NYT Crossword February 15, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Do a little too well? 4 5A Tops 4 9A Resident of Ayrshire or Lanarkshire 4 13A No time at all 6 19A Discouraged action 4 20A Mouthy? 4 21A "What a relief!" 4 22A Brought (out) 7 24A Completely destroy with a blast 14 27A Gaia, by another name 7 28A Something typically taken every 10 years 6 29A Doodled 4 30A Certain bridge positions 5 32A Segment of a timeline, perhaps 3 33A The moon's "maria" 4 36A Circa 6 38A "Rhoda" actress Valerie 6 40A Version of a textbook designed for instruction 8 44A Salon substance 6 45A Muppet who loves pigeons 4 46A "My life is over" 8 47A Sharpness 4 48A Sarcastic response to a show-off 8 52A Walked gingerly 6 53A Product with Pro, Air and Mini varieties 4 55A Conical shelter 6 57A Use salt instead of sugar while baking, say 3 58A Skewered Indonesian dish 5 60A ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the "triangle offense" 3 61A Had a brain fart 7 66A Top-left PC key 3 69A Like some simple repair jobs, in brief 3 70A Grilled South American fare 5 72A Smoothed (out) 6 73A "Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle 22 78A Science-and-nature magazine, familiarly 6 79A Muckety-muck 5 80A Frequently, poetically 3 81A Fair-hiring inits. 3 82A Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoning 7 84A Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur) 3 85A More sardonic 5 87A Rest area? 3 90A Speeds of slow-moving traffic 6 92A "It's ___ real" 4 93A Delicate, as beauty 6 96A Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transition 8 100A Wear (out) 4 102A Middle-of-the-night woe 8 104A Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title) 4 105A Made younger-looking in an editing studio, say 6 107A Reality TV franchise created by Tyra Banks 8 108A Philosophy symbolized by yin and yang 6 111A Ruby lookalike 6 112A Throw, in modern slang 4 113A Fort Collins sch. 3 114A Calls to task? 5 116A Company behind the machine used to make Slurpees 4 118A Kind of paper in a lab 6 123A In back 7 125A "Wait, are we done?" 14 129A Queen of the fairies 7 130A Dueling weapon 4 131A Skin softener 4 132A Fruit also known as a "uniq" 4 133A Largest bird in North America 6 134A X-ray units 4 135A Immodest 4 136A "You can't make me!," e.g. 4

Down

1D "The Exchange" airer 4 2D Flaw in an argument 4 3D Unknown author, for short 4 4D Squabbles 4 5D Unresolved parts of a plot 9 6D Org. to which you might provide your bank account info 3 7D Renewable energy structure 3 8D Lost traction 4 9D Globelike shape 8 10D Dress down 7 11D Poetic contraction 3 12D Many middle schoolers 6 13D Ones pressed for cash? 4 14D Top of a latte 5 15D Mucho 5 16D M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboards 3 17D In hot water? 7 18D Fashion designer Carolina 7 23D Shortage 6 25D Behind 6 26D Certain public transit network 7 31D Singer whose "Hello" was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTube 5 34D "People ___ Strange" (the Doors song) 3 35D Conduct inciting an insurrection 8 37D World's first billion-dollar corporation 7 39D Sac fly result 3 40D Game piece in Rummikub 4 41D Royal title 4 42D Where jet-setters may rub elbows 8 43D Chalice 3 49D P.D. alert 3 50D Prefix meaning "sun" 5 51D "Heavens to Betsy!" 6 54D Subscription-only website feature 7 56D Look into 7 59D Contribute 3 60D Chicago paper, informally 4 62D N.Y.C. neighborhood that's home to the Grey Art Museum 4 63D Lower-body exercise 8 64D Occupational suffix 3 65D J.F.K. predecessor 3 67D Aromatic herb 4 68D Hold tightly 6 70D Mariner's greeting 4 71D Natural attraction 8 73D Two peas ___ pod 3 74D Pitch 3 75D French wine region 5 76D LeBron James or Nikola Jokic 7 77D Delivery person's assignment: Abbr. 3 83D "Wheels" 3 85D Beverage infused with THC 7 86D Fixed, as a "m-i-t-s-a-k-e" 9 88D County in western New York 4 89D Deck out? 4 91D Shoe with a thick sole 5 92D Part of an equestrian's ensemble 8 94D Small songbird 6 95D Benefit plan option, in brief 3 96D Wealthy sort 6 97D Stretchy 7 98D "Next on my list" 7 99D ___ chi 3 101D Lit up, in a way 7 103D ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood) 3 106D Less challenging 6 109D Shell out 5 110D Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10 5 115D Bicyclist's setting 4 117D Latin list ender 4 119D Lead-in to a conclusion 4 120D ___ Millions (multistate lottery) 4 121D Some addresses 4 122D Dos + cuatro 4 124D China's largest ethnic group 3 126D Wellness resort offering 3 127D Horn contents at a Viking feast 3 128D Depressed 3