NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 15, 2026
Hints that get gradually more specific, then the answer if you need it. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues147
Across69
Down78
TitleGood to the Last Drop
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Do a little too well? (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCHAR→
9A
Resident of Ayrshire or Lanarkshire (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSCOT→
13A
No time at all (6)
Starts with A, ends with HAFLASH→
19A
Discouraged action (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONONO→
20A
Mouthy? (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
21A
"What a relief!" (4)
Starts with P, ends with WPHEW→
22A
Brought (out) (7)
Starts with T, ends with DTROTTED→
24A
Completely destroy with a blast (14)
Starts with B, ends with EBLOWTOSMITHERE→
27A
Gaia, by another name (7)
Starts with M, ends with EMOTHERE→
28A
Something typically taken every 10 years (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCENSUS→
29A
Doodled (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDREW→
30A
Certain bridge positions (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEASTS→
32A
Segment of a timeline, perhaps (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
33A
The moon's "maria" (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAS→
38A
"Rhoda" actress Valerie (6)
Starts with H, ends with RHARPER→
40A
Version of a textbook designed for instruction (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETEACHERE→
44A
Salon substance (6)
Starts with M, ends with EMOUSSE→
45A
Muppet who loves pigeons (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBERT→
46A
"My life is over" (8)
Starts with I, ends with DIMRUINED→
47A
Sharpness (4)
Starts with W, ends with SWITS→
48A
Sarcastic response to a show-off (8)
Starts with L, ends with HLAHDIDAH→
52A
Walked gingerly (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLIMPED→
53A
Product with Pro, Air and Mini varieties (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
55A
Conical shelter (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETEEPEE→
57A
Use salt instead of sugar while baking, say (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
58A
Skewered Indonesian dish (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSATAY→
60A
___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the "triangle offense" (3)
Starts with T, ends with XTEX→
61A
Had a brain fart (7)
Starts with B, ends with DBLANKED→
66A
Top-left PC key (3)
Starts with E, ends with CESC→
69A
Like some simple repair jobs, in brief (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDIY→
70A
Grilled South American fare (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAREPA→
72A
Smoothed (out) (6)
Starts with I, ends with DIRONED→
73A
78A
Science-and-nature magazine, familiarly (6)
Starts with N, ends with ONATGEO→
79A
Muckety-muck (5)
Starts with N, ends with BNABOB→
80A
Frequently, poetically (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOFT→
81A
Fair-hiring inits. (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEOE→
82A
Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoning (7)
Starts with A, ends with CARSENIC→
84A
Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur) (3)
Starts with L, ends with YLAY→
85A
More sardonic (5)
Starts with W, ends with RWRIER→
87A
Rest area? (3)
Starts with B, ends with DBED→
90A
Speeds of slow-moving traffic (6)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAWLS→
92A
"It's ___ real" (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEEN→
93A
Delicate, as beauty (6)
Starts with E, ends with EETHERE→
96A
Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transition (8)
Starts with F, ends with EFEATHERE→
100A
Wear (out) (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
102A
Middle-of-the-night woe (8)
Starts with I, ends with AINSOMNIA→
104A
Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALBA→
105A
Made younger-looking in an editing studio, say (6)
Starts with D, ends with DDEAGED→
107A
Reality TV franchise created by Tyra Banks (8)
Starts with T, ends with LTOPMODEL→
108A
Philosophy symbolized by yin and yang (6)
Starts with T, ends with MTAOISM→
111A
Ruby lookalike (6)
Starts with G, ends with TGARNET→
112A
Throw, in modern slang (4)
Starts with Y, ends with TYEET→
113A
Fort Collins sch. (3)
Starts with C, ends with UCSU→
114A
Calls to task? (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPAGES→
116A
Company behind the machine used to make Slurpees (4)
Starts with I, ends with EICEE→
118A
Kind of paper in a lab (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLITMUS→
123A
In back (7)
Starts with A, ends with EATTHERE→
125A
"Wait, are we done?" (14)
Starts with I, ends with EISTHATALLTHERE→
129A
Queen of the fairies (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATITANIA→
130A
Dueling weapon (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
131A
Skin softener (4)
Starts with A, ends with EALOE→
132A
Fruit also known as a "uniq" (4)
Starts with U, ends with IUGLI→
133A
Largest bird in North America (6)
Starts with C, ends with RCONDOR→
134A
X-ray units (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRADS→
135A
Immodest (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLEWD→
136A
"You can't make me!," e.g. (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSASS→
Down
1D
"The Exchange" airer (4)
Starts with C, ends with CCNBC→
2D
Flaw in an argument (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHOLE→
3D
Unknown author, for short (4)
Starts with A, ends with NANON→
4D
Squabbles (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROWS→
5D
Unresolved parts of a plot (9)
Starts with L, ends with SLOOSEENDS→
6D
Org. to which you might provide your bank account info (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIRS→
7D
Renewable energy structure (3)
Starts with D, ends with MDAM→
8D
Lost traction (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLID→
9D
Globelike shape (8)
Starts with S, ends with DSPHEROID→
10D
Dress down (7)
Starts with C, ends with TCHEWOUT→
11D
Poetic contraction (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
12D
Many middle schoolers (6)
Starts with T, ends with STWEENS→
13D
Ones pressed for cash? (4)
Starts with A, ends with SATMS→
14D
Top of a latte (5)
Starts with F, ends with HFROTH→
16D
M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboards (3)
Starts with A, ends with HATH→
17D
In hot water? (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTEEPED→
18D
Fashion designer Carolina (7)
Starts with H, ends with AHERRERA→
23D
Shortage (6)
Starts with D, ends with HDEARTH→
25D
Behind (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETUSHIE→
26D
Certain public transit network (7)
Starts with T, ends with YTRAMWAY→
31D
Singer whose "Hello" was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTube (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADELE→
34D
"People ___ Strange" (the Doors song) (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
35D
Conduct inciting an insurrection (8)
Starts with S, ends with NSEDITION→
37D
World's first billion-dollar corporation (7)
Starts with U, ends with LUSSTEEL→
39D
Sac fly result (3)
Starts with R, ends with IRBI→
40D
Game piece in Rummikub (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETILE→
41D
Royal title (4)
Starts with E, ends with REMIR→
42D
Where jet-setters may rub elbows (8)
Starts with A, ends with SARMRESTS→
43D
Chalice (3)
Starts with C, ends with PCUP→
49D
P.D. alert (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
50D
Prefix meaning "sun" (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHELIO→
51D
"Heavens to Betsy!" (6)
Starts with D, ends with EDEARME→
54D
Subscription-only website feature (7)
Starts with P, ends with LPAYWALL→
56D
Look into (7)
Starts with E, ends with EEXPLORE→
59D
Contribute (3)
Starts with A, ends with DADD→
60D
Chicago paper, informally (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTRIB→
62D
N.Y.C. neighborhood that's home to the Grey Art Museum (4)
Starts with N, ends with ONOHO→
63D
Lower-body exercise (8)
Starts with K, ends with DKNEEBEND→
64D
Occupational suffix (3)
Starts with E, ends with REER→
65D
J.F.K. predecessor (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDDE→
67D
Aromatic herb (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESAGE→
68D
Hold tightly (6)
Starts with C, ends with HCLENCH→
70D
Mariner's greeting (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAHOY→
71D
Natural attraction (8)
Starts with A, ends with YAFFINITY→
73D
Two peas ___ pod (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
75D
French wine region (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELOIRE→
76D
LeBron James or Nikola Jokic (7)
Starts with N, ends with RNBASTAR→
77D
Delivery person's assignment: Abbr. (3)
Starts with R, ends with ERTE→
83D
"Wheels" (3)
Starts with C, ends with RCAR→
85D
Beverage infused with THC (7)
Starts with W, ends with AWEEDTEA→
86D
Fixed, as a "m-i-t-s-a-k-e" (9)
Starts with R, ends with DRESPELLED→
88D
County in western New York (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
89D
Deck out? (4)
Starts with D, ends with LDEAL→
91D
Shoe with a thick sole (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWEDGE→
92D
Part of an equestrian's ensemble (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBREECHES→
94D
Small songbird (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTOMTIT→
95D
Benefit plan option, in brief (3)
Starts with H, ends with OHMO→
96D
Wealthy sort (6)
Starts with F, ends with TFATCAT→
97D
Stretchy (7)
Starts with E, ends with CELASTIC→
98D
"Next on my list" (7)
Starts with A, ends with OABOUTTO→
99D
___ chi (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITAI→
101D
Lit up, in a way (7)
Starts with I, ends with DIGNITED→
103D
___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood) (3)
Starts with N, ends with ENOE→
106D
Less challenging (6)
Starts with E, ends with REASIER→
109D
Shell out (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSPEND→
110D
Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 10 (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMARIO→
115D
Bicyclist's setting (4)
Starts with G, ends with RGEAR→
117D
Latin list ender (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
119D
Lead-in to a conclusion (4)
Starts with T, ends with STHUS→
120D
___ Millions (multistate lottery) (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMEGA→
121D
Some addresses (4)
Starts with U, ends with SURLS→
122D
Dos + cuatro (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEIS→
124D
China's largest ethnic group (3)
Starts with H, ends with NHAN→
126D
Wellness resort offering (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
127D
Horn contents at a Viking feast (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
128D
Depressed (3)
Starts with L, ends with WLOW→
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147 clues: 69 Across and 78 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein and edited by Will Shortz.
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For example: Do a little too well? (CHAR); Tops (LIDS); Resident of Ayrshire or Lanarkshire (SCOT).
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