"Divergent" author Veronica
Crossword Answer — February 07, 2026
NYT Crossword
Saturday, February 07, 2026
By Mark Diehl
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Across
- 1. Breakfast bar item — Answer: WAFFLEMAKER
- 12. Summer picnic side dish — Answer: MACARONISALAD
- 14. Homo sapiens, e.g. — Answer: GENUSANDSPECIES
- 16. Curio shop treasure — Answer: ODDITY
- 17. Singer with the 2016 Grammy-winning soul ballad "Cranes in the Sky" — Answer: SOLANGE
- 18. Losing propositions? — Answer: DIETS
- 19. Keep-on-keeping-on quality — Answer: GRIT
- 21. Cause for getting stuck — Answer: MIRE
- 22. Not, colloquially — Answer: NARY
- 23. Misdirect — Answer: FOOL
- 24. Airbnb inclusion, usually — Answer: LINEN
- 25. Some control buttons — Answer: ONS
- 26. Like hand-to-hand fighting — Answer: CLOSERANGE
- 28. On the starting line — Answer: READYTOGO
- 29. Over/under and point spread — Answer: SPORTSBETS
- 31. Small squeeze from a tube — Answer: DAB
- 34. Dome-shaped Buddhist shrine — Answer: STUPA
- 35. Fancy-schmancy — Answer: POSH. Hint: Think of a word that describes something luxurious or high-class! ✨
- 36. Pronoun in Texas — Answer: YALL
- 37. Instrument depicted in paintings by Hals and Caravaggio — Answer: LUTE
- 38. "OMG"-evoking deed — Answer: FEAT
- 39. Use for a yew — Answer: HEDGE
- 40. As good as it gets — Answer: OPTIMAL
- 42. Isle of Sappho — Answer: LESBOS
- 43. They make low digits smaller — Answer: TOENAILSCISSORS
- 46. What a pitcher tries to do — Answer: RETIRETHESIDE
- 47. Former e-book devices, until 2014 — Answer: SONYREADERS
Down
- 1. Can't keep on topic — Answer: WANDERS
- 2. Sharpshooter's asset — Answer: ACUITY
- 3. Preps for surgery, perhaps — Answer: FASTS
- 4. Wear out around the edges — Answer: FRAY
- 5. First name in Universal horror — Answer: LON
- 6. Seldom-used PC key — Answer: END
- 7. Long shot practice — Answer: MISSILETEST
- 8. "Save me ___!" — Answer: ASPOT
- 9. Pauline ___, former New Yorker film critic — Answer: KAEL
- 10. Classic Chevy model — Answer: ELCAMINO
- 11. Not fair, in a way — Answer: RAINING
- 12. Strip down the Interstate — Answer: MEDIAN
- 13. Student's goal — Answer: DEGREE
- 14. "That can't possibly be right!" — Answer: GODNO
- 15. Enjoying recognition — Answer: SEEN
- 19. One of many in a bee, typically — Answer: GOODSPELLER
- 20. Reptile with a colorful name — Answer: ROSYBOA
- 23. Having lost all its fizz — Answer: FLAT
- 24. Isn't keeping up — Answer: LAGS
- 26. Michael who plays Allan in "Barbie" — Answer: CERA
- 27. "Divergent" author Veronica — Answer: ROTH
- 28. Ensnare for, as some undertakings — Answer: ROPEINTO
- 29. A heavy drinker may be found in one — Answer: STUPOR
- 30. Woolen leggings, as worn by W.W. I soldiers — Answer: PUTTEES
- 31. Physiques that have gone a little soft — Answer: DADBODS
- 32. Former veep with a Nobel Prize — Answer: ALGORE
- 33. "___ This Mess" — Answer: BLESS
- 34. Opening for a mail carrier — Answer: SLOT
- 36. Private reply — Answer: YESSIR
- 38. One of Oberon's subjects — Answer: FAIRY
- 39. Author of "Steppenwolf" — Answer: HESSE
- 41. Street ending at Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle — Answer: MAIN
- 42. Wrote fiction? — Answer: LIED
- 44. Many a professional office: Abbr. — Answer: STE
- 45. The Hornets, on scoreboards — Answer: CHA
The answer to “"Divergent" author Veronica” in the New York Times crossword is ROTH — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 27-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“"Divergent" author Veronica” answer
ROTH (4 letters)
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Why the answer is ROTH
ROTH is the 4-letter solution that fits ""Divergent" author Veronica" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 7, 2026 (27-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “"Divergent" author Veronica” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
February 7, 2026 (this puzzle) → ROTH. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on February 7, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Like hand-to-hand fighting → CLOSERANGE
- On the starting line → READYTOGO
- Over/under and point spread → SPORTSBETS
- Fancy-schmancy → POSH
- Michael who plays Allan in "Barbie" → CERA
- Ensnare for, as some undertakings → ROPEINTO
- Some control buttons → ONS
- A heavy drinker may be found in one → STUPOR
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for February 7, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
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The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Saturday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “"Divergent" author Veronica”?
The answer is ROTH, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “"Divergent" author Veronica”?
4 letters: ROTH.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on February 7, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 27-Down.
Can “"Divergent" author Veronica” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for February 7, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.