NYT Crossword February 18, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informally 5 6A Biblical name for Syria 4 10A International agreements 5 15A "That's ___" (Dean Martin classic) 5 16A Plumb mad 4 17A Ancient Greek marketplace 5 18A Dwindled away 10 20A ___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metroid 5 21A 🕘⏳⏰ 15 23A Gullible one 3 24A Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale 7 25A Irritated outburst 3 28A Carnaval city, informally 3 30A Smallish batteries 3 31A Reservoir producer 3 34A Bounty 9 38A Favorable starting point of an auto race 4 39A 🤙👏👋 16 43A The Farm Service Agcy. is part of it 4 44A Some wand wielders 9 45A Trident-shaped letter 3 46A QB's call 3 49A Write "their" for "there," say 3 50A Slopping spot 3 51A Offensively odorous 7 55A Noted wildlife refuge 3 57A 💬🗣️🗯️ 15 62A Cara of "Fame" fame 5 63A Digital capture 10 65A Enchantress of Greek mythology 5 66A Popular D.I.Y. website 4 67A Go after 5 68A Nincompoops 5 69A Rackets 4 70A Reduced to crumbs, say 5

Down

1D What a fall guy has to take, with "the" 3 2D Home of the Big 12's Cyclones 4 3D Terse denial 4 4D Remains 5 5D Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story" 8 6D Gucci of fashion 4 7D Locales for some urban gardens 5 8D Like the accents in "déclassé" 5 9D Godzilla foe 6 10D Elbows and bow ties 6 11D Once more 5 12D Best-selling home computers of the 1980s 10 13D On the money 4 14D Freshness 4 19D Observation 6 22D It might be a stretch for historians 3 25D Fill an automobile tank … or boost the confidence of, in slang 5 26D Deep chasm 5 27D Pips 10 29D Demon of Japanese folklore 3 32D On guard 5 33D Like some buns and bedrooms 5 35D Org. for Wizards and Magic 3 36D Includes, in a way 3 37D One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism 3 38D Big name in water filters 3 40D Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-Across 3 41D Distressing encounter 6 42D ___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow" 8 46D New workmates 6 47D Manipulate 3 48D Cast 6 52D Meager measure of compassion? 5 53D Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year 5 54D Actor Zac of "High School Musical" 5 56D Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok" 5 57D Acronym on a W-2 4 58D Bluish-purple bloom 4 59D Wraps (up) 4 60D Tête-à-tête 4 61D Firefighting aid 4 64D X 3