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Here are the answers to the Wednesday, February 4, 2026, NYT Mini Crossword. The dated puzzle has five Across and five Down clues in a 5×5 grid. Technobezz’s answer page provides the complete key; the official NYT archive was not independently confirmed.
Hints before the answers
- Across: The channel named in a clue about “The Rachel Maddow Show” and a 2025 rebranding; a stage of life; a Greek letter; a helicopter-parenting action; and a dog-park sound.
- Down: A claim about cats landing on their feet; a neighborhood in London and Manhattan; Spanish for New York; a crustacean-eating furry mammal; and a place for docking.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 answer key
Across
- 1A: MSNOW — “The Rachel Maddow Show” channel, after a 2025 rebranding.
- 6A: YOUTH — Childhood.
- 7A: THETA — Greek letter after zeta and eta.
- 8A: HOVER — What helicopter parents do.
- 9A: ARF — Sound at the dog park.
Down
- 1D: MYTH — “Cats always land on their feet,” e.g.
- 2D: SOHO — Neighborhood in both London and Manhattan.
- 3D: NUEVA — ___ York, Spanish name for New York.
- 4D: OTTER — Furry mammal that eats crustaceans.
- 5D: WHARF — Docking area.
When the Mini is released
Technobezz reports that weekday and Saturday Minis arrive at 10 p.m. EST, while Sunday’s puzzle arrives at 6 p.m. EST on Saturday. This schedule is reported by that source and was not independently checked against the NYT page.
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