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NYT Crossword February 9 2026 Answers

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

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThe slightest bit4 lettersSee answer ›5AMariner's septet4 lettersSee answer ›9APicket line crosser4 lettersSee answer ›13ALike a situation with only bad outcomes5 lettersSee answer ›15ASt. Louis's Gateway ___ National Park4 lettersSee answer ›16AVoice above tenor4 lettersSee answer ›17AThanksgiving boatful5 lettersSee answer ›18ASpanish cat4 lettersSee answer ›19ANutritionist's plan4 lettersSee answer ›20AMain drag through Sin City13 lettersSee answer ›23A"Fancy meeting you here!"4 lettersSee answer ›24AApply, as a new skill3 lettersSee answer ›25AIndigenous Southwestern people6 lettersSee answer ›28ABody part that can serve as a pencil holder3 lettersSee answer ›30A"Delicious!"3 lettersSee answer ›31ATrireme implement3 lettersSee answer ›32AValuable bit in a prospector's pan10 lettersSee answer ›37ALike sudokus with very few given digits, generally4 lettersSee answer ›38A"Nope, not for me"5 lettersSee answer ›39AOnline "haha"3 lettersSee answer ›40ASteep-walled canyon5 lettersSee answer ›41AHoarse voice4 lettersSee answer ›42AHockey player who typically plays the entire game10 lettersSee answer ›44AExplosive-sounding TV channel3 lettersSee answer ›45ACrow's call3 lettersSee answer ›46APunk-inspired music genre3 lettersSee answer ›47AMinor disruption in the proceedings6 lettersSee answer ›49A[Their typo, not mine!]3 lettersSee answer ›51ABe a passenger4 lettersSee answer ›55AQuestion to a scaredy-cat … to which the final parts of 20-, 32- and 42-Across would answer "Yes!"13 lettersSee answer ›58A"You have a point there"4 lettersSee answer ›60ALake on Ohio's northern border4 lettersSee answer ›61ANine-member musical group5 lettersSee answer ›62ALack of difficulty4 lettersSee answer ›63APimples4 lettersSee answer ›64ALike a lot5 lettersSee answer ›65AAmazed4 lettersSee answer ›66AFrom ___ to riches4 lettersSee answer ›67AWater pitcher4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1D___-Saxon5 lettersSee answer ›2DScroll read during a bat mitzvah ceremony5 lettersSee answer ›3DOverflowing (with)5 lettersSee answer ›4DApportioned9 lettersSee answer ›5DLong stories5 lettersSee answer ›6DWipe clean5 lettersSee answer ›7D"America's Got Talent" segments4 lettersSee answer ›8DTrack-and-field event with a 16-pound ball7 lettersSee answer ›9DBritish novelist Jones5 lettersSee answer ›10DPortable writing surface9 lettersSee answer ›11DDevoured3 lettersSee answer ›12DSpam spewer3 lettersSee answer ›14DBill who says "Science rules!" in the intro to his TV show3 lettersSee answer ›21DSanskrit word for "teacher"4 lettersSee answer ›22D"Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of ___"3 lettersSee answer ›26DMassive5 lettersSee answer ›27DPick from the menu5 lettersSee answer ›29DTiny hill dweller3 lettersSee answer ›30DBellow4 lettersSee answer ›32DMeasurement around the waist5 lettersSee answer ›33DResident of Muscat5 lettersSee answer ›34DSomething that's beyond help9 lettersSee answer ›35DLuminesce4 lettersSee answer ›36DIndia's smallest state by area3 lettersSee answer ›37DWhat students abide by when they don't cheat9 lettersSee answer ›40DPrecious stone3 lettersSee answer ›42DPeriod before starting more school7 lettersSee answer ›43DGeorgia ___ (Atlanta school)4 lettersSee answer ›45DPool player's stick3 lettersSee answer ›48DWords to live by5 lettersSee answer ›49DTaking to court5 lettersSee answer ›50DSome frozen drinks5 lettersSee answer ›52D"No need to remind me!"5 lettersSee answer ›53DOutdoor John?5 lettersSee answer ›54D"Come in"5 lettersSee answer ›56DOceanic predator4 lettersSee answer ›57DAll ___ day's work3 lettersSee answer ›58DDrink served by the Mad Hatter3 lettersSee answer ›59DLike the fish in poke3 lettersSee answer ›
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