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SATURDAY STUMPER

Saturday, February 14, 2026 Constructed by David P. Williams 72 clues
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Across

  1. Suffix meaning "sayer" for a "wise" one 4 ℓ
  2. What the region north of Detroit resembles 5 ℓ
  3. Gained no ground 4 ℓ
  4. Undercover 8 ℓ
  5. Extraordinary these days 4 ℓ
  6. Service charge 4 ℓ
  7. On the move 7 ℓ
  8. You, in informal phrases 3 ℓ
  9. Take flight 4 ℓ
  10. She's next to her boyfriend on Hollywood Boulevard 6 ℓ
  11. Improper influencer 15 ℓ
  12. A thing of the past 4 ℓ
  13. Dupery 5 ℓ
  14. Louis Comfort contemporary 4 ℓ
  15. Exploits 5 ℓ
  16. Veritable mountain 4 ℓ
  17. "He __ of you, that never used to beg": Shak. 4 ℓ
  18. Leopard ou tigre 4 ℓ
  19. Inside plant 4 ℓ
  20. Chilling 5 ℓ
  21. A handful 15 ℓ
  22. Two-way time intro 3 ℓ
  23. She's seen in nail salons 4 ℓ
  24. Handles with care 6 ℓ
  25. Vital sign 7 ℓ
  26. Line evincing effort 4 ℓ
  27. Literary clerk whose "servility was false" 4 ℓ
  28. Settled to all's satisfaction 8 ℓ
  29. Busy work 11 ℓ
  30. Planet precursor 3 ℓ
  31. No longer under wraps 4 ℓ
  32. Football device to teach blocking technique 4 ℓ
  33. ompany workers 5 ℓ
  34. Common yard sale ad phrase 11 ℓ
  35. Arm that sounds 32-Down-like 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Sore subjects 5 ℓ
  2. Queen __ 4 ℓ
  3. Surfing accessories 4 ℓ
  4. Major servers 4 ℓ
  5. Court order 6 ℓ
  6. Fire-proofing 7 ℓ
  7. Low-tech security device 3 ℓ
  8. Arm-wrestling participant 4 ℓ
  9. State of grace 5 ℓ
  10. Insignificant 13 ℓ
  11. Olympic country code just above FIJ 3 ℓ
  12. Anger management candidate 10 ℓ
  13. "Sparrowlike" sonar sound 5 ℓ
  14. Were all consumed 6 ℓ
  15. Goes slow 5 ℓ
  16. Name-check, often 5 ℓ
  17. Inside plants 5 ℓ
  18. Word below some Treasurer's signatures 4 ℓ
  19. Website with Championship Updates 4 ℓ
  20. Talking about 4 ℓ
  21. Bungle 4 ℓ
  22. Road debris protector 3 ℓ
  23. Start to mend 3 ℓ
  24. Got ready in a green room 5 ℓ
  25. Industrialists, often 13 ℓ
  26. Verb from Old English for "slash" 4 ℓ
  27. White house rotunda 5 ℓ
  28. Hyper anxiety 5 ℓ
  29. Fine food 10 ℓ
  30. Biblical symbols of strength 4 ℓ
  31. Where arteries intersect 4 ℓ
  32. They have about four calories each 4 ℓ
  33. Go slow 4 ℓ
  34. Grate thing 5 ℓ
  35. Little leveler 4 ℓ
  36. Inside plants 5 ℓ
  37. Gets moving, as retro robots 7 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Saturday, February 14, 2026 is titled “SATURDAY STUMPER” and was constructed by David P. Williams. 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 SATURDAY STUMPER Crossword February 14 2026 Answers