Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 16, 2026
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Clues78
Across37
Down41
TitleSKY RIDES
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Pets that purr (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCATS→
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__ now (so far) (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASOF→
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Showroom sample, for short (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODEMO→
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Pleasant scent (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAROMA→
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Copenhagen native (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDANE→
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Villainous (4)
Starts with E, ends with LEVIL→
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Attach, as a shirt button (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSEWON→
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Arm or leg (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLIMB→
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Sheet of glass (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPANE→
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Motorless sky ride for one person (10)
Starts with H, ends with RHANGGLIDER→
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Poems of praise (4)
Starts with O, ends with SODES→
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Scientist's research room (3)
Starts with L, ends with BLAB→
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Say out loud (5)
Starts with U, ends with RUTTER→
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Rags-to-__ story (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRICHES→
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"Constrictor" snakes (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBOAS→
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Fire remnants (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASHES→
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Sky ride with a jet engine (8)
Starts with A, ends with EAIRPLANE→
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Great enthusiasm (4)
Starts with Z, ends with LZEAL→
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Ahead of schedule (5)
Starts with E, ends with YEARLY→
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Decide not to include (4)
Starts with O, ends with TOMIT→
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Gasoline-powered sky-ride balloon (8)
Starts with Z, ends with NZEPPELIN→
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Refrigerates (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOOLS→
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Any precious stones (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGEMS→
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"Hee-haw!" horse relative (6)
Starts with D, ends with YDONKEY→
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Ice cream utensil (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSCOOP→
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__ sauce (sushi condiment) (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSOY→
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White precious stone (4)
Starts with O, ends with LOPAL→
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Sky ride that can hover (10)
Starts with H, ends with RHELICOPTER→
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Sudden police action (4)
Starts with R, ends with DRAID→
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Getting rain rarely (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
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Gray stocking shade (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETAUPE→
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Farmland measure (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACRE→
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Three-quarters of 12 (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENINE→
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Bert's Sesame Street pal (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERNIE→
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Explorer Ponce de __ (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLEON→
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Golfer's pegs (4)
Starts with T, ends with STEES→
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Bulletin board fastener (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTACK→
Down
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__ register (checkout machine) (4)
Starts with C, ends with HCASH→
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Vicinity (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAREA→
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Small city (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTOWN→
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Urban pollution (4)
Starts with S, ends with GSMOG→
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Off-script remark (5)
Starts with A, ends with BADLIB→
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Remarked (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAID→
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"It's my treat!" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONME→
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Shortest month of the year (8)
Starts with F, ends with YFEBRUARY→
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Train station (5)
Starts with D, ends with TDEPOT→
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Manage to elude (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVADE→
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Worker digging for coal (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMINER→
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Spanish cheers (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLES→
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Right __ (90-degree shapes) (6)
Starts with A, ends with SANGLES→
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__ Vegas, NV (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
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Small amount of sugar: Abbr. (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTSP→
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Make fun of, informally (4)
Starts with R, ends with ZRAZZ→
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"It makes sense now" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
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British fellow (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCHAP→
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Lend a hand (4)
Starts with H, ends with PHELP→
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Buildings with haylofts (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBARNS→
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Auto lubricant (3)
Starts with O, ends with LOIL→
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Lake bird (4)
Starts with L, ends with NLOON→
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Run __ (rage) (4)
Starts with A, ends with KAMOK→
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Major Egyptian river (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENILE→
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Handicrafts website (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
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Big beast with a trunk (8)
Starts with E, ends with TELEPHANT→
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"We __ to please" (3)
Starts with A, ends with MAIM→
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Self-image (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Western howling canine (6)
Starts with C, ends with ECOYOTE→
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Physician, for short (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDOC→
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Parking lot spot (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESPACE→
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Capital of Egypt (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCAIRO→
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__ days (long ago) (5)
Starts with O, ends with NOLDEN→
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Competing teams (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSIDES→
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Spoken out loud (4)
Starts with O, ends with LORAL→
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A Great Lake (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Row of people waiting (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELINE→
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Role for an actor (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPART→
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__ fish sandwich (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATUNA→
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Long, heroic tale (4)
Starts with E, ends with CEPIC→
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Smell bad (4)
Starts with R, ends with KREEK→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for February 16, 2026?+
78 clues: 37 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Doug Peterson.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Pets that purr (CATS); __ now (so far) (ASOF); Showroom sample, for short (DEMO).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
