New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/15/2026. The February 15 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Do a little too well?CHAR
- 5a TopsLIDS
- 9a Resident of Ayrshire or LanarkshireSCOT
- 13a No time at allAFLASH
- 19a Discouraged actionNONO
- 20a Mouthy?ORAL
- 21a “What a relief!”PHEW
- 22a Brought (out)TROTTED
- 24a Completely destroy with a blastBLOWTOSMITHERE
- 27a Gaia, by another nameMOTHERE
- 28a Something typically taken every 10 yearsCENSUS
- 29a DoodledDREW
- 30a Certain bridge positionsEASTS
- 32a Segment of a timeline, perhapsERA
- 33a The moon’s “maria”SEAS
- 36a CircaAROUND
- 38a “Rhoda” actress ValerieHARPER
- 40a Version of a textbook designed for instructionTEACHERE
- 44a Salon substanceMOUSSE
- 45a Muppet who loves pigeonsBERT
- 46a “My life is over”IMRUINED
- 47a SharpnessWITS
- 48a Sarcastic response to a show-offLAHDIDAH
- 52a Walked gingerlyLIMPED
- 53a Product with Pro, Air and Mini varietiesIPAD
- 55a Conical shelterTEEPEE
- 57a Use salt instead of sugar while baking, sayERR
- 58a Skewered Indonesian dishSATAY
- 60a ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the “triangle offense”TEX
- 61a Had a brain fartBLANKED
- 66a Top-left PC keyESC
- 69a Like some simple repair jobs, in briefDIY
- 70a Grilled South American fareAREPA
- 72a Smoothed (out)IRONED
- 73a “Things are only going to get worse” … or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzleITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE
- 78a Science-and-nature magazine, familiarlyNATGEO
- 79a Muckety-muckNABOB
- 80a Frequently, poeticallyOFT
- 81a Fair-hiring inits.EOE
- 82a Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoningARSENIC
- 84a Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur)LAY
- 85a More sardonicWRIER
- 87a Rest area?BED
- 90a Speeds of slow-moving trafficCRAWLS
- 92a “It’s ___ real”BEEN
- 93a Delicate, as beautyETHERE
- 96a Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transitionFEATHERE
- 100a Wear (out)TIRE
- 102a Middle-of-the-night woeINSOMNIA
- 104a Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title)ALBA
- 105a Made younger-looking in an editing studio, sayDEAGED
- 107a Reality TV franchise created by Tyra BanksTOPMODEL
- 108a Philosophy symbolized by yin and yangTAOISM
- 111a Ruby lookalikeGARNET
- 112a Throw, in modern slangYEET
- 113a Fort Collins sch.CSU
- 114a Calls to task?PAGES
- 116a Company behind the machine used to make SlurpeesICEE
- 118a Kind of paper in a labLITMUS
- 123a In backATTHERE
- 125a “Wait, are we done?”ISTHATALLTHERE
- 129a Queen of the fairiesTITANIA
- 130a Dueling weaponEPEE
- 131a Skin softenerALOE
- 132a Fruit also known as a “uniq”UGLI
- 133a Largest bird in North AmericaCONDOR
- 134a X-ray unitsRADS
- 135a ImmodestLEWD
- 136a “You can’t make me!,” e.g.SASS
- Down
- 1d “The Exchange” airerCNBC
- 2d Flaw in an argumentHOLE
- 3d Unknown author, for shortANON
- 4d SquabblesROWS
- 5d Unresolved parts of a plotLOOSEENDS
- 6d Org. to which you might provide your bank account infoIRS
- 7d Renewable energy structureDAM
- 8d Lost tractionSLID
- 9d Globelike shapeSPHEROID
- 10d Dress downCHEWOUT
- 11d Poetic contractionOER
- 12d Many middle schoolersTWEENS
- 13d Ones pressed for cash?ATMS
- 14d Top of a latteFROTH
- 15d MuchoLOTSA
- 16d M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboardsATH
- 17d In hot water?STEEPED
- 18d Fashion designer CarolinaHERRERA
- 23d ShortageDEARTH
- 25d BehindTUSHIE
- 26d Certain public transit networkTRAMWAY
- 31d Singer whose “Hello” was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTubeADELE
- 34d “People ___ Strange” (the Doors song)ARE
- 35d Conduct inciting an insurrectionSEDITION
- 37d World’s first billion-dollar corporationUSSTEEL
- 39d Sac fly resultRBI
- 40d Game piece in RummikubTILE
- 41d Royal titleEMIR
- 42d Where jet-setters may rub elbowsARMRESTS
- 43d ChaliceCUP
- 49d P.D. alertAPB
- 50d Prefix meaning “sun”HELIO
- 51d “Heavens to Betsy!”DEARME
- 54d Subscription-only website featurePAYWALL
- 56d Look intoEXPLORE
- 59d ContributeADD
- 60d Chicago paper, informallyTRIB
- 62d N.Y.C. neighborhood that’s home to the Grey Art MuseumNOHO
- 63d Lower-body exerciseKNEEBEND
- 64d Occupational suffixEER
- 65d J.F.K. predecessorDDE
- 67d Aromatic herbSAGE
- 68d Hold tightlyCLENCH
- 70d Mariner’s greetingAHOY
- 71d Natural attractionAFFINITY
- 73d Two peas ___ podINA
- 74d PitchTAR
- 75d French wine regionLOIRE
- 76d LeBron James or Nikola JokicNBASTAR
- 77d Delivery person’s assignment: Abbr.RTE
- 83d “Wheels”CAR
- 85d Beverage infused with THCWEEDTEA
- 86d Fixed, as a “m-i-t-s-a-k-e”RESPELLED
- 88d County in western New YorkERIE
- 89d Deck out?DEAL
- 91d Shoe with a thick soleWEDGE
- 92d Part of an equestrian’s ensembleBREECHES
- 94d Small songbirdTOMTIT
- 95d Benefit plan option, in briefHMO
- 96d Wealthy sortFATCAT
- 97d StretchyELASTIC
- 98d “Next on my list”ABOUTTO
- 99d ___ chiTAI
- 101d Lit up, in a wayIGNITED
- 103d ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood)NOE
- 106d Less challengingEASIER
- 109d Shell outSPEND
- 110d Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10MARIO
- 115d Bicyclist’s settingGEAR
- 117d Latin list enderETAL
- 119d Lead-in to a conclusionTHUS
- 120d ___ Millions (multistate lottery)MEGA
- 121d Some addressesURLS
- 122d Dos + cuatroSEIS
- 124d China’s largest ethnic groupHAN
- 126d Wellness resort offeringSPA
- 127d Horn contents at a Viking feastALE
- 128d DepressedLOW