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NYT Crossword — February 24, 2026

Tuesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues

6Yellowish color for old computer graphics

11Showing a smirk, say

14"Make that two!"

15Actress Watts of "The Friend"

16Half of a giggle

17Nuyoricans, e.g.

19Doc who's seen for sinusitis

20Went on the fritz

21Grand project begun by the London Philological Society, in brief

22Snowman in "Frozen"

24Fender Stratocaster, e.g.

29Its base unit is the kilogram

30Self-written life story, informally

31Deer ___ (road sign)

33Otherwise called, in brief

34Brand of squishy balls

35Involuntary movement

36"The Disrobing of Christ," e.g.

40Fish in some onigiri

41One way to leave a door

43Asset for a thrower

44Old tape players

48One of the matriarchs in Judaism

50Thyroid, e.g.

54Oft-discarded part of an orange

55Some reproductive cells

56Baby ones are joeys, familiarly

58Sprightly dance

59Dress for a soirée, e.g.

63Prefix with sex or brow

64Protection against flooding

65Group of smarties

66"___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

67Coffeehouse chain that owns the domain coffee.com

Down

39 clues

1Contacted quickly online, informally

2Fix, as shoelaces

3Blues legend Waters

4Formally denounce

5Carp in a Japanese pond

6Brings to a boil?

9LiMu ___ (insurance bird)

10Remove, as a page of a notebook

11Brew that's often a little cloudy and fruity

12Festivals often featuring jousting knights, for short

18Beds that might have wheels

23Either bronze animal in front of the Art Institute of Chicago

25Word after rib or batting

26Centerpiece of a birthday celebration

27Green dip, slangily

28[Hi-lar-ious!]

31President of China beginning in 2013

32"This is pretty cool!"

33Asset for a thrower

35Make friendly to humans

38Supermodel Hadid

39Avocado-shaped

42Civil disturbance

47I.T. pro's offering

48Imposes, as a tax

49Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad"

51Pretty large jazz combo

52Whom a diary is often shown to

53Search for groundwater, in a way

57Jacket closer

58Au ___ (how roast beef may be served)

60Shape for flying geese

61Apple taster in Eden

62Car brand with the Hummer E.V.

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Stats & info

Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Easy

Tuesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 24, 2026

DayTuesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorAdam Aaronson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split37 across · 39 down

Longest entries

24AFender Stratocaster, e.g.14 ltrs 50AThyroid, e.g.14 ltrs 17ANuyoricans, e.g.11 ltrs 59ADress for a soirée, e.g.11 ltrs 11DBrew that's often a little cloudy and fruity9 ltrs

Tuesday sits one notch above Monday, usually with a light theme and a few playful clues. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.