New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/17/2026. The February 17 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Forerunner of reggaeSKA
- 4a BecauseSINCE
- 9a Fluster with embarrassmentABASH
- 14a BuddyPAL
- 15a “L’Orfeo” or “Idomeneo”OPERA
- 16a Spoiled girl in “Finding Nemo”DARLA
- 17a White rodent often used in lab researchALBINORAT
- 19a Hunter in the night skyORION
- 20a “Cool!”NEATO
- 21a Hit maker?FIST
- 23a Big name in pet foodIAMS
- 24a Complete fiascoSNAFU
- 26a “I suppose that’s right”GUESSSO
- 28a Some fancy finger paintingNAILART
- 30a Flavoring in an earthy whiskeyPEAT
- 31a Classic skin-care brandOLAY
- 32a Film performers’ union, for shortSAG
- 34a Spanish appetizersTAPAS
- 38a Prospector’s receptaclePAN
- 39a Music genre for the words hidden in this puzzle’s circled letters … or a punny description for them?BAROQUE
- 42a German cry of dismayACH
- 43a Old Ford Motor offeringEDSEL
- 45a Site for hibernation ? or a Super Bowl partyDEN
- 46a No more thanUPTO
- 47a Sources of quick $$$ATMS
- 50a Break up, as a groupDISBAND
- 52a Someone’s public identityPERSONA
- 55a Workout inspired by martial artsTAEBO
- 56a “Nobody doesn’t like ___ Lee” (classic food slogan)SARA
- 57a Daddy-oPOPS
- 59a “___ Jacques” (children’s song)FRERE
- 61a “The Addams Family” butlerLURCH
- 63a Spoken evaluationsORALEXAMS
- 65a Island greetingALOHA
- 66a Starts daydreaming, with “out”ZONES
- 67a Sound heard at the doorRAP
- 68a Amped upWIRED
- 69a Call off the relationshipENDIT
- 70a FurtiveSLY
- Down
- 1d Distance from end to endSPAN
- 2d Leafy side dish rich in vitamin KKALESALAD
- 3d Residents of TiranaALBANIANS
- 4d “Oh, that stupid little punk …”SONOFA
- 5d Wall Street debut, for shortIPO
- 6d Toy brand with foam ammoNERF
- 7d Daniel of the “Knives Out” moviesCRAIG
- 8d DevoursEATSUP
- 9d Fuss and flurryADO
- 10d Many a Starbucks employeeBARISTA
- 11d Highlights of a 15-AcrossARIAS
- 12d Smartphone video effectSLOMO
- 13d Film composer ZimmerHANS
- 18d Boot out of Europe?ITALY
- 22d Item stored in a small hole in a golf cartTEE
- 25d ___ MajorURSA
- 27d Fill fullySATE
- 28d “Uh-uh”NOPE
- 29d Material for a roof repairTAR
- 33d Mars, but not EarthGOD
- 35d Tough-but-loving fathers, informallyPAPABEARS
- 36d “Don’t be so weird!”ACTNORMAL
- 37d Equipped with footwearSHOD
- 39d Sandwiches often on toasted breadBLTS
- 40d Proof-ending inits.QED
- 41d Troop groupUNIT
- 44d Aural ailmentEARACHE
- 46d Standard option on a rideshare appUBERX
- 48d Shaggy head of hairMOP
- 49d Get some Z’sSNOOZE
- 51d Least riskySAFEST
- 52d Physicist Wolfgang who proposed the “exclusion principle”PAULI
- 53d BlunderERROR
- 54d Front part of a stageAPRON
- 56d Barbecue side dishSLAW
- 58d Material in a classical timepieceSAND
- 60d Sneak a peek atESPY
- 62d SuckeredHAD
- 64d Ring of flowersLEI