NYT Crossword Crossword Answers – Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Today’s NYT Crossword crossword answers for Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Below you’ll find all clues and solutions, updated daily.
Across
- 1Genre for James Brown or Al Green, informallyAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 20___ Aran, heroine of Nintendo's MetroidAcross · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 24Pepper that's two steps above poblano on the Scoville scaleAcross · 7 lettersLooking for a 7-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 38Favorable starting point of an auto raceAcross · 4 lettersLooking for a 4-letter word? Quick answers →
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Down
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- 5Leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story"Down · 8 lettersLooking for a 8-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 12Best-selling home computers of the 1980sDown · 10 lettersLooking for a 10-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 25Fill an automobile tank … or boost the confidence of, in slangDown · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 37One of the "six enemies of the mind," in HinduismDown · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 40Old-fashioned word that's a homophone of 49-AcrossDown · 3 lettersLooking for a 3-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 42___ Howard, Oscar-nominated actor for 2005's "Hustle & Flow"Down · 8 lettersLooking for a 8-letter word? Quick answers →
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- 53Traditional rice cake snack on Japanese New YearDown · 5 lettersLooking for a 5-letter word? Quick answers →
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