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NOT SO LOUD: Not as noisy as they look

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Constructed by Mark McClain 146 clues
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Across

  1. Regret not seeing 4 ℓ
  2. Hit at, as a fly 4 ℓ
  3. Baroque music giant 4 ℓ
  4. Quick and agile 4 ℓ
  5. Make booties or blankets 4 ℓ
  6. Some pens 4 ℓ
  7. Secluded valley 4 ℓ
  8. Flash drive port 3 ℓ
  9. Big lugs 4 ℓ
  10. Van Gogh home 5 ℓ
  11. Sri __ (Indian Ocean nation) 5 ℓ
  12. Collaboration impediments 4 ℓ
  13. Oversupply 4 ℓ
  14. Vivid crayon category 4 ℓ
  15. Office helper 4 ℓ
  16. __ out (dress up) 3 ℓ
  17. Headlight setting 3 ℓ
  18. Word processor reversal 4 ℓ
  19. Mac & cheese staple 6 ℓ
  20. Cinema staffer 5 ℓ
  21. Soft ball brand 4 ℓ
  22. Dinghy tool 3 ℓ
  23. French water 3 ℓ
  24. Pull back 3 ℓ
  25. Freshly made 3 ℓ
  26. Pond critter 4 ℓ
  27. Zip 3 ℓ
  28. Commuter inconvenience 12 ℓ
  29. Fast-running Aussie 3 ℓ
  30. Goes around 6 ℓ
  31. Circle segment 3 ℓ
  32. Fashion mag 4 ℓ
  33. Had dinner at a diner 6 ℓ
  34. Count with fangs, for short 4 ℓ
  35. Intense devotion 5 ℓ
  36. Experimentation station 7 ℓ
  37. Journalist's assigned area 13 ℓ
  38. Insufficiency 6 ℓ
  39. Tract measure 4 ℓ
  40. Pasta nutrient 4 ℓ
  41. Level-headed 4 ℓ
  42. Novelist Wharton 5 ℓ
  43. Munich mister 4 ℓ
  44. Hybrid citrus 4 ℓ
  45. Nile queen nickname 4 ℓ
  46. Mideast flier 4 ℓ
  47. Star Trek: TNG counselor 4 ℓ
  48. Highly diluted 4 ℓ
  49. Pond film 5 ℓ
  50. Explorer Ponce de __ 4 ℓ
  51. Concert stage boxes 4 ℓ
  52. __-Ball (arcade game) 4 ℓ
  53. Brick carriers 4 ℓ
  54. Den __, Nederland 4 ℓ
  55. Air-condition 4 ℓ
  56. Not at ease 4 ℓ
  57. Daytime drama 6 ℓ
  58. Plaster imperfection 13 ℓ
  59. Understudy's ambition 7 ℓ
  60. Book's backbone 5 ℓ
  61. German-based supermarket chain 4 ℓ
  62. Hummus ingredient 6 ℓ
  63. Suitor 4 ℓ
  64. Three, in Sicily 3 ℓ
  65. Window insert 6 ℓ
  66. Fleming of fiction 3 ℓ
  67. Shoot the breeze 3 ℓ
  68. Quaint "Yikes!" 4 ℓ
  69. Fruity soft drink 12 ℓ
  70. Most populous NATO member 3 ℓ
  71. Big fuss 3 ℓ
  72. Roof overhang 4 ℓ
  73. End up even 3 ℓ
  74. Regret doing 3 ℓ
  75. Psyche components 3 ℓ
  76. Cinema's first Wonka 6 ℓ
  77. Some editorial corrections 5 ℓ
  78. Video game virtual people 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Fit nicely together 4 ℓ
  2. "Go ahead and ask" 5 ℓ
  3. Inert gas in the air 5 ℓ
  4. Matrimonial symbol 11 ℓ
  5. Himalayan helper 6 ℓ
  6. Sword handle 4 ℓ
  7. Exchange's end of trading 11 ℓ
  8. In the past 3 ℓ
  9. Belt part 6 ℓ
  10. Meditative practice 4 ℓ
  11. Back end 4 ℓ
  12. Noun category 5 ℓ
  13. Devious person 7 ℓ
  14. Incites 7 ℓ
  15. Apple's voice 4 ℓ
  16. Mental spark 4 ℓ
  17. Brewery truck contents 4 ℓ
  18. Needing a hand 6 ℓ
  19. Stadium spectator's sign 6 ℓ
  20. City near Salt Lake 5 ℓ
  21. Suspect's story 5 ℓ
  22. Gridiron goof 11 ℓ
  23. Western tree's protection 11 ℓ
  24. They were born before Virgos 6 ℓ
  25. Yours and mine 4 ℓ
  26. Paying attention 5 ℓ
  27. Roll out 6 ℓ
  28. Tempt 6 ℓ
  29. Evening bash 6 ℓ
  30. Get well 4 ℓ
  31. Two levels below duke 4 ℓ
  32. Reign over 4 ℓ
  33. Meeting of the minds 6 ℓ
  34. Sound of displeasure 3 ℓ
  35. Tough-to-hit tennis shot 7 ℓ
  36. Plumps up 7 ℓ
  37. Inns near Interstates 6 ℓ
  38. Billion-gross film of 2023 6 ℓ
  39. Deploys 4 ℓ
  40. Right Guard rival 5 ℓ
  41. Sphere of influence 5 ℓ
  42. On a cruise 5 ℓ
  43. Play portions 4 ℓ
  44. Walking route 4 ℓ
  45. Cuatro doubled 4 ℓ
  46. Part of Ontario's border 4 ℓ
  47. Sphere starter 4 ℓ
  48. "After that,..." 4 ℓ
  49. Fishy toast topper 3 ℓ
  50. __ and hearty 4 ℓ
  51. On an agenda 6 ℓ
  52. Of limited width 6 ℓ
  53. Constant critic 6 ℓ
  54. Incidental comments 6 ℓ
  55. Poor grade 3 ℓ
  56. Witches' assembly 5 ℓ
  57. Champagne spec 4 ℓ
  58. Not demanding 4 ℓ
  59. Urgency initialism 4 ℓ
  60. Top suit in bridge 6 ℓ
  61. What 127-Across boost 5 ℓ
  62. Outdoes 5 ℓ
  63. Points toward 6 ℓ
  64. 2010s Fed head 6 ℓ
  65. McCartney's favorite instrument 4 ℓ
  66. "Cold" drinkware brand 5 ℓ
  67. Muscular power 5 ℓ
  68. Force to leave 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, February 15, 2026 is titled “NOT SO LOUD: Not as noisy as they look” and was constructed by Mark McClain. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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