NYT Crossword February 7 2026 Answers

All 62 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Mark DiehlEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES62 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABreakfast bar item11 lettersSee answer ›12ASummer picnic side dish13 lettersSee answer ›14AHomo sapiens, e.g.15 lettersSee answer ›16ACurio shop treasure6 lettersSee answer ›17ASinger with the 2016 Grammy-winning soul ballad "Cranes in the Sky"7 lettersSee answer ›18ALosing propositions?5 lettersSee answer ›19AKeep-on-keeping-on quality4 lettersSee answer ›21ACause for getting stuck4 lettersSee answer ›22ANot, colloquially4 lettersSee answer ›23AMisdirect4 lettersSee answer ›24AAirbnb inclusion, usually5 lettersSee answer ›25ASome control buttons3 lettersSee answer ›26ALike hand-to-hand fighting10 lettersSee answer ›28AOn the starting line9 lettersSee answer ›29AOver/under and point spread10 lettersSee answer ›31ASmall squeeze from a tube3 lettersSee answer ›34ADome-shaped Buddhist shrine5 lettersSee answer ›35AFancy-schmancy4 lettersSee answer ›36APronoun in Texas4 lettersSee answer ›37AInstrument depicted in paintings by Hals and Caravaggio4 lettersSee answer ›38A"OMG"-evoking deed4 lettersSee answer ›39AUse for a yew5 lettersSee answer ›40AAs good as it gets7 lettersSee answer ›42AIsle of Sappho6 lettersSee answer ›43AThey make low digits smaller15 lettersSee answer ›46AWhat a pitcher tries to do13 lettersSee answer ›47AFormer e-book devices, until 201411 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DCan't keep on topic7 lettersSee answer ›2DSharpshooter's asset6 lettersSee answer ›3DPreps for surgery, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›4DWear out around the edges4 lettersSee answer ›5DFirst name in Universal horror3 lettersSee answer ›6DSeldom-used PC key3 lettersSee answer ›7DLong shot practice11 lettersSee answer ›8D"Save me ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›9DPauline ___, former New Yorker film critic4 lettersSee answer ›10DClassic Chevy model8 lettersSee answer ›11DNot fair, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›12DStrip down the Interstate6 lettersSee answer ›13DStudent's goal6 lettersSee answer ›14D"That can't possibly be right!"5 lettersSee answer ›15DEnjoying recognition4 lettersSee answer ›19DOne of many in a bee, typically11 lettersSee answer ›20DReptile with a colorful name7 lettersSee answer ›23DHaving lost all its fizz4 lettersSee answer ›24DIsn't keeping up4 lettersSee answer ›26DMichael who plays Allan in "Barbie"4 lettersSee answer ›27D"Divergent" author Veronica4 lettersSee answer ›28DEnsnare for, as some undertakings8 lettersSee answer ›29DA heavy drinker may be found in one6 lettersSee answer ›30DWoolen leggings, as worn by W.W. I soldiers7 lettersSee answer ›31DPhysiques that have gone a little soft7 lettersSee answer ›32DFormer veep with a Nobel Prize6 lettersSee answer ›33D"___ This Mess"5 lettersSee answer ›34DOpening for a mail carrier4 lettersSee answer ›36DPrivate reply6 lettersSee answer ›38DOne of Oberon's subjects5 lettersSee answer ›39DAuthor of "Steppenwolf"5 lettersSee answer ›41DStreet ending at Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle4 lettersSee answer ›42DWrote fiction?4 lettersSee answer ›44DMany a professional office: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›45DThe Hornets, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›
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