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New York Times Crossword February 5 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 5 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dives intoHASAT5Across1 Cause to crack upSLAY4Across6 Pillow coveringSHAM4Across10 Florida's ___ National ForestOCALA5Across14 Give quite a shockTASE4Across15 Antifur org.PETA4Across16 | $ | $ | $ | $ |TOLLBOOTHS10Across17 Sheltered from the windALEE4Across19 Charge on importsDUTY4Across20 Bible-inspired tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.ARK3Across21 Excel spreadsheets, essentiallyGRIDS5Across22 Go (for)OPT3Across23 | : : : | / /FREEWAYEXIT11Across24 "How dare you!" looksGLARES6Across27 Tree whose "slippery" variety has medicinal barkELM3Across29 Mistake "air" for "heir," sayERR3Across30 Chick checker of a sortSEXER5Across31 Put one's hands togetherCLAP4Across32 AboutASTO4Across34 Classic Jack Kerouac novel … or where you'll find 17-, 24-, 49- and 58-AcrossONTHEROAD9Across35 FundamentalsABCS4Across38 Helps outAIDS4Across41 Spinal stackDISCS5Across42 Grassy grazing groundLEA3Across46 Wrestling match enderPIN3Across47 Racer's final go-roundGUNLAP6Across48 | : : :--|LANECLOSURE11Across49 Gershwin brotherIRA3Across53 Adds to a stuffed suitcase, sayCRAMS5Across54 Schedule proCPA3Across55 Choice of bands, for shortAMFM4Across56 Church nookAPSE4Across57 |X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X|TRAFFICJAM10Across58 CrownPATE4Across61 Dynamic starter?AERO4Across62 Fictional region that includes Bag EndSHIRE5Across63 Slap (at)SWAT4Across64 "Your turn," on a radioOVER4Across65 Sent up on social media, sayMEMED5Across66

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Show-offsHOTDOGS7Down1 Not manyACOUPLE7Down2 Levy that helped fund the Erie CanalSALTTAX7Down3 Friend in tough timesALLY4Down4 Paragraph starter, perhapsTAB3Down5 ArchiveSTORE5Down6 Potato pancake for HanukkahLATKE5Down7 Campfire residueASH3Down8 "Definitely!"YES3Down9 Prince Harry, per his memoir's titleSPARE5Down10 Genomic shapesHELIXES7Down11 Put up with put-downsATEDIRT7Down12 Baton wielderMAESTRO7Down13 Galley implementsOARS4Down18 Class that may require a change of clothesGYM3Down22 Leaves in a waiting room?FERN4Down24 Becomes tiresomeWEARS5Down25 Brand in the pet aisleALPO4Down26 Some vintage autosREOS4Down28 Khaki alternativeCHINO5Down32 Played the first cardLED3Down33 Possible score seven points after love-loveADIN4Down34 FollowTAIL4Down36 In unison, musicallyADUE4Down37 Case of emergency?ALLCAPS7Down38 Source of a large printBEARPAW7Down39 Card game played with two decksCANASTA7Down40 Meat stick brandSLIMJIM7Down43 Commuter's chargeCARFARE7Down44 Barraged with irrelevant materialSPAMMED7Down45 HPs, e.g.PCS3Down47 First tennis player to achieve a Golden SlamGRAF4Down48 Become acquainted via Gmail, sayEMEET5Down50 Jump ___ (horror movie staple)SCARE5Down51 Willing to take part inUPFOR5Down52 PineACHE4Down56 Confucian "way"TAO3Down58 Energize, with "up"REV3Down59 Suffix with capitalISM3Down60

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.