Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Saturday, February 21, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Saturday, February 21, 2026 features 72 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.4 letters. The longest answer is "BLANKSTARE".
Total Clues
72
Longest
BLANKSTARE
Avg Length
5.4
Shortest
PIX
Featured Clue
"Look to give nothing away?"
10 Letters
BLANKSTARE
ALLComplete Solution List
Look to give nothing away?
10BLANKSTARE
European city on the Bay of Angels
4NICE
Film subgenre exemplified by "The Thing" or "The Fly"
10BODYHORROR
Like some fixations
4ORAL
It gets folded and pressed
10QUESADILLA
Split in two
4FORK
Posts on Insta
3PIX
The third primary chakra is located just above it
5NAVEL
Foundations of many dad jokes
4PUNS
Right, right, right
4ISEE
Yom Kippur topic
3SIN
Certain slip-on
6PONCHO
Merely hinted at
5TACIT
Author of "The Fisherman and His Flute"
5AESOP
Clip-on mic, for short
3LAV
Many great athletes play with it
4GRIT
Architect's tool
7TSQUARE
A cow can produce about 200 pounds of it a year
7METHANE
In pieces
7ASUNDER
Items of some import?
7EXOTICA
Rachel ___, author of "Heated Rivalry"
4REID
Savory latke topping
3LOX
Sidney who directed "12 Angry Men"
5LUMET
Quiet you!
5ZIPIT
Formula 1 star, e.g.
6DRIVER
Shade similar to avocado
3PEA
Sick
4DOPE
On a chain, say
4CCED
A lot of paperwork
5FORMS
The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboards
3PHX
Steps to a lively tune
4JIGS
How low can you go?
10ROCKBOTTOM
Right now
4ASAP
What roller coasters are designed to do
10EXHILARATE
Flat earth?
4MESA
Item for purchase with a question mark on its side
10MYSTERYBOX
Smoking spot
6BBQPIT
Mrs. John Quincy Adams
6LOUISA
Campaign leader, informally
6ADEXEC
Overseer of the Erie Canal, in brief
3NYS
"Star Trek" villain played by Ricardo Montalbán
4KHAN
Some diner drinks
5SODAS
They might have all the answers
10TRIVIATEAM
Pink-furred cat in "Garfield"
6ARLENE
With 26-Down, basic instruction to a dog
4ROLL
New ___ (official cap maker for M.L.B.)
3ERA
Like a spoilsport
5NOFUN
Totally foolproof
8IRONCLAD
Many key changes take place in it
8CARSHARE
Herd at Yellowstone
3ELK
It's a surprise, of course!
7POPQUIZ
Chinese symbol of prosperity
5EIGHT
Group of companions
5POSSE
See 9-Down
4OVER
Followed surreptitiously
7TRAILED
Beginner's set
10STARTERKIT
Rack up
5INCUR
Ruined
5UNDID
Blend into one
4MELD
Free spirits!
8EXORCISE
Hydrogen sulfide, e.g.
8TOXICGAS
Big times?
6EPOCHS
You might hear a hiss when it's pulled
6POPTAB
Defunct image editor
6IPHOTO
Chile con carne cuisine
6TEXMEX
Hornet genus
5VESPA
Take a constitutional
5AMBLE
Cunning
4FOXY
Go to the moon
4SOAR
Play together, in a way
3JAM
Phase for dreamers
3REM
Me?
3TRY