NYT Crossword February 3, 2026 Answers

Across

1A Daytona 500 org. 6 7A Cloth shopping bags 5 12A Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say 3 15A "Their exact words were …" 6 16A Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops 5 17A "Sex and the City" network 3 18A Narrow, focused perspective 12 20A "___ for one and one for ___!" 3 21A E, on a compass 4 22A Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin" 4 23A Assigned a job 6 25A Pizzeria fixtures 5 27A Blackjack player's request 5 28A Magazine for the small screen since 1953 7 31A Parent's curt response to a kid's "But why?" 7 33A Ballet dancer's handrail 5 34A Unaccompanied 4 35A "You can say ___ again!" 4 37A Place for a seaweed body wrap 3 38A Sign near a freshly applied coat 8 42A Number represented by candles on a cake 3 43A Toe treatment, in brief 4 45A ___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) 4 46A "You win! I give up!" 5 48A One might be sworn to it 7 50A Golf count 7 52A Dog harness attachment 5 53A Beyond well-done 5 54A Maker of skintight swimwear 6 56A Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang 4 57A "Very funny!" 4 61A Dallas N.B.A. player, for short 3 62A What children should use at the library … and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle 12 65A Any number raised to the 0th power 3 66A "Say cheese!" 5 67A People with custody of things, typically 6 68A Toothpaste type 3 69A Evil spells 5 70A Feel remorse about 6

Down

1D Evening, in ads 4 2D Blue-green hue 4 3D Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine 4 4D Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features 7 5D Had a meal 3 6D Depended (on) 6 7D Tiny tree branches 5 8D Very 4 9D Word before chi or after mai 3 10D 8-) or ;-P 8 11D Beethoven's "Moonlight ___" 6 12D Burger chain with custard-based drinks 10 13D Ready, willing and ___ 4 14D Spilled the beans 4 19D Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow 4 24D Salacious material 4 26D Oceanfront room feature 4 27D Prefix with pad or port 4 28D One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr. 4 29D Uses an e-cigarette 5 30D Stage of education 10 31D Tusked swine 4 32D Bird on Mexico's flag 5 34D Fix, at the vet's 4 36D Some concert souvenirs 4 39D "Look this way, class" 8 40D The "T" in STEM, informally 4 41D Go sour, as milk 4 44D Slurpee alternative 4 47D Potentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?" 7 49D Red bit in a salad 6 50D "You betcha!" 4 51D The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth) 6 53D ___ one's time (waits patiently) 5 54D Skyline haze 4 55D Window section 4 56D Submit one's taxes 4 58D Taiwanese PC maker 4 59D "Present!" 4 60D The "A" in T.A.: Abbr. 4 63D Highest roll of a standard die 3 64D Have debts 3