NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 24, 2026
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Clues76
Across37
Down39
ConstructorAdam Aaronson
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
Utter rubbish (5)
Starts with D, ends with KDRECK→
6A
Yellowish color for old computer graphics (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAMBER→
11A
Showing a smirk, say (3)
Starts with W, ends with YWRY→
14A
"Make that two!" (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMETOO→
15A
Actress Watts of "The Friend" (5)
Starts with N, ends with INAOMI→
16A
Half of a giggle (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHEE→
17A
Nuyoricans, e.g. (11)
Starts with E, ends with PETHNICGROUP→
19A
Doc who's seen for sinusitis (3)
Starts with E, ends with TENT→
20A
Went on the fritz (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDIED→
21A
Grand project begun by the London Philological Society, in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOED→
22A
Snowman in "Frozen" (4)
Starts with O, ends with FOLAF→
24A
Fender Stratocaster, e.g. (14)
Starts with E, ends with RELECTRICGUITAR→
29A
Its base unit is the kilogram (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMASS→
30A
Self-written life story, informally (7)
Starts with A, ends with OAUTOBIO→
31A
Deer ___ (road sign) (4)
Starts with X, ends with GXING→
33A
Otherwise called, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAKA→
34A
Brand of squishy balls (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNERF→
35A
Involuntary movement (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTIC→
36A
"The Disrobing of Christ," e.g. (7)
Starts with E, ends with OELGRECO→
40A
Fish in some onigiri (3)
Starts with E, ends with LEEL→
41A
One way to leave a door (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAJAR→
43A
Asset for a thrower (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
44A
Old tape players (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVCRS→
46A
Tiny swine (7)
Starts with M, ends with GMINIPIG→
48A
One of the matriarchs in Judaism (4)
Starts with L, ends with HLEAH→
50A
Thyroid, e.g. (14)
Starts with E, ends with DENDOCRINEGLAND→
54A
Oft-discarded part of an orange (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPITH→
55A
Some reproductive cells (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOVA→
56A
Baby ones are joeys, familiarly (4)
Starts with R, ends with SROOS→
58A
Sprightly dance (3)
Starts with J, ends with GJIG→
59A
Dress for a soirée, e.g. (11)
Starts with E, ends with NEVENINGGOWN→
63A
Prefix with sex or brow (3)
Starts with U, ends with IUNI→
64A
Protection against flooding (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEVEE→
65A
Group of smarties (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMENSA→
66A
"___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
67A
Coffeehouse chain that owns the domain coffee.com (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEETS→
68A
Inch (up) (5)
Starts with C, ends with PCREEP→
Down
1D
Contacted quickly online, informally (4)
Starts with D, ends with DDMED→
2D
Fix, as shoelaces (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERETIE→
3D
Blues legend Waters (5)
Starts with E, ends with LETHEL→
4D
Formally denounce (7)
Starts with C, ends with NCONDEMN→
5D
Carp in a Japanese pond (3)
Starts with K, ends with IKOI→
6D
Brings to a boil? (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANGERS→
7D
___ Gras (5)
Starts with M, ends with IMARDI→
8D
Honeybun (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBOO→
9D
LiMu ___ (insurance bird) (3)
Starts with E, ends with UEMU→
10D
Remove, as a page of a notebook (6)
Starts with R, ends with TRIPOUT→
11D
Brew that's often a little cloudy and fruity (9)
Starts with W, ends with RWHEATBEER→
12D
Festivals often featuring jousting knights, for short (9)
Starts with R, ends with SRENFAIRES→
13D
Nevertheless (3)
Starts with Y, ends with TYET→
18D
Beds that might have wheels (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCOTS→
23D
Either bronze animal in front of the Art Institute of Chicago (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLION→
25D
Word after rib or batting (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAGE→
26D
Centerpiece of a birthday celebration (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAKE→
27D
Green dip, slangily (4)
Starts with G, ends with CGUAC→
28D
[Hi-lar-ious!] (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROFL→
31D
President of China beginning in 2013 (9)
Starts with X, ends with GXIJINPING→
32D
"This is pretty cool!" (9)
Starts with I, ends with TICANDIGIT→
33D
Asset for a thrower (3)
Starts with A, ends with MARM→
35D
Make friendly to humans (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETAME→
37D
Hideout (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
38D
Supermodel Hadid (4)
Starts with G, ends with IGIGI→
39D
Avocado-shaped (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOVAL→
42D
Civil disturbance (4)
Starts with R, ends with TRIOT→
45D
Juice box? (7)
Starts with C, ends with RCHARGER→
47D
I.T. pro's offering (6)
Starts with P, ends with PPCHELP→
48D
Imposes, as a tax (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEVIES→
49D
Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEGAN→
51D
Pretty large jazz combo (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNONET→
52D
Whom a diary is often shown to (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOONE→
53D
Search for groundwater, in a way (5)
Starts with D, ends with EDOWSE→
57D
Jacket closer (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSNAP→
58D
Au ___ (how roast beef may be served) (3)
Starts with J, ends with SJUS→
60D
Shape for flying geese (3)
Starts with V, ends with EVEE→
61D
Apple taster in Eden (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
62D
Car brand with the Hummer E.V. (3)
Starts with G, ends with CGMC→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 24, 2026?+
76 clues: 37 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Adam Aaronson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Utter rubbish (DRECK); Yellowish color for old computer graphics (AMBER); Showing a smirk, say (WRY).
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