New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/21/2026. The February 21 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Look to give nothing away?BLANKSTARE
- 11a European city on the Bay of AngelsNICE
- 15a Film subgenre exemplified by “The Thing” or “The Fly”BODYHORROR
- 16a Like some fixationsORAL
- 17a It gets folded and pressedQUESADILLA
- 18a Split in twoFORK
- 19a Posts on InstaPIX
- 20a The third primary chakra is located just above itNAVEL
- 21a Foundations of many dad jokesPUNS
- 22a “Right, right, right”ISEE
- 24a Yom Kippur topicSIN
- 25a Certain slip-onPONCHO
- 27a Merely hinted atTACIT
- 29a Author of “The Fisherman and His Flute”AESOP
- 31a Clip-on mic, for shortLAV
- 32a Many great athletes play with itGRIT
- 34a Architect’s toolTSQUARE
- 36a A cow can produce about 200 pounds of it a yearMETHANE
- 39a In piecesASUNDER
- 40a Items of some import?EXOTICA
- 41a Rachel ___, author of “Heated Rivalry”REID
- 42a Savory latke toppingLOX
- 43a Sidney who directed “12 Angry Men”LUMET
- 45a “Quiet, you!”ZIPIT
- 49a Formula 1 star, e.g.DRIVER
- 51a Shade similar to avocadoPEA
- 53a “Sick!”DOPE
- 54a On a chain, sayCCED
- 55a A lot of paperworkFORMS
- 57a The W.N.B.A.’s Mercury, on scoreboardsPHX
- 58a Steps to a lively tuneJIGS
- 59a How low can you go?ROCKBOTTOM
- 61a “Right now!”ASAP
- 62a What roller coasters are designed to doEXHILARATE
- 63a Flat earth?MESA
- 64a Item for purchase with a question mark on its sideMYSTERYBOX
- Down
- 1d Smoking spotBBQPIT
- 2d Mrs. John Quincy AdamsLOUISA
- 3d Campaign leader, informallyADEXEC
- 4d Overseer of the Erie Canal, in briefNYS
- 5d “Star Trek” villain played by Ricardo MontalbánKHAN
- 6d Some diner drinksSODAS
- 7d They might have all the answersTRIVIATEAM
- 8d Pink-furred cat in “Garfield”ARLENE
- 9d With 26-Down, basic instruction to a dogROLL
- 10d New ___ (official cap maker for M.L.B.)ERA
- 11d Like a spoilsportNOFUN
- 12d Totally foolproofIRONCLAD
- 13d Many key changes take place in itCARSHARE
- 14d Herd at YellowstoneELK
- 21d It’s a surprise, of course!POPQUIZ
- 23d Chinese symbol of prosperityEIGHT
- 25d Group of companionsPOSSE
- 26d See 9-DownOVER
- 28d Followed surreptitiouslyTRAILED
- 30d Beginner’s setSTARTERKIT
- 33d Rack upINCUR
- 35d RuinedUNDID
- 36d Blend into oneMELD
- 37d Free spirits?EXORCISE
- 38d Hydrogen sulfide, e.g.TOXICGAS
- 44d Big timesEPOCHS
- 46d You might hear a hiss when it’s pulledPOPTAB
- 47d Defunct image editorIPHOTO
- 48d Chile con carne cuisineTEXMEX
- 50d Hornet genusVESPA
- 52d Take a constitutionalAMBLE
- 55d CunningFOXY
- 56d Go to the moonSOAR
- 58d Play together, in a wayJAM
- 59d Phase for dreamersREM
- 60d “___ me!”TRY