NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Feb 8, 2026

Complete answer list for the February 8, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Chloe ReveryEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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Across 61

  1. 1Crafty sort ↗ARTISAN
  2. 8Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing ↗LEEKS
  3. 13Cowboy on the pampas ↗GAUCHO
  4. 19"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor ↗BERNINI
  5. 20Supplement ↗ENRICH
  6. 22Get in on the game ↗ANTEUP
  7. 23Scrunchie, e.g. ↗ELASTICHAIRTIE
  8. 25"Oh, cruel fate!" ↗POORME
  9. 26Autocorrect target ↗TYPO
  10. 27Classification ↗KIND
  11. 28Sports franchises, e.g. ↗TEAMS
  12. 30Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments ↗PEAR
  13. 31Social norms ↗MORES
  14. 34Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname) ↗MENLO
  15. 35Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase ↗TIANA
  16. 36USA, e.g. ↗CHANNEL
  17. 39Title for William beginning in 2022 ↗PRINCEOFWALES
  18. 42Hawk homes ↗AERIES
  19. 43In view ↗SEEN
  20. 44Money in rock ’n' roll ↗EDDIE
  21. 45Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog ↗THEADCOUNCIL
  22. 48Patron of sailors ↗STELMO
  23. 52Work with a needle ↗SEW
  24. 53Position in basketball ↗GUARD
  25. 54___ Kippur ↗YOM
  26. 57Looks through someone's phone, say ↗SNOOPS
  27. 59Pointers for a fencer? ↗EPEES
  28. 61Slacken ↗EASEUP
  29. 64[Bo-o-oring!] ↗SNORE
  30. 65Pop, to a tot ↗DADA
  31. 67Explicit command ↗DIRECTORDER
  32. 71One-named singer with four Grammys ↗ENYA
  33. 72Relative of a heron ↗STORK
  34. 74Sirenlike ↗SHRILL
  35. 75What a sad person might break into ↗TEARS
  36. 771987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy ↗TINMEN
  37. 79"!!!" ↗OMG
  38. 80Philosopher Kierkegaard ↗SOREN
  39. 82Dig up dirt? ↗HOE
  40. 85It typically has a string attached ↗TEABAG
  41. 87Bright shade similar to magenta ↗SHOCKINGPINK
  42. 91"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel) ↗APART
  43. 94"Oh, cruel fate!" ↗ALAS
  44. 95Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally ↗TOONIE
  45. 96Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist ↗LIFEBEFOREMAN
  46. 101Weasel relatives ↗FERRETS
  47. 102A water molecule contains three of these ↗ATOMS
  48. 103Vexillologist's subject ↗FLAGS
  49. 104Stone measure ↗CARAT
  50. 105Explorer with her monkey friend Boots ↗DORA
  51. 106Bud of baseball ↗SELIG
  52. 107What Excedrin relieves ↗PAIN
  53. 109Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink) ↗ACAI
  54. 113Stir up ↗INCITE
  55. 115Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters ↗UNDERCOVERBOSS
  56. 119Place for a shoelace ↗EYELET
  57. 120Manning with two Super Bowl rings ↗PEYTON
  58. 121"You can count on me!" ↗IMALLIN
  59. 122Talks back to ↗SASSES
  60. 123Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" ↗REESE
  61. 124Patronized, as a restaurant ↗DINEDAT

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  1. 1Words on either side of "___ is ___" ↗ABET
  2. 2Bank (on) ↗RELY
  3. 3Sting operation ↗TRAP
  4. 4Trouble with Z's? ↗INSOMNIA
  5. 5Take a load off ↗SIT
  6. 6Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records ↗ANI
  7. 7Small change ↗NICKEL
  8. 8Tilt ↗LEAN
  9. 9Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday" ↗ENID
  10. 10Slip up ↗ERR
  11. 11Wee mewer ↗KITTEN
  12. 12Prestigious academic journal since 1880 ↗SCIENCE
  13. 13Résumé problems, at times ↗GAPS
  14. 14365 días ↗ANO
  15. 15More ideal? ↗UTOPIA
  16. 16Trix or Kix ↗CEREAL
  17. 17___ society ↗HUMANE
  18. 18Performances at Paris's Palais Garnier ↗OPERAS
  19. 21Well again ↗HEALED
  20. 24Quick hellos ↗HIS
  21. 29Vibes ↗MOODS
  22. 32Jumpy ↗ONEDGE
  23. 33What many a shelter animal hopes to be ↗RESCUED
  24. 34BMW offering since 2000 ↗MINI
  25. 35Many boy band fans ↗TWEENS
  26. 362019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful" ↗CATS
  27. 37Villainous chortle ↗HEHE
  28. 38"Can I go now?" ↗AREWEDONE
  29. 39Await settlement, as a payment ↗PEND
  30. 40Partner of Parks, informally ↗REC
  31. 41Goes well with ↗FITS
  32. 43California's Big ___ ↗SUR
  33. 46Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall" ↗OASIS
  34. 47Clorox competitor ↗LYSOL
  35. 49Individualist ↗LONER
  36. 50Drink from a tub? ↗MOONSHINE
  37. 51Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the" ↗OPRY
  38. 55The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me" ↗OER
  39. 56Makeup of some face masks ↗MUD
  40. 58Vast amount ↗SEA
  41. 60Italian city known for its cheese ↗PARMA
  42. 61Vapes ↗ECIGS
  43. 62Georgia airport, for short ↗ATL
  44. 63___ dish ↗PETRI
  45. 65Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr. ↗DST
  46. 66Fighting ↗ATIT
  47. 68Pi follower ↗RHO
  48. 69"Uhh …," to Brits ↗ERM
  49. 70Come back in ↗REENTER
  50. 73Alternatives to gyro platters ↗KEBABS
  51. 76Variety of rabbit or goat ↗ANGORA
  52. 78What a tall collar covers ↗NAPE
  53. 80Read quickly ↗SCAN
  54. 81Gives the green light ↗OKS
  55. 83"I've got this" ↗ONIT
  56. 84Barely scrapes (by) ↗EKES
  57. 86Social blunder ↗GAFFE
  58. 88Amateur radio devotees ↗HAMS
  59. 89Greeting in Brazil ↗OLA
  60. 90Easily moved ↗PORTABLE
  61. 92Arrive by car ↗ROLLUP
  62. 93Gym staff member ↗TRAINER
  63. 96Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas" ↗LADIES
  64. 972017 figure skating biopic ↗ITONYA
  65. 98Compels ↗FORCES
  66. 99Things that typically build up during vacation ↗EMAILS
  67. 100Easter purchase ↗EGGDYE
  68. 101Social media tribute to a celeb, say ↗FANVID
  69. 104Tech company exec ↗CIO
  70. 106Hollywood workplaces ↗SETS
  71. 107Major-leaguers ↗PROS
  72. 108Something hard to face? ↗ACNE
  73. 110Small bug? ↗COLD
  74. 111___ Minor ↗ASIA
  75. 112Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" ↗ISNT
  76. 114Vex, with "off" ↗TEE
  77. 116Summer on the Riviera ↗ETE
  78. 117Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records ↗EMI
  79. 118Led ↗RAN