NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 21, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 21, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

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Across 36

  1. 1Look to give nothing away? ↗BLANKSTARE
  2. 11European city on the Bay of Angels ↗NICE
  3. 15Film subgenre exemplified by "The Thing" or "The Fly" ↗BODYHORROR
  4. 16Like some fixations ↗ORAL
  5. 17It gets folded and pressed ↗QUESADILLA
  6. 18Split in two ↗FORK
  7. 19Posts on Insta ↗PIX
  8. 20The third primary chakra is located just above it ↗NAVEL
  9. 21Foundations of many dad jokes ↗PUNS
  10. 22"Right, right, right" ↗ISEE
  11. 24Yom Kippur topic ↗SIN
  12. 25Certain slip-on ↗PONCHO
  13. 27Merely hinted at ↗TACIT
  14. 29Author of "The Fisherman and His Flute" ↗AESOP
  15. 31Clip-on mic, for short ↗LAV
  16. 32Many great athletes play with it ↗GRIT
  17. 34Architect's tool ↗TSQUARE
  18. 36A cow can produce about 200 pounds of it a year ↗METHANE
  19. 39In pieces ↗ASUNDER
  20. 40Items of some import? ↗EXOTICA
  21. 41Rachel ___, author of "Heated Rivalry" ↗REID
  22. 42Savory latke topping ↗LOX
  23. 43Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men" ↗LUMET
  24. 45"Quiet, you!" ↗ZIPIT
  25. 49Formula 1 star, e.g. ↗DRIVER
  26. 51Shade similar to avocado ↗PEA
  27. 53"Sick!" ↗DOPE
  28. 54On a chain, say ↗CCED
  29. 55A lot of paperwork ↗FORMS
  30. 57The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboards ↗PHX
  31. 58Steps to a lively tune ↗JIGS
  32. 59How low can you go? ↗ROCKBOTTOM
  33. 61"Right now!" ↗ASAP
  34. 62What roller coasters are designed to do ↗EXHILARATE
  35. 63Flat earth? ↗MESA
  36. 64Item for purchase with a question mark on its side ↗MYSTERYBOX

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  1. 1Smoking spot ↗BBQPIT
  2. 2Mrs. John Quincy Adams ↗LOUISA
  3. 3Campaign leader, informally ↗ADEXEC
  4. 4Overseer of the Erie Canal, in brief ↗NYS
  5. 5"Star Trek" villain played by Ricardo Montalbán ↗KHAN
  6. 6Some diner drinks ↗SODAS
  7. 7They might have all the answers ↗TRIVIATEAM
  8. 8Pink-furred cat in "Garfield" ↗ARLENE
  9. 9With 26-Down, basic instruction to a dog ↗ROLL
  10. 10New ___ (official cap maker for M.L.B.) ↗ERA
  11. 11Like a spoilsport ↗NOFUN
  12. 12Totally foolproof ↗IRONCLAD
  13. 13Many key changes take place in it ↗CARSHARE
  14. 14Herd at Yellowstone ↗ELK
  15. 21It's a surprise, of course! ↗POPQUIZ
  16. 23Chinese symbol of prosperity ↗EIGHT
  17. 25Group of companions ↗POSSE
  18. 26See 9-Down ↗OVER
  19. 28Followed surreptitiously ↗TRAILED
  20. 30Beginner's set ↗STARTERKIT
  21. 33Rack up ↗INCUR
  22. 35Ruined ↗UNDID
  23. 36Blend into one ↗MELD
  24. 37Free spirits? ↗EXORCISE
  25. 38Hydrogen sulfide, e.g. ↗TOXICGAS
  26. 44Big times ↗EPOCHS
  27. 46You might hear a hiss when it's pulled ↗POPTAB
  28. 47Defunct image editor ↗IPHOTO
  29. 48Chile con carne cuisine ↗TEXMEX
  30. 50Hornet genus ↗VESPA
  31. 52Take a constitutional ↗AMBLE
  32. 55Cunning ↗FOXY
  33. 56Go to the moon ↗SOAR
  34. 58Play together, in a way ↗JAM
  35. 59Phase for dreamers ↗REM
  36. 60"___ me!" ↗TRY