NYT Crossword February 3 2026 Answers

All 81 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Nate CardinEdited by Will Shortz

PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1N2A3S4C5A6R7T8O9T10E11S12S13A14T15IQUOTE16WHAMO17HBO18TUNNEL19VISION20ALL21EAST22IAGO23TA24SKED25O26VENS27HITME28T29V30GUIDE31BECAUS32E33BARRE34SOLO35THA36T37SPA38W39E40TPAIN41T42AGE43PED44I45YEAR46U47NCLE48SEC49RECY50S51TROKES52LEASH53BURNT54S55PEEDO56FIRE57H58A59H60A61MAV62IN63SIDEV64OICES65ONE66SMILE67OWNERS68GEL69HEXES70REGRET

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES81 CLUES

ACROSS

1ADaytona 500 org.6 lettersNASCAR

7ACloth shopping bags5 lettersTOTES

12AAdvanced to the next round of musical chairs, say3 lettersSAT

15A"Their exact words were …"6 lettersIQUOTE

16AToy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops5 lettersWHAMO

17A"Sex and the City" network3 lettersHBO

18ANarrow, focused perspective12 lettersTUNNELVISION

20A"___ for one and one for ___!"3 lettersALL

21AE, on a compass4 lettersEAST

22AVillain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin"4 lettersIAGO

23AAssigned a job6 lettersTASKED

25APizzeria fixtures5 lettersOVENS

27ABlackjack player's request5 lettersHITME

28AMagazine for the small screen since 19537 lettersTVGUIDE

31AParent's curt response to a kid's "But why?"7 lettersBECAUSE

33ABallet dancer's handrail5 lettersBARRE

34AUnaccompanied4 lettersSOLO

35A"You can say ___ again!"4 lettersTHAT

37APlace for a seaweed body wrap3 lettersSPA

38ASign near a freshly applied coat8 lettersWETPAINT

42ANumber represented by candles on a cake3 lettersAGE

43AToe treatment, in brief4 lettersPEDI

45A___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)4 lettersYEAR

46A"You win! I give up!"5 lettersUNCLE

48AOne might be sworn to it7 lettersSECRECY

50AGolf count7 lettersSTROKES

52ADog harness attachment5 lettersLEASH

53ABeyond well-done5 lettersBURNT

54AMaker of skintight swimwear6 lettersSPEEDO

56AExceptionally good, in Gen Z slang4 lettersFIRE

57A"Very funny!"4 lettersHAHA

61ADallas N.B.A. player, for short3 lettersMAV

62AWhat children should use at the library … and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle12 lettersINSIDEVOICES

65AAny number raised to the 0th power3 lettersONE

66A"Say cheese!"5 lettersSMILE

67APeople with custody of things, typically6 lettersOWNERS

68AToothpaste type3 lettersGEL

69AEvil spells5 lettersHEXES

70AFeel remorse about6 lettersREGRET

DOWN

1DEvening, in ads4 lettersNITE

2DBlue-green hue4 lettersAQUA

3DPair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine4 lettersSUNS

4DUse makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features7 lettersCONTOUR

5DHad a meal3 lettersATE

6DDepended (on)6 lettersRELIED

7DTiny tree branches5 lettersTWIGS

8DVery4 lettersOHSO

9DWord before chi or after mai3 lettersTAI

10D8-) or ;-P8 lettersEMOTICON

11DBeethoven's "Moonlight ___"6 lettersSONATA

12DBurger chain with custard-based drinks10 lettersSHAKESHACK

13DReady, willing and ___4 lettersABLE

14DSpilled the beans4 lettersTOLD

19DRooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow4 lettersVANE

24DSalacious material4 lettersSMUT

26DOceanfront room feature4 lettersVIEW

27DPrefix with pad or port4 lettersHELI

28DOne of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr.4 lettersTBSP

29DUses an e-cigarette5 lettersVAPES

30DStage of education10 lettersGRADELEVEL

31DTusked swine4 lettersBOAR

32DBird on Mexico's flag5 lettersEAGLE

34DFix, at the vet's4 lettersSPAY

36DSome concert souvenirs4 lettersTEES

39D"Look this way, class"8 lettersEYESONME

40DThe "T" in STEM, informally4 lettersTECH

41DGo sour, as milk4 lettersTURN

44DSlurpee alternative4 lettersICEE

47DPotentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?"7 lettersNOTHING

49DRed bit in a salad6 lettersRADISH

50D"You betcha!"4 lettersSURE

51DThe ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth)6 lettersTREVOR

53D___ one's time (waits patiently)5 lettersBIDES

54DSkyline haze4 lettersSMOG

55DWindow section4 lettersPANE

56DSubmit one's taxes4 lettersFILE

58DTaiwanese PC maker4 lettersACER

59D"Present!"4 lettersHERE

60DThe "A" in T.A.: Abbr.4 lettersASST

63DHighest roll of a standard die3 lettersSIX

64DHave debts3 lettersOWE

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