Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, February 2, 2026
Monday, February 2, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 2, 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
- 1Take a cab or bus
- 5Phone downloads
- 9Fright-causing
- 14Gumbo vegetable
- 15Horse hoof sound
- 16Weird
- 17Shakespearean king
- 18Civil rights icon Parks
- 19Cello's smaller relative
- 20Grass-cutting machine
- 22Somebody __ (another's)
- 23Letter before tee
- 24Sermon deliverer
- 25Wide belts
- 29Color of emeralds
- 31Speck of land in the ocean
- 32Sulk
- 33Cowhand's chow
- 37TV psychologist McGraw
- 38Kayaks and canoes
- 39Cost to take a cab or bus
- 40"Half" prefix for circle
- 41Bachelor of __ degree
- 42Stovetop appliance
- 43Enclosures for canaries
- 45Performer in a choir
- 46Brims of baseball caps
- 49That man's
- 50Unsuitable
- 51Shoes for pro hockey
- 57Rich layer cake
- 58Huff and puff
- 59Biblical ark builder
- 60Make furious
- 61Just a single time
- 62Scent-sensing organ
- 63Feeling suspicious
- 64Animal with antlers
- 65__ out a living (scraped by)
Down
- 1Dice toss
- 2Scandinavian furniture chain
- 3Make a sketch of
- 4Deserve to receive
- 5Puzzle clue heading
- 6Snow-clearing vehicles
- 7Sit for a photo
- 8Practice boxing
- 9Very strict
- 10Overhead rotating cooler
- 11Stood up
- 12Makes furious
- 13Dough-rising ingredient
- 21Get introduced to
- 24Poodles and parakeets
- 25Drinks with a straw
- 26Tennis great Arthur
- 27Thin in physique
- 28Aircraft that can hover
- 29"Billy" barnyard beasts
- 30Same old routines
- 32Tiny skin opening
- 34Pressed a doorbell
- 35Strong craving
- 36Beverage served on tap
- 38Pieces of luggage
- 42Endanger
- 44Aorta, for example
- 45Female sibling
- 46Extremely important
- 47Hole __ (golfer's dream shot)
- 48Private's superior, for short
- 49Therefore
- 51Apple's music player
- 52Walking stick
- 53Vampire novelist Rice
- 54__ apart (dismantled)
- 55Lack of difficulty
- 56Backyard building
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 39 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 10-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "BLADE PARADE".
All 78 answers
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- 1ATake a cab or busRIDE
- 5APhone downloadsAPPS
- 9AFright-causingSCARY
- 14AGumbo vegetableOKRA
- 15AHorse hoof soundCLOP
- 16AWeirdEERIE
- 17AShakespearean kingLEAR
- 18ACivil rights icon ParksROSA
- 19ACello's smaller relativeVIOLA
- 20AGrass-cutting machineLAWNMOWER
- 22ASomebody __ (another's)ELSES
- 23ALetter before teeESS
- 24ASermon delivererPRIEST
- 25AWide beltsSASHES
- 29AColor of emeraldsGREEN
- 31ASpeck of land in the oceanISLET
- 32ASulkPOUT
- 33ACowhand's chowGRUB
- 37ATV psychologist McGrawPHIL
- 38AKayaks and canoesBOATS
- 39ACost to take a cab or busFARE
- 40A"Half" prefix for circleSEMI
- 41ABachelor of __ degreeARTS
- 42AStovetop applianceRANGE
- 43AEnclosures for canariesCAGES
- 45APerformer in a choirSINGER
- 46ABrims of baseball capsVISORS
- 49AThat man'sHIS
- 50AUnsuitableINAPT
- 51AShoes for pro hockeyICESKATES
- 57ARich layer cakeTORTE
- 58AHuff and puffPANT
- 59ABiblical ark builderNOAH
- 60AMake furiousANGER
- 61AJust a single timeONCE
- 62AScent-sensing organNOSE
- 63AFeeling suspiciousLEERY
- 64AAnimal with antlersDEER
- 65A__ out a living (scraped by)EKED
- 1DDice tossROLL
- 2DScandinavian furniture chainIKEA
- 3DMake a sketch ofDRAW
- 4DDeserve to receiveEARN
- 5DPuzzle clue headingACROSS
- 6DSnow-clearing vehiclesPLOWS
- 7DSit for a photoPOSE
- 8DPractice boxingSPAR
- 9DVery strictSEVERE
- 10DOverhead rotating coolerCEILINGFAN
- 11DStood upAROSE
- 12DMakes furiousRILES
- 13DDough-rising ingredientYEAST
- 21DGet introduced toMEET
- 24DPoodles and parakeetsPETS
- 25DDrinks with a strawSIPS
- 26DTennis great ArthurASHE
- 27DThin in physiqueSLIM
- 28DAircraft that can hoverHELICOPTER
- 29D"Billy" barnyard beastsGOATS
- 30DSame old routinesRUTS
- 32DTiny skin openingPORE
- 34DPressed a doorbellRANG
- 35DStrong cravingURGE
- 36DBeverage served on tapBEER
- 38DPieces of luggageBAGS
- 42DEndangerRISK
- 44DAorta, for exampleARTERY
- 45DFemale siblingSISTER
- 46DExtremely importantVITAL
- 47DHole __ (golfer's dream shot)INONE
- 48DPrivate's superior, for shortSARGE
- 49DThereforeHENCE
- 51DApple's music playerIPOD
- 52DWalking stickCANE
- 53DVampire novelist RiceANNE
- 54D__ apart (dismantled)TOOK
- 55DLack of difficultyEASE
- 56DBackyard buildingSHED
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The Monday, February 2, 2026 grid has 78 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
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