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SKY RIDES

Monday, February 16, 2026 Constructed by Doug Peterson 78 clues
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Across

  1. Pets that purr 4 ℓ
  2. Showroom sample, for short 4 ℓ
  3. __ now (so far) 4 ℓ
  4. Any precious stones 4 ℓ
  5. "Hee-haw!" horse relative 6 ℓ
  6. Ice cream utensil 5 ℓ
  7. __ sauce (sushi condiment) 3 ℓ
  8. Sky ride that can hover 10 ℓ
  9. White precious stone 4 ℓ
  10. Sudden police action 4 ℓ
  11. Getting rain rarely 4 ℓ
  12. Gray stocking shade 5 ℓ
  13. Three-quarters of 12 4 ℓ
  14. Farmland measure 4 ℓ
  15. Bert's Sesame Street pal 5 ℓ
  16. Explorer Ponce de __ 4 ℓ
  17. Golfer's pegs 4 ℓ
  18. Bulletin board fastener 4 ℓ
  19. Pleasant scent 5 ℓ
  20. Copenhagen native 4 ℓ
  21. Villainous 4 ℓ
  22. Attach, as a shirt button 5 ℓ
  23. Arm or leg 4 ℓ
  24. Sheet of glass 4 ℓ
  25. Poems of praise 4 ℓ
  26. Motorless sky ride for one person 10 ℓ
  27. Scientist's research room 3 ℓ
  28. Say out loud 5 ℓ
  29. Rags-to-__ story 6 ℓ
  30. "Constrictor" snakes 4 ℓ
  31. Sky ride with a jet engine 8 ℓ
  32. Fire remnants 5 ℓ
  33. Great enthusiasm 4 ℓ
  34. Decide not to include 4 ℓ
  35. Ahead of schedule 5 ℓ
  36. Refrigerates 5 ℓ
  37. Gasoline-powered sky-ride balloon 8 ℓ
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Down

  1. __ register (checkout machine) 4 ℓ
  2. Spanish cheers 4 ℓ
  3. Worker digging for coal 5 ℓ
  4. Manage to elude 5 ℓ
  5. Train station 5 ℓ
  6. Shortest month of the year 8 ℓ
  7. "It's my treat!" 4 ℓ
  8. Remarked 4 ℓ
  9. Off-script remark 5 ℓ
  10. Urban pollution 4 ℓ
  11. Small city 4 ℓ
  12. Vicinity 4 ℓ
  13. Physician, for short 3 ℓ
  14. Capital of Egypt 5 ℓ
  15. __ days (long ago) 5 ℓ
  16. Competing teams 5 ℓ
  17. Parking lot spot 5 ℓ
  18. Smell bad 4 ℓ
  19. Long, heroic tale 4 ℓ
  20. __ fish sandwich 4 ℓ
  21. Role for an actor 4 ℓ
  22. Row of people waiting 4 ℓ
  23. A Great Lake 4 ℓ
  24. Spoken out loud 4 ℓ
  25. Right __ (90-degree shapes) 6 ℓ
  26. __ Vegas, NV 3 ℓ
  27. Small amount of sugar: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  28. Lend a hand 4 ℓ
  29. Make fun of, informally 4 ℓ
  30. "It makes sense now" 4 ℓ
  31. British fellow 4 ℓ
  32. Buildings with haylofts 5 ℓ
  33. Auto lubricant 3 ℓ
  34. Handicrafts website 4 ℓ
  35. Major Egyptian river 4 ℓ
  36. Run __ (rage) 4 ℓ
  37. Lake bird 4 ℓ
  38. "We __ to please" 3 ℓ
  39. Big beast with a trunk 8 ℓ
  40. Western howling canine 6 ℓ
  41. Self-image 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 16, 2026 is titled “SKY RIDES” and was constructed by Doug Peterson. The puzzle features 78 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.

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