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
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💡 Starts with P (13 letters)
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PUEBLOJAMSNOW
7. Printer problems
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💡 Starts with O (13 letters)
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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
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💡 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
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💡 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)
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INERTESSO
26. Rouen romance
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💡 Starts with D (13 letters)
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DONNIEYENMICA
27. ___ acid (vitamin C)
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💡 Starts with O (14 letters)
REVEAL
OMGCAPITALISTS
31. Objective
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💡 Starts with G (13 letters)
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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)
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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
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💡 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
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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SOLVED
1. Prepare for a shot
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💡 Starts with P (4 letters)
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POSE
Down Solutions Guide
2. Alternative to Lyft
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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)
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ANDOR
3. Blunders
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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)
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DOGS
4. Narcissist's flaw
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💡 Starts with U (4 letters)
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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
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💡 Starts with B (6 letters)
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BIGEGO
10. Squash like a bug
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💡 Starts with V (4 letters)
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VENN
11. Drug-free disease treatment
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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)
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LEI
12. Farm team
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
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ORCA
13. Target for a hoe
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💡 Starts with D (6 letters)
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DEICER
18. Tissue injuries
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💡 Starts with O (3 letters)
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ONO
22. There are three per side per inning
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💡 Starts with A (4 letters)
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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)
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LESIONS
27.
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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)
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TYPED
28. It'll make you sweat
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💡 Starts with J (4 letters)
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JEEZ
29. Flirting with, in a way
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💡 Starts with C (5 letters)
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CURIE
30. First person to win two Nobel Prizes
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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)
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EINS
32. Like the sounds of n, m and ng, phonetically
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💡 Starts with A (5 letters)
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AGORA
33. Fish by dragging a net
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💡 Starts with T (7 letters)
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TANGENT
36. Line touching a curve at a single point
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💡 Starts with M (6 letters)
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MONAMI
40. Hounds
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💡 Starts with N (4 letters)
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NAGS
41. Bad-mouth
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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)
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ACL
44. Eponymous logician John
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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)
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STEPON
48. Aviation safety liquid
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💡 Starts with D (4 letters)
REVEAL
DISS
49. Armor protecting the shin
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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)
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LEO
51. Grits basis
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
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OUTS
53. Hunted and pecked, perhaps
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💡 Starts with H (6 letters)
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HOMINY
55. Hounds
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💡 Starts with N (10 letters)
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NATURECURE
56. Luxury hotel brand
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💡 Starts with I (4 letters)
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ISTO
57. German count's start
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💡 Starts with O (4 letters)
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OXEN
59. What a colon sometimes means
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💡 Starts with N (5 letters)
REVEAL
NASAL
60. Key in some shortcuts
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💡 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
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💡 Starts with T (5 letters)
REVEAL
TRAWL
65. Cancer follower
HINT
💡 Starts with A (4 letters)
REVEAL
ASEA
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