NYT Crossword February 24, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Utter rubbish 5 6A Yellowish color for old computer graphics 5 11A Showing a smirk, say 3 14A "Make that two!" 5 15A Actress Watts of "The Friend" 5 16A Half of a giggle 3 17A Nuyoricans, e.g. 11 19A Doc who's seen for sinusitis 3 20A Went on the fritz 4 21A Grand project begun by the London Philological Society, in brief 3 22A Snowman in "Frozen" 4 24A Fender Stratocaster, e.g. 14 29A Its base unit is the kilogram 4 30A Self-written life story, informally 7 31A Deer ___ (road sign) 4 33A Otherwise called, in brief 3 34A Brand of squishy balls 4 35A Involuntary movement 3 36A "The Disrobing of Christ," e.g. 7 40A Fish in some onigiri 3 41A One way to leave a door 4 43A Asset for a thrower 3 44A Old tape players 4 46A Tiny swine 7 48A One of the matriarchs in Judaism 4 50A Thyroid, e.g. 14 54A Oft-discarded part of an orange 4 55A Some reproductive cells 3 56A Baby ones are joeys, familiarly 4 58A Sprightly dance 3 59A Dress for a soirée, e.g. 11 63A Prefix with sex or brow 3 64A Protection against flooding 5 65A Group of smarties 5 66A "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" 3 67A Coffeehouse chain that owns the domain coffee.com 5 68A Inch (up) 5

Down

1D Contacted quickly online, informally 4 2D Fix, as shoelaces 5 3D Blues legend Waters 5 4D Formally denounce 7 5D Carp in a Japanese pond 3 6D Brings to a boil? 6 7D ___ Gras 5 8D Honeybun 3 9D LiMu ___ (insurance bird) 3 10D Remove, as a page of a notebook 6 11D Brew that's often a little cloudy and fruity 9 12D Festivals often featuring jousting knights, for short 9 13D Nevertheless 3 18D Beds that might have wheels 4 23D Either bronze animal in front of the Art Institute of Chicago 4 25D Word after rib or batting 4 26D Centerpiece of a birthday celebration 4 27D Green dip, slangily 4 28D [Hi-lar-ious!] 4 31D President of China beginning in 2013 9 32D "This is pretty cool!" 9 33D Asset for a thrower 3 35D Make friendly to humans 4 37D Hideout 4 38D Supermodel Hadid 4 39D Avocado-shaped 4 42D Civil disturbance 4 45D Juice box? 7 47D I.T. pro's offering 6 48D Imposes, as a tax 6 49D Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" 4 51D Pretty large jazz combo 5 52D Whom a diary is often shown to 5 53D Search for groundwater, in a way 5 57D Jacket closer 4 58D Au ___ (how roast beef may be served) 3 60D Shape for flying geese 3 61D Apple taster in Eden 3 62D Car brand with the Hummer E.V. 3