Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 1, 2026
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues142
Across71
Down71
TitleREVERSALS: With very different meanings
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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Arm or leg (4)
Starts with L, ends with BLIMB→
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Tuscaloosa team, to fans (4)
Starts with B, ends with ABAMA→
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Ignited again (5)
Starts with R, ends with TRELIT→
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Some grilled sandwiches (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMELTS→
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Initials of urgency (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Revise, as an article (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEDIT→
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Web address divider (5)
Starts with S, ends with HSLASH→
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Nebraskan city (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOMAHA→
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Greek liqueur (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOUZO→
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Puffy hairdo (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAFRO→
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Panoramic view (5)
Starts with V, ends with AVISTA→
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Lavishes attention on (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOTES→
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Hidden trooper's setup (9)
Starts with S, ends with PSPEEDTRAP→
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Occupy oneself (11)
Starts with P, ends with EPASSTHETIME→
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Overdue (4)
Starts with L, ends with ELATE→
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Some MIT grads (3)
Starts with E, ends with SEES→
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Tranquil (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESERENE→
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Grow crops (11)
Starts with W, ends with DWORKTHELAND→
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Macho type (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHEMAN→
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"Now it makes sense" (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOHISEE→
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In the past (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
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Angled edge (5)
Starts with B, ends with LBEVEL→
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Glazier's sheet (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPANE→
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Lab maze runner (3)
Starts with R, ends with TRAT→
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Window covers (6)
Starts with D, ends with SDRAPES→
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__ de Janeiro (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
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Figures of speech (6)
Starts with T, ends with STROPES→
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Extremely: Fr. (4)
Starts with T, ends with STRES→
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Pre-owned (4)
Starts with U, ends with DUSED→
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What a treasure map "X" does (11)
Starts with M, ends with TMARKTHESPOT→
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Corned beef concoction (4)
Starts with H, ends with HHASH→
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Major MO airport (3)
Starts with S, ends with LSTL→
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Columnist or novelist (6)
Starts with W, ends with RWRITER→
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Blue Cross competitor (5)
Starts with A, ends with AAETNA→
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Honolulu's locale (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
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Refuse to agree (5)
Starts with S, ends with OSAYNO→
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Language of Pakistan (4)
Starts with U, ends with UURDU→
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Be an omen of (5)
Starts with A, ends with RAUGUR→
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"We want to hear more!" (6)
Starts with T, ends with STELLUS→
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Sigma follower (3)
Starts with T, ends with UTAU→
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Some of the earliest color TVs (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRCAS→
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Identify a potential patsy (11)
Starts with S, ends with KSPOTTHEMARK→
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California wines, briefly (4)
Starts with Z, ends with SZINS→
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Kimono fabric (4)
Starts with S, ends with KSILK→
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Formal confession (6)
Starts with I, ends with IITWASI→
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A/C measure (3)
Starts with B, ends with UBTU→
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Shoe stats (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWIDTHS→
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Consecutive-letter nickname (3)
Starts with S, ends with USTU→
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Typesetting selection (4)
Starts with F, ends with TFONT→
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Family diagrams (5)
Starts with T, ends with STREES→
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Weeder's implement (3)
Starts with H, ends with EHOE→
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From Florence or Pisa (6)
Starts with T, ends with NTUSCAN→
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Looks closely (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERS→
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Succeed in securing a contract (11)
Starts with L, ends with KLANDTHEWORK→
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Purple bloomers (6)
Starts with L, ends with SLILACS→
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Start all over with (4)
Starts with R, ends with OREDO→
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Choose when to throw a football (11)
Starts with T, ends with STIMETHEPASS→
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Very enthusiastic (9)
Starts with E, ends with TEXUBERANT→
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Lessen slowly (5)
Starts with A, ends with EABATE→
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Send off payment (5)
Starts with R, ends with TREMIT→
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Office assistant (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
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Genesis boatbuilder (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
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Gotten started (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBEGUN→
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Animated film credit (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVOICE→
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Latvian capital (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIGA→
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Not __ many words (4)
Starts with I, ends with OINSO→
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Took a nap (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSLEPT→
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Concluded (5)
Starts with E, ends with DENDED→
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Painter Mondrian (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPIET→
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Within reach (4)
Starts with N, ends with RNEAR→
Down
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Southeast Asian nation (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAOS→
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"The jig __!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with PISUP→
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Path-following puzzle (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAZE→
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Fraternal order, for short (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBPOELKS→
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Get it done early (11)
Starts with B, ends with HBEATTHERUSH→
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With no commercials (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADFREE→
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Oscar actress Sorvino (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMIRA→
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Perched upon (4)
Starts with A, ends with PATOP→
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Answered an invitation (6)
Starts with R, ends with DRSVPED→
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Inventor Howe (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELIAS→
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Young lady (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLASS→
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Followers: Suff. (4)
Starts with I, ends with SISTS→
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Self-identification (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETHATSME→
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Contemporary (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMODERN→
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Overplay a scene (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMOTE→
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Language of much legalese (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
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Central idea (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHEME→
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Invitation enclosure: Abbr. (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESASE→
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No longer fashionable (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDATED→
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Well-being (6)
Starts with H, ends with HHEALTH→
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Grandson of Eve (4)
Starts with E, ends with SENOS→
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Monetary value (5)
Starts with W, ends with HWORTH→
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Scarlett's surname (5)
Starts with O, ends with AOHARA→
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Solemn ceremonies (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRITES→
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Place for a carnation (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLAPEL→
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Matured (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAGED→
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__ the throne (next in line) (6)
Starts with H, ends with OHEIRTO→
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Bring to mind (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEVOKE→
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Intelligence, informally (6)
Starts with B, ends with SBRAINS→
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Big phonies (7)
Starts with P, ends with SPOSEURS→
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Date bk. entry (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAPPT→
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Very bright, as colors (4)
Starts with N, ends with NNEON→
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Are, in Acapulco (4)
Starts with E, ends with AESTA→
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Perceptive (6)
Starts with A, ends with EASTUTE→
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Work with cue cards, e.g. (4)
Starts with R, ends with DREAD→
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Scold loudly (7)
Starts with S, ends with TSHOUTAT→
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Poison bottle icon (5)
Starts with M, ends with KMRYUK→
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School skipper (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTRUANT→
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Tusked marine mammal (6)
Starts with W, ends with SWALRUS→
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Crafts' partners (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
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Rosters of candidates (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSLATES→
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Play music too fast (11)
Starts with R, ends with TRUSHTHEBEAT→
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"In your dreams!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with FASIF→
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Capable of (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUPTO→
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Graduation garb (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGOWN→
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Fireplace remnant (5)
Starts with E, ends with REMBER→
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Helped temporarily, with "over" (5)
Starts with T, ends with DTIDED→
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Network hardware giant (5)
Starts with C, ends with OCISCO→
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Temple platform (5)
Starts with A, ends with RALTAR→
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Striped stinker (5)
Starts with S, ends with KSKUNK→
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Cutting-edge (6)
Starts with H, ends with HHITECH→
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Utah national park (4)
Starts with Z, ends with NZION→
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Sound of a comics punch (4)
Starts with W, ends with MWHAM→
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Leather variety (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
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Emergency funds (7)
Starts with R, ends with ERESERVE→
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Ready to testify (7)
Starts with S, ends with NSWORNIN→
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Inventor's award (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPATENT→
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On the roster (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLISTED→
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Plod along (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETRUDGE→
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Defame in print (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLIBEL→
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Mirrored likeness (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIMAGE→
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Slacken off (5)
Starts with L, ends with PLETUP→
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Cold __ (freezing) (5)
Starts with A, ends with EASICE→
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Bistro bills (4)
Starts with T, ends with STABS→
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Unskilled worker (4)
Starts with P, ends with NPEON→
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Surrounded by (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAMID→
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Legendary marshal (4)
Starts with E, ends with PEARP→
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Number not on grandfather clocks (4)
Starts with X, ends with IXIII→
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Highly rated (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAONE→
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Astronaut insignia (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
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Norse thunder god (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTHOR→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
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- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for February 1, 2026?+
142 clues: 71 Across and 71 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Billie Truitt.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Arm or leg (LIMB); Tuscaloosa team, to fans (BAMA); Ignited again (RELIT).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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