Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, February 16, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 16, 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
- 1Pets that purr
- 5__ now (so far)
- 9Showroom sample, for short
- 13Pleasant scent
- 15Copenhagen native
- 16Villainous
- 17Attach, as a shirt button
- 18Arm or leg
- 19Sheet of glass
- 20Motorless sky ride for one person
- 22Poems of praise
- 23Scientist's research room
- 24Say out loud
- 26Rags-to-__ story
- 30"Constrictor" snakes
- 32Fire remnants
- 33Sky ride with a jet engine
- 38Great enthusiasm
- 39Ahead of schedule
- 41Decide not to include
- 42Gasoline-powered sky-ride balloon
- 44Refrigerates
- 45Any precious stones
- 46"Hee-haw!" horse relative
- 47Ice cream utensil
- 50__ sauce (sushi condiment)
- 51White precious stone
- 52Sky ride that can hover
- 59Sudden police action
- 60Getting rain rarely
- 61Gray stocking shade
- 62Farmland measure
- 63Three-quarters of 12
- 64Bert's Sesame Street pal
- 65Explorer Ponce de __
- 66Golfer's pegs
- 67Bulletin board fastener
Down
- 1__ register (checkout machine)
- 2Vicinity
- 3Small city
- 4Urban pollution
- 5Off-script remark
- 6Remarked
- 7"It's my treat!"
- 8Shortest month of the year
- 9Train station
- 10Manage to elude
- 11Worker digging for coal
- 12Spanish cheers
- 14Right __ (90-degree shapes)
- 21__ Vegas, NV
- 25Small amount of sugar: Abbr.
- 26Make fun of, informally
- 27"It makes sense now"
- 28British fellow
- 29Lend a hand
- 30Buildings with haylofts
- 31Auto lubricant
- 34Lake bird
- 35Run __ (rage)
- 36Major Egyptian river
- 37Handicrafts website
- 39Big beast with a trunk
- 40"We __ to please"
- 43Self-image
- 44Western howling canine
- 46Physician, for short
- 47Parking lot spot
- 48Capital of Egypt
- 49__ days (long ago)
- 50Competing teams
- 51Spoken out loud
- 53A Great Lake
- 54Row of people waiting
- 55Role for an actor
- 56__ fish sandwich
- 57Long, heroic tale
- 58Smell bad
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 20-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SKY RIDES".
All 78 answers
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- 1APets that purrCATS
- 5A__ now (so far)ASOF
- 9AShowroom sample, for shortDEMO
- 13APleasant scentAROMA
- 15ACopenhagen nativeDANE
- 16AVillainousEVIL
- 17AAttach, as a shirt buttonSEWON
- 18AArm or legLIMB
- 19ASheet of glassPANE
- 20AMotorless sky ride for one personHANGGLIDER
- 22APoems of praiseODES
- 23AScientist's research roomLAB
- 24ASay out loudUTTER
- 26ARags-to-__ storyRICHES
- 30A"Constrictor" snakesBOAS
- 32AFire remnantsASHES
- 33ASky ride with a jet engineAIRPLANE
- 38AGreat enthusiasmZEAL
- 39AAhead of scheduleEARLY
- 41ADecide not to includeOMIT
- 42AGasoline-powered sky-ride balloonZEPPELIN
- 44ARefrigeratesCOOLS
- 45AAny precious stonesGEMS
- 46A"Hee-haw!" horse relativeDONKEY
- 47AIce cream utensilSCOOP
- 50A__ sauce (sushi condiment)SOY
- 51AWhite precious stoneOPAL
- 52ASky ride that can hoverHELICOPTER
- 59ASudden police actionRAID
- 60AGetting rain rarelyARID
- 61AGray stocking shadeTAUPE
- 62AFarmland measureACRE
- 63AThree-quarters of 12NINE
- 64ABert's Sesame Street palERNIE
- 65AExplorer Ponce de __LEON
- 66AGolfer's pegsTEES
- 67ABulletin board fastenerTACK
- 1D__ register (checkout machine)CASH
- 2DVicinityAREA
- 3DSmall cityTOWN
- 4DUrban pollutionSMOG
- 5DOff-script remarkADLIB
- 6DRemarkedSAID
- 7D"It's my treat!"ONME
- 8DShortest month of the yearFEBRUARY
- 9DTrain stationDEPOT
- 10DManage to eludeEVADE
- 11DWorker digging for coalMINER
- 12DSpanish cheersOLES
- 14DRight __ (90-degree shapes)ANGLES
- 21D__ Vegas, NVLAS
- 25DSmall amount of sugar: Abbr.TSP
- 26DMake fun of, informallyRAZZ
- 27D"It makes sense now"ISEE
- 28DBritish fellowCHAP
- 29DLend a handHELP
- 30DBuildings with hayloftsBARNS
- 31DAuto lubricantOIL
- 34DLake birdLOON
- 35DRun __ (rage)AMOK
- 36DMajor Egyptian riverNILE
- 37DHandicrafts websiteETSY
- 39DBig beast with a trunkELEPHANT
- 40D"We __ to please"AIM
- 43DSelf-imageEGO
- 44DWestern howling canineCOYOTE
- 46DPhysician, for shortDOC
- 47DParking lot spotSPACE
- 48DCapital of EgyptCAIRO
- 49D__ days (long ago)OLDEN
- 50DCompeting teamsSIDES
- 51DSpoken out loudORAL
- 53DA Great LakeERIE
- 54DRow of people waitingLINE
- 55DRole for an actorPART
- 56D__ fish sandwichTUNA
- 57DLong, heroic taleEPIC
- 58DSmell badREEK
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