NYT Crossword February 12, 2026 Answers

Across

1A *Succeed 5 6A Home of War in the Pacific National Historical Park 4 10A Sign on some restroom doors 3 13A Angular unit of measurement 6 15A Sapa ___ ("the only emperor" in Quechua) 4 16A Kitchen gadget brand 3 17A Must pay 6 18A *Public messages of appreciation 8 20A Heavy metal band whose name is a big cat in Spanish 7 22A Alternatively … !!! 6 23A Sign out? 4 24A Firehouse supply 7 26A Take out, in a way 3 28A "An idea …" 3 30A Mount known to produce rare volcanic "smoke rings" 4 31A Off-road ride, for short 3 32A Horned mountain climber 4 34A Pen 6 36A Dennis's sister on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" 3 37A *New England-style chowder, for one 7 39A ___-weekly (mag type) 3 40A Small surgical instrument 6 42A Wraps up 4 43A Wield 3 44A Ingrid Bergman's "Casablanca" role 4 45A Stuff with strands 3 46A College subj. that can be evolutionary or behavioral 3 47A Lightweight fabric for a handkerchief 7 50A Tomato type 4 53A Digs for dogs 6 54A *Long-legged wader 7 58A Provide comfort, in a way … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Across clues 8 60A Northeastern prep school or its town 6 61A "What's the ___?!" 3 62A Surrender 4 63A Ceramics component 6 64A Web portal with a butterfly logo 3 65A Schooner's stabilizer 4 66A Some spa treatments 5

Down

1D What a phone call or new album might do 4 2D 7-Eleven competitor on the East Coast 4 3D Tree of knowledge locale 4 4D Directory name 6 5D *Behind in payment 5 6D Ones "over there" in "Over There," in brief 3 7D Sacrilegious 6 8D Legend, e.g. 5 9D Beat in chess 5 10D Mechanisms that are often spring-loaded 10 11D *Forevermore 10 12D Us, in Spanish 3 14D Sushi seaweed type 4 19D From further back 5 21D Befuddled 5 25D Coarse, as language 5 26D Quickly smooch … or a hint to the answers to the four starred Down clues 10 27D Square 10 29D *Word appearing 51 times in the New Testament 5 31D Speak extemporaneously 5 32D Makeup of some shelves 3 33D Lunch item usually eaten with two hands, in brief 3 34D Cow's mouthful 3 35D Photo ___ 3 38D Wolf (down) 5 41D Michael nominated for Oscars in five different decades 5 45D Fool 6 46D Hollywood's Anderson or Bach 6 48D Nosh 5 49D Little laugh 5 51D Sounds from un estadio 4 52D *Severely harm 5 55D Words of affirmation 4 56D Resting place for a boa 4 57D Pâté de foie ___ 4 58D Unpleasant discovery under a desk 3 59D Hair raiser? 3