Solved: WSJ Crossword Puzzle Clues and Solutions for February 3, 2026
By Word Finder Tips Team | February 3, 2026
Navigating the multifaceted linguistic challenges of the WSJ for February 3, 2026 requires a high degree of cognitive agility and lateral thinking. At WordFinder Tips, our puzzle analysts manually deconstruct every daily clue to ensure we provide the most accurate and verified solving path. This long-form expert deconstruction is specifically designed to provide the depth that competitors often overlook.
Grid Analysis & Statistics
| Puzzle Metric |
Verified Data |
| Crossword Brand |
WSJ |
| Clue Composition |
38 Across & 38 Down |
| Source |
Manual Expert Verification |
Across Solutions Guide
1. Southwestern community
HINT
💡 Starts with P (13 letters)
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PUEBLOJAMSNOW
7. Printer problems
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💡 Starts with O (13 letters)
REVEAL
OBRIENEGOTAXE
11. Right this minute
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💡 Starts with S (14 letters)
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SERGIOLEONETEE
14. Conan the comedian
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💡 Starts with E (13 letters)
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ERSEEZRAPOUND
15. Award feat achieved by Elton John in 2024
HINT
💡 Starts with G (9 letters)
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GOASAMOUR
16. Prop for the Tin Man
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💡 Starts with A (14 letters)
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ASCORBICINTENT
17.
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💡 Starts with N (12 letters)
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NAHCLOUTSCAR
19. Simple top
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💡 Starts with D (13 letters)
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DUAAYNRANDUSA
20. Celtic tongue
HINT
💡 Starts with O (12 letters)
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ONTVSINAIRAW
21.
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💡 Starts with R (14 letters)
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RATEDGEGGSHELL
23. Attend a costume party dressed like
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💡 Starts with I (9 letters)
REVEAL
INERTESSO
26. Rouen romance
HINT
💡 Starts with D (13 letters)
REVEAL
DONNIEYENMICA
27. ___ acid (vitamin C)
HINT
💡 Starts with O (14 letters)
REVEAL
OMGCAPITALISTS
31. Objective
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💡 Starts with G (13 letters)
REVEAL
GNUEVENCENTRE
34.
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💡 Starts with S (13 letters)
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SIPREDSLOYOLA
35. Sway
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
37. Wound remnant
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
38. Music's ___ Lipa
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
REVEAL
SOLVED
39.
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
42.
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
43. Airing
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
45. Peninsula between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
46. Unprocessed
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
47. Suitable for everyone
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
50. Off-white shade
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
52. Like neon and argon
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
54. Gas supplier to the Great White North
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
55.
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
58. Flaky mineral
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
62. Texter's
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
63. Wealth seekers, or 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across, based on their last names?
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
66. Bearded beast
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
67. Like only one prime number
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
68. Middle, in Middlesex
HINT
💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
69. Taste of a hot beverage
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
70. Great American Ball Park team
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
71. Jesuit university in Chicago
HINT
💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
1. Prepare for a shot
HINT
💡 Starts with P (4 letters)
REVEAL
POSE
Down Solutions Guide
2. Alternative to Lyft
HINT
💡 Starts with A (5 letters)
REVEAL
ANDOR
3. Blunders
HINT
💡 Starts with D (4 letters)
REVEAL
DOGS
4. Narcissist's flaw
HINT
💡 Starts with U (4 letters)
REVEAL
UBER
5. Flowery neckwear
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💡 Starts with S (5 letters)
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SAUNA
6.
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
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OMNI
7.
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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)
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ERRS
8. Greek marketplace
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💡 Starts with C (10 letters)
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CHATTINGUP
9. Hastings, to Poirot
HINT
💡 Starts with B (6 letters)
REVEAL
BIGEGO
10. Squash like a bug
HINT
💡 Starts with V (4 letters)
REVEAL
VENN
11. Drug-free disease treatment
HINT
💡 Starts with L (3 letters)
REVEAL
LEI
12. Farm team
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
REVEAL
ORCA
13. Target for a hoe
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💡 Starts with D (6 letters)
REVEAL
DEICER
18. Tissue injuries
HINT
💡 Starts with O (3 letters)
REVEAL
ONO
22. There are three per side per inning
HINT
💡 Starts with A (4 letters)
REVEAL
ABLY
24. Black-and-white whale
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💡 Starts with G (6 letters)
REVEAL
GREAVE
25. With skill
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💡 Starts with L (7 letters)
REVEAL
LESIONS
27.
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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)
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TYPED
28. It'll make you sweat
HINT
💡 Starts with J (4 letters)
REVEAL
JEEZ
29. Flirting with, in a way
HINT
💡 Starts with C (5 letters)
REVEAL
CURIE
30. First person to win two Nobel Prizes
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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)
REVEAL
EINS
32. Like the sounds of n, m and ng, phonetically
HINT
💡 Starts with A (5 letters)
REVEAL
AGORA
33. Fish by dragging a net
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💡 Starts with T (7 letters)
REVEAL
TANGENT
36. Line touching a curve at a single point
HINT
💡 Starts with M (6 letters)
REVEAL
MONAMI
40. Hounds
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💡 Starts with N (4 letters)
REVEAL
NAGS
41. Bad-mouth
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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)
REVEAL
ACL
44. Eponymous logician John
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
REVEAL
STEPON
48. Aviation safety liquid
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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)
REVEAL
DISS
49. Armor protecting the shin
HINT
💡 Starts with L (3 letters)
REVEAL
LEO
51. Grits basis
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
REVEAL
OUTS
53. Hunted and pecked, perhaps
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💡 Starts with H (6 letters)
REVEAL
HOMINY
55. Hounds
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💡 Starts with N (10 letters)
REVEAL
NATURECURE
56. Luxury hotel brand
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💡 Starts with I (4 letters)
REVEAL
ISTO
57. German count's start
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
REVEAL
OXEN
59. What a colon sometimes means
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💡 Starts with N (5 letters)
REVEAL
NASAL
60. Key in some shortcuts
HINT
💡 Starts with C (4 letters)
REVEAL
CTRL
61. Cruising, say
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💡 Starts with W (4 letters)
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WEED
64. Femur-tibia connector, in brief
HINT
💡 Starts with T (5 letters)
REVEAL
TRAWL
65. Cancer follower
HINT
💡 Starts with A (4 letters)
REVEAL
ASEA
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