NYT Crossword February 13, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Org. with checkpoints 3 4A Poke accompaniment, at times 4 8A Shoe-shaping tools 5 13A "Abso-freaking-lutely!" 8 15A A red plastic one might be worn on Halloween 7 17A Skating venue 8 18A "Thumbs-down from me" 7 19A Bonkers 5 20A A little sore, say 6 22A It's what you should take, in brief 3 23A Lundi ___, festive Monday observance in New Orleans 4 24A Went after 6 25A Catches 4 26A Casual assent 3 27A Dating qualifier 5 28A Really fancy? 5 29A They don't give you the full picture 13 32A The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 2017 14 34A Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest 13 35A Le contraire de "après" 5 36A Clear a sentence? 5 37A "Girl!" 3 40A Goddess often depicted with peacocks 4 41A Someone singing "Something" 6 43A Alphabetically last nutrient in a multivitamin, often 4 44A Counsel council, for short 3 45A Gives a wave, maybe 6 46A "Andor" actor ___ Luna 5 47A Research scientist's jotting 7 49A Visitor to a fertility clinic, maybe 8 51A Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden" 7 52A 1976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witch 8 53A Provincetown catch 5 54A Hit's counterpart 4 55A Spots 3

Down

1D Widget 6 2D Guarded 6 3D It's handled at the bar 6 4D One with a burning passion? 4 5D Bishop's locale 3 6D Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governance 9 7D Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milk 12 8D ___ experience 5 9D Longtime teammate of Derek Jeter, familiarly 4 10D Group of reps 3 11D Poem so beloved by Abraham Lincoln that he carried it in his pocket and memorized it 8 12D Sheryl ___, author of the 2013 best seller "Lean In" 8 14D Many a bonny bairn 4 15D Sharp wind? 4 16D Offerings at a reception 6 21D Ones who don't believe in global revolutions? 12 24D Saves for later, in a way 5 25D "Seriously!" 5 27D Teammate of Cupid in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" 5 28D Mythological figure who turns men into pigs 5 29D Spiritual sustenance 5 30D Sped right through the stop signal 9 31D Pop up 5 32D Ones offering cheap shots? 8 33D How the Quran is written 8 34D Honolulu thank you 6 37D Ferruginous pigment 6 38D Close (with) 6 39D Puts down 6 41D Like some breath 5 42D Blinkers? 4 43D Canyon with a much-hiked section called the Narrows 4 45D Word with guitar or go 4 46D Historic event the French call "le jour J" 4 48D "___ I!" (negative reply) 3 50D Director Coppola of 2024's "The Last Showgirl" 3