Newsday Crossword February 22 2026 Answers (2/22/26)

Here are all of the answers to today's Newsday Crossword puzzle for February 22 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Newsday Crossword February 22, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. It is one of the “easier” crosswords to work on compared to some of the heavy-hitters like the NYT Crossword.

There is a new puzzle to work through each day of the week. This crossword is considered to be balanced between being fun and engaging with some challenge but entirely solvable without tearing one’s hair out!

Newsday Crossword February 22, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Newsday Crossword on 2/22/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A How: Sp.
5A Freshen, as aquarium water
11A "__ we having fun yet?"
14A Razor sharpener
19A Genesis shepherd
20A Eastern European peninsula
21A Airline to Stockholm
22A Plumbing or carpentry
23A Kitchen gadget
25A Clever commenter
26A Strictness of rules
27A Not as many
28A French condiment
29A Any two-dimensional shape
32A Twisty letter
33A Marshall Mathers' nom de rap
36A Out of sight
37A Prefix meaning "distinct"
38A Main purpose
40A Purplish red
45A Mortgage-ending provision
52A Team races
53A Spoken exams
54A VIPs
56A Stadium tier connectors
57A Ties the knot
58A Office attire
60A Comic actress Kristen
62A Hammerhead part
63A __ Vegas
64A Ferret lookalike
68A Lip cosmetics
70A Executive perk
73A One of the ABC Islands
76A Organization's regulations
77A Waiting-room reading
80A Discontinued
81A Ruby and scarlet
84A Throw softly
85A Den recording device
86A Allude (to)
88A Sweeney Todd composer
92A Religious doctrine
93A Boot covering
95A Online storage service
98A Land bridge
100A Thurman of films
101A Brewery products
102A Loathsome
105A Standard & Poor's competitor
108A Grass from a farm
111A Rural craft gathering
116A Faulty firecracker
117A Savory taste
119A Excessive
120A Altar avowal
121A "Stairway to Heaven" rock band
124A Ring-shaped reef
125A Big briny body
126A Hold a membership
127A In re
128A Mover's roller
129A Ending for absorb
130A Actress Milano
131A Young girl
1D Espresso, in part
2D Double-reed instruments
3D Feline cries
4D __ Tyme (quaint)
5D German complaint
6D Gradual decline
7D Become harvestable
8D Copious
9D Golf ball holder
10D Legendary lawman
11D Southern Egyptian city
12D Drizzles or pours
13D High regard
14D Part-time reporter
15D High school math
16D Aunt Millie's rival
17D Scent, good or bad
18D Parisian papa
24D Guiding principles
30D Network director Sidney
31D Alarming feeling
34D "O Sole __"
35D Polite request
37D Adversities
39D Online chats, for short
41D Tick by
42D Specifies
43D Melville novel
44D Professional orgs.
45D Cereal serving
46D Square footage
47D Young guys
48D Baseball great Satchel
49D Illinois city
50D Innovative
51D Part of TNT
55D Tourist attractions
58D Type of green energy
59D Cancels out
61D Bonding agents
64D Comfy shoe, for short
65D "Special" spy missions
66D Remained inactive
67D Noteworthy time
69D Tiebreaker periods, briefly
70D Round Table knight
71D Housetop room
72D Former Empire State governor
73D Welsh dog
74D Ocular layers
75D Tailoring adjustment
77D Pint-sized
78D Shakespeare's river
79D Cymbal cousin
82D Physician, for short
83D NBC late-night staple
85D Body art, informally
87D How telecommuters work
89D Extinguish, as a blaze
90D Motor sound
91D Wax-coated cheese
92D Gets ready to play pool
94D Fashion designer Gernreich
96D Enrages
97D Paper towel layer
99D Hanks' boss in Forrest Gump
103D Utah city
104D WWII sub
106D In an offbeat way
107D Greek drinks
108D Chip's spicy dip
109D Skips past
110D Jurassic beasts
111D Campus courtyard
112D Biblical preposition
113D Revered role model
114D Period of calm
115D Isle near Corsica
118D Pulverized grain
122D Slithery fish
123D Org. for expert putters

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