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Newsday Crossword Answers for Friday, February 27, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026/76 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Friday, February 27, 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

  • 1Mid-February phrase
  • 7Antarctic Ocean arm
  • 14Waver while marching
  • 15What follows many monarch's names
  • 16*1945 battleground
  • 17*Mattel CEO in Barbie
  • 18Come again
  • 19Next second-Oscar actress (2020) after Cate
  • 20Mill material
  • 23Certain WWII enlistee
  • 27Spinning stat
  • 30Sound studio effect
  • 33Where Hitachi, Ltd. trades
  • 34*Nellie's birth name, maybe
  • 37*Prehistoric flints
  • 39Dance company
  • 40"Right you are!"
  • 41*Particular pencil's target
  • 43*Ebert's "Olivier of spoofs"
  • 444G cellphone tech
  • 45How some silly stunts are done
  • 47Melodic morsel
  • 48Unremarkable
  • 50NFL West squad
  • 53Takes a fall
  • 56Likeness
  • 60*Rhetorical self-question
  • 63*This evening
  • 65Malaysia-based carrier
  • 66Certified
  • 67With stylish flair
  • 68What the black squares between each starred-clue answer pair are a "cutter" for

Down

  • 1Make, as a 68-Across
  • 2Viking VIP
  • 3"Quit crying, dude!"
  • 4Challenge starter
  • 5Unfamiliar
  • 6Notable span
  • 7Court official
  • 8Receptive
  • 9Royal address
  • 10Toss around
  • 1123-Across address
  • 12Shocking swimmer
  • 13NL East city
  • 14__ favor
  • 19Fire (up)
  • 21Positive particle
  • 22Individually
  • 24Certify
  • 25Less ruddy
  • 26Rival of Piper
  • 27Insurgent group
  • 28Seek approval from
  • 29Wild fights
  • 31Hispanic Muppet
  • 32Mopey
  • 35B.C. neighbor
  • 36Claudius successor
  • 38Erin, on EU plates
  • 42Aisle, e.g.
  • 43Ending for part
  • 46Awards from LSU
  • 49Mr. Schindler
  • 51Exodus actor
  • 52Smug smile
  • 54Think tank, for short
  • 55Capsulemate of Buzz
  • 57"Farming" starter
  • 58Bengali butter
  • 59Timetable hr.
  • 60Portrayed
  • 61Objective pronoun
  • 62Alternatives separator
  • 63Tie accessory
  • 64Eggy intro

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 32 across and 44 down.
  3. The longest answer has 7 letters and is 7-across.
  4. Today's puzzle is titled "SEE 68-ACROSS".

All 76 answers

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  • 1AMid-February phraseBEMINE
  • 7AAntarctic Ocean armROSSSEA
  • 14AWaver while marchingPARADER
  • 15AWhat follows many monarch's namesEPITHET
  • 16A*1945 battlegroundOKINAWA
  • 17A*Mattel CEO in BarbieFERRELL
  • 18ACome againRECUR
  • 19ANext second-Oscar actress (2020) after CateRENEE
  • 20AMill materialPEPPER
  • 23ACertain WWII enlisteeWAAC
  • 27ASpinning statRPM
  • 30ASound studio effectREVERB
  • 33AWhere Hitachi, Ltd. tradesTSE
  • 34A*Nellie's birth name, maybeELEANOR
  • 37A*Prehistoric flintsEOLITHS
  • 39ADance companyBALLET
  • 40A"Right you are!"SUREIS
  • 41A*Particular pencil's targetEYEBROW
  • 43A*Ebert's "Olivier of spoofs"NIELSEN
  • 44A4G cellphone techLTE
  • 45AHow some silly stunts are doneONABET
  • 47AMelodic morselTRA
  • 48AUnremarkableSOSO
  • 50ANFL West squadLARAMS
  • 53ATakes a fallSINKS
  • 56ALikenessIMAGE
  • 60A*Rhetorical self-questionWHOKNEW
  • 63A*This eveningTONIGHT
  • 65AMalaysia-based carrierAIRASIA
  • 66ACertifiedAVERRED
  • 67AWith stylish flairSMARTLY
  • 68AWhat the black squares between each starred-clue answer pair are a "cutter" forCOOKIE
  • 1DMake, as a 68-AcrossBAKE
  • 2DViking VIPERIC
  • 3D"Quit crying, dude!"MANUP
  • 4DChallenge starterIDARE
  • 5DUnfamiliarNEW
  • 6DNotable spanERA
  • 7DCourt officialREFEREE
  • 8DReceptiveOPEN
  • 9DRoyal addressSIRE
  • 10DToss aroundSTREW
  • 11D23-Across addressSHE
  • 12DShocking swimmerEEL
  • 13DNL East cityATL
  • 14D__ favorPOR
  • 19DFire (up)REV
  • 21DPositive particlePROTON
  • 22DIndividuallyPER
  • 24DCertifyATTEST
  • 25DLess ruddyASHIER
  • 26DRival of PiperCESSNA
  • 27DInsurgent groupREBELS
  • 28DSeek approval fromPLAYTO
  • 29DWild fightsMELEES
  • 31DHispanic MuppetROSITA
  • 32DMopeyBLUE
  • 35DB.C. neighborALB
  • 36DClaudius successorNERO
  • 38DErin, on EU platesIRL
  • 42DAisle, e.g.WALKWAY
  • 43DEnding for partNER
  • 46DAwards from LSUBAS
  • 49DMr. SchindlerOSKAR
  • 51DExodus actorMINEO
  • 52DSmug smileSMIRK
  • 54DThink tank, for shortINST
  • 55DCapsulemate of BuzzNEIL
  • 57D"Farming" starterAGRI
  • 58DBengali butterGHEE
  • 59DTimetable hr.ETD
  • 60DPortrayedWAS
  • 61DObjective pronounHIM
  • 62DAlternatives separatorORA
  • 63DTie accessoryTAC
  • 64DEggy introOVO

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