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NYT Crossword February 2 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThat girl's4 lettersSee answer ›5A"___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)4 lettersSee answer ›9AReceded, as the tide5 lettersSee answer ›14AWith, in French4 lettersSee answer ›15AEnglish boarding school attended by many royals4 lettersSee answer ›16AFirst word in two U.S. state names5 lettersSee answer ›17AClownfish in a 2003 Pixar film4 lettersSee answer ›18ARights advocacy org.4 lettersSee answer ›19AMakeup of a reef5 lettersSee answer ›20ACult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell12 lettersSee answer ›23AHouston baseball players6 lettersSee answer ›24APainting the town red, so to speak6 lettersSee answer ›28AEggs in a sushi roll3 lettersSee answer ›29AAddams Family cousin3 lettersSee answer ›31AOne arguing in court: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›32AEnd of a school's web address3 lettersSee answer ›33AInspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical12 lettersSee answer ›36ABring home, as money4 lettersSee answer ›39AGreat blue expanse3 lettersSee answer ›40AGoals4 lettersSee answer ›41A1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe"12 lettersSee answer ›46AIn the manner of3 lettersSee answer ›47AActress Claire of "The Crown"3 lettersSee answer ›48AGoddess of the dawn3 lettersSee answer ›49ALetters before Enterprise or Intrepid3 lettersSee answer ›52AUncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie6 lettersSee answer ›54ABad odor6 lettersSee answer ›56AFilm about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place"12 lettersSee answer ›60AGaze intently5 lettersSee answer ›63ARed, in Spanish4 lettersSee answer ›64APart in a movie4 lettersSee answer ›65ASharp, on a TV, informally5 lettersSee answer ›66AFat in a bird feeder4 lettersSee answer ›67AFarthest points4 lettersSee answer ›68ATakes the edge off5 lettersSee answer ›69ANo ifs, ___ or buts4 lettersSee answer ›70AStudent's hurdle4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBuilding where airplanes are stored6 lettersSee answer ›2DReally, really6 lettersSee answer ›3DLike off-site employees6 lettersSee answer ›4DScrub5 lettersSee answer ›5DResults in7 lettersSee answer ›6DEngrave4 lettersSee answer ›7DDuet minus one4 lettersSee answer ›8DLike the proverbial bug in a rug4 lettersSee answer ›9DAnimated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"7 lettersSee answer ›10DTriumphant cry5 lettersSee answer ›11D[I'm f-f-freezing!]3 lettersSee answer ›12DWhen a flight is due to land, for short3 lettersSee answer ›13DAlternative to UPS or FedEx3 lettersSee answer ›21DDark crime genre4 lettersSee answer ›22D"How ___ the little busy bee ..."4 lettersSee answer ›25D___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)4 lettersSee answer ›26DActor Scott or Driver4 lettersSee answer ›27DFellas4 lettersSee answer ›30DRear end, informally5 lettersSee answer ›31DCommon saying5 lettersSee answer ›33DAfrican grazer3 lettersSee answer ›34D"The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE3 lettersSee answer ›35DThe "G" of LGBTQ+3 lettersSee answer ›36D"Holy Moses!"4 lettersSee answer ›37DFolk singer Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›38DHorse with a reddish coat4 lettersSee answer ›42DPro gridiron officials, informally7 lettersSee answer ›43DBird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction4 lettersSee answer ›44DHave a round of tequila, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›45DRegarding4 lettersSee answer ›49DNot tied, as shoelaces6 lettersSee answer ›50DBurns with liquid6 lettersSee answer ›51DLeast likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say6 lettersSee answer ›53DHave the same opinion5 lettersSee answer ›55DWhite heron5 lettersSee answer ›57DBear in constellation names4 lettersSee answer ›58DA proper one is capitalized4 lettersSee answer ›59DSpun records, for short4 lettersSee answer ›60DThat girl3 lettersSee answer ›61D___ Maria (coffee liqueur)3 lettersSee answer ›62DThings eliminated with YouTube Premium3 lettersSee answer ›
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