New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/19/2026. The February 19 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
The puzzles get harder and harder to solve and more complex as the week passes You can search by clue name, number or direction for example for 2 Across clue just type '2A' or '2D' for 2nd down clue.
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- Across
- 1a Punk rocker JoanJETT
- 5a Choctaw or ChickasawTRIBE
- 10a Design detailSPEC
- 14a “Up and ___!” (catchphrase for a physicist)ATOM
- 15a In possession ofHAVING
- 17a Tibetan titleLAMA
- 18a Courting disaster, slangilyCRUISINFORABRUISIN
- 21a Fraternity party orderKEG
- 22a Symbol of protectionARK
- 23a Part of a window above the apronSILL
- 24a One-half of a golf partnership, perhapsPRO
- 25a Sound of disapprovalHISS
- 27a ConcludesCLOSES
- 29a Uses a shampoo bottle as a microphone, perhapsSINGSINTHESHOWER
- 34a SwindledSTUNG
- 35a Boxing champ LailaALI
- 36a Subject of the Edward Snowden leaks, in briefNSA
- 37a Jot downNOTE
- 38a Makes a noise like an electric fanWHIRRS
- 40a Australian actor EricBANA
- 44a “___ Father ?”OUR
- 46a Concert souvenirTEE
- 47a River to the Rio GrandePECOS
- 48a They may have knowledge of corporate secretsBUSINESSINSIDERS
- 51a Be defeated byLOSETO
- 52a “___ of the D’Urbervilles”TESS
- 53a Big name in LondonBEN
- 54a Big beginning?MEGA
- 56a Servant of Sauron in “The Lord of the Rings”ORC
- 57a Short flightHOP
- 60a Better choice, given the options ? or the circled squares vis-à-vis the shaded ones?LESSEROFTWOEVILS
- 64a Volunteer’s wordsICAN
- 65a Completely immersed, perhapsSOAKED
- 66a Some colorful plastic items in the seasonal aisle in the springEGGS
- 67a Noted Punxsutawney residentPHIL
- 68a Source of some aerial shotsDRONE
- 69a “Take ___!”THAT
- Down
- 1d Part of a royal flushJACK
- 2d Raison d’___ETRE
- 3d Metaphor for a challenging puzzleTOUGHNUT
- 4d “Eww ? just eww”TMI
- 5d Want very much, with “for”THIRST
- 6d Major, e.g.RANK
- 7d Reproductive option, for shortIVF
- 8d Some paragraphs in playbillsBIOS
- 9d ImproveENRICH
- 10d High-end camera, for shortSLR
- 11d Penniless onePAUPER
- 12d Mideast leadersEMIRS
- 13d Spot to play baccaratCASINO
- 16d Gas unitsGALLONS
- 19d Talking back toSASSING
- 20d Is really bad, in slangBLOWS
- 26d Formed from molten lavaIGNEOUS
- 28d Sunken treasure sitesSEABEDS
- 29d You can request a new one on religious grounds if it contains “666”: Abbr.SSN
- 30d “What was ___ think?”ITO
- 31d “Yeah, right!”HAH
- 32d Ruling classELITE
- 33d FathersSIRES
- 38d Dickens and DickinsonWRITERS
- 39d Varnish ingredientRESIN
- 41d Card game clarificationACESHIGH
- 42d Neither’s partnerNOR
- 43d BuffoonASS
- 45d “I’m at your disposal”USEME
- 47d Bishop, e.g.PIECE
- 48d Japanese word that’s sometimes translated as “planted in a pot”BONSAI
- 49d Commentator’s call after a missed field goalNOGOOD
- 50d Took stepsSTRODE
- 51d Medieval cure-allLEECH
- 53d Radar operator’s concernBLIP
- 55d Over yonderAFAR
- 56d Wilson of the Frat PackOWEN
- 58d Actress KurylenkoOLGA
- 59d “Over here!”PSST
- 61d Sketch show with Colin Jost, in briefSNL
- 62d Fight-ending lettersTKO
- 63d Screen, as a candidateVET
Feb. 19: 48 across: the answer doesn’t fit in the space allotted.