Newsday Crossword February 18 2026 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Newsday Crossword February 18 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
What a grape grows onVINE4Across
__ upswing (rising)ONAN4Across
The Sphinx's homeEGYPT5Across
Person seen in Madame Tussauds museumsWAXFIGURE9Across
ScentsAROMAS6Across
Lasagna cheeseRICOTTA7Across
Literary inspirationMUSE4Across
"Either you do it, __ will!"ORI3Across
Tolkien trilogy, for shortLOTR4Across
Playful river mammalOTTER5Across
Put up a fussBALK4Across
Yoko __ONO3Across
OodlesALOT4Across
All grown upADULT5Across
Cat's scratcherCLAW4Across
Place on displaySHOW4Across
M*A*S*H starALDA4Across
Barn-top instrumentVANE4Across
"This __ sudden!"ISSO4Across
Big brawlMELEE5Across
Person in a store windowMANNEQUIN9Across
Genetic identifierDNA3Across
__ out a livingEKE3Across
Pigeon soundsCOOS4Across
Kid's cutout personPAPERDOLL9Across
"Black" cattle breedANGUS5Across
Peek-__ (tot's game)ABOO4Across
Memo "Pronto!"ASAP4Across
Baby cowCALF4Across
Actor HawkeETHAN5Across
Rests atopLIESON6Across
Person guarding a cornfieldSCARECROW9Across
Julius Caesar attireTOGA4Across
Song to singTUNE4Across
Baseball gloveMITT4Across
German bread rollsKAISERS7Across
__ Majesty, the QueenHER3Across
Hurricane's centerEYE3Across
French hatBERET5Across
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hot herbal beverageMINTTEA7Down
"You don't need to tell me"IKNOW5Down
NeverthelessEVENSO6Down
Tricked successfullyFOOLED6Down
Actress ZellwegerRENEE5Down
Theater tierLOGE4Down
Tidal wavesTSUNAMIS8Down
Home shopping channelQVC3Down
Burnt residueASH3Down
Chewy candyNOUGAT6Down
Once moreANEW4Down
Spanish girlNINA4Down
TwofoldDUAL4Down
Weed outCULL4Down
BrainstormIDEA4Down
Zodiac animalRAM3Down
Frequent ave. crossersSTS3Down
PlaintiffSUER4Down
Storybook monsterOGRE4Down
"Hold on a moment"ONESEC6Down
Kitchen storageCABINET7Down
Nose-horned beastRHINO5Down
Paul Bunyan story, e.g.FOLKTALE8Down
Texter's ha-haLOL3Down
Cancels a launchABORTS6Down
West Point studentCADET5Down
Chimp, for instanceAPE3Down
Stare in surpriseGAPE4Down
Anthem starterOSAY4Down
Roll for gift wrappingTAPE4Down
Most unfavorableWORST5Down
Served from a kegONTAP5Down
SpaciousROOMY5Down
Feed a partyCATER5Down
57-Across shapeHELIX5Down
Small jeweled crownTIARA5Down
Macaroni shapeELBOW5Down
Goalie's protectionMASK4Down
High-latitude sky displayAURORA6Down
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. 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.