NYT CROSSWORD • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 3, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 3, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

The Grid

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Across 39

  1. 1Daytona 500 org. NASCAR
  2. 7Cloth shopping bags TOTES
  3. 12Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say SAT
  4. 15"Their exact words were …" IQUOTE
  5. 16Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops WHAMO
  6. 17"Sex and the City" network HBO
  7. 18Narrow, focused perspective TUNNELVISION
  8. 20"___ for one and one for ___!" ALL
  9. 21E, on a compass EAST
  10. 22Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin" IAGO
  11. 23Assigned a job TASKED
  12. 25Pizzeria fixtures OVENS
  13. 27Blackjack player's request HITME
  14. 28Magazine for the small screen since 1953 TVGUIDE
  15. 31Parent's curt response to a kid's "But why?" BECAUSE
  16. 33Ballet dancer's handrail BARRE
  17. 34Unaccompanied SOLO
  18. 35"You can say ___ again!" THAT
  19. 37Place for a seaweed body wrap SPA
  20. 38Sign near a freshly applied coat WETPAINT
  21. 42Number represented by candles on a cake AGE
  22. 43Toe treatment, in brief PEDI
  23. 45___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) YEAR
  24. 46"You win! I give up!" UNCLE
  25. 48One might be sworn to it SECRECY
  26. 50Golf count STROKES
  27. 52Dog harness attachment LEASH
  28. 53Beyond well-done BURNT
  29. 54Maker of skintight swimwear SPEEDO
  30. 56Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang FIRE
  31. 57"Very funny!" HAHA
  32. 61Dallas N.B.A. player, for short MAV
  33. 62What children should use at the library … and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle INSIDEVOICES
  34. 65Any number raised to the 0th power ONE
  35. 66"Say cheese!" SMILE
  36. 67People with custody of things, typically OWNERS
  37. 68Toothpaste type GEL
  38. 69Evil spells HEXES
  39. 70Feel remorse about REGRET

Down 42

  1. 1Evening, in ads NITE
  2. 2Blue-green hue AQUA
  3. 3Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine SUNS
  4. 4Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features CONTOUR
  5. 5Had a meal ATE
  6. 6Depended (on) RELIED
  7. 7Tiny tree branches TWIGS
  8. 8Very OHSO
  9. 9Word before chi or after mai TAI
  10. 108-) or ;-P EMOTICON
  11. 11Beethoven's "Moonlight ___" SONATA
  12. 12Burger chain with custard-based drinks SHAKESHACK
  13. 13Ready, willing and ___ ABLE
  14. 14Spilled the beans TOLD
  15. 19Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow VANE
  16. 24Salacious material SMUT
  17. 26Oceanfront room feature VIEW
  18. 27Prefix with pad or port HELI
  19. 28One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr. TBSP
  20. 29Uses an e-cigarette VAPES
  21. 30Stage of education GRADELEVEL
  22. 31Tusked swine BOAR
  23. 32Bird on Mexico's flag EAGLE
  24. 34Fix, at the vet's SPAY
  25. 36Some concert souvenirs TEES
  26. 39"Look this way, class" EYESONME
  27. 40The "T" in STEM, informally TECH
  28. 41Go sour, as milk TURN
  29. 44Slurpee alternative ICEE
  30. 47Potentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?" NOTHING
  31. 49Red bit in a salad RADISH
  32. 50"You betcha!" SURE
  33. 51The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth) TREVOR
  34. 53___ one's time (waits patiently) BIDES
  35. 54Skyline haze SMOG
  36. 55Window section PANE
  37. 56Submit one's taxes FILE
  38. 58Taiwanese PC maker ACER
  39. 59"Present!" HERE
  40. 60The "A" in T.A.: Abbr. ASST
  41. 63Highest roll of a standard die SIX
  42. 64Have debts OWE