New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/16/2026. The February 16 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Necklace fastenerCLASP
- 6a Physique, slangilyBOD
- 9a “___ to that!”AMEN
- 13a Textile city NNE of ParisLILLE
- 14a New wave band with the hit “Whip It”DEVO
- 15a Improvise, in jazzVAMP
- 16a Stared rudelyOGLED
- 17a Late-night kitchen visit, e.g.RAID
- 18a StenchODOR
- 19a Longtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdomTHEWIZARDOFID
- 22a Home for pigsSTY
- 23a Teen wearing heavy eyeliner, maybeGOTH
- 24a Really, really coolBADASS
- 27a “My dude!”BRO
- 28a Computer operating system developed by Bell LabsUNIX
- 30a ___-HulkSHE
- 31a Charge for airing a commercialADFEE
- 34a Fictional lab assistant with a hunchbackIGOR
- 35a StylishCHIC
- 36a Capital of the Gem State, in a mailing addressBOISEID
- 38a Possible cybercrime, informallyIDTHEFT
- 40a M.I.T. Mystery ___ (annual puzzle competition)HUNT
- 41a Close byNEAR
- 43a Corrosion signsRUSTS
- 44a Stadium cheerOLE
- 45a Glance throughSCAN
- 46a Reader’s Digest or Golf Digest, in briefMAG
- 47a Where clams are servedRAWBAR
- 49a Knotted (up)TIED
- 51a Rep.’s counterpartDEM
- 54a “Makes no difference to me”IDGOEITHERWAY
- 57a Actress KendrickANNA
- 59a Hourly pay rateWAGE
- 60a Flock that honksGEESE
- 61a Follow directionsOBEY
- 62a Conga, for oneDRUM
- 63a Chicago’s ___ PlanetariumADLER
- 64a Scottish girlLASS
- 65a Place to get a rubdownSPA
- 66a Voting spotsPOLLS
- Down
- 1d Thickens, as creamCLOTS
- 2d Not heavyLIGHT
- 3d Narrow way between city buildingsALLEY
- 4d Whole bunchSLEW
- 5d Horse’s ancestral linePEDIGREE
- 6d Hearty embraceBEARHUG
- 7d Roman poet who wrote “Metamorphoses”OVID
- 8d Dull-witted sortDODOBIRD
- 9d EschewAVOID
- 10d Frantic scramblesMADDASHES
- 11d Rock subgenre with confessional lyricsEMO
- 12d “All Things Considered” airerNPR
- 14d “Fiddlesticks!”DRAT
- 20d D.C.’s National ___ZOO
- 21d Kind of number on an old business cardFAX
- 25d Change gearsSHIFT
- 26d Religious offshootsSECTS
- 27d Top-tierBEST
- 29d Pinot ___NOIR
- 31d Give 0 stars in a review, sayABHOR
- 32d One giving support during childbirthDOULA
- 33d High-quality reds and whitesFINEWINES
- 34d Something to noodle onIDEA
- 35d Drink very quicklyCHUG
- 37d GlitteratiINCROWDS
- 39d Shortfall of exports vis-à-vis importsTRADEGAP
- 42d One of the Leeward Islands in the CaribbeanANTIGUA
- 45d DroopSAG
- 46d “It’s just OK”MEH
- 48d Occasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informallyBDAYS
- 50d Agenda bullet pointITEM
- 51d Linger (on), as a topicDWELL
- 52d Art supporterEASEL
- 53d Mike who voiced Shrek in “Shrek”MYERS
- 55d Wyatt at the O.K. CorralEARP
- 56d Make overREDO
- 57d Early leader in instant messagingAOL
- 58d Org. for the Raptors, but not the Blue JaysNBA