NYT Crossword Answers 02/03/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Daytona 500 org. NASCAR
• 7A Cloth shopping bags TOTES
• 12A Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say SAT
• 15A “Their exact words were ?” IQUOTE
• 16A Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops WHAMO
• 17A “Sex and the City” network HBO
• 18A Narrow, focused perspective TUNNELVISION
• 20A “___ for one and one for ___!” ALL
• 21A E, on a compass EAST
• 22A Villain in Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Disney’s “Aladdin” IAGO
• 23A Assigned a job TASKED
• 25A Pizzeria fixtures OVENS
• 27A Blackjack player’s request HITME
• 28A Magazine for the small screen since 1953 TVGUIDE
• 31A Parent’s curt response to a kid’s “But why?” BECAUSE
• 33A Ballet dancer’s handrail BARRE
• 34A Unaccompanied SOLO
• 35A “You can say ___ again!” THAT
• 37A Place for a seaweed body wrap SPA
• 38A Sign near a freshly applied coat WETPAINT
• 42A Number represented by candles on a cake AGE
• 43A Toe treatment, in brief PEDI
• 45A ___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) YEAR
• 46A “You win! I give up!” UNCLE
• 48A One might be sworn to it SECRECY
• 50A Golf count STROKES
• 52A Dog harness attachment LEASH
• 53A Beyond well-done BURNT
• 54A Maker of skintight swimwear SPEEDO
• 56A Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang FIRE
• 57A “Very funny!” HAHA
• 61A Dallas N.B.A. player, for short MAV
• 62A What children should use at the library ? and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle INSIDEVOICES
• 65A Any number raised to the 0th power ONE
• 66A “Say cheese!” SMILE
• 67A People with custody of things, typically OWNERS
• 68A Toothpaste type GEL
• 69A Evil spells HEXES
• 70A Feel remorse about REGRET

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Evening, in ads NITE
• 2D Blue-green hue AQUA
• 3D Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine SUNS
• 4D Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features CONTOUR
• 5D Had a meal ATE
• 6D Depended (on) RELIED
• 7D Tiny tree branches TWIGS
• 8D Very OHSO
• 9D Word before chi or after mai TAI
• 10D 😎 or ;-P EMOTICON
• 11D Beethoven’s “Moonlight ___” SONATA
• 12D Burger chain with custard-based drinks SHAKESHACK
• 13D Ready, willing and ___ ABLE
• 14D Spilled the beans TOLD
• 19D Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow VANE
• 24D Salacious material SMUT
• 26D Oceanfront room feature VIEW
• 27D Prefix with pad or port HELI
• 28D One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr. TBSP
• 29D Uses an e-cigarette VAPES
• 30D Stage of education GRADELEVEL
• 31D Tusked swine BOAR
• 32D Bird on Mexico’s flag EAGLE
• 34D Fix, at the vet’s SPAY
• 36D Some concert souvenirs TEES
• 39D “Look this way, class” EYESONME
• 40D The “T” in STEM, informally TECH
• 41D Go sour, as milk TURN
• 44D Slurpee alternative ICEE
• 47D Potentially suspicious response to “What are you doing?” NOTHING
• 49D Red bit in a salad RADISH
• 50D “You betcha!” SURE
• 51D The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth) TREVOR
• 53D ___ one’s time (waits patiently) BIDES
• 54D Skyline haze SMOG
• 55D Window section PANE
• 56D Submit one’s taxes FILE
• 58D Taiwanese PC maker ACER
• 59D “Present!” HERE
• 60D The “A” in T.A.: Abbr. ASST
• 63D Highest roll of a standard die SIX
• 64D Have debts OWE