Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, February 21, 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
- 1Crowds to the max
- 9Corn holders
- 14Cross-sectional side piece
- 16Frost and Eliot contemporary
- 17Infomercial order
- 18Stain
- 19Stain source
- 20Gospel truth
- 22Farm measure
- 23Liability limitation
- 25Specificity starter
- 27PC magazine software coinage of '90
- 30Word from the French for "cure in brine"
- 32Con front
- 33They're on the tip of some tongues
- 34Quick flight
- 35With a key
- 361812 US invasion destination
- 37Second try of a sort
- 39__ way
- 40Drainage system elements
- 42Battle of Hastings participant
- 43Was cyclical
- 45Exploit self-servingly
- 46Spot-checked?
- 47'90s inaugural speaker before Billy's benediction
- 48Determination
- 49Pedestrian
- 51Backing
- 54Amazon ecosystem
- 56Largest-mass terrestrial carnivore
- 59Dwelt
- 60What Shuttle-Mir effectively ended
- 61Hairy situation
- 62Certain sleep aids
Down
- 1She's related to Joey
- 2Notation after "A new broom sweeps clean"
- 3Polecat relative
- 4It may be melting
- 5A top-10 written English word
- 6Acknowledgment
- 7British pounds
- 8Hairy situation
- 9Paramount "sister" since 2019
- 10Jacob's eldest
- 11Out of it
- 12Performance with finger cymbals
- 13Alternate ocular inconvenience
- 15Performers with horses
- 21Site reviewing Movies for Grownups
- 23Bistecca __ fiorentina
- 24Exchange figures
- 26Err
- 27"The sound of the voice...sets thoughts __": Helen Keller
- 28Didn't try very hard
- 29Malibu Sunrise kin
- 30Got value from
- 31Metaphor for fading feelings
- 33More than one soft touch
- 38Smallville teen
- 41Any Aladdin adversary
- 44Much less well-behaved
- 45What many an ornate auditorium is called
- 47Official language of Brunei and Singapore
- 48Hairy situations
- 50"Try again"
- 51Identicality metaphor
- 52What might take your thyme
- 53Collection from some claims
- 55Cardiology concern
- 57Electrooculogram readout
- 58Jaguar bonnet cover
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 35 across and 37 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 11-down.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1ACrowds to the maxJAMPACKS
- 9ACorn holdersCRIBS
- 14ACross-sectional side pieceONIONRING
- 16AFrost and Eliot contemporaryBENET
- 17AInfomercial orderDONTDELAY
- 18AStainSULLY
- 19AStain sourceINK
- 20AGospel truthDOGMA
- 22AFarm measureBALE
- 23ALiability limitationASIS
- 25ASpecificity starterNAMELY
- 27APC magazine software coinage of '90APPLET
- 30AWord from the French for "cure in brine"MARINADE
- 32ACon frontSHILL
- 33AThey're on the tip of some tonguesLISPS
- 34AQuick flightLAM
- 35AWith a keyTONAL
- 36A1812 US invasion destinationONT
- 37ASecond try of a sortPLANB
- 39A__ wayINA
- 40ADrainage system elementsEAVES
- 42ABattle of Hastings participantLANCE
- 43AWas cyclicalRECURRED
- 45AExploit self-servinglyPANDER
- 46ASpot-checked?DOGSAT
- 47A'90s inaugural speaker before Billy's benedictionMAYA
- 48ADeterminationWILL
- 49APedestrianBANAL
- 51ABackingPRO
- 54AAmazon ecosystemETAIL
- 56ALargest-mass terrestrial carnivorePOLARBEAR
- 59ADweltBIDED
- 60AWhat Shuttle-Mir effectively endedSPACERACE
- 61AHairy situationSNARL
- 62ACertain sleep aidsEYEMASKS
- 1DShe's related to JoeyJODI
- 2DNotation after "A new broom sweeps clean"ANON
- 3DPolecat relativeMINK
- 4DIt may be meltingPOT
- 5DA top-10 written English wordAND
- 6DAcknowledgmentCREDIT
- 7DBritish poundsKILOS
- 8DHairy situationSNAG
- 9DParamount "sister" since 2019CBS
- 10DJacob's eldestREUBEN
- 11DOut of itINLALALAND
- 12DPerformance with finger cymbalsBELLYDANCE
- 13DAlternate ocular inconvenienceSTYE
- 15DPerformers with horsesGYMNASTS
- 21DSite reviewing Movies for GrownupsAARP
- 23DBistecca __ fiorentinaALLA
- 24DExchange figuresSELLERS
- 26DErrMISPLAY
- 27D"The sound of the voice...sets thoughts __": Helen KellerASTIR
- 28DDidn't try very hardPHONEDITIN
- 29DMalibu Sunrise kinPINACOLADA
- 30DGot value fromMINED
- 31DMetaphor for fading feelingsEMBER
- 33DMore than one soft touchLOVETAPS
- 38DSmallville teenLANA
- 41DAny Aladdin adversaryARAB
- 44DMuch less well-behavedUGLIER
- 45DWhat many an ornate auditorium is calledPALACE
- 47DOfficial language of Brunei and SingaporeMALAY
- 48DHairy situationsWEBS
- 50D"Try again"NOPE
- 51DIdenticality metaphorPEAS
- 52DWhat might take your thymeRACK
- 53DCollection from some claimsORES
- 55DCardiology concernLDL
- 57DElectrooculogram readoutREM
- 58DJaguar bonnet coverBRA
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