NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 14, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 14, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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The Grid

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Across 28

  1. 1It's made with two fingers ↗PEACESIGN
  2. 10They're often taken in December ↗SANTAPHOTOS
  3. 12Features of many romantic dramas ↗LOVETRIANGLES
  4. 14"Follow me" ↗COME
  5. 15Heart test, for short ↗ECG
  6. 16Subject of study ↗AREA
  7. 18Go heavy at the buffet, say ↗LOADUP
  8. 21Kind of car on a long-distance train ↗DINING
  9. 23The W.N.B.A.'s Dream, on scoreboards ↗ATL
  10. 24Requirement of some dress codes ↗SLEEVES
  11. 28Tree of life, in Norse mythology ↗ASH
  12. 29Tire meas. ↗PSI
  13. 30Intimate footage ↗SEXTAPE
  14. 31Meadow ↗LEA
  15. 32Arrive suddenly and from a distance, metaphorically ↗PARACHUTEIN
  16. 35Big drink ↗SWIG
  17. 37Unlikeable sorts ↗TOOLS
  18. 38Like a nepo baby's life, perhaps ↗CUSH
  19. 41Things peddled ↗WARES
  20. 43B.C. winter hrs. ↗PST
  21. 44Arizona State city ↗TEMPE
  22. 45Where Excalibur was forged ↗AVALON
  23. 47North African fortress ↗CASBAH
  24. 48Access, as a profitable enterprise ↗GETINON
  25. 50Potpourri bags ↗SACHETS
  26. 51Ones no longer in office? ↗REMOTEWORKERS
  27. 53One of the "Golden Girls" of the 2024 Summer Olympics ↗SIMONEBILES
  28. 54Puts one's money on the line ↗TAKESABET

Down 35

  1. 1Smoothed over, in a way ↗PAVED
  2. 2Suffix with benz- ↗ENE
  3. 3QB stat: Abbr. ↗ATT
  4. 4Attention to detail ↗CARE
  5. 5"Totally awesome!" ↗EPIC
  6. 6Screw or nail, to a Brit ↗SHAG
  7. 7It's charged ↗ION
  8. 8Texter's ta-ta ↗GTG
  9. 9"Oppenheimer" director ↗NOLAN
  10. 10Antagonists in 2013's "Captain Phillips" ↗SOMALIPIRATES
  11. 11One-of-a-kind figures ↗SERIALNUMBERS
  12. 12Takes badly? ↗LOOTS
  13. 13Faculty ↗SENSE
  14. 14Show appreciation, in a way ↗CLAP
  15. 17Honorific meaning "elder brother" ↗AGHA
  16. 19Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" ↗USSR
  17. 20Fold ↗PLEAT
  18. 21Govt. divisions ↗DEPTS
  19. 22"That's clear now" ↗ISEE
  20. 25Many a private investigator ↗EXCOP
  21. 26Community spirit ↗ETHOS
  22. 27Gymnastics event ↗VAULT
  23. 33Minor issue? ↗AGELIMIT
  24. 34Greenland expanse ↗ICESHEET
  25. 35Stylish confidence ↗SWAG
  26. 36Show indecision ↗WAVER
  27. 39Short rows ↗SPATS
  28. 40Nervous laughs ↗HEHS
  29. 42County next to Napa ↗SONOMA
  30. 44Take on, or take down ↗TACKLE
  31. 46Violating the rules ↗NOTOK
  32. 47Beer brand from Trinidad and Tobago ↗CARIB
  33. 49Goose named for its call ↗NENE
  34. 50Buckwheat noodle ↗SOBA
  35. 52Maryland governor Moore ↗WES