NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 18, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 18, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 35

  1. 1Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informally ↗RANDB
  2. 6Biblical name for Syria ↗ARAM
  3. 10International agreements ↗PACTS
  4. 15"That's ___" (Dean Martin classic) ↗AMORE
  5. 16Plumb mad ↗LOCO
  6. 17Ancient Greek marketplace ↗AGORA
  7. 18Dwindled away ↗PETEREDOUT
  8. 20___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's Metroid ↗SAMUS
  9. 21🕘⏳⏰ ↗SIGNSOFTHETIMES
  10. 23Gullible one ↗SAP
  11. 24Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scale ↗SERRANO
  12. 25Irritated outburst ↗GAH
  13. 28Carnaval city, informally ↗RIO
  14. 30Smallish batteries ↗AAS
  15. 31Reservoir producer ↗DAM
  16. 34Bounty ↗ABUNDANCE
  17. 38Favorable starting point of an auto race ↗POLE
  18. 39🤙👏👋 ↗SYMBOLICGESTURES
  19. 43The Farm Service Agcy. is part of it ↗USDA
  20. 44Some wand wielders ↗SORCERERS
  21. 45Trident-shaped letter ↗PSI
  22. 46QB's call ↗HUT
  23. 49Write "their" for "there," say ↗ERR
  24. 50Slopping spot ↗STY
  25. 51Offensively odorous ↗NOISOME
  26. 55Noted wildlife refuge ↗ARK
  27. 57💬🗣️🗯️ ↗FIGURESOFSPEECH
  28. 62Cara of "Fame" fame ↗IRENE
  29. 63Digital capture ↗SCREENSHOT
  30. 65Enchantress of Greek mythology ↗CIRCE
  31. 66Popular D.I.Y. website ↗EHOW
  32. 67Go after ↗CHASE
  33. 68Nincompoops ↗ASSES
  34. 69Rackets ↗DINS
  35. 70Reduced to crumbs, say ↗EATEN

Down 42

  1. 1What a fall guy has to take, with "the" ↗RAP
  2. 2Home of the Big 12's Cyclones ↗AMES
  3. 3Terse denial ↗NOTI
  4. 4Remains ↗DREGS
  5. 5Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story" ↗BERNARDO
  6. 6Gucci of fashion ↗ALDO
  7. 7Locales for some urban gardens ↗ROOFS
  8. 8Like the accents in "déclassé" ↗ACUTE
  9. 9Godzilla foe ↗MOTHRA
  10. 10Elbows and bow ties ↗PASTAS
  11. 11Once more ↗AGAIN
  12. 12Best-selling home computers of the 1980s ↗COMMODORES
  13. 13On the money ↗TRUE
  14. 14Freshness ↗SASS
  15. 19Observation ↗ESPIAL
  16. 22It might be a stretch for historians ↗ERA
  17. 25Fill an automobile tank … or boost the confidence of, in slang ↗GASUP
  18. 26Deep chasm ↗ABYSS
  19. 27Pips ↗HUMDINGERS
  20. 29Demon of Japanese folklore ↗ONI
  21. 32On guard ↗ALERT
  22. 33Like some buns and bedrooms ↗MESSY
  23. 35Org. for Wizards and Magic ↗NBA
  24. 36Includes, in a way ↗CCS
  25. 37One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism ↗EGO
  26. 38Big name in water filters ↗PUR
  27. 40Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-Across ↗ERE
  28. 41Distressing encounter ↗SCRAPE
  29. 42___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow" ↗TERRENCE
  30. 46New workmates ↗HIREES
  31. 47Manipulate ↗USE
  32. 48Cast ↗TOSSED
  33. 52Meager measure of compassion? ↗OUNCE
  34. 53Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New Year ↗MOCHI
  35. 54Actor Zac of "High School Musical" ↗EFRON
  36. 56Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok" ↗KESHA
  37. 57Acronym on a W-2 ↗FICA
  38. 58Bluish-purple bloom ↗IRIS
  39. 59Wraps (up) ↗SEWS
  40. 60Tête-à-tête ↗CHAT
  41. 61Firefighting aid ↗HOSE
  42. 64X ↗TEN