FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword February 27 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the February 27, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Swiss mountain peak
ALP
3
4A
___ ski (watercraft)
JET
3
7A
Oinking farm animal with a snout
PIG
3
10A
Constricting hisser
BOA
3
11A
___ Valley (wine-growing region in California)
NAPA
4
12A
Cruise ship stop (rhymes with "fort")
PORT
4
13A
"Inside Politics" channel: Abbr.
CNN
3
14A
Extremely dry, like a desert
ARID
4
15A
___ known as (what "AKA" stands for)
ALSO
4
16A
Artoo-___ ("Star Wars" droid)
DETOO
5
18A
Tax-filing professional: Abbr.
CPA
3
19A
Early hours in a day: Abbr.
AMS
3
21A
"___ looking at you, kid" (iconic line from "Casablanca")
HERES
5
24A
Science Fair time! Grab some ___ soda and mix it with vinegar to make your own fizzy volcano eruption. Get ready for bubbly fun!
BAKING
6
27A
Got out of bed, say
AROSE
5
28A
Non-dairy milk option
OAT
3
29A
Jean-___ Picard, captain played by Patrick Stewart
LUC
3
31A
Transparent water cube
ICE
3
32A
School events with a king and a queen
PROMS
5
35A
"That tree was once ___ that I planted": 2 wds.
ASEED
5
38A
"___ Wheels," 1989 studio album by The Rolling Stones
STEEL
5
39A
Fill a plate with ___ (dairy liquid), drop in some food colors, then touch a soapy earbud to the surface. Enjoy the swirling rainbow colors!
MILK
4
40A
Where Scrabble was invented: Abbr.
NYC
3
42A
Astounded
AGAPE
5
46A
Pour plenty of ___ (common food seasoning) into hot water and let a string dangle in. Wake up to it being adorned with shiny crystals!
SALT
4
49A
"All-encompassing" prefix
OMNI
4
52A
Limb used in soccer
LEG
3
53A
Cookie Monster's pal
ELMO
4
54A
Gas used in eye-catching store signs
NEON
4
55A
Hermes product
BAG
3
56A
Small-sized beer containers
CANS
4
57A
Mix ___ (sticky craft staple) with some cornstarch and your favorite food coloring. Time for stretchy, squishy slime fun!
GLUE
4
58A
One with a burden
ASS
3
1D
First four letters in the English alphabet
ABCD
4
2D
___ Star State, nickname for Texas
LONE
4
3D
Breathe heavily, as a dog
PANT
4
4D
Cookie container in the pantry
JAR
3
5D
Prefix with "center" or "dermis"
EPI
3
6D
Just a ___ (not much)
TAD
3
7D
Type of camera that prints a photo instantly
POLAROID
8
8D
Tax-collecting agency: Abbr.
IRS
3
9D
Classic Pontiac muscle car (anagram of "got"): Abbr.
GTO
3
11D
Supermodel ___ Campbell
NAOMI
5
12D
Place a ___ towel strip so it dips into both a cup of colored water and an empty cup. Watch as the water "walks" into the empty cup!
PAPER
5
17D
Acorn-bearing tree
OAK
3
18D
When tripled, a Cuban dance form
CHA
3
20D
Late-night TV show with sketches: Abbr.
SNL
3
22D
"Exit full screen" key
ESC
3
23D
Take a look at
SEE
3
24D
Homer Simpson's eldest son
BART
4
25D
Stick ___ in the water (try new things slowly): 2 wds.
ATOE
4
26D
Largest region of the Mariana Islands
GUAM
4
28D
Black ___ (secret missions, for short)
OPS
3
30D
CBS forensic franchise: Abbr.
CSI
3
33D
Drop ___ (scotch mints) into soda and witness the quick foamy blast. Enjoy the fizzy spectacle!
MENTOS
6
34D
___ and Robbie, reggae duo
SLY
3
36D
"The Heartbreak Kid" director May
ELAINE
6
37D
Cardiology test: Abbr.
EKG
3
41D
Capitol Hill group, for short
CONG
4
43D
Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)
ALBA
4
44D
Pair in a pod
PEAS
4
45D
"Hunted" items on Easter
EGGS
4
46D
Part of a minute, for short
SEC
3
47D
___ vapeur (steamed): 2 wds.
ALA
3
48D
Letters after "K"
LMN
3
50D
___ C from the Spice Girls
MEL
3
51D
"___-turn" (highway sign): 2 wds.
NOU
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for February 27, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the February 27, 2026 puzzle
The February 27, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 33 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the February 27 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.