New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 02/25/2026. The February 25 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 [Taps casino table]HITME
- 6a Signs of treble?CLEFS
- 11a ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend)EMO
- 14a Longtime “Inside the NBA” analyst opposite BarkleyONEAL
- 15a Deck in divinationTAROT
- 16a Mil. authorityCMD
- 17a Failing to pay bills on time may affect thisCREDI SCORE
- 19a PossessedHAD
- 20a Lotto-like casino gameKENO
- 21a Summer treats in small cupsICES
- 22a Sounds of sudden vanishingPOOFS
- 24a ZeroNADA
- 26a Inverse of kilo-MILLI
- 27a “Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear” painter, 1889VINCENT ANGOGH
- 32a Pair of cymbals in a drum kitHIHAT
- 33a Tribal home, maybe, informallyREZ
- 34a Reason to take a painkillerACHE
- 35a So-called “melting pot,” in briefUSA
- 36a E-bike alternativeSCOOTER
- 40a One ___ timeATA
- 41a Bubbles in a bubble bathSUDS
- 43a A QR code might access oneURL
- 44a Purplish perennialASTER
- 46a Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.’s “100 Years ? 100 Heroes & Villains” listHANNIBALLE TER
- 50a RansacksLOOTS
- 51a Retail chain with ready-to-assemble productsIKEA
- 52a Stays in line, sayWAITS
- 53a Hawaiian gooseNENE
- 55a Thumbs-down votesNAYS
- 59a BuriedHID
- 60a Emulates the three figures in this puzzle … or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across?BREAKDANCES
- 63a Fruit drinkADE
- 64a On a higher levelABOVE
- 65a Second-chance showRERUN
- 66a Org. with metal detectorsTSA
- 67a SuppedDINED
- 68a ParadisesEDENS
- Down
- 1d PawnHOCK
- 2d ConcerningINRE
- 3d One subject to a curfew, maybeTEEN
- 4d So-called “Queen of Pop”MADONNA
- 5d Former Giant ManningELI
- 6d Healthy self-image?CTSCAN
- 7d Tie upLACE
- 8d God depicted with a bowEROS
- 9d Word between “word” and “word”FOR
- 10d InterveneSTEPIN
- 11d Sound-track?ECHOLOCATE
- 12d Combatant in an octagon-shaped cageMMAFIGHTER
- 13d Calculated ratiosODDS
- 18d Era competitorIDE
- 23d Gymnast Korbut dubbed the “Sparrow from Minsk”OLGA
- 25d BehavesACTS
- 26d Where you might lose your wayMAZE
- 27d Demo graphics, maybeVISUALAIDS
- 28d “This is news to me!”IHADNOIDEA
- 29d Cyber punk?TROLL
- 30d Tick docET
- 31d When repeated, “Preach!”HEAR
- 32d When repeated, secretHUSH
- 37d Bear’s heirs?CUBS
- 38d 60 minutiORA
- 39d Pulse quickly, as the heartRA E
- 42d Bratty kidSNOT
- 45d Was a fangirl of, saySTANNED
- 47d “Really awful”ITSBAD
- 48d ConnectedLINKED
- 49d Scraped (by)EKED
- 52d “Huh?”WHAT
- 53d Like the sign for Radio City Music HallNEON
- 54d Roof projectionEAVE
- 56d Farming areaACRE
- 57d Actor Steven of “Beef” and “Nope”YEUN
- 58d Tax IDsSSNS
- 61d Result of a solo homer, for shortRBI
- 62d “There you ___!”ARE