NYT Crossword Answers Today and Hints for Monday, February 2, 2026

Looking for Today's NYT The Crossword Answer for Monday, February 2, 2026? Then, this page will be your lifesaver. If you play the NYT Crossword puzzle on a daily basis, then you are very well aware that sometimes it takes a lot of time to guess the correct answer with the help of clues.

Below, you can check the direct answer of every Across or Down clue or use clue hints that gently guide you to solve the puzzle. You can use any approach to reveal the answer or to get more guidance for any clue to finish the puzzle on time.

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NYT Crossword Answers for February 2, 2026

Across

1. That girl's

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5. "___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)

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9. Receded, as the tide

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14. With, in French

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15. English boarding school attended by many royals

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16. First word in two U.S. state names

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17. Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film

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18. Rights advocacy org

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19. Makeup of a reef

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20. Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell

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23. Houston baseball players

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24. Painting the town red, so to speak

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28. Eggs in a sushi roll

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29. Addams Family cousin

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31. One arguing in court: Abbr.

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32. End of a school's web address

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33. Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical

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36. Bring home, as money

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39. Great blue expanse

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40. Goals

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41. 1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe"

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46. In the manner of

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47. Actress Claire of "The Crown"

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48. Goddess of the dawn

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49. Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid

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52. Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie

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54. Bad odor

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56. Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place"

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60. Gaze intently

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63. Red, in Spanish

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64. Part in a movie

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65. Sharp, on a TV, informally

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66. Fat in a bird feeder

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67. Farthest points

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68. Takes the edge off

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69. No ifs, ___ or buts

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70. Student's final hurdle

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5. Results in

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8. Like the proverbial bug in a rug

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37. Folk singer Guthrie

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Down

31. Building where airplanes are stored

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2. Really, really

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3. Like off-site employees

4. Scrub

6. Engrave

7. Duet minus one

9. Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"

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10. Triumphant cry

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11. [I'm f-f-freezing!]

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12. When a flight is due to land, for short

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13. Alternative to UPS or FedEx

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21. Dark crime genre

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22. "How ___ the little busy bee ..."

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25. ___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)

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26. Actor Scott or Driver

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27. Fellas

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30. Rear end, informally

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31. Common saying

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33. African grazer

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34. "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE

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35. The "G" of LGBTQ+

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36. "Holy Moses!"

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38. Horse with a reddish coat

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42. Pro gridiron officials, informally

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43. Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction

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44. Have a round of tequila, perhaps

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45. Regarding

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49. Not tied, as shoelaces

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50. Burns with liquid

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51. Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say :

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53. Have the same opinion

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55. White heron

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57. Bear in constellation names

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58. A proper one is capitalized

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59. Spun records, for short

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60. That girl

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61. ___ Maria (coffee liqueur)

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62. Things eliminated with YouTube Premium

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About NYT Crossword Game

NYT Crossword game is a famous word puzzle game that is posted daily on the New York Times website, physical newspaper, as well as on the mobile app. Where you will get clues from top to bottom and left to right, you need to fill the correct word for every grid one by one to solve the complete puzzle. Mostly, this game is used to improve English vocabulary as well as for brain exercise.

Daily Crossword puzzle resets at 10 PM EST for weekdays as well as Saturday, and for Sunday the puzzle resets at 6 PM EST. If you want to get notification for a new puzzle release, then turn on the push notification in the NYT Game App.

HOW TO PLAY NYT THE CROSSWORD GAME ONLINE??

NYT Crossword game can be played online or offline both. All the subscribers will get the option to play the game online directly in the web browser as well as the mobile NYT Game app. To play offline, you need to get a printed newspaper from New York Times.

Visit the www.nytimes.com/crosswords weblink to play the game online
Download the New York Times Games app for Android or iOS, or find the PLAY option in the NYT App
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NYT Crossword Difficulty Level

NYT increases the difficulty level of the game as the week starts to end. Each day the difficulty level of the game is fixed, below you can check weekday-wise difficulty level:

Monday - Easy puzzle
Tuesday - Easy-Medium puzzle
Wednesday - Medium puzzle
Thursday - Hard / Trick Clues puzzle
Friday - Very Hard puzzle
Saturday - Hardest puzzle
Sunday - Largest & Fun Puzzle

Tips: Focus on short word clues (3-4-5 letters) and start with easy day puzzle (Monday) and use clue hints that are published daily on the wordgizmo website.

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