SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword February 28 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the February 28, 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
Shaggy Tibetan ox
YAK
3
4A
Leatherworker's hole-punching tool (anagram of "law")
AWL
3
7A
Unhappy
SAD
3
10A
Hollywood's country: Abbr.
USA
3
11A
Lawyer's charge
FEE
3
12A
"The ___ La La Song" (song by The Banana Splits)
TRA
3
13A
___ Cooper ("small" BMW car)
MINI
4
15A
Mai ___ (cocktail)
TAI
3
16A
Bit of paperwork that needs to be filled out
FORM
4
17A
"I couldn't ___ more!" ("Amen!")
AGREE
5
19A
Main antagonist and ruler of Mordor in "The Lord of the Rings," whose "burning" gaze is ever-fixed on Middle-earth
SAURON
6
21A
British noble
EARL
4
23A
Staff on an airplane
CREW
4
24A
___ Wendy Pleakley, character from "Lilo & Stitch" tasked with tracking down Experiment 626 on Earth
AGENT
5
27A
Durham school: Abbr.
UNH
3
29A
"First ___, first served"
COME
4
30A
Enjoy a piece of Orbit or Trident, say: 2 wds.
CHEWGUM
7
35A
Small drink
TOT
3
36A
Bistro order, perhaps
MEAL
4
38A
"___ goes nothing!"
HERE
4
39A
Drip lines in the ER: Abbr.
IVS
3
40A
Turanga ___, character from "Futurama" who is a competent captain and pilot of the Planet Express spaceship
LEELA
5
41A
Film director's do-over
RETAKE
6
45A
Third column heading, often, for short
TUE
3
46A
___ by the rules (follow protocol)
ABIDE
5
47A
The ___, mythological character from Disney's "Hercules" who serves Hades in his battle against Hercules
CYCLOPS
7
51A
Cabbage kin that's a popular smoothie ingredient
KALE
4
52A
What Noah built
ARK
3
53A
"___ good deed" ("Help someone"): 2 wds.
DOA
3
54A
Organ of vision ... or what the characters at 19a, 24a, 40a, 47a, 3d, and 36d famously have only one of
EYE
3
55A
Pick up the tab, say
PAY
3
56A
Like a room in need of a humidifier
DRY
3
1D
"This food is delicious!"
YUM
3
2D
India's continent
ASIA
4
3D
___ and Kodos, characters from "The Simpsons" who are alien siblings from the planet Rigel VII
KANG
4
4D
"... and they lived happily ever ___" (fairy tale ending words)
AFTER
5
5D
"Aren't ___ cute couple?": 2 wds.
WEA
3
6D
Floral garlands from Hawaii
LEIS
4
7D
Walmart or Macy's, e.g.
STORE
5
8D
What Cupid shoots from a bow
ARROW
5
9D
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" (line from "Gone with the Wind")
DAMN
4
14D
___ Adler who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes
IRENE
5
16D
Animal's warm coat
FUR
3
18D
Enjoy a box of chocolates, say
EAT
3
20D
Tooth or ear trouble
ACHE
4
22D
"Star Wars" director George
LUCAS
5
24D
Step into a role
ACT
3
25D
Sticky substance
GOO
3
26D
911 respondent: Abbr.
EMT
3
28D
Organization with Blackhawks and Rangers: Abbr.
NHL
3
31D
"___ of Fortune" (game show created by Merv Griffin)
WHEEL
5
32D
"___, Officer Krupke" ("West Side Story" song)
GEE
3
33D
Clickable internet address: Abbr.
URL
3
34D
"Tell ___ bedtime story!" (child's request, maybe): 2 wds.
MEA
3
36D
___ Wazowski, character from "Monsters, Inc." who is famous for his humor and friendship with Sulley
MIKE
4
37D
Wall-E's girlfriend
EVE
3
40D
Like a rabbit's foot or four-leaf clover, in superstition
LUCKY
5
41D
Gardening tool with teeth
RAKE
4
42D
Online auction house
EBAY
4
43D
Scrabble square
TILE
4
44D
Suffix with "Gator" for a popular drink
ADE
3
45D
___ Banks, former "America's Got Talent" host
TYRA
4
47D
Steve Rogers, to his Avengers pals
CAP
3
48D
Not even a bit even?
ODD
3
49D
___ favor (Spanish for "please")
POR
3
50D
Articulate
SAY
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1Y
2A
3K
4A
5W
6L
7S
8A
9D
10U
S
A
11F
E
E
12T
R
A
13M
I
N
14I
15T
A
I
16F
O
R
M
17A
G
R
18E
E
19S
20A
U
R
O
N
21E
A
R
22L
23C
R
E
W
24A
25G
26E
N
T
27U
28N
H
29C
O
M
E
30C
H
E
31W
32G
33U
34M
35T
O
T
36M
37E
A
L
38H
E
R
E
39I
V
S
40L
E
E
L
A
41R
42E
43T
44A
K
E
45T
U
E
46A
B
I
D
E
47C
Y
C
L
48O
49P
50S
51K
A
L
E
52A
R
K
53D
O
A
54E
Y
E
55P
A
Y
56D
R
Y
The completed 13 x 13 grid for February 28, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the February 28, 2026 puzzle
The February 28, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 32 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Saturday 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 28 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.