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NYT Crossword — February 6, 2026

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

36 clues
1Tiny feature of a spork
6Certain computer picture files
10Isn't oneself?
14Reds' fandom?
16Like a pointless point
17Nick of time
18Digging
19Manning who threw the "Helmet Catch"
20Finishes a season, say
21Tavern menu header
22Iconic Disneyland ride
25Muscle by the rotator cuff, for short
26Popular font
27Sweetwater 420 is a "pale" one
28"That's awful!"
30Minecraft block crafted using gunpowder and sand
31Org. created by the National Security Act of 1947
32Mason, e.g.
36Suddenly quit texting, say
39Estádio do Maracanã cheer
40Edge of a snifter
42"___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel
43Played out
44"Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" grouping
46First name in soul music
49Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities
52Embedded design
53Reach out to
54Crime ring, for short?
56Simone Biles or Tom Brady, acronymically
57Challenge for a gamer
59Home improvement site, after a 2021 rebranding
60Sarcastic reply to a threat
61Settle into a new home
62Word with wax or butter
63Bantu ___ (hairstyle)

Down

34 clues
1Piece of equipment for some dancers
2U.S. travel requirement starting in 2025
3Opposite of remote
4"Kidding!"
5What gives you the time and place?
6Vegetable also known as a Mexican turnip
7Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures
8Classic mixed drink developed in Singapore
9Lachrymose
10Kind of acid
11Shrink
12Whopper
13Suddenly conk out
15"Hearts are ___ for the breakin'" (Taylor Swift lyric)
21Parliament constituent
23Entered a bear market, say
24Woodworking tool
29Jeweler's unit
32Rowdy
33Like a Swiss Army knife
34Relationship warning signs
35Dwelling that epitomizes simple living
37Bring three suitcases to a weekend trip, say
38Quench
41Actress McCarthy of "Bridesmaids"
44Stage name of South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang
45Divulges
47Commedia dell'arte setting
48Auxiliary program
50Fail spectacularly
51Modern name of the first National League champions (1876)
55Places for clams and oysters
57Tie one on at dinner
58Earn a bronze?

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Stats & info

Friday, Feb 6, 2026
15×15
Grid size
70
Total entries
33/192
Black / letter cells
5.5
Avg entry length
14 ltrs
Longest entry
Hard
Friday difficulty
PuzzleThe Crossword
PublishedFeb 6, 2026
DayFriday
ThemeThemeless
ConstructorGeoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
EditorWill Shortz
Clue split36 across · 34 down
Longest entries
22AIconic Disneyland ride14 ltrs49APhenomenon through which luxuries become necessities14 ltrs14AReds' fandom?10 ltrs17ANick of time10 ltrs57AChallenge for a gamer10 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 33 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.