Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, February 18, 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
- 1Julius Caesar attire
- 5Baby cow
- 9Pigeon sounds
- 13Memo "Pronto!"
- 14Peek-__ (tot's game)
- 15"Black" cattle breed
- 17Kid's cutout person
- 19French hat
- 20Hurricane's center
- 21__ Majesty, the Queen
- 22German bread rolls
- 24Baseball glove
- 25Song to sing
- 26Actor Hawke
- 29Person guarding a cornfield
- 34Rests atop
- 36Oodles
- 37Yoko __
- 38Put up a fuss
- 39Playful river mammal
- 41Tolkien trilogy, for short
- 42"Either you do it, __ will!"
- 43Literary inspiration
- 44Scents
- 46Person seen in Madame Tussauds museums
- 49The Sphinx's home
- 50__ upswing (rising)
- 51What a grape grows on
- 53Lasagna cheese
- 56__ out a living
- 57Genetic identifier
- 60All grown up
- 61Person in a store window
- 64Big brawl
- 65"This __ sudden!"
- 66Barn-top instrument
- 67M*A*S*H star
- 68Place on display
- 69Cat's scratcher
Down
- 1Roll for gift wrapping
- 2Anthem starter
- 3Stare in surprise
- 4Chimp, for instance
- 5West Point student
- 6Cancels a launch
- 7Texter's ha-ha
- 8Paul Bunyan story, e.g.
- 9Kitchen storage
- 10"Hold on a moment"
- 11Storybook monster
- 12Plaintiff
- 16Frequent ave. crossers
- 18Nose-horned beast
- 23High-latitude sky display
- 24Goalie's protection
- 26Macaroni shape
- 27Small jeweled crown
- 2857-Across shape
- 30Feed a party
- 31Spacious
- 32Served from a keg
- 33Most unfavorable
- 35Chewy candy
- 40Tidal waves
- 41Theater tier
- 43Hot herbal beverage
- 45Actress Zellweger
- 47Tricked successfully
- 48Nevertheless
- 52"You don't need to tell me"
- 53Zodiac animal
- 54Brainstorm
- 55Weed out
- 57Twofold
- 58Spanish girl
- 59Once more
- 62Burnt residue
- 63Home shopping channel
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 17-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "UNREAL PEOPLE".
All 78 answers
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- 1AJulius Caesar attireTOGA
- 5ABaby cowCALF
- 9APigeon soundsCOOS
- 13AMemo "Pronto!"ASAP
- 14APeek-__ (tot's game)ABOO
- 15A"Black" cattle breedANGUS
- 17AKid's cutout personPAPERDOLL
- 19AFrench hatBERET
- 20AHurricane's centerEYE
- 21A__ Majesty, the QueenHER
- 22AGerman bread rollsKAISERS
- 24ABaseball gloveMITT
- 25ASong to singTUNE
- 26AActor HawkeETHAN
- 29APerson guarding a cornfieldSCARECROW
- 34ARests atopLIESON
- 36AOodlesALOT
- 37AYoko __ONO
- 38APut up a fussBALK
- 39APlayful river mammalOTTER
- 41ATolkien trilogy, for shortLOTR
- 42A"Either you do it, __ will!"ORI
- 43ALiterary inspirationMUSE
- 44AScentsAROMAS
- 46APerson seen in Madame Tussauds museumsWAXFIGURE
- 49AThe Sphinx's homeEGYPT
- 50A__ upswing (rising)ONAN
- 51AWhat a grape grows onVINE
- 53ALasagna cheeseRICOTTA
- 56A__ out a livingEKE
- 57AGenetic identifierDNA
- 60AAll grown upADULT
- 61APerson in a store windowMANNEQUIN
- 64ABig brawlMELEE
- 65A"This __ sudden!"ISSO
- 66ABarn-top instrumentVANE
- 67AM*A*S*H starALDA
- 68APlace on displaySHOW
- 69ACat's scratcherCLAW
- 1DRoll for gift wrappingTAPE
- 2DAnthem starterOSAY
- 3DStare in surpriseGAPE
- 4DChimp, for instanceAPE
- 5DWest Point studentCADET
- 6DCancels a launchABORTS
- 7DTexter's ha-haLOL
- 8DPaul Bunyan story, e.g.FOLKTALE
- 9DKitchen storageCABINET
- 10D"Hold on a moment"ONESEC
- 11DStorybook monsterOGRE
- 12DPlaintiffSUER
- 16DFrequent ave. crossersSTS
- 18DNose-horned beastRHINO
- 23DHigh-latitude sky displayAURORA
- 24DGoalie's protectionMASK
- 26DMacaroni shapeELBOW
- 27DSmall jeweled crownTIARA
- 28D57-Across shapeHELIX
- 30DFeed a partyCATER
- 31DSpaciousROOMY
- 32DServed from a kegONTAP
- 33DMost unfavorableWORST
- 35DChewy candyNOUGAT
- 40DTidal wavesTSUNAMIS
- 41DTheater tierLOGE
- 43DHot herbal beverageMINTTEA
- 45DActress ZellwegerRENEE
- 47DTricked successfullyFOOLED
- 48DNeverthelessEVENSO
- 52D"You don't need to tell me"IKNOW
- 53DZodiac animalRAM
- 54DBrainstormIDEA
- 55DWeed outCULL
- 57DTwofoldDUAL
- 58DSpanish girlNINA
- 59DOnce moreANEW
- 62DBurnt residueASH
- 63DHome shopping channelQVC
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