NYT Crossword Answers 02/15/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Do a little too well? CHAR
• 5A Tops LIDS
• 9A Resident of Ayrshire or Lanarkshire SCOT
• 13A No time at all AFLASH
• 19A Discouraged action NONO
• 20A Mouthy? ORAL
• 21A “What a relief!” PHEW
• 22A Brought (out) TROTTED
• 24A Completely destroy with a blast BLOWTOSMITHERE
• 27A Gaia, by another name MOTHERE
• 28A Something typically taken every 10 years CENSUS
• 29A Doodled DREW
• 30A Certain bridge positions EASTS
• 32A Segment of a timeline, perhaps ERA
• 33A The moon’s “maria” SEAS
• 36A Circa AROUND
• 38A “Rhoda” actress Valerie HARPER
• 40A Version of a textbook designed for instruction TEACHERE
• 44A Salon substance MOUSSE
• 45A Muppet who loves pigeons BERT
• 46A “My life is over” IMRUINED
• 47A Sharpness WITS
• 48A Sarcastic response to a show-off LAHDIDAH
• 52A Walked gingerly LIMPED
• 53A Product with Pro, Air and Mini varieties IPAD
• 55A Conical shelter TEEPEE
• 57A Use salt instead of sugar while baking, say ERR
• 58A Skewered Indonesian dish SATAY
• 60A ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the “triangle offense” TEX
• 61A Had a brain fart BLANKED
• 66A Top-left PC key ESC
• 69A Like some simple repair jobs, in brief DIY
• 70A Grilled South American fare AREPA
• 72A Smoothed (out) IRONED
• 73A “Things are only going to get worse” … or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle ITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE
• 78A Science-and-nature magazine, familiarly NATGEO
• 79A Muckety-muck NABOB
• 80A Frequently, poetically OFT
• 81A Fair-hiring inits. EOE
• 82A Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoning ARSENIC
• 84A Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur) LAY
• 85A More sardonic WRIER
• 87A Rest area? BED
• 90A Speeds of slow-moving traffic CRAWLS
• 92A “It’s ___ real” BEEN
• 93A Delicate, as beauty ETHERE
• 96A Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transition FEATHERE
• 100A Wear (out) TIRE
• 102A Middle-of-the-night woe INSOMNIA
• 104A Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title) ALBA
• 105A Made younger-looking in an editing studio, say DEAGED
• 107A Reality TV franchise created by Tyra Banks TOPMODEL
• 108A Philosophy symbolized by yin and yang TAOISM
• 111A Ruby lookalike GARNET
• 112A Throw, in modern slang YEET
• 113A Fort Collins sch. CSU
• 114A Calls to task? PAGES
• 116A Company behind the machine used to make Slurpees ICEE
• 118A Kind of paper in a lab LITMUS
• 123A In back ATTHERE
• 125A “Wait, are we done?” ISTHATALLTHERE
• 129A Queen of the fairies TITANIA
• 130A Dueling weapon EPEE
• 131A Skin softener ALOE
• 132A Fruit also known as a “uniq” UGLI
• 133A Largest bird in North America CONDOR
• 134A X-ray units RADS
• 135A Immodest LEWD
• 136A “You can’t make me!,” e.g. SASS

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D “The Exchange” airer CNBC
• 2D Flaw in an argument HOLE
• 3D Unknown author, for short ANON
• 4D Squabbles ROWS
• 5D Unresolved parts of a plot LOOSEENDS
• 6D Org. to which you might provide your bank account info IRS
• 7D Renewable energy structure DAM
• 8D Lost traction SLID
• 9D Globelike shape SPHEROID
• 10D Dress down CHEWOUT
• 11D Poetic contraction OER
• 12D Many middle schoolers TWEENS
• 13D Ones pressed for cash? ATMS
• 14D Top of a latte FROTH
• 15D Mucho LOTSA
• 16D M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboards ATH
• 17D In hot water? STEEPED
• 18D Fashion designer Carolina HERRERA
• 23D Shortage DEARTH
• 25D Behind TUSHIE
• 26D Certain public transit network TRAMWAY
• 31D Singer whose “Hello” was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTube ADELE
• 34D “People ___ Strange” (the Doors song) ARE
• 35D Conduct inciting an insurrection SEDITION
• 37D World’s first billion-dollar corporation USSTEEL
• 39D Sac fly result RBI
• 40D Game piece in Rummikub TILE
• 41D Royal title EMIR
• 42D Where jet-setters may rub elbows ARMRESTS
• 43D Chalice CUP
• 49D P.D. alert APB
• 50D Prefix meaning “sun” HELIO
• 51D “Heavens to Betsy!” DEARME
• 54D Subscription-only website feature PAYWALL
• 56D Look into EXPLORE
• 59D Contribute ADD
• 60D Chicago paper, informally TRIB
• 62D N.Y.C. neighborhood that’s home to the Grey Art Museum NOHO
• 63D Lower-body exercise KNEEBEND
• 64D Occupational suffix EER
• 65D J.F.K. predecessor DDE
• 67D Aromatic herb SAGE
• 68D Hold tightly CLENCH
• 70D Mariner’s greeting AHOY
• 71D Natural attraction AFFINITY
• 73D Two peas ___ pod INA
• 74D Pitch TAR
• 75D French wine region LOIRE
• 76D LeBron James or Nikola Jokic NBASTAR
• 77D Delivery person’s assignment: Abbr. RTE
• 83D “Wheels” CAR
• 85D Beverage infused with THC WEEDTEA
• 86D Fixed, as a “m-i-t-s-a-k-e” RESPELLED
• 88D County in western New York ERIE
• 89D Deck out? DEAL
• 91D Shoe with a thick sole WEDGE
• 92D Part of an equestrian’s ensemble BREECHES
• 94D Small songbird TOMTIT
• 95D Benefit plan option, in brief HMO
• 96D Wealthy sort FATCAT
• 97D Stretchy ELASTIC
• 98D “Next on my list” ABOUTTO
• 99D ___ chi TAI
• 101D Lit up, in a way IGNITED
• 103D ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood) NOE
• 106D Less challenging EASIER
• 109D Shell out SPEND
• 110D Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10 MARIO
• 115D Bicyclist’s setting GEAR
• 117D Latin list ender ETAL
• 119D Lead-in to a conclusion THUS
• 120D ___ Millions (multistate lottery) MEGA
• 121D Some addresses URLS
• 122D Dos + cuatro SEIS
• 124D China’s largest ethnic group HAN
• 126D Wellness resort offering SPA
• 127D Horn contents at a Viking feast ALE
• 128D Depressed LOW