NYT Crossword February 1 2026 Answers (2/1/26)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for February 1 2026 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword February 1, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword February 1, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 2/1/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Meter in a video game showing a character's health
8A Relative of a gazelle
14A Office square
20A Food additive named one of Time's 50 Worst Inventions
21A Keep cruising, say
22A On which Apple Pay can be used
23A Canio in "Pagliacci," e.g.?
25A Noxious atmosphere
26A Prefix with business
27A "My house, my rules"
28A QB Drew whom Tom Brady ultimately replaced
29A Get tuckered out
32A Indian wedding wear
34A School subj.
35A Grab the chips and dip?
37A News hound?
40A Atomic bond, essentially?
45A Many visitors to national parks
46A Nearsighted person
47A Messing up on the big screen
51A Italy's third-largest island (after Sicily and Sardinia)
52A Subterranean adventurer
54A "Aaron Burr, ___" ("Hamilton" show tune)
57A Great number
58A Cute, cutesily
61A Dropbox and Roblox
62A Hailed vehicle
64A Show interruptions
65A Some electrolysis targets?
71A Partner of vigor
72A Letter symbolizing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius
73A "Downton Abbey" countess
74A Warm winter coats
76A Like some early education, for short
78A W.C. sign
80A City where LeBron James was born
81A Blemish
82A Bit of a character?
84A Conspiring (with)
86A Spice Girl alongside Baby, Ginger, Scary and Posh
88A "Mainsail hoisted, check! Hatches battened, check!"?
94A Shark's singing rival in "West Side Story"?
97A Corral
98A Yankee great Gehrig
99A Something a judge shouldn't have
100A Very rude email, informally
105A Never mind?
108A Neglectful
111A Bank (on)
112A Two-___ schooner
113A Frozen treat for Bruins fans?
117A Lacking scruples
118A Storm, say
119A Noted early riser
120A With a level head
121A Thickets
122A Embarrassing items to have revealed on an airport X-ray
1D Person from the neighborhood
2D Volunteer's offer
3D Bogeymen
4D Maker of Bikini So Teeny nail polish
5D Breakthrough K-pop group
6D Horror director Aster
7D Most suggestive
8D Like the Eid al-Fitr festival
9D Department store eponym
10D Pale lager, informally
11D ___ gobi (Indian potato dish)
12D Feeling down
13D ___ Taylor (fashion retailer)
14D Home of the Preakness Stakes
15D Early TV role for Ron Howard
16D Atlantic fish
17D Like Frisbees and some salads
18D Not stereo
19D Hard-boiled Chinese snack
24D Sapporo competitor
28D Bowler's edge
30D Blemish
31D Fixes, as a driveway
32D Cake not to be eaten
33D French for "after"
36D Barry Bonds and Shohei Ohtani, notably, for short
37D Hammer wielder
38D Furthermore
39D Caustic solutions
40D Mother of Helios, in myth
41D Metaphor for a runaway success
42D Gen Z put-down of an elder
43D Bit of wisdom
44D Orbit
48D Arcane technique
49D Iron-rich variety of fertile soil
50D Exclamations in nurseries
52D Lead-in to "tech"
53D Primatologist's interest
55D Give the cold shoulder, with "out"
56D Grating voice
59D Common diner order
60D Rodgers and Hammerstein musical setting
63D Photog's undergrad degree
66D Stick on a table
67D Like Volvo and Nokia, by origin
68D Gold, in Guadalajara
69D London granny
70D Standard battle wear
71D No. 2's
75D Vodka in blue bottles
77D New Zealander
79D One studied in the art of invisibility
80D Touch
83D Govt. campaign watchdog
85D Scottish refusals
86D Loretta of "M*A*S*H"
87D Small keg size
89D With zeal
90D Director Kazan
91D Neighbors of premolars
92D Audibly shocked
93D Landlords, more formally
94D Pack carriers
95D Crack open?
96D Is fueled by
101D Fill in a mill
102D Right-hand page
103D Strike zone?
104D Mike or Michael in movies
106D Raison d'___
107D Close up tight
108D Invitation letters
109D Uber predictions, in brief
110D Style
113D Zippo competitor
114D Co-producer of the documentary "The Beatles: Get Back"
115D "The Bells" poet
116D Fenway team, familiarly

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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