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New York Times Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword February 8 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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#
Crafty sortARTISAN7Across1 Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washingLEEKS5Across8 Cowboy on the pampasGAUCHO6Across13 "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptorBERNINI7Across19 SupplementENRICH6Across20 Get in on the gameANTEUP6Across22 Scrunchie, e.g.ELASTICHAIRTIE14Across23 "Oh, cruel fate!"POORME6Across25 Autocorrect targetTYPO4Across26 ClassificationKIND4Across27 Sports franchises, e.g.TEAMS5Across28 Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instrumentsPEAR4Across30 Social normsMORES5Across31 Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)MENLO5Across34 Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah ChaseTIANA5Across35 USA, e.g.CHANNEL7Across36 Title for William beginning in 2022PRINCEOFWALES13Across39 Hawk homesAERIES6Across42 In viewSEEN4Across43 Money in rock ’n' rollEDDIE5Across44 Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime DogTHEADCOUNCIL12Across45 Patron of sailorsSTELMO6Across48 Work with a needleSEW3Across52 Position in basketballGUARD5Across53 ___ KippurYOM3Across54 Looks through someone's phone, saySNOOPS6Across57 Pointers for a fencer?EPEES5Across59 SlackenEASEUP6Across61 [Bo-o-oring!]SNORE5Across64 Pop, to a totDADA4Across65 Explicit commandDIRECTORDER11Across67 One-named singer with four GrammysENYA4Across71 Relative of a heronSTORK5Across72 SirenlikeSHRILL6Across74 What a sad person might break intoTEARS5Across75 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedyTINMEN6Across77 "!!!"OMG3Across79 Philosopher KierkegaardSOREN5Across80 Dig up dirt?HOE3Across82 It typically has a string attachedTEABAG6Across85 Bright shade similar to magentaSHOCKINGPINK12Across87 "Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)APART5Across91 "Oh, cruel fate!"ALAS4Across94 Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informallyTOONIE6Across95 Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologistLIFEBEFOREMAN13Across96 Weasel relativesFERRETS7Across101 A water molecule contains three of theseATOMS5Across102 Vexillologist's subjectFLAGS5Across103 Stone measureCARAT5Across104 Explorer with her monkey friend BootsDORA4Across105 Bud of baseballSELIG5Across106 What Excedrin relievesPAIN4Across107 Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)ACAI4Across109 Stir upINCITE6Across113 Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled lettersUNDERCOVERBOSS14Across115 Place for a shoelaceEYELET6Across119 Manning with two Super Bowl ringsPEYTON6Across120 "You can count on me!"IMALLIN7Across121 Talks back toSASSES6Across122 Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"REESE5Across123 Patronized, as a restaurantDINEDAT7Across124

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Words on either side of "___ is ___"ABET4Down1 Bank (on)RELY4Down2 Sting operationTRAP4Down3 Trouble with Z's?INSOMNIA8Down4 Take a load offSIT3Down5 Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe RecordsANI3Down6 Small changeNICKEL6Down7 TiltLEAN4Down8 Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday"ENID4Down9 Slip upERR3Down10 Wee mewerKITTEN6Down11 Prestigious academic journal since 1880SCIENCE7Down12 Résumé problems, at timesGAPS4Down13 365 díasANO3Down14 More ideal?UTOPIA6Down15 Trix or KixCEREAL6Down16 ___ societyHUMANE6Down17 Performances at Paris's Palais GarnierOPERAS6Down18 Well againHEALED6Down21 Quick hellosHIS3Down24 VibesMOODS5Down29 JumpyONEDGE6Down32 What many a shelter animal hopes to beRESCUED7Down33 BMW offering since 2000MINI4Down34 Many boy band fansTWEENS6Down35 2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"CATS4Down36 Villainous chortleHEHE4Down37 "Can I go now?"AREWEDONE9Down38 Await settlement, as a paymentPEND4Down39 Partner of Parks, informallyREC3Down40 Goes well withFITS4Down41 California's Big ___SUR3Down43 Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"OASIS5Down46 Clorox competitorLYSOL5Down47 IndividualistLONER5Down49 Drink from a tub?MOONSHINE9Down50 Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"OPRY4Down51 The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"OER3Down55 Makeup of some face masksMUD3Down56 Vast amountSEA3Down58 Italian city known for its cheesePARMA5Down60 VapesECIGS5Down61 Georgia airport, for shortATL3Down62 ___ dishPETRI5Down63 Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.DST3Down65 FightingATIT4Down66 Pi followerRHO3Down68 "Uhh …," to BritsERM3Down69 Come back inREENTER7Down70 Alternatives to gyro plattersKEBABS6Down73 Variety of rabbit or goatANGORA6Down76 What a tall collar coversNAPE4Down78 Read quicklySCAN4Down80 Gives the green lightOKS3Down81 "I've got this"ONIT4Down83 Barely scrapes (by)EKES4Down84 Social blunderGAFFE5Down86 Amateur radio devoteesHAMS4Down88 Greeting in BrazilOLA3Down89 Easily movedPORTABLE8Down90 Arrive by carROLLUP6Down92 Gym staff memberTRAINER7Down93 Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"LADIES6Down96 2017 figure skating biopicITONYA6Down97 CompelsFORCES6Down98 Things that typically build up during vacationEMAILS6Down99 Easter purchaseEGGDYE6Down100 Social media tribute to a celeb, sayFANVID6Down101 Tech company execCIO3Down104 Hollywood workplacesSETS4Down106 Major-leaguersPROS4Down107 Something hard to face?ACNE4Down108 Small bug?COLD4Down110 ___ MinorASIA4Down111 Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely"ISNT4Down112 Vex, with "off"TEE3Down114 Summer on the RivieraETE3Down116 Onetime parent co. of Virgin RecordsEMI3Down117 LedRAN3Down118

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, February 8, 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.