Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Thursday, February 26, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, February 26, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "ROMANNUMERALS".
Total Clues
74
Longest
ROMANNUMERALS
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
LAA
Featured Clue
"System in which XL is smaller than L ... or a hint to interpreting<br>the answers to the italicized clues"
13 Letters
ROMANNUMERALS
ALLComplete Solution List
<i>8' 4"</i>
7CINCHES
<i>250,000 sheets</i>
6DREAMS
Short piece of classical music
8SONATINA
Accessory for SpongeBob SquarePants
6REDTIE
Long-tongued animal
8ANTEATER
Laudanum, e.g.
6OPIATE
Calif. M.L.B. team, on scoreboards
3LAA
Happening
5AFOOT
<i>Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named George</i>
11VIKINGSHIPS
Grill, informally
3BBQ
Bit of mining equipment
7ORECART
It's not pretty
7EYESORE
Walt Disney's middle name
5ELIAS
Like a plane, informally
4TWOD
System in which XL is smaller than L ... or a hint to interpreting<br>the answers to the italicized clues
13ROMANNUMERALS
Malarkey!
4JIVE
"Stompin' at the ___" (Benny Goodman standard)
5SAVOY
"Based on my research ..."
7ICANSAY
___ Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow
7NATASHA
Vibe (with)
3GEL
<i>Superhuman strength, mind-reading, invisibility and four dozen other powers</i>
11LIABILITIES
Vexing
5PESKY
Title for a certain union member?
3MRS
Like cats and dogs
6PLURAL
Stall, e.g.
8GAINTIME
Charge, in a way
6IONIZE
Loose, as floorboards
8UNNAILED
<i>☐☐☐☐☐<br />☐☐☐☐☐</i>
6XBOXES
<i>Total on a chiliagon</i>
7MANGLES
Nicolas Cage film set on a plane
6CONAIR
Amount measured in calories
6INTAKE
Highland refusal
3NAE
Org. that runs the "L"
3CTA
Alternative to a walk
3HIT
67.5 deg. on a compass
3ENE
___ Connor, the Terminator's target in "The Terminator"
5SARAH
Wilted
6DROOPY
Peaceful state
6REPOSE
Make some alterations
4EDIT
Minimum
3ATA
Cambridge sch.
3MIT
Get
3SEE
Sudden attack
5SALVO
BAH
3FIE
Workers who sing the opening number in "Frozen"
6ICEMEN
Queen of the Pride Lands
4NALA
Friendly look
4GRIN
Ending of seven country names
4STAN
Poke
4BOWL
Dudes
4BROS
End of a proof
3QED
Patronize, as an Airbnb
6STAYAT
Questionable, in slang
3SUS
Side dish eaten with curry
4RICE
Roundish, say
4OVAL
Salon job, informally
4MANI
Assessment, informally
4EVAL
Side dish eaten with curry
4ROTI
Some fancy footwork
3JIG
Dirtbag
6SLEAZE
Parts of naves
6AISLES
Animal in some traditional Tibetan races
3YAK
Like a fish out of water, e.g.
6SIMILE
Mercury's mythological counterpart
6HERMES
Half-___ (subpar, in slang)
5ASSED
Dagnabbit
5BYGUM
_____Grand
4PRIX
Shots, informally
3PIX
Toss-up
3LOB
One south of the border
3UNO
Ballerina star de Armas
3ANA
You can stop right there!
3INN
Remind too often
3NAG
Up to
3TIL