Completely destroy with a blast Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Completely destroy with a blast” from the New York Times crossword of February 15, 2026? It has 14 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, FEBRUARY 15, 2026
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BLOWTOSMITHERE is the answer to “Completely destroy with a blast”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 14-letter answer that starts with B.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: LTMHEOOIEBWSTR.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with B and ends with E.
More clues from the New York Times (February 15, 2026)
Across
- 1. Do a little too well?4 letters, starts with CCHAR
- 5. Tops4 letters, starts with LLIDS
- 9. Resident of Ayrshire or Lanarkshire4 letters, starts with SSCOT
- 13. No time at all6 letters, starts with AAFLASH
- 19. Discouraged action4 letters, starts with NNONO
- 20. Mouthy?4 letters, starts with OORAL
- 21. "What a relief!"4 letters, starts with PPHEW
- 22. Brought (out)7 letters, starts with TTROTTED
- 24. Completely destroy with a blast14 letters, starts with BBLOWTOSMITHERE
- 27. Gaia, by another name7 letters, starts with MMOTHERE
- 28. Something typically taken every 10 years6 letters, starts with CCENSUS
- 29. Doodled4 letters, starts with DDREW
- 30. Certain bridge positions5 letters, starts with EEASTS
- 32. Segment of a timeline, perhaps3 letters, starts with EERA
- 33. The moon's "maria"4 letters, starts with SSEAS
- 36. Circa6 letters, starts with AAROUND
- 38. "Rhoda" actress Valerie6 letters, starts with HHARPER
- 40. Version of a textbook designed for instruction8 letters, starts with TTEACHERE
- 44. Salon substance6 letters, starts with MMOUSSE
- 45. Muppet who loves pigeons4 letters, starts with BBERT
- 46. "My life is over"8 letters, starts with IIMRUINED
- 47. Sharpness4 letters, starts with WWITS
- 48. Sarcastic response to a show-off8 letters, starts with LLAHDIDAH
- 52. Walked gingerly6 letters, starts with LLIMPED
- 53. Product with Pro, Air and Mini varieties4 letters, starts with IIPAD
- 55. Conical shelter6 letters, starts with TTEEPEE
- 57. Use salt instead of sugar while baking, say3 letters, starts with EERR
- 58. Skewered Indonesian dish5 letters, starts with SSATAY
- 60. ___ Winter, basketball coach who famously innovated the "triangle offense"3 letters, starts with TTEX
- 61. Had a brain fart7 letters, starts with BBLANKED
- 66. Top-left PC key3 letters, starts with EESC
- 69. Like some simple repair jobs, in brief3 letters, starts with DDIY
- 70. Grilled South American fare5 letters, starts with AAREPA
- 72. Smoothed (out)6 letters, starts with IIRONED
- 73. "Things are only going to get worse" ... or a hint to answering the seven italicized clues in this puzzle22 letters, starts with IITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE
- 78. Science-and-nature magazine, familiarly6 letters, starts with NNATGEO
- 79. Muckety-muck5 letters, starts with NNABOB
- 80. Frequently, poetically3 letters, starts with OOFT
- 81. Fair-hiring inits.3 letters, starts with EEOE
- 82. Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoning7 letters, starts with AARSENIC
- 84. Herman ___ (potato chip entrepreneur)3 letters, starts with LLAY
- 85. More sardonic5 letters, starts with WWRIER
- 87. Rest area?3 letters, starts with BBED
- 90. Speeds of slow-moving traffic6 letters, starts with CCRAWLS
- 92. "It's ___ real"4 letters, starts with BBEEN
- 93. Delicate, as beauty6 letters, starts with EETHERE
- 96. Photo-editing technique used to create a smooth transition8 letters, starts with FFEATHERE
- 100. Wear (out)4 letters, starts with TTIRE
- 102. Middle-of-the-night woe8 letters, starts with IINSOMNIA
- 104. Duchess of ___ (noted Spanish title)4 letters, starts with AALBA
- 105. Made younger-looking in an editing studio, say6 letters, starts with DDEAGED
- 107. Reality TV franchise created by Tyra Banks8 letters, starts with TTOPMODEL
- 108. Philosophy symbolized by yin and yang6 letters, starts with TTAOISM
- 111. Ruby lookalike6 letters, starts with GGARNET
- 112. Throw, in modern slang4 letters, starts with YYEET
- 113. Fort Collins sch.3 letters, starts with CCSU
- 114. Calls to task?5 letters, starts with PPAGES
- 116. Company behind the machine used to make Slurpees4 letters, starts with IICEE
- 118. Kind of paper in a lab6 letters, starts with LLITMUS
- 123. In back7 letters, starts with AATTHERE
- 125. "Wait, are we done?"14 letters, starts with IISTHATALLTHERE
- 129. Queen of the fairies7 letters, starts with TTITANIA
- 130. Dueling weapon4 letters, starts with EEPEE
- 131. Skin softener4 letters, starts with AALOE
- 132. Fruit also known as a "uniq"4 letters, starts with UUGLI
- 133. Largest bird in North America6 letters, starts with CCONDOR
- 134. X-ray units4 letters, starts with RRADS
- 135. Immodest4 letters, starts with LLEWD
- 136. "You can't make me!," e.g.4 letters, starts with SSASS
Down
- 1. "The Exchange" airer4 letters, starts with CCNBC
- 2. Flaw in an argument4 letters, starts with HHOLE
- 3. Unknown author, for short4 letters, starts with AANON
- 4. Squabbles4 letters, starts with RROWS
- 5. Unresolved parts of a plot9 letters, starts with LLOOSEENDS
- 6. Org. to which you might provide your bank account info3 letters, starts with IIRS
- 7. Renewable energy structure3 letters, starts with DDAM
- 8. Lost traction4 letters, starts with SSLID
- 9. Globelike shape8 letters, starts with SSPHEROID
- 10. Dress down7 letters, starts with CCHEWOUT
- 11. Poetic contraction3 letters, starts with OOER
- 12. Many middle schoolers6 letters, starts with TTWEENS
- 13. Ones pressed for cash?4 letters, starts with AATMS
- 14. Top of a latte5 letters, starts with FFROTH
- 15. Mucho5 letters, starts with LLOTSA
- 16. M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboards3 letters, starts with AATH
- 17. In hot water?7 letters, starts with SSTEEPED
- 18. Fashion designer Carolina7 letters, starts with HHERRERA
- 23. Shortage6 letters, starts with DDEARTH
- 25. Behind6 letters, starts with TTUSHIE
- 26. Certain public transit network7 letters, starts with TTRAMWAY
- 31. Singer whose "Hello" was the fastest video ever to reach 1 billion views on YouTube5 letters, starts with AADELE
- 34. "People ___ Strange" (the Doors song)3 letters, starts with AARE
- 35. Conduct inciting an insurrection8 letters, starts with SSEDITION
- 37. World's first billion-dollar corporation7 letters, starts with UUSSTEEL
- 39. Sac fly result3 letters, starts with RRBI
- 40. Game piece in Rummikub4 letters, starts with TTILE
- 41. Royal title4 letters, starts with EEMIR
- 42. Where jet-setters may rub elbows8 letters, starts with AARMRESTS
- 43. Chalice3 letters, starts with CCUP
- 49. P.D. alert3 letters, starts with AAPB
- 50. Prefix meaning "sun"5 letters, starts with HHELIO
- 51. "Heavens to Betsy!"6 letters, starts with DDEARME
- 54. Subscription-only website feature7 letters, starts with PPAYWALL
- 56. Look into7 letters, starts with EEXPLORE
- 59. Contribute3 letters, starts with AADD
- 60. Chicago paper, informally4 letters, starts with TTRIB
- 62. N.Y.C. neighborhood that's home to the Grey Art Museum4 letters, starts with NNOHO
- 63. Lower-body exercise8 letters, starts with KKNEEBEND
- 64. Occupational suffix3 letters, starts with EEER
- 65. J.F.K. predecessor3 letters, starts with DDDE
- 67. Aromatic herb4 letters, starts with SSAGE
- 68. Hold tightly6 letters, starts with CCLENCH
- 70. Mariner's greeting4 letters, starts with AAHOY
- 71. Natural attraction8 letters, starts with AAFFINITY
- 73. Two peas ___ pod3 letters, starts with IINA
- 74. Pitch3 letters, starts with TTAR
- 75. French wine region5 letters, starts with LLOIRE
- 76. LeBron James or Nikola Jokic7 letters, starts with NNBASTAR
- 77. Delivery person's assignment: Abbr.3 letters, starts with RRTE
- 83. "Wheels"3 letters, starts with CCAR
- 85. Beverage infused with THC7 letters, starts with WWEEDTEA
- 86. Fixed, as a "m-i-t-s-a-k-e"9 letters, starts with RRESPELLED
- 88. County in western New York4 letters, starts with EERIE
- 89. Deck out?4 letters, starts with DDEAL
- 91. Shoe with a thick sole5 letters, starts with WWEDGE
- 92. Part of an equestrian's ensemble8 letters, starts with BBREECHES
- 94. Small songbird6 letters, starts with TTOMTIT
- 95. Benefit plan option, in brief3 letters, starts with HHMO
- 96. Wealthy sort6 letters, starts with FFATCAT
- 97. Stretchy7 letters, starts with EELASTIC
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- 99. ___ chi3 letters, starts with TTAI
- 101. Lit up, in a way7 letters, starts with IIGNITED
- 103. ___ Valley (San Francisco neighborhood)3 letters, starts with NNOE
- 106. Less challenging6 letters, starts with EEASIER
- 109. Shell out5 letters, starts with SSPEND
- 110. Video game character aptly celebrated on Mar. 105 letters, starts with MMARIO
- 115. Bicyclist's setting4 letters, starts with GGEAR
- 117. Latin list ender4 letters, starts with EETAL
- 119. Lead-in to a conclusion4 letters, starts with TTHUS
- 120. ___ Millions (multistate lottery)4 letters, starts with MMEGA
- 121. Some addresses4 letters, starts with UURLS
- 122. Dos + cuatro4 letters, starts with SSEIS
- 124. China's largest ethnic group3 letters, starts with HHAN
- 126. Wellness resort offering3 letters, starts with SSPA
- 127. Horn contents at a Viking feast3 letters, starts with AALE
- 128. Depressed3 letters, starts with LLOW
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Questions
What is the answer to “Completely destroy with a blast”?
BLOWTOSMITHERE, 14 letters.
When was “Completely destroy with a blast” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of February 15, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
14 letters, starting with B.