Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, February 20, 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
- 1Lumber along
- 5Entrance piece
- 9Total disarray
- 14Convoy participant
- 15Comic light
- 16Buffoon
- 17Located rearward
- 18Like Little Boy Blue
- 20Sailing through
- 22Contents of some pockets
- 23Berry from Brazil
- 24Trash collector
- 28Stranded spiral
- 29Historic African queen
- 30Trumpet-shaped flower
- 32Short pants
- 35Part of Egypt's official name
- 38Pond plant
- 41Ultimate enumeration intro
- 44Forester's first name
- 45Lab culture substance
- 46Leave in stitches
- 47Bestriding
- 49Elaborate account
- 51Equal standing
- 53Banquet figure
- 59Feeling sore
- 61Oxlike antelope
- 62Trial figure
- 63"Father of the American Cartoon"
- 67X-ray measures
- 68Puccini masterwork
- 69Virgil contemporary
- 70Pair in the five longest answers
- 71Frat letters
- 72Strong thirsts
- 73"Built for the Wild" cooler company
Down
- 1Dickensian shout
- 2Nikon rival
- 3Grand Hyatt alternatives
- 4Came up short
- 5Smucker spread
- 6Maker of Toothflix DVDs
- 7Monument Valley topography
- 8Dyeing craft
- 9DJ's choices
- 10Lilo & Stitch dance
- 11Interesting but inconclusive
- 12Abundance
- 13Tone of old films
- 19Amazons' father
- 21Come together
- 25Steady guy
- 26Circulation mainstay
- 27Show partner
- 31Wanders off
- 32Special handling
- 33Issa who voiced Spider-Woman
- 34Kimmel, in '23 and '24
- 36Lee making many a scene
- 37Big talk
- 39Most populous NATO member
- 40Sloppy site
- 42Eyesore
- 43Ski lift with large cabins
- 48'90s fad disks
- 50Swell time
- 51Tricia alternative
- 52Sound from Sneezy
- 54Be a bother to
- 55Smoothly agreeable
- 56Be a bother to
- 57Keep going through
- 58Surname meaning "red"
- 6050-state summer camp sponsor
- 64What powers small sharpeners
- 65Misdeed
- 66Bowl goals
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 41-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "ASSET MANAGEMENT".
All 78 answers
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- 1ALumber alongPLOD
- 5AEntrance pieceJAMB
- 9ATotal disarrayCHAOS
- 14AConvoy participantSEMI
- 15AComic lightIDEA
- 16ABuffoonDUNCE
- 17ALocated rearwardHIND
- 18ALike Little Boy BlueFASTASLEEP
- 20ASailing throughACING
- 22AContents of some pocketsAIR
- 23ABerry from BrazilACAI
- 24ATrash collectorWASTEBASKET
- 28AStranded spiralDNA
- 29AHistoric African queenCLEO
- 30ATrumpet-shaped flowerSEGO
- 32AShort pantsTROU
- 35APart of Egypt's official nameARAB
- 38APond plantLOTUS
- 41AUltimate enumeration introLASTBUTNOTLEAST
- 44AForester's first nameCECIL
- 45ALab culture substanceAGAR
- 46ALeave in stitchesSLAY
- 47ABestridingATOP
- 49AElaborate accountSAGA
- 51AEqual standingPAR
- 53ABanquet figureTOASTMASTER
- 59AFeeling soreACHY
- 61AOxlike antelopeGNU
- 62ATrial figureSTENO
- 63A"Father of the American Cartoon"THOMASNAST
- 67AX-ray measuresRADS
- 68APuccini masterworkTOSCA
- 69AVirgil contemporaryOVID
- 70APair in the five longest answersASAS
- 71AFrat lettersIOTAS
- 72AStrong thirstsYENS
- 73A"Built for the Wild" cooler companyYETI
- 1DDickensian shoutPSHAW
- 2DNikon rivalLEICA
- 3DGrand Hyatt alternativesOMNIS
- 4DCame up shortDIDNTCUTIT
- 5DSmucker spreadJIF
- 6DMaker of Toothflix DVDsADA
- 7DMonument Valley topographyMESAS
- 8DDyeing craftBATIK
- 9DDJ's choicesCDS
- 10DLilo & Stitch danceHULA
- 11DInteresting but inconclusiveANECDOTAL
- 12DAbundanceOCEAN
- 13DTone of old filmsSEPIA
- 19DAmazons' fatherARES
- 21DCome togetherGEL
- 25DSteady guyBEAU
- 26DCirculation mainstayAORTA
- 27DShow partnerTELL
- 31DWanders offGOESASTRAY
- 32DSpecial handlingTLC
- 33DIssa who voiced Spider-WomanRAE
- 34DKimmel, in '23 and '24OSCARHOST
- 36DLee making many a sceneANG
- 37DBig talkBOAST
- 39DMost populous NATO memberUSA
- 40DSloppy siteSTY
- 42DEyesoreBLOT
- 43DSki lift with large cabinsTRAM
- 48D'90s fad disksPOGS
- 50DSwell timeGAS
- 51DTricia alternativePATTI
- 52DSound from SneezyACHOO
- 54DBe a bother toANNOY
- 55DSmoothly agreeableSUAVE
- 56DBe a bother toTEASE
- 57DKeep going throughENDAT
- 58DSurname meaning "red"ROSSI
- 60D50-state summer camp sponsorYMCA
- 64DWhat powers small sharpenersAAS
- 65DMisdeedSIN
- 66DBowl goalsTDS
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