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NYT Crossword — February 26, 2025

Wednesday’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

39 clues

1"___ Ever" (Elvis song in "G.I. Blues")

10Hits up on Slack, say

13Eggplant is a commonly used one

14Contents of some shots

15Sandwich in a soft tortilla

16D to F, e.g., in music

18Certain trekker

19Cleverly understanding

20#50 on a table

21City that was home for the Wright brothers

25Frequent filler for a po' boy

26Area of frenetic dancing

30"Stan" rapper

31Not feel so hot

32Yale Bulldogs, by another name

37Serious mix-up

39Numismatic rating

40Donkey Kong Country console, for short

42Word with sound or side

46Exotic pet store offerings

47Writer's starting point

50Indian tourist site

51Stunt performer on "Jackass"

52Some OT enders

53It may be induced

57Field of Jean-Luc Godard

58Preppy fabric

61Powerful server

62Competitive poker?

64Pixar's Remy, for one

66Fruit that may be poached

Down

37 clues

1Aid in seeking a record contract

2"Sure, you can include me"

4Inspiration for a seafood chain

6"Ammo" for a modern-day cannon

7It may be a handful

9Creepy crawler

11Rank achieved by Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby"

12Quick trips by car

15What a stereotypical bartender asks after a horse walks into a bar

17"It's been ages!"

22___ last resort

24Donkey Kong, e.g.

25Award since 1956

27Arab League member

31Title sitcom character voiced by Paul Fusco

33Concern for a bank

34People in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove"

35A bar for "Cheers" and a coffee shop for "Friends"

45Fall to 0% battery

47"Dune" actor Isaac

48Seat of New York's Oneida County

49Part of a doctrine

54Side dish that's commonly fried

55Yom Kippur War leader

56They may be dark or graphic

59Org. with the Acid Rain Program

60One who looks at slides?

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedFeb 26, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorDan Caprera

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split39 across · 37 down

Longest entries

4DInspiration for a seafood chain14 ltrs 15DWhat a stereotypical bartender asks after a horse walks into a bar14 ltrs 9DCreepy crawler13 ltrs 17D"It's been ages!"13 ltrs 16AD to F, e.g., in music10 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 4.9 letters per entry.