Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / February 8, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? E

2 ? M

3 ? I

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Think of a once-powerful music titan that orchestrated many hits.

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??? was a British multinational music recording and publishing company.

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The clue refers to a company that used to own Virgin Records. ???, or Electric and Musical Industries, was a major British music company that acquired Virgin Records in 1992 before it was eventually sold to Universal Music Group.

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Longtime U.K. record company, Sex Pistols song disparaging the band's former label, Sex Pistols song dissing the label that dropped them, Former owner of Capitol Records, Bygone owner of Capitol Records

NYT Crossword February 8 2026 Answers

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1 ? A
2 ? R
3 ? T
4 ? I
5 ? S
6 ? A
7 ? N
8 ? L
9 ? E
10 ? E
11 ? K
12 ? S
13 ? G
14 ? A
15 ? U
16 ? C
17 ? H
18 ? O
19 ? B
? E
? R
? N
? I
? N
? I
20 ? E
? N
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? I
? C
21 ? H
22 ? A
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? U
? P
23 ? E
? L
? A
? S
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? I
? C
24 ? H
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? E
25 ? P
? O
? O
? R
? M
? E
26 ? T
? Y
? P
? O
27 ? K
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? N
? D
28 ? T
? E
? A
29 ? M
? S
30 ? P
? E
? A
? R
31 ? M
32 ? O
33 ? R
? E
? S
34 ? M
? E
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? O
35 ? T
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? A
36 ? C
37 ? H
38 ? A
? N
? N
? E
? L
39 ? P
40 ? R
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? E
? O
41 ? F
? W
? A
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? S
42 ? A
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43 ? S
? E
? E
? N
44 ? E
? D
? D
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? E
45 ? T
? H
? E
? A
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? C
46 ? O
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47 ? L
48 ? S
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? E
49 ? L
50 ? M
51 ? O
52 ? S
? E
? W
53 ? G
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? D
54 ? Y
55 ? O
56 ? M
57 ? S
? N
? O
? O
? P
58 ? S
59 ? E
60 ? P
? E
? E
? S
61 ? E
62 ? A
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? E
? U
63 ? P
64 ? S
? N
? O
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? E
65 ? D
66 ? A
? D
? A
67 ? D
? I
68 ? R
69 ? E
? C
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? O
? R
? D
? E
70 ? R
71 ? E
? N
? Y
? A
72 ? S
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? O
? R
73 ? K
74 ? S
? H
? R
? I
? L
? L
75 ? T
? E
76 ? A
? R
? S
77 ? T
? I
? N
? M
? E
78 ? N
79 ? O
? M
? G
80 ? S
81 ? O
? R
? E
? N
82 ? H
83 ? O
84 ? E
85 ? T
? E
? A
? B
? A
86 ? G
87 ? S
88 ? H
89 ? O
? C
? K
? I
? N
? G
90 ? P
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? N
? K
91 ? A
? P
? A
92 ? R
93 ? T
94 ? A
? L
? A
? S
95 ? T
? O
? O
? N
? I
? E
96 ? L
97 ? I
98 ? F
99 ? E
? B
? E
? F
? O
? R
100 ? E
? M
? A
? N
101 ? F
? E
? R
? R
? E
? T
? S
102 ? A
? T
? O
? M
? S
103 ? F
? L
? A
? G
? S
104 ? C
? A
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? A
? T
105 ? D
? O
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? A
106 ? S
? E
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107 ? P
108 ? A
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? N
109 ? A
110 ? C
111 ? A
112 ? I
113 ? I
? N
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? I
114 ? T
? E
115 ? U
? N
? D
116 ? E
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? C
? O
? V
117 ? E
118 ? R
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? S
119 ? E
? Y
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120 ? P
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121 ? I
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122 ? S
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123 ? R
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124 ? D
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Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records Crossword Clue

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The 3-letter answer to “Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records” in the NYT Crossword February 8 2026 is EMI.

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A: The most common and recent 3-letter answer for "Onetime parent co. of Virgin Records" is EMI.

A: The clue refers to a company that used to own Virgin Records. EMI, or Electric and Musical Industries, was a major British music company that acquired Virgin Records in 1992 before it was eventually sold to Universal Music Group.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on February 08, 2026.

A: EMI was a British multinational music recording and publishing company.

A: Longtime U.K. record company, Sex Pistols song disparaging the band's former label, Sex Pistols song dissing the label that dropped them, Former owner of Capitol Records, Bygone owner of Capitol Records

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