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Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteDriver Scan →Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →The February 14, 2026, New York Times crossword is a Saturday puzzle by David Karp, edited by Will Shortz. Its title is “Ones no longer in office?” and the answer to that clue is REMOTE WORKERS. The complete across and down answer key is below. XWord Info’s dated puzzle record identifies it as puzzle No. 27,857, with a 15-by-15 grid.
Across answers
- 1A: It’s made with two fingers — PEACE SIGN
- 10A: They’re often taken in December — SANTA PHOTOS
- 12A: Features of many romantic dramas — LOVE TRIANGLES
- 14A: Follow me — COME
- 15A: Heart test, for short — ECG
- 16A: Subject of study — AREA
- 18A: Go heavy at the buffet, say — LOAD UP
- 21A: Kind of car on a long-distance train — DINING
- 23A: The W.N.B.A.’s Dream, on scoreboards — ATL
- 24A: Requirement of some dress codes — SLEEVES
- 28A: Tree of life, in Norse mythology — ASH
- 29A: Tire meas. — PSI
- 30A: Intimate footage — SEX TAPE
- 31A: Meadow — LEA
- 32A: Arrive suddenly and from a distance, metaphorically — PARACHUTE IN
- 35A: Big drink — SWIG
- 37A: Unlikeable sorts — TOOLS
- 38A: Like a nepo baby’s life, perhaps — CUSH
- 41A: Things peddled — WARES
- 43A: B.C. winter hrs. — PST
- 44A: Arizona State city — TEMPE
- 45A: Where Excalibur was forged — AVALON
- 47A: North African fortress — CASBAH
- 48A: Access, as a profitable enterprise — GET IN ON
- 50A: Potpourri bags — SACHETS
- 51A: Ones no longer in office? — REMOTE WORKERS
- 53A: One of the “Golden Girls” of the 2024 Summer Olympics — SIMONE BILES
- 54A: Puts one’s money on the line — TAKES A BET
Down answers
- 1D: Smoothed over, in a way — PAVED
- 2D: Suffix with benz- — ENE
- 3D: QB stat: Abbr. — ATT
- 4D: Attention to detail — CARE
- 5D: Totally awesome! — EPIC
- 6D: Screw or nail, to a Brit — SHAG
- 7D: It’s charged — ION
- 8D: Texter’s ta-ta — GTG
- 9D: “Oppenheimer” director — NOLAN
- 10D: Antagonists in 2013’s “Captain Phillips” — SOMALI PIRATES
- 11D: One-of-a-kind figures — SERIAL NUMBERS
- 12D: Takes badly? — LOOTS
- 13D: Faculty — SENSE
- 14D: Show appreciation, in a way — CLAP
- 17D: Honorific meaning “elder brother” — AGHA
- 19D: Losing team in the “Miracle on Ice” — USSR
- 20D: Fold — PLEAT
- 21D: Govt. divisions — DEPTS
- 22D: That’s clear now — I SEE
- 25D: Many a private investigator — EX-COP
- 26D: Community spirit — ETHOS
- 27D: Gymnastics event — VAULT
- 33D: Minor issue? — AGE LIMIT
- 34D: Greenland expanse — ICE SHEET
- 35D: Stylish confidence — SWAG
- 36D: Show indecision — WAVER
- 39D: Short rows — SPATS
- 40D: Nervous laughs — HEHS
- 42D: County next to Napa — SONOMA
- 44D: Take on, or take down — TACKLE
- 46D: Violating the rules — NOT OK
- 47D: Beer brand from Trinidad and Tobago — CARIB
- 49D: Goose named for its call — NENE
- 50D: Buckwheat noodle — SOBA
- 52D: Maryland governor Moore — WES
How to find and play the February 14 puzzle
To open an older puzzle, use the NYT Crossword Archive and navigate to the month and year, then select February 14. The New York Times Help Center says Games and All Access subscribers can access the archive; nonsubscribers have limited archive access.
On the web, the official crossword offers check or reveal options for a square, an answer, or the full puzzle. Using Check or Reveal resets the Crossword Streak. Web archive puzzles can also be printed; available print layouts may include a solution, newspaper layout, ink saver, left-handed layout, and large print, depending on the puzzle and platform. See the NYT crossword help page for the available controls.
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The date alone does not identify a unique crossword across years. This answer key is for February 14, 2026. If you are looking for another year, choose that year in the NYT Crossword Archive’s month-and-year navigation.
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