New York Times Crossword February 23 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on February 23 2026, constructed by Hannah Binney. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ABuffoons›
- 6APaula of "American Idol"›
- 11AFinal use for an old T-shirt›
- 14AEnraged›
- 15AWhat "my guitar gently" does, in a classic George Harrison song›
- 16AMesozoic or Paleozoic›
- 17AHome for a single guy›
- 19AAnimation sheet›
- 20AHole for threading a lace›
- 21A___ fide (genuine)›
- 22A"Please like and subscribe" and the like, on YouTube videos›
- 25ADr. Seuss book with the quote "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."›
- 28A___ Today›
- 29AKind of computer port›
- 31ALike the smell of trees›
- 32AShowed again›
- 34AZoom past›
- 37APsychotherapy switcheroos ... or what are hidden in 17-, 25-, 50- and 59-Across?›
- 41AText on a red, white and blue sticker›
- 42AGender-neutral possessive›
- 44ARan after›
- 47AOpposite of WNW›
- 49ATo and ___›
- 50ATime machine car in "Back to the Future"›
- 53AMade a grand speech›
- 55ABrother of Abel›
- 56ATimes between dusk and dawn›
- 58AHad lunch, say›
- 59AFruit with a "bellybutton"›
- 64AWhat planets revolve around›
- 65AHow often the time is 12:00 each day›
- 66ADecorate›
- 67AMini-albums›
- 68A___ of Troy›
- 69ASat for a portrait›
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- 1DAccessory for a baby in a highchair›
- 2DBritish singer Rita›
- 3DEfron of "The Greatest Showman"›
- 4DLast multiple-choice option, often›
- 5DRude goodbye to an enemy›
- 6DSoldier who has failed to report›
- 7DMilitary cap›
- 8DOne of the three dimensions›
- 9DKick ___ fuss›
- 10DCounterculture drug, in brief›
- 11D4.75 seconds to assemble a Mr. Potato Head, per Guinness›
- 12DConcert venues›
- 13DMilky Way, e.g.›
- 18DNot as much›
- 21D"I crushed it!!!"›
- 22DNot just my›
- 23D___-friendly›
- 24DRoot used in making poi›
- 26DLarge jug›
- 27DCage for crustaceans›
- 30D"American Psycho" author ___ Easton Ellis›
- 33DCartoonist Bechdel›
- 35DMass ___ (Boston thoroughfare)›
- 36DGive up›
- 38DWas a passenger›
- 39DDemocrats and Socialists, with "the"›
- 40DFather›
- 43DAxle, e.g.›
- 44DJewel box›
- 45DStart to escalate›
- 46DExtraterrestrials›
- 48DLondon theater district›
- 51DObject hitting people's heads in old cartoons›
- 52DSibling's daughter›
- 54DSouth American barbecue›
- 57DValley›
- 59DHigh degree›
- 60DResponse to seeing an aurora, maybe›
- 61DRejections›
- 62DCollege sr.'s test›
- 63D63-Down, in this puzzle›
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