NYT Crossword February 25, 2026 Answers
By Brad Lively · Edited by Will Shortz
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Every answer for the New York Times Crossword from February 25, 2026, organized by Across and Down. Tap any clue to reveal its answer, letter count, and every past puzzle where it appeared.
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1A [Taps casino table] 5 6A Signs of treble? 5 11A ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend) 3 14A Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley 5 15A Deck in divination 5 16A Mil. authority 3 17A Failing to pay bills on time may affect this 11 19A Possessed 3 20A Lotto-like casino game 4 21A Summer treats in small cups 4 22A Sounds of sudden vanishing 5 24A Zero 4 26A Inverse of kilo- 5 27A "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889 14 32A Pair of cymbals in a drum kit 5 33A Tribal home, maybe, informally 3 34A Reason to take a painkiller 4 35A So-called "melting pot," in brief 3 36A E-bike alternative 7 40A One ___ time 3 41A Bubbles in a bubble bath 4 43A A QR code might access one 3 44A Purplish perennial 5 46A Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years … 100 Heroes & Villains" list 14 50A Ransacks 5 51A Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products 4 52A Stays in line, say 5 53A Hawaiian goose 4 55A Thumbs-down votes 4 59A Buried 3 60A Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? 11 63A Fruit drink 3 64A On a higher level 5 65A Second-chance show 5 66A Org. with metal detectors 3 67A Supped 5 68A Paradises 5Down
1D Pawn 4 2D Concerning 4 3D One subject to a curfew, maybe 4 4D So-called "Queen of Pop" 7 5D Former Giant Manning 3 6D Healthy self-image? 6 7D Tie up 4 8D God depicted with a bow 4 9D Word between "word" and "word" 3 10D Intervene 6 11D Sound-track? 10 12D Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage 10 13D Calculated ratios 4 18D Era competitor 4 23D Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk" 4 25D Behaves 4 26D Where you might lose your way 4 27D Demo graphics, maybe 10 28D "This is news to me!" 10 29D Cyber punk? 5 30D Tick doc 3 31D When repeated, "Preach!" 4 32D When repeated, secret 4 37D Bear's heirs? 4 38D 60 minuti 3 39D Pulse quickly, as the heart 4 42D Bratty kid 4 45D Was a fangirl of, say 7 47D "Really awful" 6 48D Connected 6 49D Scraped (by) 4 52D "Huh?" 4 53D Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall 4 54D Roof projection 4 56D Farming area 4 57D Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope" 4 58D Tax IDs 4 61D Result of a solo homer, for short 3 62D "There you ___!" 3Frequently Asked Questions
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