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ON TRACK

Thursday, February 12, 2026 Constructed by Adam Simpson 76 clues
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Across

  1. Came upon 3 ℓ
  2. "Away with you!" 4 ℓ
  3. Austrian topography 4 ℓ
  4. ...on feet 10 ℓ
  5. Salon service 4 ℓ
  6. Bucks 5 ℓ
  7. Needle holes 4 ℓ
  8. Temperate 4 ℓ
  9. Islamic festival 3 ℓ
  10. Sports overseer 3 ℓ
  11. Diner handout 5 ℓ
  12. ...on rails 14 ℓ
  13. Telefono MNO 4 ℓ
  14. Non-__ (food label) 3 ℓ
  15. Bowl game org. 4 ℓ
  16. Wimbledon airer 4 ℓ
  17. Texted "Ta-ta!" 4 ℓ
  18. Erode 3 ℓ
  19. Bungle something 3 ℓ
  20. Underlying cause 4 ℓ
  21. Skip it 4 ℓ
  22. ...on top 14 ℓ
  23. Slender wineglass 5 ℓ
  24. NL West team 3 ℓ
  25. Super Mario Bros. console 3 ℓ
  26. Invite for 5 ℓ
  27. Prefix for diction 4 ℓ
  28. Overamplified 4 ℓ
  29. Major bookcase seller 4 ℓ
  30. ...on paws 10 ℓ
  31. Azure expanse 3 ℓ
  32. Computer model, for short 3 ℓ
  33. Early show 7 ℓ
  34. Certain turkey 3 ℓ
  35. Something on the books 3 ℓ
  36. Small sign of spring 7 ℓ
  37. Actor Kilmer 3 ℓ
  38. Nickname preceder, perhaps 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Verbal shrug 3 ℓ
  2. Poorly founded 7 ℓ
  3. Moon shot program 6 ℓ
  4. Salon service 4 ℓ
  5. SAT takers 3 ℓ
  6. Hi-fi system 6 ℓ
  7. Safe to drink 7 ℓ
  8. Salmon serving 3 ℓ
  9. Juvenile rebuttal 5 ℓ
  10. Unimportant ornament 7 ℓ
  11. Important span 3 ℓ
  12. Wise words 6 ℓ
  13. Fix permanently 6 ℓ
  14. Bullion, for example 5 ℓ
  15. Kitchen mixer setting 4 ℓ
  16. Contraction candidate 3 ℓ
  17. "__ little confused..." 3 ℓ
  18. Diary page 3 ℓ
  19. W-2 ID 3 ℓ
  20. Mall business 6 ℓ
  21. Boys of Barcelona 5 ℓ
  22. Was awful at stand-up 5 ℓ
  23. Whirling water 4 ℓ
  24. Ultimate objective 3 ℓ
  25. Calypso kin 3 ℓ
  26. Postproduction VIP 6 ℓ
  27. Word of caution 6 ℓ
  28. Managed care grps. 4 ℓ
  29. Shade of blue 4 ℓ
  30. Diary, essentially 6 ℓ
  31. Home projects dept. 3 ℓ
  32. French article 3 ℓ
  33. Dressing in a kit 7 ℓ
  34. Great regard 7 ℓ
  35. Easy basket 5 ℓ
  36. Court order 7 ℓ
  37. Artist Haring 5 ℓ
  38. Hand holders 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, February 12, 2026 is titled “ON TRACK” and was constructed by Adam Simpson. The puzzle features 76 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday ON TRACK Crossword February 12 2026 Answers