New York Times Crossword February 28 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on February 28 2026, constructed by Adam Levav. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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Across
- 1ASet unambitious goals›
- 7AOne playing beerball, perhaps›
- 14ATolkien ring bearer›
- 16APrecious person›
- 17APhrase you might say while pointing at a photograph›
- 18AGoes against the rule?›
- 19AMusical set in Alphabet City›
- 20ATerm of endearment appropriated from 9-Down›
- 22APart of a Blues Brothers outfit›
- 23AAnimated friend of Sebastian the crab›
- 25ASome arm muscles, informally›
- 27ACassiterite is a source of it›
- 28ARobert Frost's middle name›
- 29A___ Allen Express, Amtrak train from New York City to Burlington, Vt.›
- 31AInnermost moon of Neptune›
- 33APressure gauge?›
- 35APast, colloquially›
- 36ASymbols used to group blocks of computer code›
- 37AWas on the sidelines›
- 38ABreathlessness›
- 39APolynesian staple›
- 42ANot mainstream, as some music genres›
- 43AFuss›
- 44AWeakens, as an overly strong character, in video game lingo›
- 46AAngora fabric›
- 49AUtmost›
- 51A___ Tung, star of cable TV's "The Summer I Turned Pretty"›
- 52ADid a bedtime task›
- 54AModern banking convenience›
- 56AMusical sample added for excitement›
- 57AAnimals in an early-2000s virtual fad›
- 58AEntered again›
- 59AOne might play at home›
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- 1DKind of projection›
- 2DCall at a roll call›
- 3DBig jerk›
- 4DDrink often sipped›
- 5DRap pioneers, slangily›
- 6DSpace to develop as a person?›
- 7DIn brief, to whom Grover Cleveland once said "I am making a strange wish for you ... that you may never be president of the United States"›
- 8DSchool houses?›
- 9DDialect that is responsible for a large majority of Gen Z slang›
- 10DPut one's foot down›
- 11DDecorative items worn at Western galas›
- 12DLike defendants at court›
- 13DPrinciple of improv comedy›
- 15DGay nightlife spot with a dress requirement›
- 21DError correction tool›
- 24DUncork, so to speak›
- 26DBody bronzer›
- 30D___ Story (punny nickname for the "Iliad")›
- 31DLike the lion killed by Hercules›
- 32DScientific classification for birds›
- 33DTesla, for one›
- 34DAffliction treated with a nit comb›
- 35DActing like a sore loser, informally›
- 36D___ counter›
- 37DSouth Indian lentil stew›
- 39DFollowing etiquette›
- 40DRecently›
- 41DDeclaration after "because"›
- 43DFrench relative›
- 45DSkip the ceremony, say›
- 47DLike some unmoisturized skin›
- 48DBlue-roofed restaurant›
- 50DCoral and sand, for two›
- 53DPopular role-playing game since 1974, informally›
- 55DOne whose eyes are "all aglow" in "The Christmas Song"›
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