Newsday Crossword hints and answers for February 2, 2026
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
TitleBLADE PARADE
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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Take a cab or bus (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIDE→
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Phone downloads (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAPPS→
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Fright-causing (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSCARY→
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Gumbo vegetable (4)
Starts with O, ends with AOKRA→
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Horse hoof sound (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLOP→
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Shakespearean king (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLEAR→
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Civil rights icon Parks (4)
Starts with R, ends with AROSA→
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Cello's smaller relative (5)
Starts with V, ends with AVIOLA→
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Grass-cutting machine (9)
Starts with L, ends with RLAWNMOWER→
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Somebody __ (another's) (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELSES→
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Letter before tee (3)
Starts with E, ends with SESS→
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Sermon deliverer (6)
Starts with P, ends with TPRIEST→
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Wide belts (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSASHES→
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Color of emeralds (5)
Starts with G, ends with NGREEN→
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Speck of land in the ocean (5)
Starts with I, ends with TISLET→
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Cowhand's chow (4)
Starts with G, ends with BGRUB→
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TV psychologist McGraw (4)
Starts with P, ends with LPHIL→
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Kayaks and canoes (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBOATS→
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Cost to take a cab or bus (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFARE→
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"Half" prefix for circle (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISEMI→
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Bachelor of __ degree (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
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Stovetop appliance (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERANGE→
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Enclosures for canaries (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCAGES→
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Performer in a choir (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSINGER→
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Brims of baseball caps (6)
Starts with V, ends with SVISORS→
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That man's (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHIS→
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Unsuitable (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINAPT→
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Shoes for pro hockey (9)
Starts with I, ends with SICESKATES→
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Rich layer cake (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETORTE→
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Huff and puff (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPANT→
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Biblical ark builder (4)
Starts with N, ends with HNOAH→
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Make furious (5)
Starts with A, ends with RANGER→
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Just a single time (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Scent-sensing organ (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENOSE→
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Feeling suspicious (5)
Starts with L, ends with YLEERY→
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Animal with antlers (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDEER→
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__ out a living (scraped by) (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEKED→
Down
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Dice toss (4)
Starts with R, ends with LROLL→
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Scandinavian furniture chain (4)
Starts with I, ends with AIKEA→
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Make a sketch of (4)
Starts with D, ends with WDRAW→
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Deserve to receive (4)
Starts with E, ends with NEARN→
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Puzzle clue heading (6)
Starts with A, ends with SACROSS→
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Snow-clearing vehicles (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPLOWS→
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Sit for a photo (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPOSE→
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Practice boxing (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPAR→
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Very strict (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESEVERE→
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Overhead rotating cooler (10)
Starts with C, ends with NCEILINGFAN→
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Stood up (5)
Starts with A, ends with EAROSE→
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Makes furious (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRILES→
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Dough-rising ingredient (5)
Starts with Y, ends with TYEAST→
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Get introduced to (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMEET→
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Poodles and parakeets (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPETS→
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Drinks with a straw (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSIPS→
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Tennis great Arthur (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Thin in physique (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSLIM→
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Aircraft that can hover (10)
Starts with H, ends with RHELICOPTER→
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"Billy" barnyard beasts (5)
Starts with G, ends with SGOATS→
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Same old routines (4)
Starts with R, ends with SRUTS→
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Tiny skin opening (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPORE→
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Pressed a doorbell (4)
Starts with R, ends with GRANG→
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Strong craving (4)
Starts with U, ends with EURGE→
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Beverage served on tap (4)
Starts with B, ends with RBEER→
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Pieces of luggage (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBAGS→
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Endanger (4)
Starts with R, ends with KRISK→
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Aorta, for example (6)
Starts with A, ends with YARTERY→
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Female sibling (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSISTER→
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Extremely important (5)
Starts with V, ends with LVITAL→
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Hole __ (golfer's dream shot) (5)
Starts with I, ends with EINONE→
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Private's superior, for short (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESARGE→
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Therefore (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHENCE→
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Apple's music player (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPOD→
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Walking stick (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECANE→
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Vampire novelist Rice (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANNE→
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__ apart (dismantled) (4)
Starts with T, ends with KTOOK→
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Lack of difficulty (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
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Backyard building (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHED→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
Fill the 15x15 grid so every Across and Down answer matches its clue. The title at the top hints at the theme. Our answer pages list every clue in order with its answer behind a reveal button, and link to a page for each individual clue.
Want the full method? Read our Newsday Crossword strategy and tips, or check how to play the Newsday Crossword on the hub.
Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
- Use the title. Newsday puzzles are titled, and the title nearly always explains the theme entries.
- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
- Expect the Stumper to be brutal. Saturday clues are deliberately vague. Fill short words first and let crossings carry you.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for February 2, 2026?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Take a cab or bus (RIDE); Phone downloads (APPS); Fright-causing (SCARY).
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?+
Every puzzle in our archive has its own page with all answers and a page per clue.
