Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Lewis Carroll's "The ___ and the Carpenter"
- 7Something you might leave at the front door when entering a house
- 11"Yeah, right!"
- 15Quantity
- 16Words from someone who failed to understand
- 18"Oh, for heaven's sake!"
- 20Show contempt for, in a way
- 21Rain delay coverings
- 22Poet's dusk
- 23Mystical stuff
- 26"We don't discriminate in this workplace," in job ads
- 29Newfoundland or Labrador retriever
- 31Transcript fig.
- 34Openly resists
- 36"Then, window, let day in, and let ___ out": Juliet
- 37Smile broadly
- 38Arduous routine
- 39Get smart?
- 40"Priscilla" director Coppola
- 41How a German count might get started
- 42Swampy land
- 43Does the dishes?
- 44Complete collection
- 45Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent
- 47Twisty curve
- 48Spews out
- 50Big name in nail polish
- 51One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama"
- 53Trap
- 571957 rock 'n' roll classic suggested by this puzzle's circled letters
- 62Crème de la crème
- 63Prom, e.g.
- 64Iconic bit of NPR merch
- 65Confront
- 66Puts icing on
Down
- 1Tail or finger motion
- 2Andy's partner in an old radio sitcom
- 3State bird of Minnesota
- 4Ill-mannered
- 5Superfluous
- 6Purchases for some audiophiles
- 7Part of GPS: Abbr.
- 8Not share, as the covers
- 9Taylor Swift's "___ Song"
- 10She, in São Paulo
- 11___ pear (applelike fruit)
- 12Cost required to stow furniture, say
- 13"My turn to play!"
- 14Come clean, with "up"
- 17Eightsome
- 19Belted out
- 23Comes into play
- 24Play callers?
- 25It's for "cookie," to Cookie Monster
- 26Sides
- 27Inducing goose bumps
- 28Worth exploring
- 30Plays at full blast
- 32What pants come in that shirts don't
- 33Accumulate
- 35Useful contacts
- 37Online automaton
- 39Search (through)
- 40Replaced as a substitute
- 42___ and cheese
- 43Finishes with flair
- 45Take care of, as a task
- 46Seeming eternities
- 49Matchmaking site with a "synagogue attendance" filter
- 51Pride Month letters
- 52Black-and-white mouthful
- 53Actress Fanning
- 54Lead-in to Cuban or Caribbean
- 55Glasses sans glass
- 56Q.E.D. part
- 58Fave pal
- 59Small battery
- 60Cousin of Inc.
- 61Enrollment center?
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Lewis Carroll's "The ___ and the Carpenter" — Answer: WALRUS
- 7. Something you might leave at the front door when entering a house — Answer: SHOE
- 11. "Yeah, right!" — Answer: ASIF
- 15. Quantity — Answer: AMOUNT
- 16. Words from someone who failed to understand — Answer: YOULOSTME
- 18. "Oh, for heaven's sake!" — Answer: GOODNESSGRACIOUS
- 20. Show contempt for, in a way — Answer: SNEERAT
- 21. Rain delay coverings — Answer: TARPS
- 22. Poet's dusk — Answer: EEN
- 23. Mystical stuff — Answer: ARCANA
- 26. "We don't discriminate in this workplace," in job ads — Answer: EEO
- 29. Newfoundland or Labrador retriever — Answer: DOGBREED
- 31. Transcript fig. — Answer: GPA
- 34. Openly resists — Answer: DEFIES
- 36. "Then, window, let day in, and let ___ out": Juliet — Answer: LIFE
- 37. Smile broadly — Answer: BEAM
- 38. Arduous routine — Answer: GRIND
- 39. Get smart? — Answer: SASS
- 40. "Priscilla" director Coppola — Answer: SOFIA
- 41. How a German count might get started — Answer: EINS
- 42. Swampy land — Answer: MIRE
- 43. Does the dishes? — Answer: CATERS
- 44. Complete collection — Answer: SET
- 45. Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent — Answer: SAFESEAT
- 47. Twisty curve — Answer: ESS
- 48. Spews out — Answer: EJECTS
- 50. Big name in nail polish — Answer: OPI
- 51. One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama" — Answer: LORDE
- 53. Trap — Answer: ENSNARE
- 57. 1957 rock 'n' roll classic suggested by this puzzle's circled letters — Answer: GREATBALLSOFFIRE
- 62. Crème de la crème — Answer: BESTOFALL
- 63. Prom, e.g. — Answer: FORMAL
- 64. Iconic bit of NPR merch — Answer: TOTE
- 65. Confront — Answer: FACE
- 66. Puts icing on — Answer: FROSTS
Down
- 1. Tail or finger motion — Answer: WAG
- 2. Andy's partner in an old radio sitcom — Answer: AMOS
- 3. State bird of Minnesota — Answer: LOON
- 4. Ill-mannered — Answer: RUDE
- 5. Superfluous — Answer: UNNEEDED
- 6. Purchases for some audiophiles — Answer: STEREOS
- 7. Part of GPS: Abbr. — Answer: SYST
- 8. Not share, as the covers — Answer: HOG
- 9. Taylor Swift's "___ Song" — Answer: OUR
- 10. She, in São Paulo — Answer: ELA
- 11. ___ pear (applelike fruit) — Answer: ASIAN
- 12. Cost required to stow furniture, say — Answer: STORAGEFEE
- 13. "My turn to play!" — Answer: IMUP
- 14. Come clean, with "up" — Answer: FESS
- 17. Eightsome — Answer: OCTAD
- 19. Belted out — Answer: SANG
- 23. Comes into play — Answer: ARISES
- 24. Play callers? — Answer: REFS
- 25. It's for "cookie," to Cookie Monster — Answer: CEE
- 26. Sides — Answer: EDGES
- 27. Inducing goose bumps — Answer: EERIE
- 28. Worth exploring — Answer: OFINTEREST
- 30. Plays at full blast — Answer: BLARES
- 32. What pants come in that shirts don't — Answer: PAIRS
- 33. Accumulate — Answer: AMASS
- 35. Useful contacts — Answer: INS
- 37. Online automaton — Answer: BOT
- 39. Search (through) — Answer: SIFT
- 40. Replaced as a substitute — Answer: SATINFOR
- 42. ___ and cheese — Answer: MAC
- 43. Finishes with flair — Answer: CAPSOFF
- 45. Take care of, as a task — Answer: SEETO
- 46. Seeming eternities — Answer: EONS
- 49. Matchmaking site with a "synagogue attendance" filter — Answer: JDATE
- 51. Pride Month letters — Answer: LGBT
- 52. Black-and-white mouthful — Answer: OREO
- 53. Actress Fanning — Answer: ELLE
- 54. Lead-in to Cuban or Caribbean — Answer: AFRO
- 55. Glasses sans glass — Answer: RIMS
- 56. Q.E.D. part — Answer: ERAT
- 58. Fave pal — Answer: BFF
- 59. Small battery — Answer: AAA
- 60. Cousin of Inc. — Answer: LLC
- 61. Enrollment center? — Answer: ELS
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