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LOVE LINE

Friday, February 13, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 72 clues
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Across

  1. US acquisition of the 1860s 6 ℓ
  2. Bit hard (on) 7 ℓ
  3. Remarks 4 ℓ
  4. Pasta suffix 3 ℓ
  5. Yucca cousin 4 ℓ
  6. Part 3 of quote 12 ℓ
  7. Light from a pointer 5 ℓ
  8. It's south of Milan 5 ℓ
  9. End of the quote 7 ℓ
  10. Request to tag along 7 ℓ
  11. Donut cousin 7 ℓ
  12. Gave in 7 ℓ
  13. Frankness 7 ℓ
  14. Thus far 6 ℓ
  15. Big phonies 7 ℓ
  16. Large wardrobe 7 ℓ
  17. Gasoline additive 7 ℓ
  18. Start of a quote 7 ℓ
  19. Rusty once of the Expos and Mets 5 ℓ
  20. With parsley, on a menu 5 ℓ
  21. Part 2 of quote 12 ℓ
  22. "How ya doin'?" 3 ℓ
  23. Texter's qualifier 4 ℓ
  24. Miscalculates 4 ℓ
  25. __ Center (Chicago skyscraper) 3 ℓ
  26. Prefix for surgeon 5 ℓ
  27. Alphabet quintet 5 ℓ
  28. Source of the quote 15 ℓ
  29. Glowing fragment 5 ℓ
  30. Berry Farm founder 5 ℓ
  31. Indy Jones quest 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Big bumbler 3 ℓ
  2. Ricky on I Love Lucy 4 ℓ
  3. Poetic green land 4 ℓ
  4. Spot to fish from 4 ℓ
  5. Team spirit 6 ℓ
  6. Sorority letter 5 ℓ
  7. Princely initials 3 ℓ
  8. Tree rescuee 3 ℓ
  9. Loud as a crowd 5 ℓ
  10. Roots patriarch __ Kinte 5 ℓ
  11. Vacation destination 8 ℓ
  12. Shade of gray 3 ℓ
  13. Film studio 3 ℓ
  14. Addison's essay partner 6 ℓ
  15. Post-grad rituals 5 ℓ
  16. Polygon prefix 4 ℓ
  17. Put into effect 5 ℓ
  18. Veg-O-Matic maker 5 ℓ
  19. Eschew 4 ℓ
  20. Big hair 4 ℓ
  21. Scottish inlet 4 ℓ
  22. Come to understand 3 ℓ
  23. No longer in the USN 3 ℓ
  24. Strive (to) 3 ℓ
  25. Rocky Mtn. state 3 ℓ
  26. Metrical tribute 3 ℓ
  27. Urban renewal candidate 4 ℓ
  28. Embattling 9 ℓ
  29. Martial arts mercenaries 6 ℓ
  30. Golf Hall of Famer Mark 6 ℓ
  31. Nut butter variety 6 ℓ
  32. Mum 5 ℓ
  33. Informed about 4 ℓ
  34. Wander about 6 ℓ
  35. Valentine senders 6 ℓ
  36. Drum attachments 6 ℓ
  37. Barrel material 3 ℓ
  38. Collectively 5 ℓ
  39. Put into play 3 ℓ
  40. Flowed (from) 8 ℓ
  41. Storage rental 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Friday, February 13, 2026 is titled “LOVE LINE” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 72 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 LOVE LINE Crossword February 13 2026 Answers