New York Times Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

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Below are all 140 clues from the New York Times Crossword for February 8 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Crafty sort71 AcrossReveal answer → Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing58 AcrossReveal answer → Cowboy on the pampas613 AcrossReveal answer → "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor719 AcrossReveal answer → Supplement620 AcrossReveal answer → Get in on the game622 AcrossReveal answer → Scrunchie, e.g.1423 AcrossReveal answer → "Oh, cruel fate!"625 AcrossReveal answer → Autocorrect target426 AcrossReveal answer → Classification427 AcrossReveal answer → Sports franchises, e.g.528 AcrossReveal answer → Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments430 AcrossReveal answer → Social norms531 AcrossReveal answer → Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname)534 AcrossReveal answer → Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase535 AcrossReveal answer → USA, e.g.736 AcrossReveal answer → Title for William beginning in 20221339 AcrossReveal answer → Hawk homes642 AcrossReveal answer → In view443 AcrossReveal answer → Money in rock ’n' roll544 AcrossReveal answer → Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog1245 AcrossReveal answer → Patron of sailors648 AcrossReveal answer → Work with a needle352 AcrossReveal answer → Position in basketball553 AcrossReveal answer → ___ Kippur354 AcrossReveal answer → Looks through someone's phone, say657 AcrossReveal answer → Pointers for a fencer?559 AcrossReveal answer → Slacken661 AcrossReveal answer → [Bo-o-oring!]564 AcrossReveal answer → Pop, to a tot465 AcrossReveal answer → Explicit command1167 AcrossReveal answer → One-named singer with four Grammys471 AcrossReveal answer → Relative of a heron572 AcrossReveal answer → Sirenlike674 AcrossReveal answer → What a sad person might break into575 AcrossReveal answer → 1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy677 AcrossReveal answer → "!!!"379 AcrossReveal answer → Philosopher Kierkegaard580 AcrossReveal answer → Dig up dirt?382 AcrossReveal answer → It typically has a string attached685 AcrossReveal answer → Bright shade similar to magenta1287 AcrossReveal answer → "Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)591 AcrossReveal answer → "Oh, cruel fate!"494 AcrossReveal answer → Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally695 AcrossReveal answer → Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist1396 AcrossReveal answer → Weasel relatives7101 AcrossReveal answer → A water molecule contains three of these5102 AcrossReveal answer → Vexillologist's subject5103 AcrossReveal answer → Stone measure5104 AcrossReveal answer → Explorer with her monkey friend Boots4105 AcrossReveal answer → Bud of baseball5106 AcrossReveal answer → What Excedrin relieves4107 AcrossReveal answer → Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink)4109 AcrossReveal answer → Stir up6113 AcrossReveal answer → Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters14115 AcrossReveal answer → Place for a shoelace6119 AcrossReveal answer → Manning with two Super Bowl rings6120 AcrossReveal answer → "You can count on me!"7121 AcrossReveal answer → Talks back to6122 AcrossReveal answer → Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde"5123 AcrossReveal answer → Patronized, as a restaurant7124 AcrossReveal answer →

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Words on either side of "___ is ___"41 DownReveal answer → Bank (on)42 DownReveal answer → Sting operation43 DownReveal answer → Trouble with Z's?84 DownReveal answer → Take a load off35 DownReveal answer → Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records36 DownReveal answer → Small change67 DownReveal answer → Tilt48 DownReveal answer → Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday"49 DownReveal answer → Slip up310 DownReveal answer → Wee mewer611 DownReveal answer → Prestigious academic journal since 1880712 DownReveal answer → Résumé problems, at times413 DownReveal answer → 365 días314 DownReveal answer → More ideal?615 DownReveal answer → Trix or Kix616 DownReveal answer → ___ society617 DownReveal answer → Performances at Paris's Palais Garnier618 DownReveal answer → Well again621 DownReveal answer → Quick hellos324 DownReveal answer → Vibes529 DownReveal answer → Jumpy632 DownReveal answer → What many a shelter animal hopes to be733 DownReveal answer → BMW offering since 2000434 DownReveal answer → Many boy band fans635 DownReveal answer → 2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful"436 DownReveal answer → Villainous chortle437 DownReveal answer → "Can I go now?"938 DownReveal answer → Await settlement, as a payment439 DownReveal answer → Partner of Parks, informally340 DownReveal answer → Goes well with441 DownReveal answer → California's Big ___343 DownReveal answer → Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall"546 DownReveal answer → Clorox competitor547 DownReveal answer → Individualist549 DownReveal answer → Drink from a tub?950 DownReveal answer → Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the"451 DownReveal answer → The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me"355 DownReveal answer → Makeup of some face masks356 DownReveal answer → Vast amount358 DownReveal answer → Italian city known for its cheese560 DownReveal answer → Vapes561 DownReveal answer → Georgia airport, for short362 DownReveal answer → ___ dish563 DownReveal answer → Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr.365 DownReveal answer → Fighting466 DownReveal answer → Pi follower368 DownReveal answer → "Uhh …," to Brits369 DownReveal answer → Come back in770 DownReveal answer → Alternatives to gyro platters673 DownReveal answer → Variety of rabbit or goat676 DownReveal answer → What a tall collar covers478 DownReveal answer → Read quickly480 DownReveal answer → Gives the green light381 DownReveal answer → "I've got this"483 DownReveal answer → Barely scrapes (by)484 DownReveal answer → Social blunder586 DownReveal answer → Amateur radio devotees488 DownReveal answer → Greeting in Brazil389 DownReveal answer → Easily moved890 DownReveal answer → Arrive by car692 DownReveal answer → Gym staff member793 DownReveal answer → Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas"696 DownReveal answer → 2017 figure skating biopic697 DownReveal answer → Compels698 DownReveal answer → Things that typically build up during vacation699 DownReveal answer → Easter purchase6100 DownReveal answer → Social media tribute to a celeb, say6101 DownReveal answer → Tech company exec3104 DownReveal answer → Hollywood workplaces4106 DownReveal answer → Major-leaguers4107 DownReveal answer → Something hard to face?4108 DownReveal answer → Small bug?4110 DownReveal answer → ___ Minor4111 DownReveal answer → Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely"4112 DownReveal answer → Vex, with "off"3114 DownReveal answer → Summer on the Riviera3116 DownReveal answer → Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records3117 DownReveal answer → Led3118 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.