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AROUND A CAR

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Gave a fancy party for 5 ℓ
  2. Earl Grey and pekoe 4 ℓ
  3. Pet adoption org. 4 ℓ
  4. Enthusiastic 5 ℓ
  5. Pleasing to the eye 6 ℓ
  6. Available to rent 6 ℓ
  7. Peace Prize nun Mother __ 6 ℓ
  8. Terse concession 5 ℓ
  9. Scientist Curie 5 ℓ
  10. Actress Hatcher or Garr 4 ℓ
  11. "Little red" fairy tale outerwear 10 ℓ
  12. Skating leap 4 ℓ
  13. Fraction of a pound 5 ℓ
  14. United __ Emirates (Mideast nation) 4 ℓ
  15. Pop music star __ Gaga 4 ℓ
  16. Viral internet post 4 ℓ
  17. Sparrows' homes 5 ℓ
  18. Group of mountains 5 ℓ
  19. Fill, as a truck 4 ℓ
  20. __ and rave (talk angrily) 4 ℓ
  21. In the backyard or front porch 10 ℓ
  22. Food inspection agcy. 4 ℓ
  23. Motionless 5 ℓ
  24. Two-thirds of a dozen 5 ℓ
  25. Giants of industry 6 ℓ
  26. Lower-leg joints 6 ℓ
  27. Argyles, for instance 5 ℓ
  28. Say from memory 6 ℓ
  29. In real time 4 ℓ
  30. Skiing surface 5 ℓ
  31. Software purchaser 4 ℓ
  32. Clear-sky color 4 ℓ
  33. Revise for publication 4 ℓ
  34. Beerlike beverage 3 ℓ
  35. Right-angle shapes 4 ℓ
  36. Performed poorly 5 ℓ
  37. Talks on and on 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Move to and __ 3 ℓ
  2. Facts and figures 5 ℓ
  3. Tennis great Agassi 5 ℓ
  4. Art studio stand 5 ℓ
  5. Tree's protective wrapping 11 ℓ
  6. Words from a sponsor 3 ℓ
  7. Supermarket vehicle 4 ℓ
  8. Winnie-the-__ 4 ℓ
  9. Walks through mud 5 ℓ
  10. Overcome in battle 6 ℓ
  11. Swelled head 3 ℓ
  12. Explosive letters 3 ℓ
  13. __ de Cologne 3 ℓ
  14. Insect in a colony 3 ℓ
  15. State north of California 6 ℓ
  16. Extremely important 5 ℓ
  17. Amazon device voice 5 ℓ
  18. Hollowed out, as an apple 5 ℓ
  19. Big family 5 ℓ
  20. First Biblical father 4 ℓ
  21. Swampy ground 4 ℓ
  22. Lamb's father 3 ℓ
  23. Color tone 3 ℓ
  24. Add-__ (extras) 3 ℓ
  25. Halloween Safety Mo. 3 ℓ
  26. __ Moines, IA 3 ℓ
  27. Eats in style 5 ℓ
  28. Pen contents 3 ℓ
  29. Electric car company 5 ℓ
  30. Freeze over 5 ℓ
  31. Doesn't have much stamina 11 ℓ
  32. Highest poker card 3 ℓ
  33. Red gem 4 ℓ
  34. Sun-powered 5 ℓ
  35. Unlock 4 ℓ
  36. Country home 5 ℓ
  37. Online crafts site 4 ℓ
  38. Sits in traffic 5 ℓ
  39. Behind schedule 4 ℓ
  40. Calvin of fashion 5 ℓ
  41. Police dept. rank 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 is titled “AROUND A CAR” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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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 AROUND A CAR Crossword February 17 2026 Answers