NYT Mini Crossword Answers for February 7, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A K___ · 5A D____ · 6A C_____ · 7A R______ · 8A I_____ · 9A S____ · 10A K___ · 1D K______ · 2D I_____ · 3D S____ · 4D S___ · 5D D_____ · 6D C____ · 7D R___
Across
1A: Lock lips
KISS · more answers for this clue
5A: Italian author of "Inferno," "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso"
DANTE · more answers for this clue
6A: Cerebral ___ (part of the brain)
CORTEX · more answers for this clue
7A: Leave home with a stuffed pillowcase as luggage, perhaps
RUNAWAY · more answers for this clue
8A: "No more for me, thanks"
IMGOOD · more answers for this clue
9A: Fancy fabrics
SILKS · more answers for this clue
10A: Leg joint
KNEE · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Bars sung in a bar
KARAOKE · more answers for this clue
2D: How the animals boarded Noah's Ark
INTWOS · more answers for this clue
3D: Stand in good ___
STEAD · more answers for this clue
4D: Smokin' hot
SEXY · more answers for this clue
5D: Computer attachment
DONGLE · more answers for this clue
6D: Yotam Ottolenghi called it "the one spice I could never give up"
CUMIN · more answers for this clue
7D: Hazard
RISK · more answers for this clue
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KISS
DANTE
CORTEX
RUNAWAY
IMGOOD
SILKS
KNEE
FAQ
1-Across: Lock lips
KISS.
5-Across: Italian author of "Inferno," "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso"
DANTE.
6-Across: Cerebral ___ (part of the brain)
CORTEX.
7-Across: Leave home with a stuffed pillowcase as luggage, perhaps
RUNAWAY.
8-Across: "No more for me, thanks"
IMGOOD.
9-Across: Fancy fabrics
SILKS.
10-Across: Leg joint
KNEE.
1-Down: Bars sung in a bar
KARAOKE.
2-Down: How the animals boarded Noah's Ark
INTWOS.
3-Down: Stand in good ___
STEAD.
4-Down: Smokin' hot
SEXY.
5-Down: Computer attachment
DONGLE.
6-Down: Yotam Ottolenghi called it "the one spice I could never give up"
CUMIN.
7-Down: Hazard
RISK.