NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 5, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
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Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A C____ · 6A A____ · 7A B____ · 8A L____ · 9A E____ · 1D C____ · 2D H____ · 3D I____ · 4D R____ · 5D P____
Across
1A: Battery warning from a smoke detector
CHIRP · more answers for this clue
6A: Word that can precede "book" or "tour"
AUDIO · more answers for this clue
7A: Extreme edge
BRINK · more answers for this clue
8A: Like a wobbly screw
LOOSE · more answers for this clue
9A: Type in
ENTER · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Alternative to streaming
CABLE · more answers for this clue
2D: One of the Great Lakes
HURON · more answers for this clue
3D: Dummy
IDIOT · more answers for this clue
4D: Wash under a tap
RINSE · more answers for this clue
5D: Game in which Paul Newman successfully cons a crime boss in "The Sting"
POKER · more answers for this clue
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CHIRP
AUDIO
BRINK
LOOSE
ENTER
FAQ
1-Across: Battery warning from a smoke detector
CHIRP.
6-Across: Word that can precede "book" or "tour"
AUDIO.
7-Across: Extreme edge
BRINK.
8-Across: Like a wobbly screw
LOOSE.
9-Across: Type in
ENTER.
1-Down: Alternative to streaming
CABLE.
2-Down: One of the Great Lakes
HURON.
3-Down: Dummy
IDIOT.
4-Down: Wash under a tap
RINSE.
5-Down: Game in which Paul Newman successfully cons a crime boss in "The Sting"
POKER.