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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, February 7, 2026

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A Saturday 7x7 by Joel Fagliano: KISS opens the Across clues and KARAOKE runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Lock lips
KISS
5. Italian author of "Inferno," "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso"
DANTE
6. Cerebral ___ (part of the brain)
CORTEX
7. Leave home with a stuffed pillowcase as luggage, perhaps
RUNAWAY
8. "No more for me, thanks"
IMGOOD
9. Fancy fabrics
SILKS
10. Leg joint
KNEE

Down

1. Bars sung in a bar
KARAOKE
2. How the animals boarded Noah's Ark
INTWOS
3. Stand in good ___
STEAD
4. Smokin' hot
SEXY
5. Computer attachment
DONGLE
6. Yotam Ottolenghi called it "the one spice I could never give up"
CUMIN
7. Hazard
RISK

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: KISS · DANTE · CORTEX · RUNAWAY · IMGOOD · SILKS · KNEE
Down: KARAOKE · INTWOS · STEAD · SEXY · DONGLE · CUMIN · RISK

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