Newsday Crossword Answers for Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Tuesday, February 24, 2026/78 clues solved
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Across
- 1Overly formal
- 5Fake-fur advocacy org.
- 9Shaker condiment
- 13Make simpler
- 14Enthusiastic
- 15Hawaiian welcome
- 17Read, as a bar code
- 18Clarinet mouthpiece
- 19Allowed by law
- 20Pekoe, for example
- 21White dessert in an edible holder
- 23Prom corsage
- 25Close by
- 26Creative thought
- 28Expert in the occult
- 33Cold __ (freezing)
- 36Section of a doorframe
- 39British title below duke
- 40Fudge-topped dessert
- 43Ballet skirt
- 44Metallic rocks
- 458-key instrument
- 46Speak sharply to
- 48Reply to "Are not!"
- 50Finds a function for
- 53Up in the sky
- 57Dessert with a cut-in-half fruit
- 62School transcript no.
- 63Explosion
- 64Travel by boat
- 65Picket fence piece
- 66Moses' mountain
- 67Apex
- 68Arrange in some order
- 69Sticky cellophane strip
- 70Century fraction
- 71Brief memo
Down
- 1Green pasta sauce
- 2Indy 500 entrant
- 3Sir __ Newton
- 4Guys
- 5Event for marchers and bands
- 6__ so (nevertheless)
- 7Ad's cross-promotion.
- 8Confuse
- 9Worker's pay
- 10Baldwin or Guinness
- 11Company emblem
- 12Better late __ never
- 16Brewpub beverage
- 21YouTube viewing
- 22Sheep babies
- 24Chest spasm with a sharp sound
- 27Not quite shut
- 29Soon-to-be graduate
- 30"And here it is!"
- 31Teheran's nation
- 32Nile queen, for short
- 33Performs a role
- 34Avoid socially
- 35Slightest trace
- 37Ingested
- 38Flat-topped hill
- 41Much, informally
- 42Unexpected sports win
- 47Mom's sister
- 49Person sending a letter
- 51Long-answer test question
- 52Parking garage spot
- 54Traditional Arctic dome home
- 55In separate places
- 56Coffee + hot milk
- 57Toy gun pellets
- 58Returned to the ground
- 59Mom's mom
- 60Memo's "Immediately!"
- 61Soup's green __ bean
- 65Nine-digit ID
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 40-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "COOL DESSERTS".
All 78 answers
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- 1AOverly formalPRIM
- 5AFake-fur advocacy org.PETA
- 9AShaker condimentSALT
- 13AMake simplerEASE
- 14AEnthusiasticAVID
- 15AHawaiian welcomeALOHA
- 17ARead, as a bar codeSCAN
- 18AClarinet mouthpieceREED
- 19AAllowed by lawLEGAL
- 20APekoe, for exampleTEA
- 21AWhite dessert in an edible holderVANILLACONE
- 23AProm corsageORCHID
- 25AClose byNEAR
- 26ACreative thoughtIDEA
- 28AExpert in the occultMYSTIC
- 33ACold __ (freezing)ASICE
- 36ASection of a doorframeJAMB
- 39ABritish title below dukeEARL
- 40AFudge-topped dessertCHOCOLATESUNDAE
- 43ABallet skirtTUTU
- 44AMetallic rocksORES
- 45A8-key instrumentPIANO
- 46ASpeak sharply toSNAPAT
- 48AReply to "Are not!"AMSO
- 50AFinds a function forUSES
- 53AUp in the skyAERIAL
- 57ADessert with a cut-in-half fruitBANANASPLIT
- 62ASchool transcript no.GPA
- 63AExplosionBLAST
- 64ATravel by boatSAIL
- 65APicket fence pieceSLAT
- 66AMoses' mountainSINAI
- 67AApexACME
- 68AArrange in some orderSORT
- 69ASticky cellophane stripTAPE
- 70ACentury fractionYEAR
- 71ABrief memoNOTE
- 1DGreen pasta saucePESTO
- 2DIndy 500 entrantRACER
- 3DSir __ NewtonISAAC
- 4DGuysMEN
- 5DEvent for marchers and bandsPARADE
- 6D__ so (nevertheless)EVEN
- 7DAd's cross-promotion.TIEIN
- 8DConfuseADDLE
- 9DWorker's paySALARY
- 10DBaldwin or GuinnessALEC
- 11DCompany emblemLOGO
- 12DBetter late __ neverTHAN
- 16DBrewpub beverageALE
- 21DYouTube viewingVIDEO
- 22DSheep babiesLAMBS
- 24DChest spasm with a sharp soundHICCUP
- 27DNot quite shutAJAR
- 29DSoon-to-be graduateSENIOR
- 30D"And here it is!"TADA
- 31DTeheran's nationIRAN
- 32DNile queen, for shortCLEO
- 33DPerforms a roleACTS
- 34DAvoid sociallySHUN
- 35DSlightest traceIOTA
- 37DIngestedATE
- 38DFlat-topped hillMESA
- 41DMuch, informallyLOTSA
- 42DUnexpected sports winUPSET
- 47DMom's sisterAUNTIE
- 49DPerson sending a letterMAILER
- 51DLong-answer test questionESSAY
- 52DParking garage spotSPACE
- 54DTraditional Arctic dome homeIGLOO
- 55DIn separate placesAPART
- 56DCoffee + hot milkLATTE
- 57DToy gun pelletsBBS
- 58DReturned to the groundALIT
- 59DMom's momNANA
- 60DMemo's "Immediately!"ASAP
- 61DSoup's green __ beanLIMA
- 65DNine-digit IDSSN
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