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NYT Crossword — February 11, 2026

Wednesday’s 16 × 15 puzzle, 79 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1Lewis Carroll's "The ___ and the Carpenter"

7Something you might leave at the front door when entering a house

11"Yeah, right!"

16Words from someone who failed to understand

18"Oh, for heaven's sake!"

20Show contempt for, in a way

21Rain delay coverings

23Mystical stuff

26"We don't discriminate in this workplace," in job ads

29Newfoundland or Labrador retriever

31Transcript fig.

34Openly resists

36"Then, window, let day in, and let ___ out": Juliet

37Smile broadly

38Arduous routine

40"Priscilla" director Coppola

41How a German count might get started

43Does the dishes?

44Complete collection

45Hoped-for prognosis for an election incumbent

50Big name in nail polish

51One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama"

571957 rock ’n' roll classic suggested by this puzzle's circled letters

62Crème de la crème

64Iconic bit of NPR merch

66Puts icing on

Down

44 clues

1Tail or finger motion

2Andy's partner in an old radio sitcom

3State bird of Minnesota

6Purchases for some audiophiles

7Part of GPS: Abbr.

8Not share, as the covers

9Taylor Swift's "___ Song"

10She, in São Paulo

11___ pear (applelike fruit)

12Cost required to stow furniture, say

13"My turn to play!"

14Come clean, with "up"

23Comes into play

24Play callers?

25It's for "cookie," to Cookie Monster

27Inducing goose bumps

28Worth exploring

30Plays at full blast

32What pants come in that shirts don't

35Useful contacts

37Online automaton

39Search (through)

40Replaced as a substitute

42___ and cheese

43Finishes with flair

45Take care of, as a task

46Seeming eternities

49Matchmaking site with a "synagogue attendance" filter

51Pride Month letters

52Black-and-white mouthful

53Actress Fanning

54Lead-in to Cuban or Caribbean

55Glasses sans glass

59Small battery

60Cousin of Inc.

61Enrollment center?

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026

16×15

Grid size

79

Total entries

38/202

Black / letter cells

5.1

Avg entry length

16 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 11, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJoseph Gangi

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 44 down

Longest entries

18A"Oh, for heaven's sake!"16 ltrs 57A1957 rock ’n' roll classic suggested by this puzzle's circled letters16 ltrs 12DCost required to stow furniture, say10 ltrs 28DWorth exploring10 ltrs 16AWords from someone who failed to understand9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 5.1 letters per entry.