NYT Crossword hints and answer for February 8, 2026
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Clues140
Across61
Down79
TitleWho's In Charge Here?
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Crafty sort (7)
Starts with A, ends with NARTISAN→
8A
Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLEEKS→
13A
Cowboy on the pampas (6)
Starts with G, ends with OGAUCHO→
19A
"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" sculptor (7)
Starts with B, ends with IBERNINI→
20A
Supplement (6)
Starts with E, ends with HENRICH→
22A
Get in on the game (6)
Starts with A, ends with PANTEUP→
23A
Scrunchie, e.g. (14)
Starts with E, ends with EELASTICHAIRTIE→
25A
"Oh, cruel fate!" (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPOORME→
26A
Autocorrect target (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTYPO→
27A
Classification (4)
Starts with K, ends with DKIND→
28A
Sports franchises, e.g. (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEAMS→
30A
Fine-grained wood in some woodwind instruments (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPEAR→
31A
Social norms (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMORES→
34A
Wizard of ___ Park (Thomas Edison nickname) (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMENLO→
35A
Disney heroine based on New Orleans chef Leah Chase (5)
Starts with T, ends with ATIANA→
36A
USA, e.g. (7)
Starts with C, ends with LCHANNEL→
39A
Title for William beginning in 2022 (13)
Starts with P, ends with SPRINCEOFWALES→
42A
Hawk homes (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAERIES→
43A
In view (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSEEN→
44A
Money in rock ’n' roll (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEDDIE→
45A
Nonprofit group behind Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog (12)
Starts with T, ends with LTHEADCOUNCIL→
48A
Patron of sailors (6)
Starts with S, ends with OSTELMO→
52A
Work with a needle (3)
Starts with S, ends with WSEW→
53A
Position in basketball (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGUARD→
54A
___ Kippur (3)
Starts with Y, ends with MYOM→
57A
Looks through someone's phone, say (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSNOOPS→
59A
Pointers for a fencer? (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEPEES→
61A
Slacken (6)
Starts with E, ends with PEASEUP→
64A
[Bo-o-oring!] (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESNORE→
65A
Pop, to a tot (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADADA→
67A
Explicit command (11)
Starts with D, ends with RDIRECTORDER→
71A
One-named singer with four Grammys (4)
Starts with E, ends with AENYA→
72A
Relative of a heron (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSTORK→
74A
Sirenlike (6)
Starts with S, ends with LSHRILL→
75A
What a sad person might break into (5)
Starts with T, ends with STEARS→
77A
1987 Dreyfuss/DeVito comedy (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTINMEN→
80A
Philosopher Kierkegaard (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSOREN→
82A
Dig up dirt? (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
85A
It typically has a string attached (6)
Starts with T, ends with GTEABAG→
87A
Bright shade similar to magenta (12)
Starts with S, ends with KSHOCKINGPINK→
91A
"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel) (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAPART→
94A
"Oh, cruel fate!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with SALAS→
95A
Canadian coin featuring a polar bear, informally (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETOONIE→
96A
Margaret Atwood novel with a love triangle involving a paleontologist (13)
Starts with L, ends with NLIFEBEFOREMAN→
101A
Weasel relatives (7)
Starts with F, ends with SFERRETS→
102A
A water molecule contains three of these (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATOMS→
103A
Vexillologist's subject (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFLAGS→
104A
Stone measure (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCARAT→
105A
Explorer with her monkey friend Boots (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADORA→
106A
Bud of baseball (5)
Starts with S, ends with GSELIG→
107A
What Excedrin relieves (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPAIN→
109A
Strawberry ___ Refresher (Starbucks drink) (4)
Starts with A, ends with IACAI→
113A
Stir up (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINCITE→
115A
Hit reality TV series suggested by this puzzle's groups of circled letters (14)
Starts with U, ends with SUNDERCOVERBOSS→
119A
Place for a shoelace (6)
Starts with E, ends with TEYELET→
120A
Manning with two Super Bowl rings (6)
Starts with P, ends with NPEYTON→
121A
"You can count on me!" (7)
Starts with I, ends with NIMALLIN→
122A
Talks back to (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSASSES→
123A
Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" (5)
Starts with R, ends with EREESE→
124A
Patronized, as a restaurant (7)
Starts with D, ends with TDINEDAT→
Down
1D
Words on either side of "___ is ___" (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
2D
Bank (on) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
3D
Sting operation (4)
Starts with T, ends with PTRAP→
4D
Trouble with Z's? (8)
Starts with I, ends with AINSOMNIA→
5D
Take a load off (3)
Starts with S, ends with TSIT→
6D
Singer DiFranco who created Righteous Babe Records (3)
Starts with A, ends with IANI→
7D
Small change (6)
Starts with N, ends with LNICKEL→
9D
Werewolf on TV's "Wednesday" (4)
Starts with E, ends with DENID→
10D
Slip up (3)
Starts with E, ends with RERR→
11D
Wee mewer (6)
Starts with K, ends with NKITTEN→
12D
Prestigious academic journal since 1880 (7)
Starts with S, ends with ESCIENCE→
13D
Résumé problems, at times (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGAPS→
14D
365 días (3)
Starts with A, ends with OANO→
15D
More ideal? (6)
Starts with U, ends with AUTOPIA→
16D
Trix or Kix (6)
Starts with C, ends with LCEREAL→
17D
___ society (6)
Starts with H, ends with EHUMANE→
18D
Performances at Paris's Palais Garnier (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOPERAS→
21D
Well again (6)
Starts with H, ends with DHEALED→
24D
Quick hellos (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHIS→
33D
What many a shelter animal hopes to be (7)
Starts with R, ends with DRESCUED→
34D
BMW offering since 2000 (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
35D
Many boy band fans (6)
Starts with T, ends with STWEENS→
36D
2019 film that one reviewer called "purr-fectly dreadful" (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCATS→
37D
Villainous chortle (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHEHE→
38D
"Can I go now?" (9)
Starts with A, ends with EAREWEDONE→
39D
Await settlement, as a payment (4)
Starts with P, ends with DPEND→
40D
Partner of Parks, informally (3)
Starts with R, ends with CREC→
41D
Goes well with (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFITS→
43D
California's Big ___ (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSUR→
46D
Band with the 1995 hit "Wonderwall" (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASIS→
47D
Clorox competitor (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLYSOL→
49D
Individualist (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLONER→
50D
Drink from a tub? (9)
Starts with M, ends with EMOONSHINE→
51D
Concert broadcast that celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025, with "the" (4)
Starts with O, ends with YOPRY→
55D
The Who's "Love, Reign ___ Me" (3)
Starts with O, ends with ROER→
56D
Makeup of some face masks (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMUD→
58D
Vast amount (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
60D
Italian city known for its cheese (5)
Starts with P, ends with APARMA→
62D
Georgia airport, for short (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
63D
___ dish (5)
Starts with P, ends with IPETRI→
65D
Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr. (3)
Starts with D, ends with TDST→
66D
Fighting (4)
Starts with A, ends with TATIT→
68D
Pi follower (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
69D
"Uhh …," to Brits (3)
Starts with E, ends with MERM→
70D
Come back in (7)
Starts with R, ends with RREENTER→
73D
Alternatives to gyro platters (6)
Starts with K, ends with SKEBABS→
76D
Variety of rabbit or goat (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANGORA→
78D
What a tall collar covers (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENAPE→
80D
Read quickly (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSCAN→
81D
Gives the green light (3)
Starts with O, ends with SOKS→
83D
"I've got this" (4)
Starts with O, ends with TONIT→
84D
Barely scrapes (by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEKES→
86D
Social blunder (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGAFFE→
88D
Amateur radio devotees (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHAMS→
89D
Greeting in Brazil (3)
Starts with O, ends with AOLA→
90D
Easily moved (8)
Starts with P, ends with EPORTABLE→
92D
Arrive by car (6)
Starts with R, ends with PROLLUP→
93D
Gym staff member (7)
Starts with T, ends with RTRAINER→
96D
Set of nine dancing in "The 12 Days of Christmas" (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLADIES→
97D
2017 figure skating biopic (6)
Starts with I, ends with AITONYA→
98D
Compels (6)
Starts with F, ends with SFORCES→
99D
Things that typically build up during vacation (6)
Starts with E, ends with SEMAILS→
100D
Easter purchase (6)
Starts with E, ends with EEGGDYE→
101D
Social media tribute to a celeb, say (6)
Starts with F, ends with DFANVID→
104D
Tech company exec (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
106D
Hollywood workplaces (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSETS→
107D
Major-leaguers (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPROS→
108D
Something hard to face? (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACNE→
110D
Small bug? (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCOLD→
111D
___ Minor (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASIA→
112D
Stevie Wonder's "___ She Lovely" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISNT→
114D
Vex, with "off" (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
116D
Summer on the Riviera (3)
Starts with E, ends with EETE→
117D
Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records (3)
Starts with E, ends with IEMI→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for February 8, 2026?+
140 clues: 61 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Chloe Revery and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Crafty sort (ARTISAN); Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing (LEEKS); Cowboy on the pampas (GAUCHO).
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