Newsday Crossword Answers for Monday, February 23, 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 23, 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
- 1Course of mixed greens
- 6Airport safety agency: Abbr.
- 9__-addressed stamped envelope
- 13Liable (to)
- 14Liquids for frying
- 16Black-and-white cookie
- 17In a group of
- 18Three-person band
- 19Strong craving
- 20Auto parts that flash a lane change
- 23Hawaiian floral necklace
- 24Minor complaint
- 25Slangy refusal
- 28Omelet ingredients
- 31Photographer's device
- 36Phone app image
- 38Syringe, for short
- 40Evaluates
- 41Holiday tree's glowing hangings
- 44Reddish hair dye
- 45Window ledge
- 46Kingly title
- 47Newspaper's opinion pieces
- 49Biblical ark builder
- 51Foldaway bed
- 52Feeling blue
- 54Simpsons bartender
- 56Fire detectors on ceilings
- 61Make angry
- 63Bounce back, as a sound
- 64Angry look
- 67Elongated circle
- 68Any minute now
- 69Spooky
- 70Had shed tears
- 71Sandwich bread
- 72Take care of
Down
- 1Resort with hot tubs
- 2Jacket's sleeve
- 3Stolen property
- 4Declare void
- 5Master's or doctorate
- 6Little kids
- 7Voice of Apple devices
- 8Adjust, as auto wheels
- 9Nary a __ (no one)
- 10Makes a mistake
- 11Lower limb
- 12Opponent
- 15__ boom (jet sound)
- 21Period after sunset
- 22Video game pioneer
- 25Specialized market segment
- 26Has painful muscles
- 27Trumpets or tubas
- 29Workout locations
- 30Madrid's country
- 32Newsstand periodicals, for short
- 33Moral principle
- 34Back-in-style fashion
- 35Balance-sheet plus
- 37Ship of 1492
- 39Capital of Norway
- 42Authority to decide
- 43Camel's Peruvian cousin
- 48"For goodness __!"
- 50Racetrack runners
- 53Home's interior design
- 55Banquet host
- 56High-five sound
- 57Begin to thaw
- 58Sailor's greeting
- 59__ Star State (Texas)
- 60In an angry mood
- 61Line of movie seats
- 62"__ changed my mind"
- 65Clever humor
- 66Feline zodiac sign
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 "BLINKERS".
All 78 answers
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- 1ACourse of mixed greensSALAD
- 6AAirport safety agency: Abbr.TSA
- 9A__-addressed stamped envelopeSELF
- 13ALiable (to)PRONE
- 14ALiquids for fryingOILS
- 16ABlack-and-white cookieOREO
- 17AIn a group ofAMONG
- 18AThree-person bandTRIO
- 19AStrong cravingURGE
- 20AAuto parts that flash a lane changeTURNSIGNALS
- 23AHawaiian floral necklaceLEI
- 24AMinor complaintNIT
- 25ASlangy refusalNAH
- 28AOmelet ingredientsEGGS
- 31APhotographer's deviceCAMERA
- 36APhone app imageICON
- 38ASyringe, for shortHYPO
- 40AEvaluatesRATES
- 41AHoliday tree's glowing hangingsCHRISTMASLIGHTS
- 44AReddish hair dyeHENNA
- 45AWindow ledgeSILL
- 46AKingly titleSIRE
- 47ANewspaper's opinion piecesESSAYS
- 49ABiblical ark builderNOAH
- 51AFoldaway bedCOT
- 52AFeeling blueSAD
- 54ASimpsons bartenderMOE
- 56AFire detectors on ceilingsSMOKEALARMS
- 61AMake angryRILE
- 63ABounce back, as a soundECHO
- 64AAngry lookSCOWL
- 67AElongated circleOVAL
- 68AAny minute nowSOON
- 69ASpookyEERIE
- 70AHad shed tearsWEPT
- 71ASandwich breadRYE
- 72ATake care ofSEETO
- 1DResort with hot tubsSPA
- 2DJacket's sleeveARM
- 3DStolen propertyLOOT
- 4DDeclare voidANNUL
- 5DMaster's or doctorateDEGREE
- 6DLittle kidsTOTS
- 7DVoice of Apple devicesSIRI
- 8DAdjust, as auto wheelsALIGN
- 9DNary a __ (no one)SOUL
- 10DMakes a mistakeERRS
- 11DLower limbLEG
- 12DOpponentFOE
- 15D__ boom (jet sound)SONIC
- 21DPeriod after sunsetNIGHT
- 22DVideo game pioneerATARI
- 25DSpecialized market segmentNICHE
- 26DHas painful musclesACHES
- 27DTrumpets or tubasHORNS
- 29DWorkout locationsGYMS
- 30DMadrid's countrySPAIN
- 32DNewsstand periodicals, for shortMAGS
- 33DMoral principleETHIC
- 34DBack-in-style fashionRETRO
- 35DBalance-sheet plusASSET
- 37DShip of 1492NINA
- 39DCapital of NorwayOSLO
- 42DAuthority to decideSAYSO
- 43DCamel's Peruvian cousinLLAMA
- 48D"For goodness __!"SAKES
- 50DRacetrack runnersHORSES
- 53DHome's interior designDECOR
- 55DBanquet hostEMCEE
- 56DHigh-five soundSLAP
- 57DBegin to thawMELT
- 58DSailor's greetingAHOY
- 59D__ Star State (Texas)LONE
- 60DIn an angry moodSORE
- 61DLine of movie seatsROW
- 62D"__ changed my mind"IVE
- 65DClever humorWIT
- 66DFeline zodiac signLEO
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