NYT Crossword Answers - Feb 26

By Yitzi Snow

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  1. 18' 4"CINCHES
  2. 8250,000 sheetsDREAMS
  3. 14Short piece of classical musicSONATINA
  4. 15Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePantsREDTIE
  5. 16Long-tongued animalANTEATER
  6. 17Laudanum, e.g.OPIATE
  7. 18Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboardsLAA
  8. 19HappeningAFOOT
  9. 21Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named GeorgeVIKINGSHIPS
  10. 26Grill, informallyBBQ
  11. 29Bit of mining equipmentORECART
  12. 30It's not prettyEYESORE
  13. 32Walt Disney's middle nameELIAS
  14. 34Like a plane, informallyTWOD
  15. 35System in which XL is smaller than L ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized cluesROMANNUMERALS
  16. 40MalarkeyJIVE
  17. 41"Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)SAVOY
  18. 42"Based on my research ..."ICANSAY
  19. 46___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black WidowNATASHA
  20. 50Vibe (with)GEL
  21. 51Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powersLIABILITIES
  22. 53VexingPESKY
  23. 54Title for a certain union member?MRS
  24. 55Like cats and dogsPLURAL
  25. 58Stall, e.g.GAINTIME
  26. 63Charge, in a wayIONIZE
  27. 64Loose, as floorboardsUNNAILED
  28. 65XBOXES
  29. 66Total on a chiliagonMANGLES

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  1. 1Nicolas Cage film set on a planeCONAIR
  2. 2Amount measured in caloriesINTAKE
  3. 3Highland refusalNAE
  4. 4Org. that runs the "L"CTA
  5. 5Alternative to a walkHIT
  6. 667.5 deg. on a compassENE
  7. 7___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"SARAH
  8. 8WiltedDROOPY
  9. 9Peaceful stateREPOSE
  10. 10Make some alterationsEDIT
  11. 11___ minimumATA
  12. 12Cambridge sch.MIT
  13. 13GetSEE
  14. 14Sudden attackSALVO
  15. 20"Bah!"FIE
  16. 22Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"ICEMEN
  17. 23Queen of the Pride LandsNALA
  18. 24Friendly lookGRIN
  19. 25Ending of seven country namesSTAN
  20. 26Poke ___BOWL
  21. 27DudesBROS
  22. 28End of a proofQED
  23. 31Patronize, as an AirbnbSTAYAT
  24. 33Questionable, in slangSUS
  25. 35Side dish eaten with curryRICE
  26. 36Roundish, sayOVAL
  27. 37Salon job, informallyMANI
  28. 38Assessment, informallyEVAL
  29. 39Side dish eaten with curryROTI
  30. 40Some fancy footworkJIG
  31. 43DirtbagSLEAZE
  32. 44Parts of navesAISLES
  33. 45Animal in some traditional Tibetan racesYAK
  34. 47Like a fish out of water, e.g.SIMILE
  35. 48Mercury's mythological counterpartHERMES
  36. 49Half-___ (subpar, in slang)ASSED
  37. 52"Dagnabbit!"BYGUM
  38. 53Grand ___PRIX
  39. 55Shots, informallyPIX
  40. 56Toss up?LOB
  41. 57One, south of the borderUNO
  42. 59"Ballerina" star ___ de ArmasANA
  43. 60You can stop right there!INN
  44. 61Remind too oftenNAG
  45. 62Up toTIL

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. 8' 4" — Answer: CINCHES
  2. 8. 250,000 sheets — Answer: DREAMS
  3. 14. Short piece of classical music — Answer: SONATINA
  4. 15. Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants — Answer: REDTIE
  5. 16. Long-tongued animal — Answer: ANTEATER
  6. 17. Laudanum, e.g. — Answer: OPIATE
  7. 18. Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards — Answer: LAA
  8. 19. Happening — Answer: AFOOT
  9. 21. Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George — Answer: VIKINGSHIPS
  10. 26. Grill, informally — Answer: BBQ
  11. 29. Bit of mining equipment — Answer: ORECART
  12. 30. It's not pretty — Answer: EYESORE
  13. 32. Walt Disney's middle name — Answer: ELIAS
  14. 34. Like a plane, informally — Answer: TWOD
  15. 35. System in which XL is smaller than L ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized clues — Answer: ROMANNUMERALS
  16. 40. Malarkey — Answer: JIVE
  17. 41. "Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard) — Answer: SAVOY
  18. 42. "Based on my research ..." — Answer: ICANSAY
  19. 46. ___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow — Answer: NATASHA
  20. 50. Vibe (with) — Answer: GEL
  21. 51. Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers — Answer: LIABILITIES
  22. 53. Vexing — Answer: PESKY
  23. 54. Title for a certain union member? — Answer: MRS
  24. 55. Like cats and dogs — Answer: PLURAL
  25. 58. Stall, e.g. — Answer: GAINTIME
  26. 63. Charge, in a way — Answer: IONIZE
  27. 64. Loose, as floorboards — Answer: UNNAILED
  28. 65. — Answer: XBOXES
  29. 66. Total on a chiliagon — Answer: MANGLES

Down

  1. 1. Nicolas Cage film set on a plane — Answer: CONAIR
  2. 2. Amount measured in calories — Answer: INTAKE
  3. 3. Highland refusal — Answer: NAE
  4. 4. Org. that runs the "L" — Answer: CTA
  5. 5. Alternative to a walk — Answer: HIT
  6. 6. 67.5 deg. on a compass — Answer: ENE
  7. 7. ___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator" — Answer: SARAH
  8. 8. Wilted — Answer: DROOPY
  9. 9. Peaceful state — Answer: REPOSE
  10. 10. Make some alterations — Answer: EDIT
  11. 11. ___ minimum — Answer: ATA
  12. 12. Cambridge sch. — Answer: MIT
  13. 13. Get — Answer: SEE
  14. 14. Sudden attack — Answer: SALVO
  15. 20. "Bah!" — Answer: FIE
  16. 22. Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen" — Answer: ICEMEN
  17. 23. Queen of the Pride Lands — Answer: NALA
  18. 24. Friendly look — Answer: GRIN
  19. 25. Ending of seven country names — Answer: STAN
  20. 26. Poke ___ — Answer: BOWL
  21. 27. Dudes — Answer: BROS. Hint: Think of your close male friends who always have your back! 🤜🤛
  22. 28. End of a proof — Answer: QED
  23. 31. Patronize, as an Airbnb — Answer: STAYAT
  24. 33. Questionable, in slang — Answer: SUS
  25. 35. Side dish eaten with curry — Answer: RICE
  26. 36. Roundish, say — Answer: OVAL
  27. 37. Salon job, informally — Answer: MANI
  28. 38. Assessment, informally — Answer: EVAL
  29. 39. Side dish eaten with curry — Answer: ROTI
  30. 40. Some fancy footwork — Answer: JIG
  31. 43. Dirtbag — Answer: SLEAZE
  32. 44. Parts of naves — Answer: AISLES
  33. 45. Animal in some traditional Tibetan races — Answer: YAK
  34. 47. Like a fish out of water, e.g. — Answer: SIMILE
  35. 48. Mercury's mythological counterpart — Answer: HERMES
  36. 49. Half-___ (subpar, in slang) — Answer: ASSED
  37. 52. "Dagnabbit!" — Answer: BYGUM
  38. 53. Grand ___ — Answer: PRIX
  39. 55. Shots, informally — Answer: PIX
  40. 56. Toss up? — Answer: LOB
  41. 57. One, south of the border — Answer: UNO
  42. 59. "Ballerina" star ___ de Armas — Answer: ANA. Hint: Think of the Cuban actress starring in the action film “Ballerina” 🎬
  43. 60. You can stop right there! — Answer: INN
  44. 61. Remind too often — Answer: NAG
  45. 62. Up to — Answer: TIL

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Across

#ClueAnswer
18' 4"CINCHES
8250,000 sheetsDREAMS
14Short piece of classical musicSONATINA
15Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePantsREDTIE
16Long-tongued animalANTEATER
17Laudanum, e.g.OPIATE
18Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboardsLAA
19HappeningAFOOT
21Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named GeorgeVIKINGSHIPS
26Grill, informallyBBQ
29Bit of mining equipmentORECART
30It's not prettyEYESORE
32Walt Disney's middle nameELIAS
34Like a plane, informallyTWOD
35System in which XL is smaller than L ... or a hint to interpreting the answers to the italicized cluesROMANNUMERALS
40MalarkeyJIVE
41"Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)SAVOY
42"Based on my research ..."ICANSAY
46___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black WidowNATASHA
50Vibe (with)GEL
51Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powersLIABILITIES
53VexingPESKY
54Title for a certain union member?MRS
55Like cats and dogsPLURAL
58Stall, e.g.GAINTIME
63Charge, in a wayIONIZE
64Loose, as floorboardsUNNAILED
65XBOXES
66Total on a chiliagonMANGLES

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Nicolas Cage film set on a planeCONAIR
2Amount measured in caloriesINTAKE
3Highland refusalNAE
4Org. that runs the "L"CTA
5Alternative to a walkHIT
667.5 deg. on a compassENE
7___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"SARAH
8WiltedDROOPY
9Peaceful stateREPOSE
10Make some alterationsEDIT
11___ minimumATA
12Cambridge sch.MIT
13GetSEE
14Sudden attackSALVO
20"Bah!"FIE
22Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"ICEMEN
23Queen of the Pride LandsNALA
24Friendly lookGRIN
25Ending of seven country namesSTAN
26Poke ___BOWL
27DudesBROS
28End of a proofQED
31Patronize, as an AirbnbSTAYAT
33Questionable, in slangSUS
35Side dish eaten with curryRICE
36Roundish, sayOVAL
37Salon job, informallyMANI
38Assessment, informallyEVAL
39Side dish eaten with curryROTI
40Some fancy footworkJIG
43DirtbagSLEAZE
44Parts of navesAISLES
45Animal in some traditional Tibetan racesYAK
47Like a fish out of water, e.g.SIMILE
48Mercury's mythological counterpartHERMES
49Half-___ (subpar, in slang)ASSED
52"Dagnabbit!"BYGUM
53Grand ___PRIX
55Shots, informallyPIX
56Toss up?LOB
57One, south of the borderUNO
59"Ballerina" star ___ de ArmasANA
60You can stop right there!INN
61Remind too oftenNAG
62Up toTIL

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