The Crossword Answers NYT - February 25, 2026

across

• [Taps casino table] Crossword Clue

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  HITME

• Signs of treble? Crossword Clue

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  CLEFS

• ___ hair (edgy 2000s trend) Crossword Clue

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  EMO

• Longtime "Inside the NBA" analyst opposite Barkley Crossword Clue

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  ONEAL

• Deck in divination Crossword Clue

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  TAROT

• Mil. authority Crossword Clue

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  CMD

• Failing to pay bills on time may affect this Crossword Clue

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  CREDI SCORE

• Possessed Crossword Clue

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  HAD

• Lotto-like casino game Crossword Clue

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  KENO

• Summer treats in small cups Crossword Clue

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  ICES

• Sounds of sudden vanishing Crossword Clue

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  POOFS

• Zero Crossword Clue

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  NADA

• Inverse of kilo- Crossword Clue

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  MILLI

• "Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889 Crossword Clue

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  VINCENT ANGOGH

• Pair of cymbals in a drum kit Crossword Clue

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  HIHAT

• Tribal home, maybe, informally Crossword Clue

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  REZ

• Reason to take a painkiller Crossword Clue

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  ACHE

• So-called "melting pot," in brief Crossword Clue

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  USA

• E-bike alternative Crossword Clue

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  SCOOTER

• One ___ time Crossword Clue

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  ATA

• Bubbles in a bubble bath Crossword Clue

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  SUDS

• A QR code might access one Crossword Clue

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  URL

• Purplish perennial Crossword Clue

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  ASTER

• Villain ranked #1 on A.F.I.'s "100 Years … 100 Heroes & Villains" list Crossword Clue

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  HANNIBALLE TER

• Ransacks Crossword Clue

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  LOOTS

• Retail chain with ready-to-assemble products Crossword Clue

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  IKEA

• Stays in line, say Crossword Clue

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  WAITS

• Hawaiian goose Crossword Clue

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  NENE

• Thumbs-down votes Crossword Clue

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  NAYS

• Buried Crossword Clue

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  HID

• Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? Crossword Clue

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  BREAKDANCES

• Fruit drink Crossword Clue

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  ADE

• On a higher level Crossword Clue

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  ABOVE

• Second-chance show Crossword Clue

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  RERUN

• Org. with metal detectors Crossword Clue

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  TSA

• Supped Crossword Clue

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  DINED

• Paradises Crossword Clue

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  EDENS