Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 8, 2026
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Clues146
Across67
Down79
Title"DARLING" DESSERTS: Some Valentine's Day suggestions
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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Countries (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLANDS→
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Tied, as sneakers (5)
Starts with L, ends with DLACED→
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Swedish superstar quartet (4)
Starts with A, ends with AABBA→
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Awkward person (3)
Starts with O, ends with FOAF→
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Start of a challenge (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIDARE→
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Sharp, as eyesight (5)
Starts with A, ends with EACUTE→
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Mmes. from 39-Across (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSRAS→
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Primetime commercial (4)
Starts with T, ends with DTVAD→
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Chocolate/peanuts candy (11)
Starts with B, ends with RBABYRUTHBAR→
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Arias, for instance (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISOLI→
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Bring up, as children (4)
Starts with R, ends with RREAR→
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Self-image (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEGO→
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Fencing blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Texas flag symbol (8)
Starts with L, ends with RLONESTAR→
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Neighbor of Syria (7)
Starts with L, ends with NLEBANON→
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Custardy, crusty dessert (13)
Starts with S, ends with ESUGARCREAMPIE→
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Affleck or Kingsley (3)
Starts with B, ends with NBEN→
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Noteworthy occasion (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEVENT→
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Neighbor of Francia (6)
Starts with E, ends with AESPANA→
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Online troublemaker (5)
Starts with T, ends with LTROLL→
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Skycap, while working (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTOTER→
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French composer Erik (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESATIE→
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"I'd be glad to" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
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Sweet crackers (12)
Starts with H, ends with SHONEYGRAHAMS→
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Morsel (3)
Starts with B, ends with TBIT→
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Directory, essentially (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLIST→
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Comic actress Poehler (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
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Become inedible (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
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Raindrop sound (4)
Starts with P, ends with PPLOP→
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Something the IRS warns about (7)
Starts with T, ends with MTAXSCAM→
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Phone-calling tech (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDIALER→
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Vocalist (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSINGER→
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Halloween season sweets (15)
Starts with P, ends with IPUMPKINBISCOTTI→
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Comrades in battle (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALLIES→
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Bare minimums (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLEASTS→
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Store window sign contents (7)
Starts with N, ends with SNEONGAS→
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Anglers' spools (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREELS→
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Annoying noise (3)
Starts with D, ends with NDIN→
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NYSE debut (3)
Starts with I, ends with OIPO→
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Damon of movies (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMATT→
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Novelist Beattie (3)
Starts with A, ends with NANN→
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Fruity, crusty dessert (12)
Starts with P, ends with RPEACHCOBBLER→
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Naval VIP (3)
Starts with A, ends with MADM→
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Ceramic flooring installer (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTILER→
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"Say cheese!" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESMILE→
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Remove pencil marks (5)
Starts with E, ends with EERASE→
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Not as shallow (6)
Starts with D, ends with RDEEPER→
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Sir __ John of pop (5)
Starts with E, ends with NELTON→
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Prefix for light (3)
Starts with T, ends with ITWI→
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Fluffy, light dessert (13)
Starts with A, ends with EANGELFOODCAKE→
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Idle fancy (7)
Starts with C, ends with ACHIMERA→
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Form 1040 income category (8)
Starts with U, ends with DUNEARNED→
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Kid lit author Silverstein (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSHEL→
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"Deck the Halls" contraction (3)
Starts with T, ends with STIS→
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In the past (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHEN→
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Pro __ (proportionately) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARATA→
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Batter-chunk frozen dessert (11)
Starts with C, ends with HCOOKIEDOUGH→
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"Nothing to it!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with YEASY→
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Footnote abbr. (4)
Starts with E, ends with LETAL→
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Snake venom, for instance (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTOXIN→
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Redmayne who portrayed Hawking (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEDDIE→
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Masthead VIPs (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEDS→
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Fall mo. (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSEPT→
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Observes (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPOTS→
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Swamp grasses (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREEDS→
Down
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Written defamation (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLIBEL→
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Wise maxim (5)
Starts with A, ends with EADAGE→
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Influential individual (5)
Starts with N, ends with BNABOB→
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Low in humidity (3)
Starts with D, ends with YDRY→
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With calmness (8)
Starts with S, ends with YSERENELY→
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Approach midnight (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATEN→
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Muscle discomfort (4)
Starts with A, ends with EACHE→
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Young panda (3)
Starts with C, ends with BCUB→
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Airport board abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with AETA→
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German article (3)
Starts with D, ends with RDER→
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Distributes by type (7)
Starts with A, ends with SASSORTS→
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Rodeo horse (5)
Starts with B, ends with CBRONC→
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Hay bundling machine (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBALER→
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Opinion introducer (8)
Starts with A, ends with TASISEEIT→
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Spending too much on something (10)
Starts with O, ends with GOVERPAYING→
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Thin battery (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAAA→
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Portrait on dimes (3)
Starts with F, ends with RFDR→
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Chaplin persona (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTRAMP→
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Fully aware of (4)
Starts with U, ends with NUPON→
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Office PC connection (3)
Starts with L, ends with NLAN→
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Subdue with a shock (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETASE→
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Fit for a task (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Meyers who succeeded Letterman (4)
Starts with S, ends with HSETH→
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Layer of the eye (4)
Starts with U, ends with AUVEA→
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Start of an idea (4)
Starts with G, ends with MGERM→
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Existing: Lat. (6)
Starts with I, ends with EINESSE→
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Time for an egg roll (6)
Starts with E, ends with REASTER→
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"__ reminds me..." (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTHAT→
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Egg-shaped tomato (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROMA→
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Figurine stone (4)
Starts with O, ends with XONYX→
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Defeat decisively (5)
Starts with T, ends with PTROMP→
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Granola morsel (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOAT→
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Options on some quizzes (5)
Starts with A, ends with CABORC→
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Insider's offering (3)
Starts with T, ends with PTIP→
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Nutrition Facts measures (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGRAMS→
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Divided (up) (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPLIT→
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First Soviet leader (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLENIN→
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Not as costly (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLESS→
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Mambo bandleader Puente (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTITO→
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Overflowed (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPILT→
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Stage signals (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCUES→
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Per __ worker (4)
Starts with D, ends with MDIEM→
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Smartphone purchase adjective (5)
Starts with I, ends with PINAPP→
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Tummy muscles (3)
Starts with A, ends with SABS→
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Shorthand expert (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSTENO→
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Oscar actor Kevin (5)
Starts with K, ends with EKLINE→
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Kept chilled (5)
Starts with O, ends with EONICE→
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Warship fleet (6)
Starts with A, ends with AARMADA→
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Hard to lift (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLEADEN→
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"I'd like to take a stab" (10)
Starts with L, ends with SLETMEGUESS→
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__ monster (Southwestern lizard) (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGILA→
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Gibbons and gorillas (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPES→
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In a peeved mood (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
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NBC weekend show (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSNL→
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UPS alternative (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDHL→
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Costs to fly (8)
Starts with A, ends with SAIRFARES→
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Are, in Uruguay (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
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Run __ (rage) (4)
Starts with A, ends with KAMOK→
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French filmdom (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECINE→
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Puzzle completely (8)
Starts with B, ends with RBEWILDER→
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Sombrero edge (4)
Starts with B, ends with MBRIM→
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Prefix meaning "distant" (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETELE→
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Started a new hand (7)
Starts with R, ends with TREDEALT→
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Coin last made in 2025 (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPENNY→
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TV screen type (3)
Starts with L, ends with DLCD→
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Quaker pronoun (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEE→
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Give a lecture (5)
Starts with O, ends with EORATE→
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Served from a keg (5)
Starts with O, ends with PONTAP→
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Does pull-ups (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHINS→
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Type of piano piece (5)
Starts with E, ends with EETUDE→
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Inflexible (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRIGID→
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Campfire residue (5)
Starts with A, ends with SASHES→
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78-Down segment (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIT→
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Casual top (3)
Starts with T, ends with ETEE→
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Contained (3)
Starts with H, ends with DHAD→
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95-Down in quantity: Abbr. (3)
Starts with C, ends with SCTS→
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"Alley-__!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with POOP→
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Kitchen gadget brand (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOXO→
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Rhymed tribute (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for February 8, 2026?+
146 clues: 67 Across and 79 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Countries (LANDS); Tied, as sneakers (LACED); Swedish superstar quartet (ABBA).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
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