Today’s WSJ Crossword Solved: Expert Hints & Answers (February 2, 2026)

By Word Finder Tips Team | February 2, 2026

Navigating the multifaceted linguistic challenges of the WSJ for February 2, 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	39 Across & 39 Down
Source	Manual Expert Verification

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Across Solutions Guide

1. Snares

HINT

💡 Starts with T (13 letters)

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TRAPSEBAYETNA

6. Online auction site

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💡 Starts with V (13 letters)

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VALETMICETHEN

10. Sicilian volcano

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💡 Starts with S (14 letters)

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SWIPERIGHTHEWN

14. Parking attendant

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💡 Starts with S (10 letters)

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STOLIDIODE

15. Maze runners in labs

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💡 Starts with M (14 letters)

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MALILIFTTICKET

16. At that time

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💡 Starts with A (12 letters)

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ALEGEOARECAT

17. Modern dating maneuver

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💡 Starts with G (13 letters)

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GLAZEPLOTHOLE

19. Chopped down or chopped up

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💡 Starts with P (11 letters)

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PINCHHITTER

20. Russian vodka, familiarly

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💡 Starts with R (13 letters)

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RESTOREDIPRAY

21. Light-emitting electronic device

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💡 Starts with E (12 letters)

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EREMIRVIPAWE

22. West African country

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💡 Starts with P (14 letters)

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POCKETBOOKILLS

25. Skier's need

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💡 Starts with O (10 letters)

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OTOESCREED

28. Brewpub beverage

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💡 Starts with M (14 letters)

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MINTWHATASTEAL

29. Earth: Prefix

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💡 Starts with A (13 letters)

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ACDCWALESARGE

30.

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💡 Starts with N (13 letters)

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NASHIMAXOGRES

31. Purr producer

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

32. Pottery finish

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

34. Movie flaw, of a sort

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

36. Batter's stand-in

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

39. Brought back to its original condition

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

41.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

44. Before, in poems

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

45. Former Soviet space station

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

46. Admittee to a roped-off lounge

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

48. Reverent wonder

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

49. Lipstick holder

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

52. Societal problems

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

53. Great Plains natives

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

54. Set of beliefs

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

56. Toothpaste flavor

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

57. Bargain hunter's exclamation, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

62.

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

63. Corduroy ridge

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

64. Drill leader, familiarly

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

65. Poet Ogden

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

66. Giant-screen movie brand

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

67. Fairy tale villains

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💡 Starts with S (6 letters)

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SOLVED

1. Some Best Buy buys

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💡 Starts with T (3 letters)

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TVS

2. Uncooked

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💡 Starts with M (3 letters)

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MAG

Down Solutions Guide

HINT

💡 Starts with R (7 letters)

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REPOMAN

4. Coke rival

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💡 Starts with R (3 letters)

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RAW

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ALL

6. Estevez of 39-Down

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💡 Starts with E (7 letters)

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EROTICA

7. Huge uncertainty

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ALI

8. German groan

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💡 Starts with L (11 letters)

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LEAPSECONDS

9. So far

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💡 Starts with P (5 letters)

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PEPSI

10. Guiding principle

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💡 Starts with Z (3 letters)

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ZIT

11. Site of an 1881 shootout

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💡 Starts with K (5 letters)

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KETCH

12. FDR's recovery program

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💡 Starts with S (4 letters)

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STET

13.

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💡 Starts with G (7 letters)

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GENOMES

18. Audition goal

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💡 Starts with R (4 letters)

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ROLE

21.

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💡 Starts with C (4 letters)

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CRIT

22. Periodical, informally

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💡 Starts with W (3 letters)

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WWI

23. The whole enchilada

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💡 Starts with E (6 letters)

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EMILIO

24. Units added to universal time to account for the Earth's rotational slowdown

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💡 Starts with H (4 letters)

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HERB

26. Anklebones

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💡 Starts with H (3 letters)

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HAM

27. Brisk pace

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💡 Starts with B (5 letters)

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BIGIF

29. Maps of biological sequences

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💡 Starts with P (3 letters)

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PHD

33. Acne spot

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💡 Starts with O (5 letters)

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OCALA

34. Advanced deg.

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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ACH

35. Cool, in old slang

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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TALI

37. Lit ___ (English major's course)

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💡 Starts with V (6 letters)

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VORTEX

38. Thyme or tarragon

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💡 Starts with Y (3 letters)

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YET

39. 1984 sci-fi comedy film

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💡 Starts with T (4 letters)

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TROT

40. Racy genre

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💡 Starts with I (4 letters)

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IKEA

42. Leather-piercing tool

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💡 Starts with D (7 letters)

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DIETTIP

43.

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💡 Starts with E (4 letters)

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ESSO

46. Whirlpool

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💡 Starts with E (5 letters)

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ETHIC

47. Furniture chain that sells Swedish meatballs

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💡 Starts with H (3 letters)

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HEP

50. Two-masted sailboat

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💡 Starts with I (5 letters)

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IDTAG

51. City of north central Florida

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💡 Starts with T (11 letters)

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THEOKCORRAL

52. Luggage attachment

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💡 Starts with E (3 letters)

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ERR

55. Exxon's old name

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💡 Starts with N (7 letters)

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NEWDEAL

57. Conflict that ended 11/11/18

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AWL

58. Meat in a western omelet

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💡 Starts with A (3 letters)

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AGE

59. Slip

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💡 Starts with A (7 letters)

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ANNETTE

60. Grow older

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💡 Starts with Y (3 letters)

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YES

61.

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💡 Starts with L (3 letters)

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LES

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