Spoilers: This answer key is for the Friday, February 20, 2026, New York Times Crossword. The date in the original title does not specify a year; this listing matches the 2026 puzzle. Answers are transcribed from a third-party listing, not an official NYT answer page. Check the WordDB listing.
Across answers
- Disney character who sings “In Summer”: OLAF
- Product code used in inventory management: SKU
- Ropes in: LASSOS
- Ones always grinding at their jobs?: BARISTAS
- Connect: ATTACH
- Baking sheets, cake pans, muffin tins, etc.: OVENWARE
- Manages: SEESTO
- Pleasant chill in the air, say: SWEATERWEATHER
- Baylor of N.B.A. fame: ELGIN
- Org. whose work takes many forms?: IRS
- Took in: ATE
- Smear: MALIGN
- Nahuatl speaker: AZTEC
- Muse aloud: OPINE
- Actress Seehorn of “Pluribus”: RHEA
- “I smell trouble …!”: OHNO
- Break down while studying?: REVERSEENGINEER
- First place?: EDEN
- Docs that deal with sensitive information: NDAS
- Miracle on the ___ (surprise French/English victory of W.W. I): MARNE
- Like many working horses, but not many working dogs: SHOED
- Binges: SPREES
- N.Y.C.-based dance group: ABT
- Wonder: AWE
- Descendants of the Picts: SCOTS
- Someone you might like to get to know better: FRIENDMATERIAL
- Wyndham hotel brand: RAMADA
- Has to keep going: CANTSTOP
- Extra: OVERLY
- Instruction before an M.R.I.: LIESTILL
- Gets wise to?: SASSES
- Li’l ___ (tykes): UNS
- Fix: SPAY
Down answers
- Seller’s shorthand for “I’m willing to haggle”: OBO
- W.C.s: LAVS
- “Is this being broadcast now?”: AREWELIVE
- Posh hotel room amenities: FINELINENS
- Cholesterol-lowering drug: STATIN
- ___ Bass, first female mayor of Los Angeles: KAREN
- Customer, in tech-speak: USER
- Social activity that may involve wearing a vest: LASERTAG
- Relaxed: ATEASE
- “Let it stand”: STET
- One of the Obamas: SASHA
- It has eight players: OCTET
- Word with bird or leave: SHORE
- Arrogant self-assurance: SWAGGER
- Becomes aged, in a way: WIZENS
- Extra: MORE
- Was a copycat of: APED
- To come: AHEAD
- Shady dealers: CONARTISTS
- Trade for cash: REDEEM
- “Some free advice …”: HERESATIP
- State bird found in only a single state: NENE
- Valuable deposits: ORES
- They might be made up in the spring: SNOWDAYS
- Brings in: IMPORTS
- Online nickname: HANDLE
- Things made by toddlers and directors: SCENES
- Hairstyles often associated with the ’60s and ’70s: AFROS
- “Well done!”: BRAVA
- x: TIMES
- Wood finish: STAIN
- Crispy flaps of crust on sourdough loaves: EARS
- Org. with a “Know Your Rights” campaign: ACLU
- ___ Bunny, toon who debuted in “Space Jam”: LOLA
- Carry on: PLY
About this February 20 answer key
WordDB labels the listing Friday, February 20, 2026, and gives 33 Across clues and 35 Down clues. A separate listing reports a 15×15 grid and names Kate Hawkins as constructor and Will Shortz as editor; those details are secondary-source attributions and are not confirmed here against an official NYT page. See the separate YouGoWords listing.
If an entry does not fit your grid, use crossings and the date to check that you have the full New York Times Crossword rather than a different puzzle or year. For exact official transcription, compare the listing with the puzzle itself.
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