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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Feb. 3, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: “That’s incredible!”
Answer: WOW
4A clue: Makes a mistake
Answer: ERRS
6A clue: “Piece of cake” or “spill the beans”
Answer: IDIOM
8A clue: Cool in a throwback kind of way
Answer: RETRO
9A clue: See 1-Down
Answer: DREAM
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: With 9-Across, something you might wake up from and go “Huh?!”
Answer: WEIRD
2D clue: What’s spoken into a fast-food intercom
Answer: ORDER
3D clue: Pen
Answer: WRITE
5D clue: OpenAI product that creates video clips based on prompts
Answer: SORA
7D clue: 1-Across, flipped upside down
Answer: MOM
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