NYT Crossword February 28 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Saturday 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 LevavEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2I3M4L5O6W7F8R9A10T11B12O13Y14SMEAGO15L16DEARONE17THATSME18REVOLTS19RENT20BA21E22FEDORA23ARIE24L25TR26IS27TIN28LEE29E30THAN31N32AIAD33STRESS34LEVEL35BEFORETIMES36CURLYBRACES37SATBY38APNEA39P40O41I42ALT43FRET44N45ERFS46MOH47A48IR49NT50H51LOLA52BRUSHE53D54AU55TOPAY56AIRHORN57NEOPETS58RETYPED59STEREO

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASet unambitious goals6 lettersAIMLOW
7AOne playing beerball, perhaps7 lettersFRATBOY
14ATolkien ring bearer7 lettersSMEAGOL
16APrecious person7 lettersDEARONE
18AGoes against the rule?7 lettersREVOLTS
31AInnermost moon of Neptune5 lettersNAIAD
33APressure gauge?11 lettersSTRESSLEVEL
35APast, colloquially11 lettersBEFORETIMES
37AWas on the sidelines5 lettersSATBY
38ABreathlessness5 lettersAPNEA
39APolynesian staple3 lettersPOI
43AFuss4 lettersFRET
46AAngora fabric6 lettersMOHAIR
49AUtmost3 lettersNTH
52ADid a bedtime task7 lettersBRUSHED
54AModern banking convenience7 lettersAUTOPAY
58AEntered again7 lettersRETYPED
59AOne might play at home6 lettersSTEREO
DOWN
1DKind of projection6 lettersASTRAL
2DCall at a roll call6 lettersIMHERE
3DBig jerk6 lettersMEANIE
4DDrink often sipped5 lettersLATTE
5DRap pioneers, slangily3 lettersOGS
8DSchool houses?5 lettersREEFS
10DPut one's foot down4 lettersTROD
12DLike defendants at court7 lettersONTRIAL
13DPrinciple of improv comedy6 lettersYESAND
21DError correction tool9 lettersERASERPEN
24DUncork, so to speak6 lettersLETFLY
26DBody bronzer10 lettersINSTANTTAN
33DTesla, for one4 lettersSERB
36D___ counter7 lettersCALORIE
37DSouth Indian lentil stew6 lettersSAMBAR
39DFollowing etiquette6 lettersPROPER
40DRecently6 lettersOFLATE
41DDeclaration after "because"6 lettersISAYSO
43DFrench relative5 lettersFRERE
45DSkip the ceremony, say5 lettersELOPE
48DBlue-roofed restaurant4 lettersIHOP
50DCoral and sand, for two4 lettersHUES
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