLAR
16ASierra Nevada product15 lettersAMERICANPALEALE
17AJeans material for a worn-out look15 lettersDISTRESSEDDENIM
18AEmail folder6 lettersDRAFTS
19ABear up?4 lettersURSA
20AMost important part3 lettersKEY
22AJerk3 lettersTIC
25ATraditional folk dance4 lettersREEL
27APantheon feature7 lettersROTUNDA
30AChallenge4 lettersDARE
37ARaw, in a way7 lettersTARTARE
38ARemove from office6 lettersUNSEAT
39A"It ___ easy"4 lettersAINT
40AN.Y.P.D. rank: Abbr.3 lettersSGT
41APrepares, as coq au vin7 lettersBRAISES
43AChinese menu possessive4 lettersTSOS
46ACarton amts.3 lettersQTS
47A___-de-sac3 lettersCUL
48AKung ___ chicken3 lettersPAO
49AConcerning4 lettersASTO
54ACreate a distraction, so to speak15 lettersRUNINTERFERENCE
57AHeroine in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" books15 lettersANASTASIASTEELE
58AMidwest city dubbed the "Little Apple"15 lettersMANHATTANKANSAS
DOWN
3DDelivery methods?9 lettersCESAREANS
4DSlick, say6 lettersARTFUL
5DTailor's measurement5 lettersGIRTH
7DHappened3 lettersWAS
8DAdjoining, in a way7 lettersENSUITE
9DIlluminating point6 lettersAPERCU
10DSoda brand since 19374 lettersDADS
11DAntediluvian9 lettersOLDASDIRT
13DSri ___5 lettersLANKA
14DWorld traveler?5 lettersALIEN
15DBig name in Cognac4 lettersREMY
22DSuit material?4 lettersTORT
24DBlemish4 lettersWART
25DModern streaming device4 lettersROKU
28DFlatbread choices5 lettersNAANS
30DStart of a child's letter9 lettersDEARSANTA
32DFunk music features9 lettersBASSLINES
34DPicks up4 lettersGETS
36DActress Mazar4 lettersDEBI
37DHitches4 lettersTIES
43DServing piece6 lettersTUREEN
44DHawaiian for "mountain"5 lettersMAUNA
47DMagna ___5 lettersCARTA
48DCarriage in Coventry4 lettersPRAM
50D"Right away!"4 lettersSTAT
51DSecretary, for example4 lettersDESK
53DAccompanies (to)4 lettersSEES
55DStandoff's conclusion?3 lettersISH
56DBlow air on3 lettersFAN
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