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Thursday, February 5, 2026
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NYT Crossword Answers for 5 February 2026
Across
1. Dives into
HASAT
6. Cause to crack up
SLAY
10. Pillow covering
SHAM
14. Florida's ___ National Forest
OCALA
15. Give quite a shock
TASE
16. Antifur org.
PETA
17. | $ | $ | $ | $ |
TOLLBOOTHS
19. Sheltered from the wind
ALEE
20. Charge on imports
DUTY
21. Bible-inspired tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky.
ARK
22. Excel spreadsheets, essentially
GRIDS
23. Go (for)
OPT
24. | : : : | / /
FREEWAYEXIT
27. "How dare you!" looks
GLARES
29. Tree whose "slippery" variety has medicinal bark
ELM
30. Mistake "air" for "heir," say
ERR
31. Chick checker of a sort
SEXER
32. Put one's hands together
CLAP
34. About
ASTO
35. Classic Jack Kerouac novel … or where you'll find 17-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across
ONTHEROAD
38. Fundamentals
ABCS
41. Helps out
AIDS
42. Spinal stack
DISCS
46. Grassy grazing ground
LEA
47. Wrestling match ender
PIN
48. Racer's final go-round
GUNLAP
49. | : : :--|
LANECLOSURE
53. Gershwin brother
IRA
54. Adds to a stuffed suitcase, say
CRAMS
55. Schedule pro
CPA
56. Choice of bands, for short
AMFM
57. Church nook
APSE
58. |X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X| |X:X:X:X|
TRAFFICJAM
61. Crown
PATE
62. Dynamic starter?
AERO
63. Fictional region that includes Bag End
SHIRE
64. Slap (at)
SWAT
65. "Your turn," on a radio
OVER
66. Sent up on social media, say
MEMED
Down
1. Show-offs
HOTDOGS
2. Not many
ACOUPLE
3. Levy that helped fund the Erie Canal
SALTTAX
4. Friend in tough times
ALLY
5. Paragraph starter, perhaps
TAB
6. Archive
STORE
7. Potato pancake for Hanukkah
LATKE
8. Campfire residue
ASH
9. "Definitely!"
YES
10. Prince Harry, per his memoir's title
SPARE
11. Genomic shapes
HELIXES
12. Put up with put-downs
ATEDIRT
13. Baton wielder
MAESTRO
18. Galley implements
OARS
22. Class that may require a change of clothes
GYM
24. Leaves in a waiting room?
FERN
25. Becomes tiresome
WEARS
26. Brand in the pet aisle
ALPO
28. Some vintage autos
REOS
32. Khaki alternative
CHINO
33. Played the first card
LED
34. Possible score seven points after love-love
ADIN
36. Follow
TAIL
37. In unison, musically
ADUE
38. Case of emergency?
ALLCAPS
39. Source of a large print
BEARPAW
40. Card game played with two decks
CANASTA
43. Meat stick brand
SLIMJIM
44. Commuter's charge
CARFARE
45. Barraged with irrelevant material
SPAMMED
47. HPs, e.g.
PCS
48. First tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam
GRAF
50. Become acquainted via Gmail, say
EMEET
51. Jump ___ (horror movie staple)
SCARE
52. Willing to take part in
UPFOR
56. Pine
ACHE
58. Confucian "way"
TAO
59. Energize, with "up"
REV
60. Suffix with capital
ISM
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