NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 27, 2026
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Clues70
Across30
Down40
ConstructorCaroline Hand
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Coinage of the early 2000s? (15)
Starts with S, ends with RSACAGAWEADOLLAR→
16A
Sierra Nevada product (15)
Starts with A, ends with EAMERICANPALEALE→
17A
Jeans material for a worn-out look (15)
Starts with D, ends with MDISTRESSEDDENIM→
18A
Email folder (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRAFTS→
19A
Bear up? (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
20A
Most important part (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
21A
"___-roh!" (cry from Astro on "The Jetsons") (3)
Starts with R, ends with HRUH→
23A
Bird that Zeus disguised himself as in a much-told Greek myth (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSWAN→
25A
Traditional folk dance (4)
Starts with R, ends with LREEL→
27A
Pantheon feature (7)
Starts with R, ends with AROTUNDA→
29A
Rita on "The Masked Singer" (3)
Starts with O, ends with AORA→
30A
Challenge (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDARE→
31A
Car requirement beginning in 1998 (6)
Starts with A, ends with GAIRBAG→
35A
"___ regards …" (letter sign-off) (7)
Starts with K, ends with TKINDEST→
37A
Raw, in a way (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETARTARE→
38A
Remove from office (6)
Starts with U, ends with TUNSEAT→
39A
"It ___ easy" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAINT→
40A
N.Y.P.D. rank: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSGT→
41A
Prepares, as coq au vin (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAISES→
43A
Chinese menu possessive (4)
Starts with T, ends with STSOS→
44A
Steps in diagnosing A.C.L. injuries, perhaps (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMRIS→
46A
Carton amts. (3)
Starts with Q, ends with SQTS→
47A
___-de-sac (3)
Starts with C, ends with LCUL→
48A
Kung ___ chicken (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPAO→
49A
Concerning (4)
Starts with A, ends with OASTO→
51A
___ the Great, king of ancient Persia (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDARIUS→
54A
Create a distraction, so to speak (15)
Starts with R, ends with ERUNINTERFERENCE→
57A
Heroine in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" books (15)
Starts with A, ends with EANASTASIASTEELE→
58A
Midwest city dubbed the "Little Apple" (15)
Starts with M, ends with SMANHATTANKANSAS→
Down
1D
Travel safety grp. at school (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSADD→
2D
Arabic male name meaning "prince" (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMIR→
3D
Delivery methods? (9)
Starts with C, ends with SCESAREANS→
4D
Slick, say (6)
Starts with A, ends with LARTFUL→
5D
Tailor's measurement (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGIRTH→
6D
Three-time W.N.B.A. champs of the 2020s (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACES→
7D
Happened (3)
Starts with W, ends with SWAS→
8D
Adjoining, in a way (7)
Starts with E, ends with EENSUITE→
9D
Illuminating point (6)
Starts with A, ends with UAPERCU→
10D
Soda brand since 1937 (4)
Starts with D, ends with SDADS→
11D
Antediluvian (9)
Starts with O, ends with TOLDASDIRT→
12D
Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim (3)
Starts with L, ends with ELEE→
13D
Sri ___ (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALANKA→
14D
World traveler? (5)
Starts with A, ends with NALIEN→
15D
Big name in Cognac (4)
Starts with R, ends with YREMY→
22D
Suit material? (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTORT→
24D
Blemish (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWART→
25D
Modern streaming device (4)
Starts with R, ends with UROKU→
26D
You can find her in this clue (hidden!) (4)
Starts with E, ends with NERIN→
27D
Like Snoop Dogg, faith-wise, when he changed his name to Snoop Lion (5)
Starts with R, ends with ARASTA→
28D
Flatbread choices (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNAANS→
30D
Start of a child's letter (9)
Starts with D, ends with ADEARSANTA→
32D
Funk music features (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBASSLINES→
33D
Carrier of the Golden Fleece (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARGO→
34D
Picks up (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGETS→
36D
Actress Mazar (4)
Starts with D, ends with IDEBI→
37D
Hitches (4)
Starts with T, ends with STIES→
39D
42D
Brightness measurement of a sort (6)
Starts with I, ends with TIQTEST→
43D
Serving piece (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTUREEN→
44D
Hawaiian for "mountain" (5)
Starts with M, ends with AMAUNA→
45D
Saoirse of 2019's "Little Women" (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRONAN→
47D
Magna ___ (5)
Starts with C, ends with ACARTA→
48D
Carriage in Coventry (4)
Starts with P, ends with MPRAM→
50D
"Right away!" (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
51D
Secretary, for example (4)
Starts with D, ends with KDESK→
52D
Where Jackie Robinson played four(!) college sports, in brief (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUCLA→
53D
Accompanies (to) (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEES→
55D
Standoff's conclusion? (3)
Starts with I, ends with HISH→
56D
Blow air on (3)
Starts with F, ends with NFAN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 27, 2026?+
70 clues: 30 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Caroline Hand and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Coinage of the early 2000s? (SACAGAWEADOLLAR); Sierra Nevada product (AMERICANPALEALE); Jeans material for a worn-out look (DISTRESSEDDENIM).
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