New Yorker Crossword February 18 2026 Answers (2/18/26)

Our New Yorker Crossword February 18, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The New Yorker Crossword February 18, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	“___ the Science Kid” (PBS show with a rhyming title)
4A	Country bordered by Yemen to the west
8A	Available or Away, on an instant-messaging platform
14A	Person who always thinks things will turn out well
17A	Mid-level position at a publishing house
18A	Capital of Minnesota
19A	Gift wrapper’s adhesive
20A	Put ___ fight (offer some resistance)
21A	“Should the need ___ . . .”
22A	Chinese pans
23A	Travelled by plane
24A	Raw desire
25A	Spelling competitions
26A	Kin group
27A	Short-sleeved shirt style
28A	Dinosaur species in the “Jurassic Park” logo, for short
29A	Blacken on a grill
30A	Singer of “I’m Every Woman” and “What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me”
32A	Pottery ___ (furniture store since 1949)
33A	Small, swarming fly
34A	___-state area (greater New York City region, e.g.)
37A	Streaming service owned by Disney
38A	Got older
39A	“Do you have a time in mind?”
40A	Stint for a senator
41A	Large amount
42A	Had the nerve (to)
43A	Tree that’s also a Bay Area airport code
44A	Duo
45A	Phrase that can mean “as an example” or “serving a single person”
46A	Highly sought-after property
49A	Words spoken before hanging up on a telemarketer
50A	Comes to a halt
51A	Very long time periods
52A	Texter’s apology
1D	Seasoning often added to caramel
2D	“Can confirm”
3D	Really hate
4D	At the proper moment
5D	Binful for a postal worker
6D	Apple pie ___ mode
7D	“This might sound like hyperbole . . .”
8D	Recipe segments
9D	Brand of laundry-detergent pods
10D	Friend, in French
11D	Like a character mentioned in the name of a book
12D	Annual tournament in tennis or golf
13D	Stuffing for a scarecrow
15D	Tease mercilessly
16D	Mountaintops
22D	Row of a calendar
23D	Custard-and-caramel dessert
25D	High-fibre ingredient in some muffins
26D	Casual conversation
28D	Drive-___
29D	“One Tree Hill” star ___ Michael Murray
30D	Serene
31D	Was certain
32D	___ Faso
34D	At each other’s ___ (fighting)
35D	Type again, as a password
36D	“Yes, ___!” (“You betcha!”)
37D	“Get what I’m saying?”
38D	Extraterrestrial
39D	Facial features of some cartoon witches
40D	Subject for discussion
41D	Wrapped South Asian garments
42D	Prescribed amounts
44D	Mets all-time home-run leader Alonso
45D	Plant with fronds
47D	People’s usual ways of doing things, for short
48D	Sign before Virgo

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