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February 9, 2026 – The LA Times Crossword offers daily brain-teasing fun with clever clues and themes to challenge solvers of all levels. If you’ve hit a wall today, don’t worry! Below, you’ll find helpful hints and answers for the February 9, 2026 puzzle, making it easier to complete your grid without frustration. Whether you need a nudge on a tricky clue or the full solution, our guide has you covered. Be sure to check back every day for fresh LA Times Crossword clues and solutions—your daily dose of puzzling made simple and satisfying!

Here are the answers for the NYT Crossword (Daily) for Monday, February 9, 2026:

Across

• 1A Prepare to be photographed: POSE
• 5A Lobster’s pincer: CLAW
• 9A Trig subject: SINE
• 13A “Grand” ice cream: EDY’S
• 14A Buenos __, Argentina: AIRES
• 16A Wound-treating plant: ALOE
• 17A “Don’t forget we want lots of letters!”: WRITE BACK SOON
• 20A PC connection port: USB
• 21A __ of Skye: ISLE
• 22A Gabbed on end: RAN ON
• 23A 10-min. NFL periods: OTS
• 25A Buffoon: ASS
• 27A Sesame __ bun: SEED
• 28A Aviation pioneer…: WILBUR WRIGHT
• 32A Emphatic confirmation…: I DID IT
• 33A __-mo replay: SLO
• 34A Under the weather: ILL
• 38A “__ Misérables”: LES
• 39A “That’s gross!”: ICK
• 41A Songwriter __-Manuel Miranda: LIN
• 43A Convent resident: NUN
• 44A The Dalai __: LAMA
• 46A Have lunch: EAT
• 48A Replaceable turntable part: STYLUS
• 50A Exchange of wedding vows, e.g.: MARRIAGE RITE
• 53A React to ear scritches, perhaps: PURR
• 55A U.K. part: ENG
• 56A Near-failing grade: DEE
• 57A Hats for haute cuisine chefs: TOQUES
• 59A Gas sealed in glass: NEON
• 61A Rizzo the Muppet, for one: RAT
• 64A “I think that’s correct,” or what one may say about the ends of 17-, 28-, and 50-Across: THAT SOUNDS RIGHT
• 67A Fluttered down…: ALIT
• 68A Pitcher Ryan…: NOLAN
• 69A Apex: PEAK
• 70A Ice Spice songs: RAPS
• 71A Word underlined in red, maybe: TYPO
• 72AFight enders, briefly: TKOS

Down

• 1D Cuzco’s country: PERU
• 2D Lyrical homages: ODES
• 3D Book club discussion topic: SYMBOLISM
• 4D Opposite of WNW: ESE
• 5D Fleet that may display local ads: CABS
• 6D Stay out of the limelight: LIE LOW
• 7D Unpaid and overdue debts: ARREARS
• 8D Drenched: SODDEN
• 9D Grocery stores: SALES
• 10D Quite similar: ALIKE
• 11D Schlepped around: TOTED
• 12D Follow, as advice: HEED
• 15D Tempeh base: SOY
• 18D Apply incorrectly: MISUSE
• 19D Launder: WASH
• 24D “More deets soon”: TBA
• 26D Staff, as a position: FILL
• 28D “Elf” star Ferrell: WILL
• 29D Lightbulb moment: IDEA
• 30D Coxswain follower: ROWERS
• 31D Not hanging around: GONE
• 35D The Smiths genre: INDIE
• 36D __ of personality: CULT
• 37D Reflex test target: KNEE
• 40D Suffix with spy or ransom: WARE
• 42D May refuse to: NAY
• 45D Sum totals: AMOUNTS
• 47D In a high-pitched, cheap-sounding way: TINNY
• 49D Poet’s before: ERE
• 51D Floored: ASTOUND
• 52D Factor in family planning: AGE
• 53D Bucks: PROPS
• 54D Provide with gear: EQUIP
• 57D Russian monarch: TSAR
• 58D Data breach target fig.: SSN
• 60D “What a disaster!”: OH NO
• 62D Nerf darts, e.g.: AMMO
• 63D Golf pegs: TEES
• 65D Nonsense, to a Brit: TOSH
• 66D Tit for __: TAT

Theme Explanation: The revealer THAT SOUNDS RIGHT (64-Across) points to the fact that the last word of each themed entry is a homophone of (sounds like) the word RIGHT:

• 17-Across: WRITE BACK SOON (Wait, let me double-check that—actually, the theme is the word “Right” itself!)
• Let’s look again: 17-A ends in SOON? No, looking at the grid:
  • 17-A: SOON is a mistake. The clue is WRITE BACK SOON.
  • 28-A: Wilbur WRIGHT.
  • 50-A: Marriage RITE.
  • All three ends (WRITE, WRIGHT, RITE) sound exactly like RIGHT.