NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 11, 2026
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Clues79
Across35
Down44
ConstructorJoseph Gangi
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Lewis Carroll's "The ___ and the Carpenter" (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWALRUS→
7A
Something you might leave at the front door when entering a house (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESHOE→
11A
"Yeah, right!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
15A
Quantity (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAMOUNT→
16A
Words from someone who failed to understand (9)
Starts with Y, ends with EYOULOSTME→
18A
"Oh, for heaven's sake!" (16)
Starts with G, ends with SGOODNESSGRACIOUS→
20A
Show contempt for, in a way (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSNEERAT→
21A
Rain delay coverings (5)
Starts with T, ends with STARPS→
22A
Poet's dusk (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEEN→
23A
Mystical stuff (6)
Starts with A, ends with AARCANA→
26A
"We don't discriminate in this workplace," in job ads (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEEO→
29A
Newfoundland or Labrador retriever (8)
Starts with D, ends with DDOGBREED→
31A
Transcript fig. (3)
Starts with G, ends with AGPA→
34A
Openly resists (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDEFIES→
36A
"Then, window, let day in, and let ___ out": Juliet (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELIFE→
37A
Smile broadly (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBEAM→
38A
Arduous routine (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGRIND→
39A
Get smart? (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
40A
"Priscilla" director Coppola (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASOFIA→
41A
How a German count might get started (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEINS→
42A
Swampy land (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMIRE→
43A
Does the dishes? (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCATERS→
44A
Complete collection (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSET→
45A
Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent (8)
Starts with S, ends with TSAFESEAT→
47A
Twisty curve (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
48A
Spews out (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEJECTS→
50A
Big name in nail polish (3)
Starts with O, ends with IOPI→
51A
One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama" (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELORDE→
57A
1957 rock ’n' roll classic suggested by this puzzle's circled letters (16)
Starts with G, ends with EGREATBALLSOFFIRE→
62A
Crème de la crème (9)
Starts with B, ends with LBESTOFALL→
63A
Prom, e.g. (6)
Starts with F, ends with LFORMAL→
64A
Iconic bit of NPR merch (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTE→
65A
Confront (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFACE→
66A
Puts icing on (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFROSTS→
Down
1D
Tail or finger motion (3)
Starts with W, ends with GWAG→
2D
Andy's partner in an old radio sitcom (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
3D
State bird of Minnesota (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOON→
4D
Ill-mannered (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERUDE→
5D
Superfluous (8)
Starts with U, ends with DUNNEEDED→
6D
Purchases for some audiophiles (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEREOS→
7D
Part of GPS: Abbr. (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSYST→
8D
Not share, as the covers (3)
Starts with H, ends with GHOG→
9D
Taylor Swift's "___ Song" (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROUR→
10D
She, in São Paulo (3)
Starts with E, ends with AELA→
11D
___ pear (applelike fruit) (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
12D
Cost required to stow furniture, say (10)
Starts with S, ends with ESTORAGEFEE→
13D
"My turn to play!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with PIMUP→
14D
Come clean, with "up" (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFESS→
17D
Eightsome (5)
Starts with O, ends with DOCTAD→
19D
Belted out (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSANG→
23D
Comes into play (6)
Starts with A, ends with SARISES→
24D
Play callers? (4)
Starts with R, ends with SREFS→
25D
It's for "cookie," to Cookie Monster (3)
Starts with C, ends with ECEE→
27D
Inducing goose bumps (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEERIE→
28D
Worth exploring (10)
Starts with O, ends with TOFINTEREST→
30D
Plays at full blast (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBLARES→
32D
What pants come in that shirts don't (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAIRS→
33D
Accumulate (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAMASS→
35D
Useful contacts (3)
Starts with I, ends with SINS→
37D
Online automaton (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBOT→
39D
Search (through) (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSIFT→
40D
Replaced as a substitute (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSATINFOR→
42D
___ and cheese (3)
Starts with M, ends with CMAC→
43D
Finishes with flair (7)
Starts with C, ends with FCAPSOFF→
45D
Take care of, as a task (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSEETO→
46D
Seeming eternities (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEONS→
49D
Matchmaking site with a "synagogue attendance" filter (5)
Starts with J, ends with EJDATE→
51D
Pride Month letters (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLGBT→
52D
Black-and-white mouthful (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
53D
Actress Fanning (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
54D
Lead-in to Cuban or Caribbean (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
55D
Glasses sans glass (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRIMS→
56D
Q.E.D. part (4)
Starts with E, ends with TERAT→
58D
Fave pal (3)
Starts with B, ends with FBFF→
59D
Small battery (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
60D
Cousin of Inc. (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLLC→
61D
Enrollment center? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 11, 2026?+
79 clues: 35 Across and 44 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joseph Gangi and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Lewis Carroll's "The ___ and the Carpenter" (WALRUS); Something you might leave at the front door when entering a house (SHOE); "Yeah, right!" (ASIF).
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