NYT Midi Crossword February 2, 2026 Answers (2/2/26)

Our NYT Midi Crossword February 2, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The New York Times Midi Crossword is a medium sized version of the paper’s famous mini and daily crossword puzzle. The midi crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a medium grid.

NYT Midi Crossword February 2, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Midi Crossword on 2/2/26, 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!

#	Clue
1A	Ran, as colors in the wash
5A	Surname for about 20% of South Koreans
8A	Furry friend
11A	Pepsi-___
12A	Poem of praise
13A	Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"
14A	Start of the big game! (Heads or tails?)
16A	Cancel
17A	Hairdo stiffener
18A	Tell all, as titillating gossip
20A	TV electronics co. that was the "Nvidia of its time," per Andrew Ross Sorkin
23A	Jazz instrument, for short
25A	Home to Thailand and Taiwan
26A	Middle of the big game! (Bad Bunny or Puppy Bowl?)
29A	German auto that becomes an iridescent stone if you change the third letter to "A"
30A	"Shucks!"
31A	Horse's gait
33A	Yoga postures
37A	End of the big game! (Fruit punch or lemon-lime?)
39A	Polish dumpling
40A	Water balloons, for a water balloon fight
41A	&
42A	___-Luddite (one resisting modern technologies)
43A	Breather
1D	Include secretly on an email
2D	Bathroom, in Britain
3D	Ex-QB Manning
4D	"Shucks!"
5D	Beverage whose mascot breaks through walls
6D	Things checked by bouncers or T.S.A.
7D	Untidiness
8D	Discipline
9D	Actor Estevez
10D	Rules in the Internal Revenue Code
15D	"This is only a ___!"
19D	Carb-heavy buffet station
20D	Letter before sigma in the Greek alphabet
21D	Ship's leader
22D	Cautioned
24D	Co. that merged with Sirius in 2008
27D	Stop on an elevator
28D	Simplicity
32D	Suffix with jumbo or mega
34D	The ___ of the game
35D	Cash dispensers, for short
36D	Bar order in a 1.5-ounce glass
37D	No. between 0.0 and 4.0
38D	What some wines do well

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.