NYT Crossword Answers 02/05/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A Dives into HASAT
• 6A Cause to crack up SLAY
• 10A Pillow covering SHAM
• 14A Florida’s ___ National Forest OCALA
• 15A Give quite a shock TASE
• 16A Antifur org. PETA
• 17A | $ | $ | $ | $ | TOLLBOOTHS
• 19A Sheltered from the wind ALEE
• 20A Charge on imports DUTY
• 21A Bible-inspired tourist attraction in Williamstown, Ky. ARK
• 22A Excel spreadsheets, essentially GRIDS
• 23A Go (for) OPT
• 24A | : : : | / / FREEWAYEXIT
• 27A “How dare you!” looks GLARES
• 29A Tree whose “slippery” variety has medicinal bark ELM
• 30A Mistake “air” for “heir,” say ERR
• 31A Chick checker of a sort SEXER
• 32A Put one’s hands together CLAP
• 34A About ASTO
• 35A Classic Jack Kerouac novel ? or where you’ll find 17-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across ONTHEROAD
• 38A Fundamentals ABCS
• 41A Helps out AIDS
• 42A Spinal stack DISCS
• 46A Grassy grazing ground LEA
• 47A Wrestling match ender PIN
• 48A Racer’s final go-round GUNLAP
• 49A | : : :–| LANECLOSURE
• 53A Gershwin brother IRA
• 54A Adds to a stuffed suitcase, say CRAMS
• 55A Schedule pro CPA
• 56A Choice of bands, for short AMFM
• 57A Church nook APSE
• 58A |X:X:X:X|
  |X:X:X:X|
  |X:X:X:X| TRAFFICJAM
• 61A Crown PATE
• 62A Dynamic starter? AERO
• 63A Fictional region that includes Bag End SHIRE
• 64A Slap (at) SWAT
• 65A “Your turn,” on a radio OVER
• 66A Sent up on social media, say MEMED

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Show-offs HOTDOGS
• 2D Not many ACOUPLE
• 3D Levy that helped fund the Erie Canal SALTTAX
• 4D Friend in tough times ALLY
• 5D Paragraph starter, perhaps TAB
• 6D Archive STORE
• 7D Potato pancake for Hanukkah LATKE
• 8D Campfire residue ASH
• 9D “Definitely!” YES
• 10D Prince Harry, per his memoir’s title SPARE
• 11D Genomic shapes HELIXES
• 12D Put up with put-downs ATEDIRT
• 13D Baton wielder MAESTRO
• 18D Galley implements OARS
• 22D Class that may require a change of clothes GYM
• 24D Leaves in a waiting room? FERN
• 25D Becomes tiresome WEARS
• 26D Brand in the pet aisle ALPO
• 28D Some vintage autos REOS
• 32D Khaki alternative CHINO
• 33D Played the first card LED
• 34D Possible score seven points after love-love ADIN
• 36D Follow TAIL
• 37D In unison, musically ADUE
• 38D Case of emergency? ALLCAPS
• 39D Source of a large print BEARPAW
• 40D Card game played with two decks CANASTA
• 43D Meat stick brand SLIMJIM
• 44D Commuter’s charge CARFARE
• 45D Barraged with irrelevant material SPAMMED
• 47D HPs, e.g. PCS
• 48D First tennis player to achieve a Golden Slam GRAF
• 50D Become acquainted via Gmail, say EMEET
• 51D Jump ___ (horror movie staple) SCARE
• 52D Willing to take part in UPFOR
• 56D Pine ACHE
• 58D Confucian “way” TAO
• 59D Energize, with “up” REV
• 60D Suffix with capital ISM