"Really awful"

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Across

  1. 1[Taps casino table]
  2. 6Signs of treble?
  3. 11___ hair (edgy 2000s trend)
  4. 14Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley
  5. 15Deck in divination
  6. 16Mil. authority
  7. 17Failing to pay bills on time may affect this
  8. 19Possessed
  9. 20Lotto-like casino game
  10. 21Summer treats in small cups
  11. 22Sounds of sudden vanishing
  12. 24Zero
  13. 26Inverse of kilo-
  14. 27"Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889
  15. 32Pair of cymbals in a drum kit
  16. 33Tribal home, maybe, informally
  17. 34Reason to take a painkiller
  18. 35So-called "melting pot," in brief
  19. 36E-bike alternative
  20. 40One ___ time
  21. 41Bubbles in a bubble bath
  22. 43A QR code might access one
  23. 44Purplish perennial
  24. 46Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains" list
  25. 50Ransacks
  26. 51Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products
  27. 52Stays in line, say
  28. 53Hawaiian goose
  29. 55Thumbs-down votes
  30. 59Buried
  31. 60Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across?
  32. 63Fruit drink
  33. 64On a higher level
  34. 65Second-chance show
  35. 66Org. with metal detectors
  36. 67Supped
  37. 68Paradises

Down

  1. 1Pawn
  2. 2Concerning
  3. 3One subject to a curfew, maybe
  4. 4So-called "Queen of Pop"
  5. 5Former Giant Manning
  6. 6Healthy self-image?
  7. 7Tie up
  8. 8God depicted with a bow
  9. 9Word between "word" and "word"
  10. 10Intervene
  11. 11Sound-track?
  12. 12Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage
  13. 13Calculated ratios
  14. 18Era competitor
  15. 23Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk"
  16. 25Behaves
  17. 26Where you might lose your way
  18. 27Demo graphics, maybe
  19. 28"This is news to me!"
  20. 29Cyber punk?
  21. 30Tick doc
  22. 31When repeated, "Preach!"
  23. 32When repeated, secret
  24. 37Bear's heirs?
  25. 3860 minuti
  26. 39Pulse quickly, as the heart
  27. 42Bratty kid
  28. 45Was a fangirl of, say
  29. 47"Really awful"
  30. 48Connected
  31. 49Scraped (by)
  32. 52"Huh?"
  33. 53Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall
  34. 54Roof projection
  35. 56Farming area
  36. 57Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope"
  37. 58Tax IDs
  38. 61Result of a solo homer, for short
  39. 62"There you ___!"

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. [Taps casino table] — Answer: HITME
  2. 6. Signs of treble? — Answer: CLEFS
  3. 11. ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend) — Answer: EMO
  4. 14. Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley — Answer: ONEAL
  5. 15. Deck in divination — Answer: TAROT
  6. 16. Mil. authority — Answer: CMD
  7. 17. Failing to pay bills on time may affect this — Answer: CREDI SCORE
  8. 19. Possessed — Answer: HAD. Hint: It describes something you owned or experienced in the past. 🕰️
  9. 20. Lotto-like casino game — Answer: KENO
  10. 21. Summer treats in small cups — Answer: ICES
  11. 22. Sounds of sudden vanishing — Answer: POOFS
  12. 24. Zero — Answer: NADA
  13. 26. Inverse of kilo- — Answer: MILLI
  14. 27. "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889 — Answer: VINCENT ANGOGH
  15. 32. Pair of cymbals in a drum kit — Answer: HIHAT
  16. 33. Tribal home, maybe, informally — Answer: REZ
  17. 34. Reason to take a painkiller — Answer: ACHE
  18. 35. So-called "melting pot," in brief — Answer: USA
  19. 36. E-bike alternative — Answer: SCOOTER
  20. 40. One ___ time — Answer: ATA
  21. 41. Bubbles in a bubble bath — Answer: SUDS
  22. 43. A QR code might access one — Answer: URL
  23. 44. Purplish perennial — Answer: ASTER
  24. 46. Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains" list — Answer: HANNIBALLE TER
  25. 50. Ransacks — Answer: LOOTS
  26. 51. Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products — Answer: IKEA
  27. 52. Stays in line, say — Answer: WAITS
  28. 53. Hawaiian goose — Answer: NENE
  29. 55. Thumbs-down votes — Answer: NAYS
  30. 59. Buried — Answer: HID
  31. 60. Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? — Answer: BREAKDANCES
  32. 63. Fruit drink — Answer: ADE
  33. 64. On a higher level — Answer: ABOVE
  34. 65. Second-chance show — Answer: RERUN
  35. 66. Org. with metal detectors — Answer: TSA
  36. 67. Supped — Answer: DINED
  37. 68. Paradises — Answer: EDENS. Hint: Think of the lush biblical gardens often imagined as perfect havens. 🌿

Down

  1. 1. Pawn — Answer: HOCK
  2. 2. Concerning — Answer: INRE
  3. 3. One subject to a curfew, maybe — Answer: TEEN
  4. 4. So-called "Queen of Pop" — Answer: MADONNA
  5. 5. Former Giant Manning — Answer: ELI
  6. 6. Healthy self-image? — Answer: CTSCAN
  7. 7. Tie up — Answer: LACE
  8. 8. God depicted with a bow — Answer: EROS
  9. 9. Word between "word" and "word" — Answer: FOR
  10. 10. Intervene — Answer: STEPIN
  11. 11. Sound-track? — Answer: ECHOLOCATE
  12. 12. Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage — Answer: MMAFIGHTER
  13. 13. Calculated ratios — Answer: ODDS
  14. 18. Era competitor — Answer: IDE
  15. 23. Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk" — Answer: OLGA
  16. 25. Behaves — Answer: ACTS
  17. 26. Where you might lose your way — Answer: MAZE
  18. 27. Demo graphics, maybe — Answer: VISUALAIDS
  19. 28. "This is news to me!" — Answer: IHADNOIDEA
  20. 29. Cyber punk? — Answer: TROLL
  21. 30. Tick doc — Answer: ET
  22. 31. When repeated, "Preach!" — Answer: HEAR
  23. 32. When repeated, secret — Answer: HUSH
  24. 37. Bear's heirs? — Answer: CUBS
  25. 38. 60 minuti — Answer: ORA
  26. 39. Pulse quickly, as the heart — Answer: RA E
  27. 42. Bratty kid — Answer: SNOT
  28. 45. Was a fangirl of, say — Answer: STANNED
  29. 47. "Really awful" — Answer: ITSBAD
  30. 48. Connected — Answer: LINKED
  31. 49. Scraped (by) — Answer: EKED
  32. 52. "Huh?" — Answer: WHAT
  33. 53. Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall — Answer: NEON
  34. 54. Roof projection — Answer: EAVE
  35. 56. Farming area — Answer: ACRE
  36. 57. Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope" — Answer: YEUN
  37. 58. Tax IDs — Answer: SSNS
  38. 61. Result of a solo homer, for short — Answer: RBI
  39. 62. "There you ___!" — Answer: ARE

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The answer to “"Really awful"” in the New York Times crossword is ITSBAD — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 25, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 47-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“"Really awful"” answer

ITSBAD (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ITSBAD

ITSBAD is the 6-letter solution that fits ""Really awful"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 25, 2026 (47-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “"Really awful"”?

The answer is ITSBAD, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"Really awful"”?

6 letters: ITSBAD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 25, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 47-Down.

Can “"Really awful"” have a different answer?

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