NYT Crossword Answers 02/26/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A 8′ 4″ CINCHES
• 8A 250,000 sheets DREAMS
• 14A Short piece of classical music SONATINA
• 15A Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants REDTIE
• 16A Long-tongued animal ANTEATER
• 17A Laudanum, e.g. OPIATE
• 18A Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards LAA
• 19A Happening AFOOT
• 21A Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George VIKINGSHIPS
• 26A Grill, informally BBQ
• 29A Bit of mining equipment ORECART
• 30A It’s not pretty EYESORE
• 32A Walt Disney’s middle name ELIAS
• 34A Like a plane, informally TWOD
• 35A System in which XL is smaller than L ? or a hint to interpreting
  the answers to the italicized clues ROMANNUMERALS
• 40A Malarkey JIVE
• 41A “Stompin’ at the ___” (Benny Goodman standard) SAVOY
• 42A “Based on my research ?” ICANSAY
• 46A ___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow NATASHA
• 50A Vibe (with) GEL
• 51A Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers LIABILITIES
• 53A Vexing PESKY
• 54A Title for a certain union member? MRS
• 55A Like cats and dogs PLURAL
• 58A Stall, e.g. GAINTIME
• 63A Charge, in a way IONIZE
• 64A Loose, as floorboards UNNAILED
• 65A ?????????? XBOXES
• 66A Total on a chiliagon MANGLES

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Nicolas Cage film set on a plane CONAIR
• 2D Amount measured in calories INTAKE
• 3D Highland refusal NAE
• 4D Org. that runs the “L” CTA
• 5D Alternative to a walk HIT
• 6D 67.5 deg. on a compass ENE
• 7D ___ Connor, the Terminator’s target in “The Terminator” SARAH
• 8D Wilted DROOPY
• 9D Peaceful state REPOSE
• 10D Make some alterations EDIT
• 11D ___ minimum ATA
• 12D Cambridge sch. MIT
• 13D Get SEE
• 14D Sudden attack SALVO
• 20D “Bah!” FIE
• 22D Workers who sing the opening number in “Frozen” ICEMEN
• 23D Queen of the Pride Lands NALA
• 24D Friendly look GRIN
• 25D Ending of seven country names STAN
• 26D Poke ___ BOWL
• 27D Dudes BROS
• 28D End of a proof QED
• 31D Patronize, as an Airbnb STAYAT
• 33D Questionable, in slang SUS
• 35D Side dish eaten with curry RICE
• 36D Roundish, say OVAL
• 37D Salon job, informally MANI
• 38D Assessment, informally EVAL
• 39D Side dish eaten with curry ROTI
• 40D Some fancy footwork JIG
• 43D Dirtbag SLEAZE
• 44D Parts of naves AISLES
• 45D Animal in some traditional Tibetan races YAK
• 47D Like a fish out of water, e.g. SIMILE
• 48D Mercury’s mythological counterpart HERMES
• 49D Half-___ (subpar, in slang) ASSED
• 52D “Dagnabbit!” BYGUM
• 53D Grand ___ PRIX
• 55D Shots, informally PIX
• 56D Toss up? LOB
• 57D One, south of the border UNO
• 59D “Ballerina” star ___ de Armas ANA
• 60D You can stop right there! INN
• 61D Remind too often NAG
• 62D Up to TIL