NYT Crossword Answers 02/16/26

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NYT Across Clues

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

NYT Vertical Clues

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