Crossword Answers for Thursday, 5 February 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Thursday, 5 February 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Have a particular form RAN
4
Something curved in shape ARC
7
Black tropical American cuckoo ANI
8
A living organism lacking the power of locomotion FLORA
10
Make bigger or more INCREASED
12
Lacking any cover NAKED
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An affirmative YES
14
Examine carefully VET
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Person who resembles a nonhuman primate APE
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A movement upward RISES
23
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story NARRATIVE
25
Alter from the original SPOIL
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The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE
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Of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder ASP
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A final state END

Down

1
Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive RAIN
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A former copper coin of Pakistan and India ANNA
3
A small cut NICK
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A wing of an insect ALA
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Of blush color ROSY
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A member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada CREE
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A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War FEDERAL
9
A public promotion of some product or service ADS
11
Increase the number of rotations per minute REV
15
Small insectivorous birds TIT
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An associate degree in nursing ANS
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An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk PAPA
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A desire for sexual intimacy EROS
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Assign a location to SITE
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Divisible by two EVEN
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A small hard fruit SEED
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Tear or be torn violently RIP