Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1[Taps casino table]
- 6Signs of treble?
- 11___ hair (edgy 2000s trend)
- 14Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley
- 15Deck in divination
- 16Mil. authority
- 17Failing to pay bills on time may affect this
- 19Possessed
- 20Lotto-like casino game
- 21Summer treats in small cups
- 22Sounds of sudden vanishing
- 24Zero
- 26Inverse of kilo-
- 27"Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889
- 32Pair of cymbals in a drum kit
- 33Tribal home, maybe, informally
- 34Reason to take a painkiller
- 35So-called "melting pot," in brief
- 36E-bike alternative
- 40One ___ time
- 41Bubbles in a bubble bath
- 43A QR code might access one
- 44Purplish perennial
- 46Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains" list
- 50Ransacks
- 51Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products
- 52Stays in line, say
- 53Hawaiian goose
- 55Thumbs-down votes
- 59Buried
- 60Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across?
- 63Fruit drink
- 64On a higher level
- 65Second-chance show
- 66Org. with metal detectors
- 67Supped
- 68Paradises
Down
- 1Pawn
- 2Concerning
- 3One subject to a curfew, maybe
- 4So-called "Queen of Pop"
- 5Former Giant Manning
- 6Healthy self-image?
- 7Tie up
- 8God depicted with a bow
- 9Word between "word" and "word"
- 10Intervene
- 11Sound-track?
- 12Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage
- 13Calculated ratios
- 18Era competitor
- 23Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk"
- 25Behaves
- 26Where you might lose your way
- 27Demo graphics, maybe
- 28"This is news to me!"
- 29Cyber punk?
- 30Tick doc
- 31When repeated, "Preach!"
- 32When repeated, secret
- 37Bear's heirs?
- 3860 minuti
- 39Pulse quickly, as the heart
- 42Bratty kid
- 45Was a fangirl of, say
- 47"Really awful"
- 48Connected
- 49Scraped (by)
- 52"Huh?"
- 53Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall
- 54Roof projection
- 56Farming area
- 57Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope"
- 58Tax IDs
- 61Result of a solo homer, for short
- 62"There you ___!"
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. [Taps casino table] — Answer: HITME
- 6. Signs of treble? — Answer: CLEFS
- 11. ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend) — Answer: EMO
- 14. Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley — Answer: ONEAL
- 15. Deck in divination — Answer: TAROT
- 16. Mil. authority — Answer: CMD
- 17. Failing to pay bills on time may affect this — Answer: CREDI SCORE
- 19. Possessed — Answer: HAD
- 20. Lotto-like casino game — Answer: KENO
- 21. Summer treats in small cups — Answer: ICES
- 22. Sounds of sudden vanishing — Answer: POOFS
- 24. Zero — Answer: NADA
- 26. Inverse of kilo- — Answer: MILLI
- 27. "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889 — Answer: VINCENT ANGOGH
- 32. Pair of cymbals in a drum kit — Answer: HIHAT
- 33. Tribal home, maybe, informally — Answer: REZ
- 34. Reason to take a painkiller — Answer: ACHE
- 35. So-called "melting pot," in brief — Answer: USA
- 36. E-bike alternative — Answer: SCOOTER
- 40. One ___ time — Answer: ATA
- 41. Bubbles in a bubble bath — Answer: SUDS
- 43. A QR code might access one — Answer: URL
- 44. Purplish perennial — Answer: ASTER
- 46. Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains" list — Answer: HANNIBALLE TER
- 50. Ransacks — Answer: LOOTS
- 51. Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products — Answer: IKEA
- 52. Stays in line, say — Answer: WAITS
- 53. Hawaiian goose — Answer: NENE
- 55. Thumbs-down votes — Answer: NAYS
- 59. Buried — Answer: HID
- 60. Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? — Answer: BREAKDANCES
- 63. Fruit drink — Answer: ADE
- 64. On a higher level — Answer: ABOVE
- 65. Second-chance show — Answer: RERUN
- 66. Org. with metal detectors — Answer: TSA
- 67. Supped — Answer: DINED
- 68. Paradises — Answer: EDENS
Down
- 1. Pawn — Answer: HOCK
- 2. Concerning — Answer: INRE
- 3. One subject to a curfew, maybe — Answer: TEEN
- 4. So-called "Queen of Pop" — Answer: MADONNA
- 5. Former Giant Manning — Answer: ELI
- 6. Healthy self-image? — Answer: CTSCAN
- 7. Tie up — Answer: LACE
- 8. God depicted with a bow — Answer: EROS
- 9. Word between "word" and "word" — Answer: FOR
- 10. Intervene — Answer: STEPIN
- 11. Sound-track? — Answer: ECHOLOCATE
- 12. Combatant in an octagon-shaped cage — Answer: MMAFIGHTER
- 13. Calculated ratios — Answer: ODDS
- 18. Era competitor — Answer: IDE
- 23. Gymnast Korbut dubbed the "Sparrow from Minsk" — Answer: OLGA
- 25. Behaves — Answer: ACTS
- 26. Where you might lose your way — Answer: MAZE
- 27. Demo graphics, maybe — Answer: VISUALAIDS
- 28. "This is news to me!" — Answer: IHADNOIDEA
- 29. Cyber punk? — Answer: TROLL
- 30. Tick doc — Answer: ET
- 31. When repeated, "Preach!" — Answer: HEAR
- 32. When repeated, secret — Answer: HUSH
- 37. Bear's heirs? — Answer: CUBS
- 38. 60 minuti — Answer: ORA
- 39. Pulse quickly, as the heart — Answer: RA E
- 42. Bratty kid — Answer: SNOT
- 45. Was a fangirl of, say — Answer: STANNED
- 47. "Really awful" — Answer: ITSBAD
- 48. Connected — Answer: LINKED
- 49. Scraped (by) — Answer: EKED
- 52. "Huh?" — Answer: WHAT
- 53. Like the sign for Radio City Music Hall — Answer: NEON
- 54. Roof projection — Answer: EAVE
- 56. Farming area — Answer: ACRE
- 57. Actor Steven of "Beef" and "Nope" — Answer: YEUN
- 58. Tax IDs — Answer: SSNS
- 61. Result of a solo homer, for short — Answer: RBI
- 62. "There you ___!" — Answer: ARE
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