Newsday Crossword Answers for Thursday, February 26, 2026
Thursday, February 26, 2026/76 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Thursday, February 26, 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
- 1Undermines
- 5South American music
- 10Cruise setting
- 13Euro predecessor
- 15Everyday
- 16Every last bit
- 17Film with an historical setting
- 19Film special FX
- 20Fast freshwater fish
- 21Set a price of
- 22Cliffside protrusion
- 23Canadian First Nation
- 25Breed of chicken
- 27Footage created in cars
- 31Winning streak
- 32Actress Falco
- 33Hindu pundit
- 36Perched on
- 38Toss every which way
- 41Minor inconvenience
- 42Type of hair dryer
- 44Tiny amt. of time
- 46__-Magnon
- 47Early March Madness upset
- 51Skeet need
- 53Nightfall
- 54Old Testament carpenter
- 55Sleepwear for some
- 57Strategic head games
- 61Mine, in part
- 62Dress slacks convenience
- 64Cologne conjunction
- 65Hot-tub material
- 66Harder to get
- 67Lions' successes
- 68"We're here!"
- 69Word on the Silicon Valley city list
Down
- 1NorCal force
- 2Home rug's coverage
- 3Henry VIII's VIth
- 4Be a blabber
- 5Have a late meal
- 6Where most people live
- 7Certain cereal
- 8Funded, say
- 9Pub order
- 10Inviolate
- 11Composer heard at commencements
- 12True up
- 14Really lean on
- 18Isn't keen on
- 22Eats, with "down"
- 24Send out
- 26Many ranges
- 27Mild oath
- 28Self-cleaning setting
- 29Winter Olympics gear since '98
- 30Inspiration for Hubble
- 34Zebra parent
- 35Fictional lab lackey
- 37Australian port
- 39Town welcome sign abbr.
- 40Telephone tool
- 43Time delay
- 45Screen blinker
- 48Chicken serving
- 49Preps for baking
- 50Airport worker
- 51Sow's sniffer
- 52Keep after
- 56Abraham grandson
- 58Southern fried fare
- 59Baker's implement
- 60AL pro
- 62Poli-__
- 63Paycheck abbr.
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 13 letters and is 27-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "LEADING CHARACTERS".
All 76 answers
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- 1AUnderminesSAPS
- 5ASouth American musicSAMBA
- 10ACruise settingSEA
- 13AEuro predecessorFRANC
- 15AEverydayUSUAL
- 16AEvery last bitALL
- 17AFilm with an historical settingPERIODPIECE
- 19AFilm special FXCGI
- 20AFast freshwater fishDARTER
- 21ASet a price ofASK
- 22ACliffside protrusionCRAG
- 23ACanadian First NationCREE
- 25ABreed of chickenLEGHORN
- 27AFootage created in carsDASHCAMVIDEOS
- 31AWinning streakRUN
- 32AActress FalcoEDIE
- 33AHindu punditSWAMI
- 36APerched onATOP
- 38AToss every which waySTREW
- 41AMinor inconvenienceSNAG
- 42AType of hair dryerTOWEL
- 44ATiny amt. of timeNSEC
- 46A__-MagnonCRO
- 47AEarly March Madness upsetBRACKETBUSTER
- 51ASkeet needSHOTGUN
- 53ANightfallDARK
- 54AOld Testament carpenterNOAH
- 55ASleepwear for someTEE
- 57AStrategic head gamesPSYOPS
- 61AMine, in partOUR
- 62ADress slacks convenienceSLASHPOCKET
- 64ACologne conjunctionUND
- 65AHot-tub materialCEDAR
- 66AHarder to getRARER
- 67ALions' successesTDS
- 68A"We're here!"ITSUS
- 69AWord on the Silicon Valley city listPALO
- 1DNorCal forceSFPD
- 2DHome rug's coverageAREA
- 3DHenry VIII's VIthPARR
- 4DBe a blabberSNITCH
- 5DHave a late mealSUP
- 6DWhere most people liveASIA
- 7DCertain cerealMUESLI
- 8DFunded, sayBACKED
- 9DPub orderALE
- 10DInviolateSACROSANCT
- 11DComposer heard at commencementsELGAR
- 12DTrue upALIGN
- 14DReally lean onCOERCE
- 18DIsn't keen onDREADS
- 22DEats, with "down"CHOWS
- 24DSend outEMIT
- 26DMany rangesGES
- 27DMild oathDRAT
- 28DSelf-cleaning settingAUTO
- 29DWinter Olympics gear since '98SNOWBOARDS
- 30DInspiration for HubbleVERNE
- 34DZebra parentMARE
- 35DFictional lab lackeyIGOR
- 37DAustralian portPERTH
- 39DTown welcome sign abbr.ESTD
- 40DTelephone toolWEBAPP
- 43DTime delayLAG
- 45DScreen blinkerCURSOR
- 48DChicken servingCUTLET
- 49DPreps for bakingKNEADS
- 50DAirport workerSKYCAP
- 51DSow's snifferSNOUT
- 52DKeep afterHOUND
- 56DAbraham grandsonESAU
- 58DSouthern fried fareOKRA
- 59DBaker's implementPEEL
- 60DAL proSTRO
- 62DPoli-__SCI
- 63DPaycheck abbr.HRS
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