Friday, February 6, 2026 |

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Geoffrey Schorkopf & Rafael Musa’s New York Times Crossword — Amy’s recap

NY Times crossword solution, 2/6/26 – no. 0206

Quick write-up because I just spent five hours unraveling a work issue and bedtime is screaming my name.

Fave fill: IT’S A SMALL WORLD, GHOSTED, video game BOSS BATTLE, sarcastic “ooh, I’M SO SCARED,” HOOLIGAN, REALID state IDs/driver’s licenses, RED FLAGS, JICAMA, TINY HOME, OVER-PACK (guilty as charged), STOP DEAD. Not sure about TOTAL LIE as a semantic unit.

New to me:

• 49A. [Phenomenon through which luxuries become necessities], LIFESTYLE CREEP. Got an example, anyone?
• 7D. [Derisive term for unattractive public sculptures], PLOP ART. Got examples you hate that have been called PLOP ART?

Four stars from me.