NYT Crossword · 104 Down
“First-year West Pointer” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Sunday, February 22, 2026 as 104 Down. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 104 Down
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- Feb 22, 2026 · 104 Down · 5 letters
- Aug 10, 2004 · 25 Down · 5 letters
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Across
- 1Ease up crossword clue5 letters
- 6Setting for a landscape crossword clue6 letters
- 12Like pickles, but not cucumbers crossword clue6 letters
- 18Turn up crossword clue6 letters
- 20If all goes perfectly crossword clue6 letters
- 21Certain head jurors crossword clue7 letters
- 23Like some 401(k) contributions crossword clue6 letters
- 24The Ten Plagues crossword clue14 letters
- 26Freeze crossword clue4 letters
- 27Bolo, e.g. crossword clue3 letters
- 29Farmyard call crossword clue3 letters
- 30Print-ready crossword clue6 letters
- 31Sodom and Gomorrah crossword clue16 letters
- 37Literary fairy queen crossword clue3 letters
- 38Outpouring of Pandora's box crossword clue4 letters
- 39Erelong crossword clue4 letters
- 40Part of T.G.I.F.: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 41Singsong syllable crossword clue3 letters
- 43Season ticket holders, presumably crossword clue4 letters
- 45Shoofly desserts crossword clue4 letters
- 46Hopeless from the start, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 48Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singer crossword clue3 letters
- 49Samson and Delilah crossword clue17 letters
- 55Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mel crossword clue3 letters
- 56Fix crossword clue3 letters
- 57Calendar notation: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 58Diamond stats crossword clue4 letters
- 59Certain trig functions crossword clue5 letters
- 61So-called "Hollywood of the South" crossword clue7 letters
- 64Big name in bubbly crossword clue4 letters
- 65Painter's medium crossword clue3 letters
- 66Noah's Ark crossword clue21 letters
- 74Nonclerical crossword clue3 letters
- 75Get the better of crossword clue4 letters
- 76Like Constantinople, in 1930 crossword clue7 letters
- 77Interior style crossword clue5 letters
- 80Ballet bend crossword clue4 letters
- 81Europa, Ganymede or Callisto vis-à-vis Jupiter crossword clue4 letters
- 83The third crossword clue3 letters
- 84Ruckus crossword clue3 letters
- 85Garden of Eden crossword clue17 letters
- 91"Scrumdiddlyumptious!" crossword clue3 letters
- 92Crew need crossword clue3 letters
- 93Get the ___ (finally become aware) crossword clue4 letters
- 94Ingredient in some gels crossword clue4 letters
- 95Designated H.M.O. doctor, in brief crossword clue3 letters
- 96Vintage film channel crossword clue3 letters
- 98Letters on a crucifix crossword clue4 letters
- 99Word with rabbit or all crossword clue4 letters
- 101Sully crossword clue3 letters
- 103Moses Parting the Red Sea crossword clue16 letters
- 109Rush uncontrolledly crossword clue6 letters
- 111Most common last name in Somalia crossword clue3 letters
- 112Pressure meas. crossword clue3 letters
- 113It's verboten crossword clue4 letters
- 114Jonah and the Whale crossword clue14 letters
- 119Title woman in a 1965 Beach Boys hit crossword clue6 letters
- 121Took turns crossword clue7 letters
- 122Brimless topper crossword clue6 letters
- 123One bringing home the bacon crossword clue6 letters
- 124Surprisingly enough crossword clue6 letters
- 125Bars, legally crossword clue6 letters
- 126Follows crossword clue5 letters
Down
- 1Leader of the pack crossword clue5 letters
- 22006 mockumentary about a Kazakh journalist crossword clue5 letters
- 3High-speed travel option crossword clue5 letters
- 4Squealer's activity crossword clue8 letters
- 5H, to Hera crossword clue3 letters
- 6West Pointer crossword clue5 letters
- 7Thoroughly enjoyed, with "up" crossword clue3 letters
- 8Org. with the Nuggets and Nets crossword clue3 letters
- 9Screen crossword clue3 letters
- 10Rubbish receptacle crossword clue6 letters
- 11Weasel with a black-tipped tail crossword clue5 letters
- 12Where the coxswain sits crossword clue3 letters
- 13Unity crossword clue8 letters
- 14In a fury crossword clue4 letters
- 15Blue material crossword clue5 letters
- 16Counterfeit crossword clue9 letters
- 17Whoop it up crossword clue9 letters
- 19Glorify crossword clue5 letters
- 22___ Stark, "Game of Thrones" patriarch crossword clue3 letters
- 25Gullible sort crossword clue4 letters
- 28Hypotheticals crossword clue3 letters
- 32Besides crossword clue4 letters
- 33Part of a trunk crossword clue5 letters
- 34First-year law student, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 35"___ Fan Tutte" crossword clue4 letters
- 36Mathematician Paul crossword clue5 letters
- 42___ on a log (celery-stick snack studded with raisins) crossword clue4 letters
- 43Confidence crossword clue5 letters
- 44What may be right but not left? crossword clue5 letters
- 45New Yorkie, say crossword clue3 letters
- 47Delegate crossword clue6 letters
- 49Pull to open crossword clue4 letters
- 50Dilapidated crossword clue5 letters
- 51Moonfish crossword clue4 letters
- 52Yankees nickname until 2016 crossword clue4 letters
- 53"My eye!" crossword clue4 letters
- 54Wielder of a red lightsaber crossword clue4 letters
- 60"Casablanca" role crossword clue4 letters
- 62Folk singer Guthrie crossword clue4 letters
- 63Approaching crossword clue6 letters
- 641964's Nobel Peace laureate, for short crossword clue3 letters
- 65Common bridge bid, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 67Spanish "she" crossword clue4 letters
- 68Kristen of "Bridesmaids" crossword clue4 letters
- 69Slushy brand crossword clue4 letters
- 70Press crossword clue4 letters
- 71Protein-building acid, informally crossword clue5 letters
- 72Treat again, as a sprain crossword clue5 letters
- 73Actress Falco crossword clue4 letters
- 77Clammy crossword clue4 letters
- 78"Heeere's Johnny!" announcer crossword clue9 letters
- 79Measure against crossword clue9 letters
- 80Tree branch or power line, for a bird crossword clue5 letters
- 81One making an impression? crossword clue5 letters
- 82Woman honored in John Lennon's "Woman" crossword clue3 letters
- 86Where boaters hang with bowlers crossword clue8 letters
- 87Hyatt alternative crossword clue4 letters
- 88Spore-producing plant crossword clue4 letters
- 89Transport (around) crossword clue4 letters
- 90Castle in "Hamlet" crossword clue8 letters
- 97Heart of the matter crossword clue4 letters
- 98Subject for van Gogh crossword clue6 letters
- 99Aurora's counterpart in Greek mythology crossword clue3 letters
- 100Lit crossword clue5 letters
- 102Big name in movie theaters crossword clue5 letters
- 105Olympic blades crossword clue5 letters
- 106"No man is an island" writer crossword clue5 letters
- 107Was over crossword clue5 letters
- 108Glides high crossword clue5 letters
- 109Middle: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 110Noted Art Deco designer crossword clue4 letters
- 115Sponsored spots crossword clue3 letters
- 116Persian or Abyssinian crossword clue3 letters
- 117Enero a diciembre crossword clue3 letters
- 118Domino dot crossword clue3 letters
- 120"Yeah, right!" crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “First-year West Pointer”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with P and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “First-year West Pointer” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 104 Down. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “First-year West Pointer” crossword clue?
The answer is PLEBE (5 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.