Newsday Crossword Answers for Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026/78 clues solved
Every clue and answer from today's Newsday Crossword for Wednesday, February 4, 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
- 1Barber's razor sharpener
- 6Be untruthful
- 9Retained
- 13Chicago airport
- 14Spoil a surprise
- 15A Great Lake
- 16Enjoy an easy victory
- 18Puppy barks
- 19"Ten gallon" hats
- 20Surprise victory
- 21DC. ballplayer
- 22Single-strand genetic letters
- 23President before Wilson
- 26Easily caught baseball pop-up
- 33Engage in __ of strength
- 35Any Elvis song
- 36Aussie hopper
- 37Square dance female
- 38Tic Tac mints alternative
- 40Genesis boat
- 41Website ID
- 42Snoopy foe the Red __
- 43River of Paris
- 45Baby grand's foot lever
- 48"Sad to say..."
- 49What Apple phones run on
- 50Rower's implement
- 52Large families
- 55Sit on both sides of
- 60Shoestring
- 61Red Cross donation event
- 63Self-storage rental
- 64Grandma's daughter
- 65Baby grand technician
- 66Spiraling current
- 67Birthday girl's new number
- 68Prophetic signs
Down
- 1Piglet's mother
- 2"Step right __ way..."
- 3Talk angrily
- 4Points properly (toward)
- 5Tri + 2
- 6Tilt a little
- 7Adversities
- 8Yellowstone grazer
- 9ATM button panel
- 10Historical periods
- 11Piece of plumbing
- 12Try out
- 14Early afternoon hour
- 17Sparking Italian wine
- 20Except if
- 22Actress Tara or former senator Harry
- 23Prepare to advance, in baseball
- 24Video game pioneer
- 25Guy, informally
- 27University of __ Dame
- 28What the 40-Across was built for
- 29Frozen singer Menzel
- 30Physically weak
- 31Doone of cookies
- 32Oxen harnesses
- 34Prohibitions
- 39Trips around a track
- 44Anatomical sound transmitter
- 46Fourscore and ten
- 47Laundry batch
- 51Augment
- 52Problem solving aid
- 53End a flight
- 54Etcher's fluid
- 55Fake coin
- 56Voicemail sound
- 57Go bad, as broccoli
- 58Toe the __ (do as told)
- 59Smooth out
- 61Ram's remark
- 62EMT's destinations
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 78 entries.
- There are 37 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 16-across.
- Today's puzzle is titled "HOW TO GET THERE".
All 78 answers
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- 1ABarber's razor sharpenerSTROP
- 6ABe untruthfulLIE
- 9ARetainedKEPT
- 13AChicago airportOHARE
- 14ASpoil a surpriseTELL
- 15AA Great LakeERIE
- 16AEnjoy an easy victoryWININAWALK
- 18APuppy barksYAPS
- 19A"Ten gallon" hatsSTETSONS
- 20ASurprise victoryUPSET
- 21ADC. ballplayerNAT
- 22ASingle-strand genetic lettersRNA
- 23APresident before WilsonTAFT
- 26AEasily caught baseball pop-upINFIELDFLY
- 33AEngage in __ of strengthATEST
- 35AAny Elvis songOLDIE
- 36AAussie hopperROO
- 37ASquare dance femaleGAL
- 38ATic Tac mints alternativeALTOIDS
- 40AGenesis boatARK
- 41AWebsite IDURL
- 42ASnoopy foe the Red __BARON
- 43ARiver of ParisSEINE
- 45ABaby grand's foot leverPIANOPEDAL
- 48A"Sad to say..."ALAS
- 49AWhat Apple phones run onIOS
- 50ARower's implementOAR
- 52ALarge familiesCLANS
- 55ASit on both sides ofSTRADDLE
- 60AShoestringLACE
- 61ARed Cross donation eventBLOODDRIVE
- 63ASelf-storage rentalUNIT
- 64AGrandma's daughterAUNT
- 65ABaby grand technicianTUNER
- 66ASpiraling currentEDDY
- 67ABirthday girl's new numberAGE
- 68AProphetic signsOMENS
- 1DPiglet's motherSOW
- 2D"Step right __ way..."THIS
- 3DTalk angrilyRANT
- 4DPoints properly (toward)ORIENTS
- 5DTri + 2PENTA
- 6DTilt a littleLEAN
- 7DAdversitiesILLS
- 8DYellowstone grazerELK
- 9DATM button panelKEYPAD
- 10DHistorical periodsERAS
- 11DPiece of plumbingPIPE
- 12DTry outTEST
- 14DEarly afternoon hourTWO
- 17DSparking Italian wineASTI
- 20DExcept ifUNLESS
- 22DActress Tara or former senator HarryREID
- 23DPrepare to advance, in baseballTAGUP
- 24DVideo game pioneerATARI
- 25DGuy, informallyFELLA
- 27DUniversity of __ DameNOTRE
- 28DWhat the 40-Across was built forFLOOD
- 29DFrozen singer MenzelIDINA
- 30DPhysically weakFRAIL
- 31DDoone of cookiesLORNA
- 32DOxen harnessesYOKES
- 34DProhibitionsTABOOS
- 39DTrips around a trackLAPS
- 44DAnatomical sound transmitterEARDRUM
- 46DFourscore and tenNINETY
- 47DLaundry batchLOAD
- 51DAugmentADDTO
- 52DProblem solving aidCLUE
- 53DEnd a flightLAND
- 54DEtcher's fluidACID
- 55DFake coinSLUG
- 56DVoicemail soundTONE
- 57DGo bad, as broccoliROT
- 58DToe the __ (do as told)LINE
- 59DSmooth outEVEN
- 61DRam's remarkBAA
- 62DEMT's destinationsERS
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