The NY Times Mini Crossword February 5, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Battery warning from a smoke detector CHIRP
- 6 Word that can precede “book” or “tour” AUDIO
- 7 Extreme edge BRINK
- 8 Like a wobbly screw LOOSE
- 9 Type in ENTER
Down
- 1 Alternative to streaming CABLE
- 2 One of the Great Lakes HURON
- 3 Dummy IDIOT
- 4 Wash under a tap RINSE
- 5 Game in which Paul Newman successfully cons a crime boss in “The Sting” POKER
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