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Newsday Crossword February 16 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the Newsday Crossword for February 16 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Refrigerates5 AcrossReveal answer → __ sauce (sushi condiment)3 AcrossReveal answer → Ice cream utensil5 AcrossReveal answer → "Hee-haw!" horse relative6 AcrossReveal answer → Any precious stones4 AcrossReveal answer → Gasoline-powered sky-ride balloon8 AcrossReveal answer → Decide not to include4 AcrossReveal answer → Ahead of schedule5 AcrossReveal answer → Great enthusiasm4 AcrossReveal answer → Bulletin board fastener4 AcrossReveal answer → Golfer's pegs4 AcrossReveal answer → Explorer Ponce de __4 AcrossReveal answer → Bert's Sesame Street pal5 AcrossReveal answer → Three-quarters of 124 AcrossReveal answer → Farmland measure4 AcrossReveal answer → Gray stocking shade5 AcrossReveal answer → Getting rain rarely4 AcrossReveal answer → Sudden police action4 AcrossReveal answer → Sky ride that can hover10 AcrossReveal answer → White precious stone4 AcrossReveal answer → Showroom sample, for short4 AcrossReveal answer → Attach, as a shirt button5 AcrossReveal answer → Villainous4 AcrossReveal answer → Copenhagen native4 AcrossReveal answer → Pleasant scent5 AcrossReveal answer → Arm or leg4 AcrossReveal answer → __ now (so far)4 AcrossReveal answer → Sky ride with a jet engine8 AcrossReveal answer → Fire remnants5 AcrossReveal answer → "Constrictor" snakes4 AcrossReveal answer → Pets that purr4 AcrossReveal answer → Rags-to-__ story6 AcrossReveal answer → Say out loud5 AcrossReveal answer → Scientist's research room3 AcrossReveal answer → Poems of praise4 AcrossReveal answer → Motorless sky ride for one person10 AcrossReveal answer → Sheet of glass4 AcrossReveal answer →

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__ days (long ago)5 DownReveal answer → Capital of Egypt5 DownReveal answer → Parking lot spot5 DownReveal answer → Physician, for short3 DownReveal answer → Western howling canine6 DownReveal answer → Competing teams5 DownReveal answer → Self-image3 DownReveal answer → "We __ to please"3 DownReveal answer → Big beast with a trunk8 DownReveal answer → Handicrafts website4 DownReveal answer → Major Egyptian river4 DownReveal answer → Smell bad4 DownReveal answer → Run __ (rage)4 DownReveal answer → Long, heroic tale4 DownReveal answer → __ fish sandwich4 DownReveal answer → Role for an actor4 DownReveal answer → Row of people waiting4 DownReveal answer → A Great Lake4 DownReveal answer → Spoken out loud4 DownReveal answer → Right __ (90-degree shapes)6 DownReveal answer → Spanish cheers4 DownReveal answer → Worker digging for coal5 DownReveal answer → Manage to elude5 DownReveal answer → Train station5 DownReveal answer → Shortest month of the year8 DownReveal answer → "It's my treat!"4 DownReveal answer → Remarked4 DownReveal answer → Off-script remark5 DownReveal answer → Urban pollution4 DownReveal answer → Small city4 DownReveal answer → Vicinity4 DownReveal answer → __ register (checkout machine)4 DownReveal answer → Make fun of, informally4 DownReveal answer → Lake bird4 DownReveal answer → Auto lubricant3 DownReveal answer → Buildings with haylofts5 DownReveal answer → Lend a hand4 DownReveal answer → British fellow4 DownReveal answer → "It makes sense now"4 DownReveal answer → Small amount of sugar: Abbr.3 DownReveal answer → __ Vegas, NV3 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the Newsday crossword published on Monday, February 16, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.