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New York Times, Monday, February 2, 2026

Author:
John Ewbank and Colin Thomas
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1012/30/20212/2/20262
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
23101102
CircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
11.573930.830%
John Ewbank
TotalDebutCollabs
12/2/20261
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100000
ScrabDebutFlowFresh
1.55119.17%
Colin Thomas

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {KPQWXZ} Grid has repeated answers. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Ewbank. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Thomas. Grid flow: 19.1 Monday freshness: 25%
Jim Horne notes:

Feeling deja vu all over again? It's already the second crossword of 2026 with repeated answers. They're more common than you might think.

1
H
2
E
3
R
4
S
5
L
6
E
7
S
8
S
9
E
10
B
11
B
12
E
13
D
14
A
V
E
C
15
E
T
O
N
16
N
O
R
T
H
17
N
E
M
O
18
A
C
L
U
19
C
O
R
A
L
20
G
R
O
U
21
N
D
H
O
G
22
D
A
Y
23
A
S
T
R
O
S
24
O
N
A
25
J
26
A
27
G
28
R
O
E
29
I
T
30
T
31
A
T
T
32
E
D
U
33
G
R
O
U
34
N
D
H
O
35
G
D
A
Y
36
E
37
A
38
R
N
39
S
E
A
40
A
I
M
S
41
G
R
O
U
42
N
43
D
H
O
G
44
D
45
A
Y
46
A
L
A
47
F
O
Y
48
E
O
S
49
U
50
S
51
S
52
D
O
N
53
A
L
D
54
S
T
55
E
N
C
H
56
G
R
O
57
U
58
N
59
D
H
O
G
D
A
Y
60
S
61
T
62
A
R
E
63
R
O
J
O
64
R
O
L
E
65
H
I
D
E
F
66
S
U
E
T
67
E
N
D
S
68
E
A
S
E
S
69
A
N
D
S
70
T
E
S
T
© 2026, The New York Times2/2/26 ( No. 27,845 )
Across
1
That girl's : HERS
5
"___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism) : LESS
9
Receded, as the tide : EBBED
14
With, in French : AVEC
15
English boarding school attended by many royals : ETON
16
First word in two U.S. state names : NORTH
17
Clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film : NEMO
18
Rights advocacy org. : ACLU
19
Makeup of a reef : CORAL
20
Cult classic co-starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell : GROUNDHOGDAY
23
Houston baseball players : ASTROS
24
Painting the town red, so to speak : ONAJAG
28
Eggs in a sushi roll : ROE
29
Addams Family cousin : ITT
31
One arguing in court: Abbr. : ATT
32
End of a school's web address : EDU
33
Inspiration for a 2017 Tony-nominated musical : GROUNDHOGDAY
36
Bring home, as money : EARN
39
Great blue expanse : SEA
40
Goals : AIMS
41
1993 film that featured "I Got You Babe" : GROUNDHOGDAY
46
In the manner of : ALA
47
Actress Claire of "The Crown" : FOY
48
Goddess of the dawn : EOS
49
Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid : USS
52
Uncle of Huey, Dewey and Louie : DONALD
54
Bad odor : STENCH
56
Film about which Harold Ramis said "He goes from being a prisoner of that time and place to being master of that time and place" : GROUNDHOGDAY
60
Gaze intently : STARE
63
Red, in Spanish : ROJO
64
Part in a movie : ROLE
65
Sharp, on a TV, informally : HIDEF
66
Fat in a bird feeder : SUET
67
Farthest points : ENDS
68
Takes the edge off : EASES
69
No ifs, ___ or buts : ANDS
70
Student's final hurdle : TEST
Down
1
Building where airplanes are stored : HANGAR
2
Really, really : EVERSO
3
Like off-site employees : REMOTE
4
Scrub : SCOUR
5
Results in : LEADSTO
6
Engrave : ETCH
7
Duet minus one : SOLO
8
Like the proverbial bug in a rug : SNUG
9
Animated film featuring the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" : ENCANTO
10
Triumphant cry : BOOYA
11
[I'm f-f-freezing!] : BRR
12
When a flight is due to land, for short : ETA
13
Alternative to UPS or FedEx : DHL
21
Dark crime genre : NOIR
22
"How ___ the little busy bee ..." : DOTH
25
___ Knight ("Star Wars" fighter) : JEDI
26
Actor Scott or Driver : ADAM
27
Fellas : GUYS
30
Rear end, informally : TUSHY
31
Common saying : ADAGE
33
African grazer : GNU
34
"The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE : NEO
35
The "G" of LGBTQ+ : GAY
36
"Holy Moses!" : EGAD
37
Folk singer Guthrie : ARLO
38
Horse with a reddish coat : ROAN
42
Pro gridiron officials, informally : NFLREFS
43
Bird that scientists are trying to bring back from extinction : DODO
44
Have a round of tequila, perhaps : DOSHOTS
45
Regarding : ASTO
49
Not tied, as shoelaces : UNDONE
50
Burns with liquid : SCALDS
51
Least likely to start a conversation with a stranger, say : SHYEST
53
Have the same opinion : AGREE
55
White heron : EGRET
57
Bear in constellation names : URSA
58
A proper one is capitalized : NOUN
59
Spun records, for short : DJED
60
That girl : SHE
61
___ Maria (coffee liqueur) : TIA
62
Things eliminated with YouTube Premium : ADS

Answer summary:
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