NYT Crossword February 5 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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 Dario SalvucciEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2A3S4A5T6S7L8A9Y10S11H12A13M14OCALA15TASE16PETA17TOLLB18OOTHS19ALEE20DUTY21ARK22GRIDS23OPT24FREE25W26AYEXIT27GLA28RES29ELM30ERR31SEXER32C33LAP34ASTO35ON36THERO37AD38A39B40CS41AIDS42DI43S44C45S46LEA47PIN48GUNLAP49LAN50ECLO51S52URE53IRA54CRAMS55CPA56AMFM57APSE58T59RAFF60ICJAM61PATE62AERO63SHIRE64SWAT65OVER66MEMED

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADives into5 lettersHASAT
6ACause to crack up4 lettersSLAY
10APillow covering4 lettersSHAM
15AGive quite a shock4 lettersTASE
16AAntifur org.4 lettersPETA
17A| $ | $ | $ | $ |10 lettersTOLLBOOTHS
19ASheltered from the wind4 lettersALEE
20ACharge on imports4 lettersDUTY
23AGo (for)3 lettersOPT
24A| : : : | / /11 lettersFREEWAYEXIT
27A"How dare you!" looks6 lettersGLARES
31AChick checker of a sort5 lettersSEXER
32APut one's hands together4 lettersCLAP
34AAbout4 lettersASTO
38AFundamentals4 lettersABCS
41AHelps out4 lettersAIDS
42ASpinal stack5 lettersDISCS
46AGrassy grazing ground3 lettersLEA
47AWrestling match ender3 lettersPIN
48ARacer's final go-round6 lettersGUNLAP
49A| : : :--|11 lettersLANECLOSURE
53AGershwin brother3 lettersIRA
55ASchedule pro3 lettersCPA
57AChurch nook4 lettersAPSE
58A|X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X|10 lettersTRAFFICJAM
61ACrown4 lettersPATE
62ADynamic starter?4 lettersAERO
64ASlap (at)4 lettersSWAT
65A"Your turn," on a radio4 lettersOVER
DOWN
1DShow-offs7 lettersHOTDOGS
2DNot many7 lettersACOUPLE
4DFriend in tough times4 lettersALLY
6DArchive5 lettersSTORE
7DPotato pancake for Hanukkah5 lettersLATKE
8DCampfire residue3 lettersASH
9D"Definitely!"3 lettersYES
11DGenomic shapes7 lettersHELIXES
12DPut up with put-downs7 lettersATEDIRT
13DBaton wielder7 lettersMAESTRO
18DGalley implements4 lettersOARS
24DLeaves in a waiting room?4 lettersFERN
25DBecomes tiresome5 lettersWEARS
26DBrand in the pet aisle4 lettersALPO
28DSome vintage autos4 lettersREOS
32DKhaki alternative5 lettersCHINO
33DPlayed the first card3 lettersLED
36DFollow4 lettersTAIL
37DIn unison, musically4 lettersADUE
38DCase of emergency?7 lettersALLCAPS
39DSource of a large print7 lettersBEARPAW
43DMeat stick brand7 lettersSLIMJIM
44DCommuter's charge7 lettersCARFARE
47DHPs, e.g.3 lettersPCS
52DWilling to take part in5 lettersUPFOR
56DPine4 lettersACHE
58DConfucian "way"3 lettersTAO
59DEnergize, with "up"3 lettersREV
60DSuffix with capital3 lettersISM
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