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NYT Crossword Answers for February 26, 2002

Tuesday, February 26, 2002 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Tuesday, February 26, 2002: 78 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Funnyman Fox

    5 letters Hints for Funnyman Fox Clue page for Funnyman Fox

  2. 6

    Wallop

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  3. 11

    Little demon

    3 letters Hints for Little demon Clue page for Little demon

  4. 14

    Lagoon surrounder

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  5. 15

    Suffix similar to -ish

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  6. 16

    ___ es Salaam

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  7. 17

    2001 50-Across nominee

    11 letters Hints for 2001 50-Across nominee Clue page for 2001 50-Across nominee

  8. 19

    "Exodus" hero

    3 letters Hints for "Exodus" hero Clue page for "Exodus" hero

  9. 20

    Gush

    4 letters Hints for Gush Clue page for Gush

  10. 21

    ___ vez (again, in Spanish)

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  11. 22

    Virtuoso

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  12. 23

    2001 50-Across nominee

    12 letters Hints for 2001 50-Across nominee Clue page for 2001 50-Across nominee

  13. 27

    Bygone Spanish dictator

    6 letters Hints for Bygone Spanish dictator Clue page for Bygone Spanish dictator

  14. 30

    Regret

    3 letters Hints for Regret Clue page for Regret

  15. 31

    2001 50-Across nominee, with "The"

    14 letters Hints for 2001 50-Across nominee, with "The" Clue page for 2001 50-Across nominee, with "The"

  16. 37

    Thurman of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"

    3 letters Hints for Thurman of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Clue page for Thurman of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"

  17. 38

    It merged with Time Warner

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  18. 39

    Brazilian city, familiarly

    3 letters Hints for Brazilian city, familiarly Clue page for Brazilian city, familiarly

  19. 41

    2001 50-Across nominee

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  20. 48

    650, Roman-style

    3 letters Hints for 650, Roman-style Clue page for 650, Roman-style

  21. 49

    Said

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  22. 50

    See 17-, 23-, 31-, 41- and 63-Across

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  23. 56

    Wacky

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  24. 57

    Race in "The Time Machine"

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  25. 58

    Sidle

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  26. 62

    Pewter component

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  27. 63

    2001 50-Across nominee

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  28. 66

    Palindromic preposition

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  29. 67

    "Tomorrow" musical

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  30. 68

    Relative worth

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  31. 69

    Watergate prosecutor Archibald

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  32. 70

    Like visiting teams, often

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  33. 71

    ___ and drabs

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Plays impromptu

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  2. 2

    Above

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  3. 3

    Pouting grimace

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  4. 4

    It "blows no good"

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  5. 5

    Yalie

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  6. 6

    Capital of Western Australia

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  7. 7

    Stick out like ___ thumb

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  8. 8

    Young pigeon

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  9. 9

    Yank

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  10. 10

    Wide shoe width

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  11. 11

    Its license plates say "Famous Potatoes"

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  12. 12

    Former governor Cuomo

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  13. 13

    Geo model

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  14. 18

    ___ this earth

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  15. 22

    Small songbird

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  16. 24

    Sgt., e.g.

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  17. 25

    Mess up

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  18. 26

    It makes MADD mad

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  19. 27

    Winter ailment

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  20. 28

    Capital of Italia

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  21. 29

    Saudi, e.g.

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  22. 32

    Tit for ___

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  23. 33

    ___ polloi

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  24. 34

    Little toymaker

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  25. 35

    Indomitable spirit

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  26. 36

    Cosecant's reciprocal

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  27. 40

    Strange

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  28. 42

    Small whirlpool

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  29. 43

    Point of no return?

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  30. 44

    Where Einstein was born

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  31. 45

    Old Pan Am rival

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  32. 46

    Env. contents

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  33. 47

    Finished a round even

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  34. 50

    Dweller at Tenochtitlán

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  35. 51

    Nile city

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  36. 52

    Wing

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  37. 53

    Kind of question

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  38. 54

    "What's it all about?" guy

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  39. 55

    Courted

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  40. 59

    Noted Surrealist

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  41. 60

    Food that is "rustled up"

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  42. 61

    Scrapes (out)

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  43. 63

    Yak

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  44. 64

    Lennon's love

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  45. 65

    Blockbuster rental, perhaps

    3 letters Hints for Blockbuster rental, perhaps Clue page for Blockbuster rental, perhaps

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