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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4C
5A
6R
7T
8O
9T
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11S
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68G
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Across 39
- 1Daytona 500 org. ↗NASCAR
- 7Cloth shopping bags ↗TOTES
- 12Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say ↗SAT
- 15"Their exact words were …" ↗IQUOTE
- 16Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops ↗WHAMO
- 17"Sex and the City" network ↗HBO
- 18Narrow, focused perspective ↗TUNNELVISION
- 20"___ for one and one for ___!" ↗ALL
- 21E, on a compass ↗EAST
- 22Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin" ↗IAGO
- 23Assigned a job ↗TASKED
- 25Pizzeria fixtures ↗OVENS
- 27Blackjack player's request ↗HITME
- 28Magazine for the small screen since 1953 ↗TVGUIDE
- 31Parent's curt response to a kid's "But why?" ↗BECAUSE
- 33Ballet dancer's handrail ↗BARRE
- 34Unaccompanied ↗SOLO
- 35"You can say ___ again!" ↗THAT
- 37Place for a seaweed body wrap ↗SPA
- 38Sign near a freshly applied coat ↗WETPAINT
- 42Number represented by candles on a cake ↗AGE
- 43Toe treatment, in brief ↗PEDI
- 45___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) ↗YEAR
- 46"You win! I give up!" ↗UNCLE
- 48One might be sworn to it ↗SECRECY
- 50Golf count ↗STROKES
- 52Dog harness attachment ↗LEASH
- 53Beyond well-done ↗BURNT
- 54Maker of skintight swimwear ↗SPEEDO
- 56Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang ↗FIRE
- 57"Very funny!" ↗HAHA
- 61Dallas N.B.A. player, for short ↗MAV
- 62What children should use at the library … and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle ↗INSIDEVOICES
- 65Any number raised to the 0th power ↗ONE
- 66"Say cheese!" ↗SMILE
- 67People with custody of things, typically ↗OWNERS
- 68Toothpaste type ↗GEL
- 69Evil spells ↗HEXES
- 70Feel remorse about ↗REGRET
Down 42
- 1Evening, in ads ↗NITE
- 2Blue-green hue ↗AQUA
- 3Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine ↗SUNS
- 4Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features ↗CONTOUR
- 5Had a meal ↗ATE
- 6Depended (on) ↗RELIED
- 7Tiny tree branches ↗TWIGS
- 8Very ↗OHSO
- 9Word before chi or after mai ↗TAI
- 108-) or ;-P ↗EMOTICON
- 11Beethoven's "Moonlight ___" ↗SONATA
- 12Burger chain with custard-based drinks ↗SHAKESHACK
- 13Ready, willing and ___ ↗ABLE
- 14Spilled the beans ↗TOLD
- 19Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow ↗VANE
- 24Salacious material ↗SMUT
- 26Oceanfront room feature ↗VIEW
- 27Prefix with pad or port ↗HELI
- 28One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr. ↗TBSP
- 29Uses an e-cigarette ↗VAPES
- 30Stage of education ↗GRADELEVEL
- 31Tusked swine ↗BOAR
- 32Bird on Mexico's flag ↗EAGLE
- 34Fix, at the vet's ↗SPAY
- 36Some concert souvenirs ↗TEES
- 39"Look this way, class" ↗EYESONME
- 40The "T" in STEM, informally ↗TECH
- 41Go sour, as milk ↗TURN
- 44Slurpee alternative ↗ICEE
- 47Potentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?" ↗NOTHING
- 49Red bit in a salad ↗RADISH
- 50"You betcha!" ↗SURE
- 51The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth) ↗TREVOR
- 53___ one's time (waits patiently) ↗BIDES
- 54Skyline haze ↗SMOG
- 55Window section ↗PANE
- 56Submit one's taxes ↗FILE
- 58Taiwanese PC maker ↗ACER
- 59"Present!" ↗HERE
- 60The "A" in T.A.: Abbr. ↗ASST
- 63Highest roll of a standard die ↗SIX
- 64Have debts ↗OWE