Daily Puzzle Solution
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The New York Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 features 81 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "TUNNELVISION".
Total Clues
81
Longest
TUNNELVISION
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
SAT
Featured Clue
"Narrow, focused perspective"
12 Letters
TUNNELVISION
ALLComplete Solution List
Daytona 500 org.
6NASCAR
Cloth shopping bags
5TOTES
Advanced to the next round of musical chairs, say
3SAT
Their exact words were ...
6IQUOTE
Toy company behind Frisbees and Hula Hoops
5WHAMO
Sex and the City network
3HBO
Narrow, focused perspective
12TUNNELVISION
"___ for one and one for ___!"
3ALL
E on a compass
4EAST
Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin"
4IAGO
Assigned a job
6TASKED
Pizzeria fixtures
5OVENS
Blackjack player's request
5HITME
Magazine for the small screen since 1953
7TVGUIDE
Parent's curt response to a kid's "But why?"
7BECAUSE
Ballet dancer's handrail
5BARRE
Unaccompanied
4SOLO
You can say __ again!
4THAT
Place for a seaweed body wrap
3SPA
Sign near a freshly applied coat
8WETPAINT
Number represented by candles on a cake
3AGE
Toe treatment, in brief
4PEDI
___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac)
4YEAR
''You win! I give up!''
5UNCLE
One might be sworn to it
7SECRECY
Golf count.
7STROKES
Dog harness attachment
5LEASH
Beyond well done
5BURNT
Maker of skintight swimwear
6SPEEDO
Exceptionally good, in Gen Z slang
4FIRE
Very funny!
4HAHA
Dallas N.B.A. player, for short
3MAV
What children should use at the library ... and a literal description of the circled letters in this puzzle
12INSIDEVOICES
Any number raised to the 0th power
3ONE
Say cheese
5SMILE
People with custody of things, typically
6OWNERS
Toothpaste type
3GEL
Evil spells
5HEXES
Feel remorse about
6REGRET
Evening, in ads
4NITE
Blue-green hue
4AQUA
Pair orbited by the fictional planet Tatooine
4SUNS
Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features
7CONTOUR
Had a meal
3ATE
Depended on
6RELIED
Tiny tree branches
5TWIGS
Very
4OHSO
Word before chi or after mai
3TAI
8-) or ;-P
8EMOTICON
Beethoven's "Moonlight ___"
6SONATA
Burger chain with custard-based drinks
10SHAKESHACK
Ready, willing, and ___
4ABLE
Spilled the beans
4TOLD
Rooftop accessory often shaped like a rooster atop an arrow
4VANE
Salacious material
4SMUT
Oceanfront room feature
4VIEW
Prefix with pad or port
4HELI
One of eight in a stick of butter: Abbr.
4TBSP
Uses an e-cigarette
5VAPES
Stage of education
10GRADELEVEL
Tusked swine
4BOAR
Bird on Mexico's flag
5EAGLE
Fix, at the vet's
4SPAY
Some concert souvenirs
4TEES
"Look this way, class"
8EYESONME
The "T" in STEM, informally
4TECH
Go sour, as milk
4TURN
Slurpee alternative
4ICEE
Potentially suspicious response to "What are you doing?"
7NOTHING
Red bit in a salad
6RADISH
You betcha!
4SURE
The ___ Project (mental health organization for LGBTQ+ youth)
6TREVOR
___ one's time (waits patiently)
5BIDES
Skyline haze
4SMOG
Window section
4PANE
Submit one's taxes
4FILE
Taiwanese PC maker
4ACER
Present
4HERE
The "A" in T.A. (Abbr.)
4ASST
Highest roll of a standard die
3SIX
Have debts
3OWE