South Indian lentil stew
Crossword Answer — February 28, 2026
NYT Crossword
Saturday, February 28, 2026
By Adam Levav
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Set unambitious goals — Answer: AIMLOW
- 7. One playing beerball, perhaps — Answer: FRATBOY
- 14. Tolkien ring bearer — Answer: SMEAGOL
- 16. Precious person — Answer: DEARONE
- 17. Phrase you might say while pointing at a photograph — Answer: THATSME
- 18. Goes against the rule? — Answer: REVOLTS
- 19. Musical set in Alphabet City — Answer: RENT
- 20. Term of endearment appropriated from 9-Down — Answer: BAE
- 22. Part of a Blues Brothers outfit — Answer: FEDORA
- 23. Animated friend of Sebastian the crab — Answer: ARIEL
- 25. Some arm muscles, informally — Answer: TRIS
- 27. Cassiterite is a source of it — Answer: TIN
- 28. Robert Frost's middle name — Answer: LEE
- 29. ___ Allen Express, Amtrak train from New York City to Burlington, Vt. — Answer: ETHAN
- 31. Innermost moon of Neptune — Answer: NAIAD
- 33. Pressure gauge? — Answer: STRESSLEVEL
- 35. Past, colloquially — Answer: BEFORETIMES
- 36. Symbols used to group blocks of computer code — Answer: CURLYBRACES
- 37. Was on the sidelines — Answer: SATBY
- 38. Breathlessness — Answer: APNEA
- 39. Polynesian staple — Answer: POI
- 42. Not mainstream, as some music genres — Answer: ALT
- 43. Fuss — Answer: FRET
- 44. Weakens, as an overly strong character, in video game lingo — Answer: NERFS
- 46. Angora fabric — Answer: MOHAIR
- 49. Utmost — Answer: NTH
- 51. ___ Tung, star of cable TV's "The Summer I Turned Pretty" — Answer: LOLA
- 52. Did a bedtime task — Answer: BRUSHED
- 54. Modern banking convenience — Answer: AUTOPAY
- 56. Musical sample added for excitement — Answer: AIRHORN
- 57. Animals in an early-2000s virtual fad — Answer: NEOPETS
- 58. Entered again — Answer: RETYPED
- 59. One might play at home — Answer: STEREO
Down
- 1. Kind of projection — Answer: ASTRAL
- 2. Call at a roll call — Answer: IMHERE
- 3. Big jerk — Answer: MEANIE
- 4. Drink often sipped — Answer: LATTE
- 5. Rap pioneers, slangily — Answer: OGS
- 6. Space to develop as a person? — Answer: WOMB
- 7. In brief, to whom Grover Cleveland once said "I am making a strange wish for you ... that you may never be president of the United States" — Answer: FDR
- 8. School houses? — Answer: REEFS
- 9. Dialect that is responsible for a large majority of Gen Z slang — Answer: AAVE
- 10. Put one's foot down — Answer: TROD
- 11. Decorative items worn at Western galas — Answer: BOLOTIES
- 12. Like defendants at court — Answer: ONTRIAL
- 13. Principle of improv comedy — Answer: YESAND
- 15. Gay nightlife spot with a dress requirement — Answer: LEATHERBAR
- 21. Error correction tool — Answer: ERASERPEN
- 24. Uncork, so to speak — Answer: LETFLY
- 26. Body bronzer — Answer: INSTANTTAN
- 30. ___ Story (punny nickname for the "Iliad") — Answer: TROY
- 31. Like the lion killed by Hercules — Answer: NEMEAN
- 32. Scientific classification for birds — Answer: AVES
- 33. Tesla, for one — Answer: SERB
- 34. Affliction treated with a nit comb — Answer: LICE
- 35. Acting like a sore loser, informally — Answer: BUTTHURT
- 36. ___ counter — Answer: CALORIE
- 37. South Indian lentil stew — Answer: SAMBAR
- 39. Following etiquette — Answer: PROPER
- 40. Recently — Answer: OFLATE. Hint: Think about a phrase that describes something happening in the not-so-distant past! 🕰️
- 41. Declaration after "because" — Answer: ISAYSO
- 43. French relative — Answer: FRERE
- 45. Skip the ceremony, say — Answer: ELOPE
- 47. Like some unmoisturized skin — Answer: ASHY
- 48. Blue-roofed restaurant — Answer: IHOP
- 50. Coral and sand, for two — Answer: HUES
- 53. Popular role-playing game since 1974, informally — Answer: DND
- 55. One whose eyes are "all aglow" in "The Christmas Song" — Answer: TOT
The answer to “South Indian lentil stew” in the New York Times crossword is SAMBAR — a 6-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on February 28, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 37-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“South Indian lentil stew” answer
SAMBAR (6 letters)
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Why the answer is SAMBAR
SAMBAR is the 6-letter solution that fits "South Indian lentil stew" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 28, 2026 (37-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “South Indian lentil stew” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
February 28, 2026 (this puzzle) → SAMBAR. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on February 28, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Was on the sidelines → SATBY
- Not mainstream, as some music genres → ALT
- Angora fabric → MOHAIR
- Did a bedtime task → BRUSHED
- Musical sample added for excitement → AIRHORN
- Entered again → RETYPED
- Symbols used to group blocks of computer code → CURLYBRACES
- Breathlessness → APNEA
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for February 28, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Saturday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “South Indian lentil stew”?
The answer is SAMBAR, a 6-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 28, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “South Indian lentil stew”?
6 letters: SAMBAR.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on February 28, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 37-Down.
Can “South Indian lentil stew” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for February 28, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.