Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, February 13, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, February 13, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.
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Across
- 1US acquisition of the 1860s
- 7Bit hard (on)
- 14Big phonies
- 16Large wardrobe
- 17Gasoline additive
- 18Start of a quote
- 19Rusty once of the Expos and Mets
- 21With parsley, on a menu
- 22Part 2 of quote
- 27Texter's qualifier
- 28"How ya doin'?"
- 29Miscalculates
- 33Prefix for surgeon
- 35Alphabet quintet
- 37__ Center (Chicago skyscraper)
- 38Source of the quote
- 41Indy Jones quest
- 42Berry Farm founder
- 43Glowing fragment
- 44Remarks
- 46Pasta suffix
- 47Yucca cousin
- 48Part 3 of quote
- 53Light from a pointer
- 56It's south of Milan
- 57End of the quote
- 60Request to tag along
- 64Donut cousin
- 65Gave in
- 66Frankness
- 67Thus far
Down
- 1Big bumbler
- 2Film studio
- 3Shade of gray
- 4Vacation destination
- 5Roots patriarch __ Kinte
- 6Loud as a crowd
- 7Tree rescuee
- 8Princely initials
- 9Sorority letter
- 10Team spirit
- 11Spot to fish from
- 12Poetic green land
- 13Ricky on I Love Lucy
- 15Urban renewal candidate
- 20Embattling
- 22Martial arts mercenaries
- 23Golf Hall of Famer Mark
- 24Nut butter variety
- 25Mum
- 26Informed about
- 30Wander about
- 31Valentine senders
- 32Drum attachments
- 34Barrel material
- 35Collectively
- 36Put into play
- 39Storage rental
- 40Flowed (from)
- 45Addison's essay partner
- 49Post-grad rituals
- 50Polygon prefix
- 51Put into effect
- 52Veg-O-Matic maker
- 53Scottish inlet
- 54Big hair
- 55Eschew
- 58No longer in the USN
- 59Strive (to)
- 61Rocky Mtn. state
- 62Come to understand
- 63Metrical tribute
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 31 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 38-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LOVE LINE".
All 72 answers
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- 1AUS acquisition of the 1860sALASKA
- 7ABit hard (on)CHOMPED
- 14ABig phoniesPOSEURS
- 16ALarge wardrobeARMOIRE
- 17AGasoline additiveETHANOL
- 18AStart of a quoteTHEREIS
- 19ARusty once of the Expos and MetsSTAUB
- 21AWith parsley, on a menuGARNI
- 22APart 2 of quoteNOCHARMEQUAL
- 27ATexter's qualifierIMHO
- 28A"How ya doin'?"SUP
- 29AMiscalculatesERRS
- 33APrefix for surgeonNEURO
- 35AAlphabet quintetAEIOU
- 37A__ Center (Chicago skyscraper)AON
- 38ASource of the quoteJANEAUSTENSEMMA
- 41AIndy Jones questARK
- 42ABerry Farm founderKNOTT
- 43AGlowing fragmentEMBER
- 44ARemarksSAYS
- 46APasta suffixINI
- 47AYucca cousinALOE
- 48APart 3 of quoteTOTENDERNESS
- 53ALight from a pointerLASER
- 56AIt's south of MilanGENOA
- 57AEnd of the quoteOFHEART
- 60ARequest to tag alongCANTIGO
- 64ADonut cousinCRULLER
- 65AGave inACCEDED
- 66AFranknessHONESTY
- 67AThus farTODATE
- 1DBig bumblerAPE
- 2DFilm studioLOT
- 3DShade of grayASH
- 4DVacation destinationSEASHORE
- 5DRoots patriarch __ KinteKUNTA
- 6DLoud as a crowdAROAR
- 7DTree rescueeCAT
- 8DPrincely initialsHRH
- 9DSorority letterOMEGA
- 10DTeam spiritMORALE
- 11DSpot to fish fromPIER
- 12DPoetic green landERIN
- 13DRicky on I Love LucyDESI
- 15DUrban renewal candidateSLUM
- 20DEmbattlingBESETTING
- 22DMartial arts mercenariesNINJAS
- 23DGolf Hall of Famer MarkOMEARA
- 24DNut butter varietyCHUNKY
- 25DMumQUIET
- 26DInformed aboutUPON
- 30DWander aboutRAMBLE
- 31DValentine sendersROMEOS
- 32DDrum attachmentsSNARES
- 34DBarrel materialOAK
- 35DCollectivelyASONE
- 36DPut into playUSE
- 39DStorage rentalUNIT
- 40DFlowed (from)EMANATED
- 45DAddison's essay partnerSTEELE
- 49DPost-grad ritualsORALS
- 50DPolygon prefixDECA
- 51DPut into effectENACT
- 52DVeg-O-Matic makerRONCO
- 53DScottish inletLOCH
- 54DBig hairAFRO
- 55DEschewSHUN
- 58DNo longer in the USNRET
- 59DStrive (to)TRY
- 61DRocky Mtn. stateIDA
- 62DCome to understandGET
- 63DMetrical tributeODE
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