Newsday Crossword Answers for Saturday, February 28, 2026
Saturday, February 28, 2026/72 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Saturday, February 28, 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
- 1Phrase on the Victoria Cross
- 10Small snare drum
- 15Grant command
- 16Just eat up
- 17Any Federal Reserve Note
- 18Precedes all others
- 19Material favored by Louis XIV
- 20Route 66 Road Trip Guide offerer
- 21Pool pocket complement
- 22Pool adjunct
- 24Lacking
- 26"He who thinks little, __ much": Leonardo
- 27Cutting board brand
- 29Peak of Tibet
- 30Start angling
- 31Liquid sold by the liter
- 35"Go," or "go" starter
- 37#2 for much management
- 38Oldest to win at Indy (at 47, 1987)
- 39Uncle's kin
- 41Action antonym
- 42Outlandishly
- 43Clerical contingent, e.g.
- 44Cream __
- 46Only three-time Time Man of the Yr.
- 48Half a retro reproach
- 49Piqued post
- 50Farm fodder
- 52Dry up
- 56Times up
- 58What all BMWs must carry
- 60Night follower
- 61Uncle's kin
- 62King David raiment
- 64Clueless contingent
- 6535-55 NFL total score, typically
- 66Ease antonym
- 67Reproduction redundancy
Down
- 1Wraps closed
- 2"Wilt Chamberneezy"
- 3Name on Premier Jour perfume
- 4Quash
- 5What makes men mean
- 6Contemporary of Ava, Rita and Bette
- 7Mass medium
- 8What Zurich needs in Nuremberg
- 9Manhattan must
- 10Words often woven
- 11Campaign manager
- 12Oldest annual Harvard-Yale competitions
- 13Calls for courses
- 14Thomas Edison and Woodrow Wilson, heading south to Delaware
- 21Skill that sounds scanty
- 23Are around
- 25Sanctioned
- 28They're not TV series
- 31Tropical tree with purple flowers
- 32Loud lament
- 33Honoree of a Postal Service 500th Anniversary stamp (1952)
- 34Rub down
- 36Occupy fully
- 40Third-discovered nutrient in its class
- 45Library lineup
- 47Wake up
- 51Car for courses
- 53Suspicious stranger, currently
- 54Emulate alligators
- 55Dr. Heimlich or Jekyll
- 57__ case
- 59Despot in throne rooms
- 62Disney studio name
- 63Dixitque Deus: "Fiat __": Genesis 1:3
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 38 across and 34 down.
- The longest answer has 9 letters and is 1-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "SATURDAY STUMPER".
All 72 answers
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- 1APhrase on the Victoria CrossFORVALOUR
- 10ASmall snare drumTABOR
- 15AGrant commandUNIONARMY
- 16AJust eat upADORE
- 17AAny Federal Reserve NoteRECTANGLE
- 18APrecedes all othersLEADS
- 19AMaterial favored by Louis XIVLACE
- 20ARoute 66 Road Trip Guide offererAAA
- 21APool pocket complementSEXTET
- 22APool adjunctSLIDE
- 24ALackingNULL
- 26A"He who thinks little, __ much": LeonardoERRS
- 27ACutting board brandOXO
- 29APeak of TibetTEE
- 30AStart anglingCAST
- 31ALiquid sold by the literJUGWINE
- 35A"Go," or "go" starterGIT
- 37A#2 for much managementCOO
- 38AOldest to win at Indy (at 47, 1987)ALUNSER
- 39AUncle's kinIGIVEUP
- 41AAction antonymCUT
- 42AOutlandishlyTOO
- 43AClerical contingent, e.g.THEISTS
- 44ACream __ALES
- 46AOnly three-time Time Man of the Yr.FDR
- 48AHalf a retro reproachTUT
- 49APiqued postRANT
- 50AFarm fodderFEED
- 52ADry upPARCH
- 56ATimes upATBATS
- 58AWhat all BMWs must carryVIN
- 60ANight followerMARE
- 61AUncle's kinNIECE
- 62AKing David raimentFINELINEN
- 64AClueless contingentDORKS
- 65A35-55 NFL total score, typicallyOVERUNDER
- 66AEase antonymANGST
- 67AReproduction redundancyXEROXCOPY
- 1DWraps closedFURLS
- 2D"Wilt Chamberneezy"ONEAL
- 3DName on Premier Jour perfumeRICCI
- 4DQuashVOTEDOWN
- 5DWhat makes men meanANA
- 6DContemporary of Ava, Rita and BetteLANA
- 7DMass mediumORGAN
- 8DWhat Zurich needs in NurembergUMLAUT
- 9DManhattan mustRYE
- 10DWords often wovenTALE
- 11DCampaign managerADEXEC
- 12DOldest annual Harvard-Yale competitionsBOATRACES
- 13DCalls for coursesORDERSOUT
- 14DThomas Edison and Woodrow Wilson, heading south to DelawareRESTSTOPS
- 21DSkill that sounds scantySLEIGHT
- 23DAre aroundEXIST
- 25DSanctionedLEGIT
- 28DThey're not TV seriesONEOFFS
- 31DTropical tree with purple flowersJACARANDA
- 32DLoud lamentULULATION
- 33DHonoree of a Postal Service 500th Anniversary stamp (1952)GUTENBERG
- 34DRub downERODE
- 36DOccupy fullyTIEUP
- 40DThird-discovered nutrient in its classVITAMINC
- 45DLibrary lineupSTACKS
- 47DWake upREVIVE
- 51DCar for coursesDINER
- 53DSuspicious stranger, currentlyRANDO
- 54DEmulate alligatorsCREEP
- 55DDr. Heimlich or JekyllHENRY
- 57D__ caseTEST
- 59DDespot in throne roomsNERO
- 62DDisney studio nameFOX
- 63DDixitque Deus: "Fiat __": Genesis 1:3LUX
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