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REVERSALS: With very different meanings

Sunday, February 1, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 142 clues
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Across

  1. Arm or leg 4 ℓ
  2. Some grilled sandwiches 5 ℓ
  3. Ignited again 5 ℓ
  4. Tuscaloosa team, to fans 4 ℓ
  5. Blue Cross competitor 5 ℓ
  6. Columnist or novelist 6 ℓ
  7. Major MO airport 3 ℓ
  8. Corned beef concoction 4 ℓ
  9. Refuse to agree 5 ℓ
  10. Honolulu's locale 4 ℓ
  11. Language of Pakistan 4 ℓ
  12. Some of the earliest color TVs 4 ℓ
  13. Be an omen of 5 ℓ
  14. "We want to hear more!" 6 ℓ
  15. Sigma follower 3 ℓ
  16. Identify a potential patsy 11 ℓ
  17. California wines, briefly 4 ℓ
  18. Kimono fabric 4 ℓ
  19. Consecutive-letter nickname 3 ℓ
  20. Formal confession 6 ℓ
  21. A/C measure 3 ℓ
  22. Shoe stats 6 ℓ
  23. Weeder's implement 3 ℓ
  24. Typesetting selection 4 ℓ
  25. Family diagrams 5 ℓ
  26. From Florence or Pisa 6 ℓ
  27. Looks closely 5 ℓ
  28. Succeed in securing a contract 11 ℓ
  29. Purple bloomers 6 ℓ
  30. Start all over with 4 ℓ
  31. Goal 3 ℓ
  32. Very enthusiastic 9 ℓ
  33. Choose when to throw a football 11 ℓ
  34. Office assistant 4 ℓ
  35. Genesis boatbuilder 4 ℓ
  36. Send off payment 5 ℓ
  37. Lessen slowly 5 ℓ
  38. Nebraskan city 5 ℓ
  39. Web address divider 5 ℓ
  40. Revise, as an article 4 ℓ
  41. Initials of urgency 4 ℓ
  42. Gotten started 5 ℓ
  43. Animated film credit 5 ℓ
  44. Latvian capital 4 ℓ
  45. Not __ many words 4 ℓ
  46. Within reach 4 ℓ
  47. Took a nap 5 ℓ
  48. Concluded 5 ℓ
  49. Painter Mondrian 4 ℓ
  50. Puffy hairdo 4 ℓ
  51. Greek liqueur 4 ℓ
  52. Lavishes attention on 5 ℓ
  53. Panoramic view 5 ℓ
  54. Hidden trooper's setup 9 ℓ
  55. Occupy oneself 11 ℓ
  56. Overdue 4 ℓ
  57. Some MIT grads 3 ℓ
  58. Tranquil 6 ℓ
  59. Grow crops 11 ℓ
  60. Macho type 5 ℓ
  61. "Now it makes sense" 6 ℓ
  62. Angled edge 5 ℓ
  63. Glazier's sheet 4 ℓ
  64. In the past 3 ℓ
  65. Figures of speech 6 ℓ
  66. __ de Janeiro 3 ℓ
  67. Window covers 6 ℓ
  68. Lab maze runner 3 ℓ
  69. Extremely: Fr. 4 ℓ
  70. Pre-owned 4 ℓ
  71. What a treasure map "X" does 11 ℓ
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Down

  1. Southeast Asian nation 4 ℓ
  2. Invitation enclosure: Abbr. 4 ℓ
  3. Central idea 5 ℓ
  4. Language of much legalese 5 ℓ
  5. Overplay a scene 5 ℓ
  6. Contemporary 6 ℓ
  7. Self-identification 7 ℓ
  8. Followers: Suff. 4 ℓ
  9. Young lady 4 ℓ
  10. Inventor Howe 5 ℓ
  11. Answered an invitation 6 ℓ
  12. Perched upon 4 ℓ
  13. Oscar actress Sorvino 4 ℓ
  14. With no commercials 6 ℓ
  15. Get it done early 11 ℓ
  16. Fraternal order, for short 7 ℓ
  17. Path-following puzzle 4 ℓ
  18. "The jig __!" 4 ℓ
  19. Tusked marine mammal 6 ℓ
  20. Rosters of candidates 6 ℓ
  21. Crafts' partners 4 ℓ
  22. Play music too fast 11 ℓ
  23. "In your dreams!" 4 ℓ
  24. Capable of 4 ℓ
  25. Graduation garb 4 ℓ
  26. Fireplace remnant 5 ℓ
  27. Helped temporarily, with "over" 5 ℓ
  28. Network hardware giant 5 ℓ
  29. Temple platform 5 ℓ
  30. Striped stinker 5 ℓ
  31. Cutting-edge 6 ℓ
  32. Utah national park 4 ℓ
  33. Sound of a comics punch 4 ℓ
  34. Leather variety 5 ℓ
  35. Emergency funds 7 ℓ
  36. Ready to testify 7 ℓ
  37. Inventor's award 6 ℓ
  38. On the roster 6 ℓ
  39. Plod along 6 ℓ
  40. Cold __ (freezing) 5 ℓ
  41. Defame in print 5 ℓ
  42. Mirrored likeness 5 ℓ
  43. Slacken off 5 ℓ
  44. Surrounded by 4 ℓ
  45. Bistro bills 4 ℓ
  46. Legendary marshal 4 ℓ
  47. Number not on grandfather clocks 4 ℓ
  48. Highly rated 4 ℓ
  49. Astronaut insignia 4 ℓ
  50. Norse thunder god 4 ℓ
  51. Unskilled worker 4 ℓ
  52. No longer fashionable 5 ℓ
  53. Well-being 6 ℓ
  54. Grandson of Eve 4 ℓ
  55. Bring to mind 5 ℓ
  56. __ the throne (next in line) 6 ℓ
  57. Matured 4 ℓ
  58. Place for a carnation 5 ℓ
  59. Solemn ceremonies 5 ℓ
  60. Scarlett's surname 5 ℓ
  61. Monetary value 5 ℓ
  62. Intelligence, informally 6 ℓ
  63. Big phonies 7 ℓ
  64. Date bk. entry 4 ℓ
  65. Very bright, as colors 4 ℓ
  66. Are, in Acapulco 4 ℓ
  67. Perceptive 6 ℓ
  68. Work with cue cards, e.g. 4 ℓ
  69. Scold loudly 7 ℓ
  70. Poison bottle icon 5 ℓ
  71. School skipper 6 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, February 1, 2026 is titled “REVERSALS: With very different meanings” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 142 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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