NYT Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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.

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ACrafty sort7 lettersARTISAN

8AVegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing5 lettersLEEKS

13ACowboy on the pampas6 lettersGAUCHO

19A"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor7 lettersBERNINI

20ASupplement6 lettersENRICH

22AGet in on the game6 lettersANTEUP

23AScrunchie, e.g.14 lettersELASTICHAIRTIE

25A"Oh, cruel fate!"6 lettersPOORME

26AAutocorrect target4 lettersTYPO

27AClassification4 lettersKIND

28ASports franchises, e.g.5 lettersTEAMS

30AFine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments4 lettersPEAR

31ASocial norms5 lettersMORES

34AWizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)5 lettersMENLO

35ADisney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase5 lettersTIANA

36AUSA, e.g.7 lettersCHANNEL

39ATitle for William beginning in 202213 lettersPRINCEOFWALES

42AHawk homes6 lettersAERIES

43AIn view4 lettersSEEN

44AMoney in rock ’n' roll5 lettersEDDIE

45ANonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog12 lettersTHEADCOUNCIL

48APatron of sailors6 lettersSTELMO

52AWork with a needle3 lettersSEW

53APosition in basketball5 lettersGUARD

54A___ Kippur3 lettersYOM

57ALooks through someone's phone, say6 lettersSNOOPS

59APointers for a fencer?5 lettersEPEES

61ASlacken6 lettersEASEUP

64A[Bo-o-oring!]5 lettersSNORE

65APop, to a tot4 lettersDADA

67AExplicit command11 lettersDIRECTORDER

71AOne-named singer with four Grammys4 lettersENYA

72ARelative of a heron5 lettersSTORK

74ASirenlike6 lettersSHRILL

75AWhat a sad person might break into5 lettersTEARS

77A1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy6 lettersTINMEN

79A"!!!"3 lettersOMG

80APhilosopher Kierkegaard5 lettersSOREN

82ADig up dirt?3 lettersHOE

85AIt typically has a string attached6 lettersTEABAG

87ABright shade similar to magenta12 lettersSHOCKINGPINK

91A"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)5 lettersAPART

94A"Oh, cruel fate!"4 lettersALAS

95ACanadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally6 lettersTOONIE

96AMargaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist13 lettersLIFEBEFOREMAN

101AWeasel relatives7 lettersFERRETS

102AA water molecule contains three of these5 lettersATOMS

103AVexillologist's subject5 lettersFLAGS

104AStone measure5 lettersCARAT

105AExplorer with her monkey friend Boots4 lettersDORA

106ABud of baseball5 lettersSELIG

107AWhat Excedrin relieves4 lettersPAIN

109AStrawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)4 lettersACAI

113AStir up6 lettersINCITE

115AHit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters14 lettersUNDERCOVERBOSS

119APlace for a shoelace6 lettersEYELET

120AManning with two Super Bowl rings6 lettersPEYTON

121A"You can count on me!"7 lettersIMALLIN

122ATalks back to6 lettersSASSES

123AWitherspoon of "Legally Blonde"5 lettersREESE

124APatronized, as a restaurant7 lettersDINEDAT

DOWN

1DWords on either side of "___ is ___"4 lettersABET

2DBank (on)4 lettersRELY

3DSting operation4 lettersTRAP

4DTrouble with Z's?8 lettersINSOMNIA

5DTake a load off3 lettersSIT

6DSinger DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records3 lettersANI

7DSmall change6 lettersNICKEL

8DTilt4 lettersLEAN

9DWerewolf on TV's "Wednesday"4 lettersENID

10DSlip up3 lettersERR

11DWee mewer6 lettersKITTEN

12DPrestigious academic journal since 18807 lettersSCIENCE

13DRésumé problems, at times4 lettersGAPS

14D365 días3 lettersANO

15DMore ideal?6 lettersUTOPIA

16DTrix or Kix6 lettersCEREAL

17D___ society6 lettersHUMANE

18DPerformances at Paris's Palais Garnier6 lettersOPERAS

21DWell again6 lettersHEALED

24DQuick hellos3 lettersHIS

29DVibes5 lettersMOODS

32DJumpy6 lettersONEDGE

33DWhat many a shelter animal hopes to be7 lettersRESCUED

34DBMW offering since 20004 lettersMINI

35DMany boy band fans6 lettersTWEENS

36D2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"4 lettersCATS

37DVillainous chortle4 lettersHEHE

38D"Can I go now?"9 lettersAREWEDONE

39DAwait settlement, as a payment4 lettersPEND

40DPartner of Parks, informally3 lettersREC

41DGoes well with4 lettersFITS

43DCalifornia's Big ___3 lettersSUR

46DBand with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"5 lettersOASIS

47DClorox competitor5 lettersLYSOL

49DIndividualist5 lettersLONER

50DDrink from a tub?9 lettersMOONSHINE

51DConcert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"4 lettersOPRY

55DThe Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"3 lettersOER

56DMakeup of some face masks3 lettersMUD

58DVast amount3 lettersSEA

60DItalian city known for its cheese5 lettersPARMA

61DVapes5 lettersECIGS

62DGeorgia airport, for short3 lettersATL

63D___ dish5 lettersPETRI

65DAnnual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.3 lettersDST

66DFighting4 lettersATIT

68DPi follower3 lettersRHO

69D"Uhh …," to Brits3 lettersERM

70DCome back in7 lettersREENTER

73DAlternatives to gyro platters6 lettersKEBABS

76DVariety of rabbit or goat6 lettersANGORA

78DWhat a tall collar covers4 lettersNAPE

80DRead quickly4 lettersSCAN

81DGives the green light3 lettersOKS

83D"I've got this"4 lettersONIT

84DBarely scrapes (by)4 lettersEKES

86DSocial blunder5 lettersGAFFE

88DAmateur radio devotees4 lettersHAMS

89DGreeting in Brazil3 lettersOLA

90DEasily moved8 lettersPORTABLE

92DArrive by car6 lettersROLLUP

93DGym staff member7 lettersTRAINER

96DSet of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"6 lettersLADIES

97D2017 figure skating biopic6 lettersITONYA

98DCompels6 lettersFORCES

99DThings that typically build up during vacation6 lettersEMAILS

100DEaster purchase6 lettersEGGDYE

101DSocial media tribute to a celeb, say6 lettersFANVID

104DTech company exec3 lettersCIO

106DHollywood workplaces4 lettersSETS

107DMajor-leaguers4 lettersPROS

108DSomething hard to face?4 lettersACNE

110DSmall bug?4 lettersCOLD

111D___ Minor4 lettersASIA

112DStevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely"4 lettersISNT

114DVex, with "off"3 lettersTEE

116DSummer on the Riviera3 lettersETE

117DOnetime parent co. of Virgin Records3 lettersEMI

118DLed3 lettersRAN

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