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NYT Crossword February 4 2026 Answers

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

Constructed by Hanh Huynh and Ted MayerEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIndian megacity of 16+ million5 lettersSee answer ›6ATalks too much5 lettersSee answer ›11AText initialism that's the name of a 2010 Usher hit3 lettersSee answer ›14ALike some walls at Harvard and Dartmouth5 lettersSee answer ›15A"Casablanca" actor's nickname5 lettersSee answer ›16AActress Long or Peeples3 lettersSee answer ›17ANative American rite of passage11 lettersSee answer ›19AExplosive item for Wile E. Coyote3 lettersSee answer ›20A"I wish it were so"6 lettersSee answer ›21ABehavioral quirk3 lettersSee answer ›22AClarified butter4 lettersSee answer ›23ARoof type with removable panels4 lettersSee answer ›25AGirl encouraged to wake up, in a 1957 #1 Everly Brothers hit5 lettersSee answer ›27AHeartbeat tests, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›30AJewish rite of passage10 lettersSee answer ›34AL.L.Bean competitor3 lettersSee answer ›35A"___ of Dogs" (2018 film)4 lettersSee answer ›36AOccurring at an appropriate moment6 lettersSee answer ›37AN.F.L. player in a purple uniform5 lettersSee answer ›39AWhat might help someone be loud and clear?3 lettersSee answer ›41AStrong point5 lettersSee answer ›42A"I'll be right with you"6 lettersSee answer ›44AScrew up4 lettersSee answer ›46ALead-in to X, Y or Z3 lettersSee answer ›47AAmish rite of passage10 lettersSee answer ›49AMore than giga-, less than peta-4 lettersSee answer ›50AReally plague5 lettersSee answer ›51AEach "point" of Taurus's horns, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›53AStand up to4 lettersSee answer ›55AProfs' aides3 lettersSee answer ›57ABeethoven work originally titled "Bonaparte," after Napoleon6 lettersSee answer ›61AKimono sash3 lettersSee answer ›62A"Seinfeld" catchphrase ... or, when parsed as three words, how a participant of 17-, 30- or 47-Across might be greeted?11 lettersSee answer ›64ADallas baller3 lettersSee answer ›65AKind of pipe or patch5 lettersSee answer ›66ALike an Islay single malt, to Scotch enthusiasts5 lettersSee answer ›67ABall one or ball two?3 lettersSee answer ›68AGreat Plains nation5 lettersSee answer ›69APittsburgh-based industrial giant5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DMelodramatic sort4 lettersSee answer ›2DLike Cinderella's stepmother4 lettersSee answer ›3DRapper in K-pop's Blackpink4 lettersSee answer ›4DJobs in "Heat" and "Ocean's Eleven"6 lettersSee answer ›5DLead-in to know or care5 lettersSee answer ›6DPotato chip flavor, informally3 lettersSee answer ›7DRuffian4 lettersSee answer ›8DWorkplace concern for seniors6 lettersSee answer ›9DBritish cookie7 lettersSee answer ›10D10 squats at the gym, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›11DFacing an imminent prospect (of)10 lettersSee answer ›12D"None for you!"4 lettersSee answer ›13DRight out of the ___4 lettersSee answer ›18DRookies, to gamers5 lettersSee answer ›22DDoohickey5 lettersSee answer ›24DSources of lines for a reading, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›26DLike some upper lips and drinks5 lettersSee answer ›27DUnforced ___ (athlete's concern)5 lettersSee answer ›28DReeves of "Hardball"5 lettersSee answer ›29D"Up top!"10 lettersSee answer ›31DRuler's length?5 lettersSee answer ›32DCuff or hem, say5 lettersSee answer ›33DAny of Scar's underlings in "The Lion King"5 lettersSee answer ›35DUnfit for the job5 lettersSee answer ›38DBar exam component5 lettersSee answer ›40DGear parts4 lettersSee answer ›43DCompletely collapses7 lettersSee answer ›45DLike some Quaker products5 lettersSee answer ›48DWhere you are when in Roma6 lettersSee answer ›49DCement spreader6 lettersSee answer ›52DSnack similar to a gordita5 lettersSee answer ›53DNoggin4 lettersSee answer ›54DSite for online bids4 lettersSee answer ›56DFoundry waste4 lettersSee answer ›58DPart of a line at an Apple Store4 lettersSee answer ›59DAdversary of Julius Caesar4 lettersSee answer ›60DActress Taylor-Joy of "The Gorge"4 lettersSee answer ›62D"The Penguin" airer3 lettersSee answer ›63DFoundry material3 lettersSee answer ›
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