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Newsday Crossword February 18 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 78 clues from the Newsday Crossword for February 18 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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ClueLetters#Answer
What a grape grows on4 AcrossReveal answer → __ upswing (rising)4 AcrossReveal answer → The Sphinx's home5 AcrossReveal answer → Person seen in Madame Tussauds museums9 AcrossReveal answer → Scents6 AcrossReveal answer → Lasagna cheese7 AcrossReveal answer → Literary inspiration4 AcrossReveal answer → "Either you do it, __ will!"3 AcrossReveal answer → Tolkien trilogy, for short4 AcrossReveal answer → Playful river mammal5 AcrossReveal answer → Put up a fuss4 AcrossReveal answer → Yoko __3 AcrossReveal answer → Oodles4 AcrossReveal answer → All grown up5 AcrossReveal answer → Cat's scratcher4 AcrossReveal answer → Place on display4 AcrossReveal answer → M*A*S*H star4 AcrossReveal answer → Barn-top instrument4 AcrossReveal answer → "This __ sudden!"4 AcrossReveal answer → Big brawl5 AcrossReveal answer → Person in a store window9 AcrossReveal answer → Genetic identifier3 AcrossReveal answer → __ out a living3 AcrossReveal answer → Pigeon sounds4 AcrossReveal answer → Kid's cutout person9 AcrossReveal answer → "Black" cattle breed5 AcrossReveal answer → Peek-__ (tot's game)4 AcrossReveal answer → Memo "Pronto!"4 AcrossReveal answer → Baby cow4 AcrossReveal answer → Actor Hawke5 AcrossReveal answer → Rests atop6 AcrossReveal answer → Person guarding a cornfield9 AcrossReveal answer → Julius Caesar attire4 AcrossReveal answer → Song to sing4 AcrossReveal answer → Baseball glove4 AcrossReveal answer → German bread rolls7 AcrossReveal answer → __ Majesty, the Queen3 AcrossReveal answer → Hurricane's center3 AcrossReveal answer → French hat5 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Hot herbal beverage7 DownReveal answer → "You don't need to tell me"5 DownReveal answer → Nevertheless6 DownReveal answer → Tricked successfully6 DownReveal answer → Actress Zellweger5 DownReveal answer → Theater tier4 DownReveal answer → Tidal waves8 DownReveal answer → Home shopping channel3 DownReveal answer → Burnt residue3 DownReveal answer → Chewy candy6 DownReveal answer → Once more4 DownReveal answer → Spanish girl4 DownReveal answer → Twofold4 DownReveal answer → Weed out4 DownReveal answer → Brainstorm4 DownReveal answer → Zodiac animal3 DownReveal answer → Frequent ave. crossers3 DownReveal answer → Plaintiff4 DownReveal answer → Storybook monster4 DownReveal answer → "Hold on a moment"6 DownReveal answer → Kitchen storage7 DownReveal answer → Nose-horned beast5 DownReveal answer → Paul Bunyan story, e.g.8 DownReveal answer → Texter's ha-ha3 DownReveal answer → Cancels a launch6 DownReveal answer → West Point student5 DownReveal answer → Chimp, for instance3 DownReveal answer → Stare in surprise4 DownReveal answer → Anthem starter4 DownReveal answer → Roll for gift wrapping4 DownReveal answer → Most unfavorable5 DownReveal answer → Served from a keg5 DownReveal answer → Spacious5 DownReveal answer → Feed a party5 DownReveal answer → 57-Across shape5 DownReveal answer → Small jeweled crown5 DownReveal answer → Macaroni shape5 DownReveal answer → Goalie's protection4 DownReveal answer → High-latitude sky display6 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the Newsday crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 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.