Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Friday, February 13, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Friday, February 13, 2026 features 71 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.8 letters. The longest answer is "DIAMONDEARRING".
Total Clues
71
Longest
DIAMONDEARRING
Avg Length
5.8
Shortest
TSA
Featured Clue
"The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 2017"
14 Letters
DIAMONDEARRING
ALLComplete Solution List
Org. with checkpoints
3TSA
Poke accompaniment, at times
4PSST
Shoe-shaping tools
5LASTS
Abso-freaking-lutely!
8HELLYEAH
A red plastic one might be worn on Halloween
7FIREHAT
Skating venue
8ICEARENA
Thumbs down from me
7IVOTENO
Bonkers
5NUTSO
A little sore, say
6MIFFED
It's what you should take, in brief
3RDA
Lundi ___, festive Monday observance in New Orleans
4GRAS
Went after
6TAILED
Catches
4NABS
Casual assent
3YEP
Dating qualifier
5CIRCA
Really fancy
5COVET
They don't give you the full picture
13MOVIETRAILERS
The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 2017
14DIAMONDEARRING
Polite, friendly stereotype from the Midwest
13MINNESOTANICE
Le contraire de "après"
5AVANT
Clear a sentence?
5ERASE
__ girl!
3SIS
Goddess often depicted with peacocks
4HERA
Someone singing "Something"
6BEATLE
Alphabetically last nutrient in a multivitamin, often
4ZINC
Counsel council, for short
3ABA
Gives a wave, maybe
6SAYSHI
"Andor" actor ___ Luna
5DIEGO
Research scientist's jotting
7LABNOTE
Visitor to a fertility clinic. maybe
8EGGDONOR
Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden"
7ORIOLES
1976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witch
8RHIANNON
Provincetown catch
5SCROD
Hit's counterpart
4STAY
Spots
3ADS
Widget
6THINGY
Guarded
6SECURE
It's handled at the bar
6ALETAP
One with a burning passion
4PYRO
Bishop's locale
3SEE
Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governance
9SANMARINO
Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milk
12THAIICEDTEAS
Experience
5LIVED
Longtime teammate of Derek Jeter, familiarly
4AROD
Group of reps
3SET
Poem so beloved by Abraham Lincoln that he carried it in his pocket and memorized it
8THERAVEN
Sheryl ___, author of the 2013 best seller "Lean In"
8SANDBERG
Many a bonny bairn
4LASS
Sharp wind?
4FIFE
Offerings at a reception
6TOASTS
Ones who don't believe in global revolutions?
12FLATEARTHERS
Saves for later, in a way
5TIVOS
Seriously!
5NOLIE
Teammate of Cupid in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
5COMET
Mythological figure who turns men into pigs
5CIRCE
Spiritual sustenance
5MANNA
Sped right through the stop signal
9RANALIGHT
Pop up
5ARISE
Ones offering cheap shots?
8DIVEBARS
How the Quran is written
8INARABIC
Honolulu thank you
6MAHALO
Ferruginous pigment
6SIENNA
Close with
6INGOOD
Puts down
6SCORNS
Like some breath
5BATED
Blinkers
4EYES
Canyon with a much-hiked section called the Narrows
4ZION
Word with guitar or go
4SOLO
Historic event the French call "le jour J"
4DDAY
"___ I!" (negative reply)
3NOR
Director Coppola of 2024's "The Last Showgirl"
3GIA