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NYT Crossword — February 2, 2026

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

37 clues
1That girl's
5"___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)
9Receded, as the tide
14With, in French
15English boarding school attended by many royals
16First word in two U.S. state names
17Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film
18Rights advocacy org.
19Makeup of a reef
20Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
23Houston baseball players
24Painting the town red, so to speak
28Eggs in a sushi roll
29Addams Family cousin
31One arguing in court: Abbr.
32End of a school's web address
33Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical
36Bring home, as money
39Great blue expanse
40Goals
411993 film that featured "I Got You Babe"
46In the manner of
47Actress Claire of "The Crown"
48Goddess of the dawn
49Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid
52Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie
54Bad odor
56Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place"
60Gaze intently
63Red, in Spanish
64Part in a movie
65Sharp, on a TV, informally
66Fat in a bird feeder
67Farthest points
68Takes the edge off
69No ifs, ___ or buts
70Student's hurdle

Down

41 clues
1Building where airplanes are stored
2Really, really
3Like off-site employees
4Scrub
5Results in
6Engrave
7Duet minus one
8Like the proverbial bug in a rug
9Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
10Triumphant cry
11[I'm f-f-freezing!]
12When a flight is due to land, for short
13Alternative to UPS or FedEx
21Dark crime genre
22"How ___ the little busy bee ..."
25___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter)
26Actor Scott or Driver
27Fellas
30Rear end, informally
31Common saying
33African grazer
34"The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE
35The "G" of LGBTQ+
36"Holy Moses!"
37Folk singer Guthrie
38Horse with a reddish coat
42Pro gridiron officials, informally
43Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction
44Have a round of tequila, perhaps
45Regarding
49Not tied, as shoelaces
50Burns with liquid
51Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say
53Have the same opinion
55White heron
57Bear in constellation names
58A proper one is capitalized
59Spun records, for short
60That girl
61___ Maria (coffee liqueur)
62Things eliminated with YouTube Premium

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Stats & info

Monday, Feb 2, 2026
15×15
Grid size
78
Total entries
40/185
Black / letter cells
4.7
Avg entry length
12 ltrs
Longest entry
Easiest
Monday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedFeb 2, 2026
DayMonday
ThemeUntitled
ConstructorJohn Ewbank and Colin Thomas
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split37 across · 41 down
Longest entries
20ACult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell12 ltrs33AInspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical12 ltrs41A1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe"12 ltrs56AFilm about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place"12 ltrs5DResults in7 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 4.7 letters per entry.