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Newsday Crossword February 5 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Newsday Crossword February 5 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 74 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Peseta successorEURO4Across Time delayLAG3Across Actress DrescherFRAN4Across Players without a windSTRINGORCHESTRA15Across Czar opponentLENIN5Across Ashcan School artistSLOAN5Across Indecisive outcomeTIE3Across Almighty, in ArlesDIEU4Across Pastel purpleLILAC5Across Dual-powerACDC4Across "As I suspected!"AHA3Across Undercover proceduresSTINGOPERATIONS15Across Chopped downHEWN4Across Delts' neighborsPECS4Across Koala colorGRAY4Across Break (off)SNAP4Across Novelist MurdochIRIS4Across Post for an usherAISLE5Across Vertical transportation giantOTIS4Across AncestryHERITAGE8Across Hogwarts professorSNAPE5Across Long-gone birdDODO4Across Tech patronUSER4Across Major seller of sofasIKEA4Across Pregame lineup announcementSTARTINGPITCHER15Across Lamb tendersEWES4Across Made one's way (through) laboriouslyWADED5Across Just darlingCUTE4Across Battles of willSTARINGCONTESTS15Across Pot slipsIOUS4Across Tiki party staplePOI3Across Girder handlerCRANE5Across OverlooksPASSESBY8Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PesterHARASS6Down Spiritual leaderCLERIC6Down "I wish!"IFONLY6Down ReputableLEGIT5Down Opposite of pacifyENRAGE6Down __ MoinesDES3Down Nutrient in spinachIRON4Down Swiss lakeLUGANO6Down Dot on a dominoPIP3Down Begin to tireSAG3Down What's watched in many a barESPN4Down Work on barkGNAW4Down First-classAONE4Down Nickname akin to LettieTISH4Down "Take this from me!"HERE4Down Young SimpsonLISA4Down Move a littleSTIR4Down Soak (up)SOP3Down Walks vainlySTRUTS6Down Prefix like atmo-AER3Down Saber cousinEPEE4Down Actress in four Brooks filmsKAHN4Down As a backupINCASE6Down Keyed upEDGY4Down Hit the jackpotWONBIG6Down GE cofounderEDISON6Down Isn't flawlessERRS4Down Afternoon receptionsTEAS4Down Logo seen at Ashe StadiumUSTA4Down Tooth's pointed tipCUSP4Down Hard smacksSWATS5Down Gym amenitySAUNA5Down Her and hisTHEIR5Down Model of virtueSAINT5Down Sportscast commentaryCOLOR5Down Diversions, for shortREC3Down Certain viperADDER5Down Not statedTACIT5Down Little bitIOTA4Down Culturally classicICONIC6Down Rather weakTEPID5Down

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Newsday crossword published on Thursday, February 5, 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.