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NYT Crossword Answers Feb 16, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 16, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Ian LivengoodEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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The Grid

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Across 40

  1. 1Necklace fastener ↗CLASP
  2. 6Physique, slangily ↗BOD
  3. 9"___ to that!" ↗AMEN
  4. 13Textile city NNE of Paris ↗LILLE
  5. 14New wave band with the hit "Whip It" ↗DEVO
  6. 15Improvise, in jazz ↗VAMP
  7. 16Stared rudely ↗OGLED
  8. 17Late-night kitchen visit, e.g. ↗RAID
  9. 18Stench ↗ODOR
  10. 19Longtime comic strip set in a medieval kingdom ↗THEWIZARDOFID
  11. 22Home for pigs ↗STY
  12. 23Teen wearing heavy eyeliner, maybe ↗GOTH
  13. 24Really, really cool ↗BADASS
  14. 27"My dude!" ↗BRO
  15. 28Computer operating system developed by Bell Labs ↗UNIX
  16. 30___-Hulk ↗SHE
  17. 31Charge for airing a commercial ↗ADFEE
  18. 34Fictional lab assistant with a hunchback ↗IGOR
  19. 35Stylish ↗CHIC
  20. 36Capital of the Gem State, in a mailing address ↗BOISEID
  21. 38Possible cybercrime, informally ↗IDTHEFT
  22. 40M.I.T. Mystery ___ (annual puzzle competition) ↗HUNT
  23. 41Close by ↗NEAR
  24. 43Corrosion signs ↗RUSTS
  25. 44Stadium cheer ↗OLE
  26. 45Glance through ↗SCAN
  27. 46Reader's Digest or Golf Digest, in brief ↗MAG
  28. 47Where clams are served ↗RAWBAR
  29. 49Knotted (up) ↗TIED
  30. 51Rep.'s counterpart ↗DEM
  31. 54"Makes no difference to me" ↗IDGOEITHERWAY
  32. 57Actress Kendrick ↗ANNA
  33. 59Hourly pay rate ↗WAGE
  34. 60Flock that honks ↗GEESE
  35. 61Follow directions ↗OBEY
  36. 62Conga, for one ↗DRUM
  37. 63Chicago's ___ Planetarium ↗ADLER
  38. 64Scottish girl ↗LASS
  39. 65Place to get a rubdown ↗SPA
  40. 66Voting spots ↗POLLS

Down 38

  1. 1Thickens, as cream ↗CLOTS
  2. 2Not heavy ↗LIGHT
  3. 3Narrow way between city buildings ↗ALLEY
  4. 4Whole bunch ↗SLEW
  5. 5Horse's ancestral line ↗PEDIGREE
  6. 6Hearty embrace ↗BEARHUG
  7. 7Roman poet who wrote "Metamorphoses" ↗OVID
  8. 8Dull-witted sort ↗DODOBIRD
  9. 9Eschew ↗AVOID
  10. 10Frantic scrambles ↗MADDASHES
  11. 11Rock subgenre with confessional lyrics ↗EMO
  12. 12"All Things Considered" airer ↗NPR
  13. 14"Fiddlesticks!" ↗DRAT
  14. 20D.C.'s National ___ ↗ZOO
  15. 21Kind of number on an old business card ↗FAX
  16. 25Change gears ↗SHIFT
  17. 26Religious offshoots ↗SECTS
  18. 27Top-tier ↗BEST
  19. 29Pinot ___ ↗NOIR
  20. 31Give 0 stars in a review, say ↗ABHOR
  21. 32One giving support during childbirth ↗DOULA
  22. 33High-quality reds and whites ↗FINEWINES
  23. 34Something to noodle on ↗IDEA
  24. 35Drink very quickly ↗CHUG
  25. 37Glitterati ↗INCROWDS
  26. 39Shortfall of exports vis-à-vis imports ↗TRADEGAP
  27. 42One of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean ↗ANTIGUA
  28. 45Droop ↗SAG
  29. 46"It's just OK" ↗MEH
  30. 48Occasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informally ↗BDAYS
  31. 50Agenda bullet point ↗ITEM
  32. 51Linger (on), as a topic ↗DWELL
  33. 52Art supporter ↗EASEL
  34. 53Mike who voiced Shrek in "Shrek" ↗MYERS
  35. 55Wyatt at the O.K. Corral ↗EARP
  36. 56Make over ↗REDO
  37. 57Early leader in instant messaging ↗AOL
  38. 58Org. for the Raptors, but not the Blue Jays ↗NBA