The full solution for the NY Times February 25 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Brad Lively and edited by Will Shortz.
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- 1A [Taps casino table] HITME
- 6A Signs of treble? CLEFS
- 11A ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend) EMO
- 14A Longtime “Inside the NBA” analyst opposite Barkley ONEAL
- 15A Deck in divination TAROT
- 16A Mil. authority CMD
- 17A Failing to pay bills on time may affect this CREDI SCORE
- 19A Possessed HAD
- 20A Lotto-like casino game KENO
- 21A Summer treats in small cups ICES
- 22A Sounds of sudden vanishing POOFS
- 24A Zero NADA
- 26A Inverse of kilo- MILLI
- 27A “Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear” painter, 1889 VINCENT ANGOGH
- 32A Pair of cymbals in a drum kit HIHAT
- 33A Tribal home, maybe, informally REZ
- 34A Reason to take a painkiller ACHE
- 35A So-called “melting pot,” in brief USA
- 36A E-bike alternative SCOOTER
- 40A One ___ time ATA
- 41A Bubbles in a bubble bath SUDS
- 43A A QR code might access one URL
- 44A Purplish perennial ASTER
- 46A Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.’s “100 Years ? 100 Heroes & Villains” list HANNIBALLE TER
- 50A Ransacks LOOTS
- 51A Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products IKEA
- 52A Stays in line, say WAITS
- 53A Hawaiian goose NENE
- 55A Thumbs-down votes NAYS
- 59A Buried HID
- 60A Emulates the three figures in this puzzle … or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? BREAKDANCES
- 63A Fruit drink ADE
- 64A On a higher level ABOVE
- 65A Second-chance show RERUN
- 66A Org. with metal detectors TSA
- 67A Supped DINED
- 68A Paradises EDENS
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Pawn HOCK
- 2D Concerning INRE
- 3D One subject to a curfew, maybe TEEN
- 4D So-called “Queen of Pop” MADONNA
- 5D Former Giant Manning ELI
- 6D Healthy self-image? CTSCAN
- 7D Tie up LACE
- 8D God depicted with a bow EROS
- 9D Word between “word” and “word” FOR
- 10D Intervene STEPIN
- 11D Sound-track? ECHOLOCATE
- 12D Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage MMAFIGHTER
- 13D Calculated ratios ODDS
- 18D Era competitor IDE
- 23D Gymnast Korbut dubbed the “Sparrow from Minsk” OLGA
- 25D Behaves ACTS
- 26D Where you might lose your way MAZE
- 27D Demo graphics, maybe VISUALAIDS
- 28D “This is news to me!” IHADNOIDEA
- 29D Cyber punk? TROLL
- 30D Tick doc ET
- 31D When repeated, “Preach!” HEAR
- 32D When repeated, secret HUSH
- 37D Bear’s heirs? CUBS
- 38D 60 minuti ORA
- 39D Pulse quickly, as the heart RA E
- 42D Bratty kid SNOT
- 45D Was a fangirl of, say STANNED
- 47D “Really awful” ITSBAD
- 48D Connected LINKED
- 49D Scraped (by) EKED
- 52D “Huh?” WHAT
- 53D Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall NEON
- 54D Roof projection EAVE
- 56D Farming area ACRE
- 57D Actor Steven of “Beef” and “Nope” YEUN
- 58D Tax IDs SSNS
- 61D Result of a solo homer, for short RBI
- 62D “There you ___!” ARE
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