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BLADE PARADE

Monday, February 2, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 78 clues
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Across

  1. Take a cab or bus 4 ℓ
  2. Fright-causing 5 ℓ
  3. Phone downloads 4 ℓ
  4. Enclosures for canaries 5 ℓ
  5. Performer in a choir 6 ℓ
  6. Brims of baseball caps 6 ℓ
  7. That man's 3 ℓ
  8. Unsuitable 5 ℓ
  9. Shoes for pro hockey 9 ℓ
  10. Rich layer cake 5 ℓ
  11. Huff and puff 4 ℓ
  12. Biblical ark builder 4 ℓ
  13. Make furious 5 ℓ
  14. Scent-sensing organ 4 ℓ
  15. Just a single time 4 ℓ
  16. Feeling suspicious 5 ℓ
  17. Animal with antlers 4 ℓ
  18. __ out a living (scraped by) 4 ℓ
  19. Gumbo vegetable 4 ℓ
  20. Horse hoof sound 4 ℓ
  21. Weird 5 ℓ
  22. Shakespearean king 4 ℓ
  23. Civil rights icon Parks 4 ℓ
  24. Cello's smaller relative 5 ℓ
  25. Somebody __ (another's) 5 ℓ
  26. Grass-cutting machine 9 ℓ
  27. Letter before tee 3 ℓ
  28. Sermon deliverer 6 ℓ
  29. Color of emeralds 5 ℓ
  30. Wide belts 6 ℓ
  31. Cowhand's chow 4 ℓ
  32. Sulk 4 ℓ
  33. Speck of land in the ocean 5 ℓ
  34. TV psychologist McGraw 4 ℓ
  35. Cost to take a cab or bus 4 ℓ
  36. Kayaks and canoes 5 ℓ
  37. Stovetop appliance 5 ℓ
  38. Bachelor of __ degree 4 ℓ
  39. "Half" prefix for circle 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Dice toss 4 ℓ
  2. Dough-rising ingredient 5 ℓ
  3. Makes furious 5 ℓ
  4. Stood up 5 ℓ
  5. Overhead rotating cooler 10 ℓ
  6. Very strict 6 ℓ
  7. Practice boxing 4 ℓ
  8. Sit for a photo 4 ℓ
  9. Snow-clearing vehicles 5 ℓ
  10. Puzzle clue heading 6 ℓ
  11. Deserve to receive 4 ℓ
  12. Make a sketch of 4 ℓ
  13. Scandinavian furniture chain 4 ℓ
  14. Aorta, for example 6 ℓ
  15. Female sibling 6 ℓ
  16. Extremely important 5 ℓ
  17. Hole __ (golfer's dream shot) 5 ℓ
  18. Private's superior, for short 5 ℓ
  19. Therefore 5 ℓ
  20. Walking stick 4 ℓ
  21. Apple's music player 4 ℓ
  22. Vampire novelist Rice 4 ℓ
  23. __ apart (dismantled) 4 ℓ
  24. Lack of difficulty 4 ℓ
  25. Backyard building 4 ℓ
  26. Get introduced to 4 ℓ
  27. Poodles and parakeets 4 ℓ
  28. Drinks with a straw 4 ℓ
  29. Tennis great Arthur 4 ℓ
  30. Thin in physique 4 ℓ
  31. Aircraft that can hover 10 ℓ
  32. "Billy" barnyard beasts 5 ℓ
  33. Same old routines 4 ℓ
  34. Strong craving 4 ℓ
  35. Beverage served on tap 4 ℓ
  36. Pressed a doorbell 4 ℓ
  37. Tiny skin opening 4 ℓ
  38. Pieces of luggage 4 ℓ
  39. Endanger 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Monday, February 2, 2026 is titled “BLADE PARADE” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. 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.

Newsday BLADE PARADE Crossword February 2 2026 Answers