New York Times Crossword February 16 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on February 16 2026, constructed by Ian Livengood. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ANecklace fastener›
- 6APhysique, slangily›
- 9A"___ to that!"›
- 13ATextile city NNE of Paris›
- 14ANew wave band with the hit "Whip It"›
- 15AImprovise, in jazz›
- 16AStared rudely›
- 17ALate-night kitchen visit, e.g.›
- 18AStench›
- 19ALongtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdom›
- 22AHome for pigs›
- 23ATeen wearing heavy eyeliner, maybe›
- 24AReally, really cool›
- 27A"My dude!"›
- 28AComputer operating system developed by Bell Labs›
- 30A___-Hulk›
- 31ACharge for airing a commercial›
- 34AFictional lab assistant with a hunchback›
- 35AStylish›
- 36ACapital of the Gem State, in a mailing address›
- 38APossible cybercrime, informally›
- 40AM.I.T. Mystery ___ (annual puzzle competition)›
- 41AClose by›
- 43ACorrosion signs›
- 44AStadium cheer›
- 45AGlance through›
- 46AReader's Digest or Golf Digest, in brief›
- 47AWhere clams are served›
- 49AKnotted (up)›
- 51ARep.'s counterpart›
- 54A"Makes no difference to me"›
- 57AActress Kendrick›
- 59AHourly pay rate›
- 60AFlock that honks›
- 61AFollow directions›
- 62AConga, for one›
- 63AChicago's ___ Planetarium›
- 64AScottish girl›
- 65APlace to get a rubdown›
- 66AVoting spots›
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- 1DThickens, as cream›
- 2DNot heavy›
- 3DNarrow way between city buildings›
- 4DWhole bunch›
- 5DHorse's ancestral line›
- 6DHearty embrace›
- 7DRoman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses"›
- 8DDull-witted sort›
- 9DEschew›
- 10DFrantic scrambles›
- 11DRock subgenre with confessional lyrics›
- 12D"All Things Considered" airer›
- 14D"Fiddlesticks!"›
- 20DD.C.'s National ___›
- 21DKind of number on an old business card›
- 25DChange gears›
- 26DReligious offshoots›
- 27DTop-tier›
- 29DPinot ___›
- 31DGive 0 stars in a review, say›
- 32DOne giving support during childbirth›
- 33DHigh-quality reds and whites›
- 34DSomething to noodle on›
- 35DDrink very quickly›
- 37DGlitterati›
- 39DShortfall of exports vis-à-vis imports›
- 42DOne of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean›
- 45DDroop›
- 46D"It's just OK"›
- 48DOccasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informally›
- 50DAgenda bullet point›
- 51DLinger (on), as a topic›
- 52DArt supporter›
- 53DMike who voiced Shrek in "Shrek"›
- 55DWyatt at the O.K. Corral›
- 56DMake over›
- 57DEarly leader in instant messaging›
- 58DOrg. for the Raptors, but not the Blue Jays›
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