NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 6, 2026
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Clues70
Across36
Down34
ConstructorGeoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Tiny feature of a spork (5)
Starts with P, ends with GPRONG→
6A
Certain computer picture files (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJPGS→
10A
Isn't oneself? (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACTS→
14A
Reds' fandom? (10)
Starts with O, ends with AOENOPHILIA→
16A
Like a pointless point (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMOOT→
17A
Nick of time (10)
Starts with L, ends with DLASTSECOND→
18A
Digging (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINTO→
19A
Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch" (3)
Starts with E, ends with IELI→
20A
Finishes a season, say (5)
Starts with W, ends with SWRAPS→
21A
Tavern menu header (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
22A
Iconic Disneyland ride (14)
Starts with I, ends with DITSASMALLWORLD→
25A
Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short (4)
Starts with D, ends with TDELT→
26A
Popular font (5)
Starts with A, ends with LARIAL→
27A
Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one (3)
Starts with A, ends with EALE→
28A
"That's awful!" (3)
Starts with I, ends with KICK→
30A
Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTNT→
31A
Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947 (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACIA→
32A
Mason, e.g. (7)
Starts with H, ends with THARDHAT→
36A
Suddenly quit texting, say (7)
Starts with G, ends with DGHOSTED→
39A
Estádio do Maracanã cheer (3)
Starts with O, ends with EOLE→
40A
Edge of a snifter (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRIM→
42A
"___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel (3)
Starts with E, ends with AEVA→
43A
Played out (3)
Starts with O, ends with DOLD→
44A
"Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping (5)
Starts with P, ends with LPANEL→
46A
First name in soul music (4)
Starts with E, ends with AETTA→
49A
Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities (14)
Starts with L, ends with PLIFESTYLECREEP→
52A
Embedded design (5)
Starts with I, ends with YINLAY→
53A
Reach out to (5)
Starts with H, ends with PHITUP→
54A
Crime ring, for short? (3)
Starts with A, ends with BAPB→
56A
Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGOAT→
57A
Challenge for a gamer (10)
Starts with B, ends with EBOSSBATTLE→
59A
Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding (4)
Starts with A, ends with IANGI→
60A
Sarcastic reply to a threat (10)
Starts with I, ends with DIMSOSCARED→
61A
Settle into a new home (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEST→
62A
Word with wax or butter (4)
Starts with B, ends with NBEAN→
63A
Bantu ___ (hairstyle) (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKNOTS→
Down
1D
Piece of equipment for some dancers (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOLE→
2D
U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025 (6)
Starts with R, ends with DREALID→
3D
Opposite of remote (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONSITE→
4D
"Kidding!" (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNOT→
5D
What gives you the time and place? (8)
Starts with G, ends with HGPSWATCH→
6D
Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip (6)
Starts with J, ends with AJICAMA→
7D
Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures (7)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOPART→
8D
Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore (8)
Starts with G, ends with GGINSLING→
9D
Lachrymose (3)
Starts with S, ends with DSAD→
10D
Kind of acid (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMINO→
11D
Shrink (8)
Starts with C, ends with TCONTRACT→
12D
Whopper (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTALLIE→
13D
Suddenly conk out (8)
Starts with S, ends with DSTOPDEAD→
15D
"Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric) (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHERS→
21D
Parliament constituent (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOWL→
23D
Entered a bear market, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSLID→
24D
Woodworking tool (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELATHE→
29D
Jeweler's unit (5)
Starts with K, ends with TKARAT→
33D
Like a Swiss Army knife (8)
Starts with A, ends with EALLINONE→
34D
Relationship warning signs (8)
Starts with R, ends with SREDFLAGS→
35D
Dwelling that epitomizes simple living (8)
Starts with T, ends with ETINYHOME→
37D
Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say (8)
Starts with O, ends with KOVERPACK→
38D
Quench (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESATE→
41D
Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids" (7)
Starts with M, ends with AMELISSA→
44D
Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang (3)
Starts with P, ends with YPSY→
45D
Divulges (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLETSON→
47D
Commedia dell'arte setting (6)
Starts with T, ends with OTEATRO→
48D
Auxiliary program (6)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPLET→
50D
Fail spectacularly (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEATIT→
51D
Modern name of the first National League champions (1876) (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUBS→
55D
Places for clams and oysters (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBEDS→
57D
Tie one on at dinner (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBIB→
58D
Earn a bronze? (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTAN→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 6, 2026?+
70 clues: 36 Across and 34 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Geoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Tiny feature of a spork (PRONG); Certain computer picture files (JPGS); Isn't oneself? (ACTS).
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