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"DARLING" DESSERTS: Some Valentine's Day suggestions

Sunday, February 8, 2026 Constructed by Guilherme Gilioli 146 clues
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Across

  1. Countries 5 ℓ
  2. Awkward person 3 ℓ
  3. Swedish superstar quartet 4 ℓ
  4. Tied, as sneakers 5 ℓ
  5. Vocalist 6 ℓ
  6. Phone-calling tech 6 ℓ
  7. Something the IRS warns about 7 ℓ
  8. Halloween season sweets 15 ℓ
  9. Comrades in battle 6 ℓ
  10. Bare minimums 6 ℓ
  11. Store window sign contents 7 ℓ
  12. Annoying noise 3 ℓ
  13. Anglers' spools 5 ℓ
  14. Ninny 4 ℓ
  15. NYSE debut 3 ℓ
  16. Damon of movies 4 ℓ
  17. Novelist Beattie 3 ℓ
  18. Fruity, crusty dessert 12 ℓ
  19. "Say cheese!" 5 ℓ
  20. Naval VIP 3 ℓ
  21. Ceramic flooring installer 5 ℓ
  22. Remove pencil marks 5 ℓ
  23. Not as shallow 6 ℓ
  24. Sir __ John of pop 5 ℓ
  25. Prefix for light 3 ℓ
  26. Idle fancy 7 ℓ
  27. Fluffy, light dessert 13 ℓ
  28. Kid lit author Silverstein 4 ℓ
  29. "Deck the Halls" contraction 3 ℓ
  30. Form 1040 income category 8 ℓ
  31. Batter-chunk frozen dessert 11 ℓ
  32. In the past 4 ℓ
  33. Pro __ (proportionately) 4 ℓ
  34. Sharp, as eyesight 5 ℓ
  35. Primetime commercial 4 ℓ
  36. Mmes. from 39-Across 4 ℓ
  37. Start of a challenge 5 ℓ
  38. "Nothing to it!" 4 ℓ
  39. Footnote abbr. 4 ℓ
  40. Snake venom, for instance 5 ℓ
  41. Redmayne who portrayed Hawking 5 ℓ
  42. Swamp grasses 5 ℓ
  43. Masthead VIPs 3 ℓ
  44. Fall mo. 4 ℓ
  45. Observes 5 ℓ
  46. Arias, for instance 4 ℓ
  47. Bring up, as children 4 ℓ
  48. Chocolate/peanuts candy 11 ℓ
  49. Self-image 3 ℓ
  50. Fencing blade 4 ℓ
  51. Texas flag symbol 8 ℓ
  52. Neighbor of Syria 7 ℓ
  53. Custardy, crusty dessert 13 ℓ
  54. Affleck or Kingsley 3 ℓ
  55. Noteworthy occasion 5 ℓ
  56. Neighbor of Francia 6 ℓ
  57. Online troublemaker 5 ℓ
  58. Skycap, while working 5 ℓ
  59. French composer Erik 5 ℓ
  60. "I'd be glad to" 3 ℓ
  61. Sweet crackers 12 ℓ
  62. Morsel 3 ℓ
  63. Directory, essentially 4 ℓ
  64. Comic actress Poehler 3 ℓ
  65. Become inedible 3 ℓ
  66. Raindrop sound 4 ℓ
  67. Antsy 5 ℓ
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Down

  1. Written defamation 5 ℓ
  2. Portrait on dimes 3 ℓ
  3. Thin battery 3 ℓ
  4. Spending too much on something 10 ℓ
  5. Opinion introducer 8 ℓ
  6. Hay bundling machine 5 ℓ
  7. Rodeo horse 5 ℓ
  8. Distributes by type 7 ℓ
  9. Airport board abbr. 3 ℓ
  10. Wise maxim 5 ℓ
  11. Influential individual 5 ℓ
  12. Low in humidity 3 ℓ
  13. With calmness 8 ℓ
  14. Approach midnight 5 ℓ
  15. Muscle discomfort 4 ℓ
  16. Young panda 3 ℓ
  17. German article 3 ℓ
  18. Shorthand expert 5 ℓ
  19. Tummy muscles 3 ℓ
  20. Smartphone purchase adjective 5 ℓ
  21. Per __ worker 4 ℓ
  22. Stage signals 4 ℓ
  23. Overflowed 5 ℓ
  24. Oscar actor Kevin 5 ℓ
  25. Kept chilled 5 ℓ
  26. Hard to lift 6 ℓ
  27. "I'd like to take a stab" 10 ℓ
  28. Warship fleet 6 ℓ
  29. __ monster (Southwestern lizard) 4 ℓ
  30. Gibbons and gorillas 4 ℓ
  31. In a peeved mood 4 ℓ
  32. NBC weekend show 3 ℓ
  33. UPS alternative 3 ℓ
  34. French filmdom 4 ℓ
  35. Puzzle completely 8 ℓ
  36. Sombrero edge 4 ℓ
  37. Costs to fly 8 ℓ
  38. Are, in Uruguay 4 ℓ
  39. Run __ (rage) 4 ℓ
  40. Prefix meaning "distant" 4 ℓ
  41. Started a new hand 7 ℓ
  42. TV screen type 3 ℓ
  43. Quaker pronoun 4 ℓ
  44. Coin last made in 2025 5 ℓ
  45. Type of piano piece 5 ℓ
  46. Does pull-ups 5 ℓ
  47. Inflexible 5 ℓ
  48. Campfire residue 5 ℓ
  49. Served from a keg 5 ℓ
  50. Give a lecture 5 ℓ
  51. 78-Down segment 4 ℓ
  52. Rhymed tribute 3 ℓ
  53. Kitchen gadget brand 3 ℓ
  54. "Alley-__!" 3 ℓ
  55. 95-Down in quantity: Abbr. 3 ℓ
  56. Casual top 3 ℓ
  57. Contained 3 ℓ
  58. Chaplin persona 5 ℓ
  59. Fully aware of 4 ℓ
  60. Office PC connection 3 ℓ
  61. Subdue with a shock 4 ℓ
  62. Existing: Lat. 6 ℓ
  63. Time for an egg roll 6 ℓ
  64. Start of an idea 4 ℓ
  65. Layer of the eye 4 ℓ
  66. Fit for a task 4 ℓ
  67. Meyers who succeeded Letterman 4 ℓ
  68. Figurine stone 4 ℓ
  69. "__ reminds me..." 4 ℓ
  70. Egg-shaped tomato 4 ℓ
  71. Defeat decisively 5 ℓ
  72. Granola morsel 3 ℓ
  73. Options on some quizzes 5 ℓ
  74. Insider's offering 3 ℓ
  75. First Soviet leader 5 ℓ
  76. Nutrition Facts measures 5 ℓ
  77. Divided (up) 5 ℓ
  78. Not as costly 4 ℓ
  79. Mambo bandleader Puente 4 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Sunday, February 8, 2026 is titled “"DARLING" DESSERTS: Some Valentine's Day suggestions” and was constructed by Guilherme Gilioli. The puzzle features 146 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

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