Newsday Crossword February 15, 2026 Answers

Across

Regret not seeing4 Quick and agile4 Baroque music giant4 Hit at, as a fly4 Novelist Wharton5 Nile queen nickname4 Hybrid citrus4 Munich mister4 Daytime drama6 Den __, Nederland4 Air-condition4 Not at ease4 Plaster imperfection13 Understudy's ambition7 Hummus ingredient6 German-based supermarket chain4 Book's backbone5 Suitor4 Three, in Sicily3 Window insert6 Fleming of fiction3 Fruity soft drink12 Quaint "Yikes!"4 Shoot the breeze3 Most populous NATO member3 Big fuss3 Roof overhang4 End up even3 Regret doing3 Some editorial corrections5 Cinema's first Wonka6 Video game virtual people4 Psyche components3 Flash drive port3 Secluded valley4 Some pens4 Make booties or blankets4 Big lugs4 Van Gogh home5 Sri __ (Indian Ocean nation)5 Collaboration impediments4 Oversupply4 Vivid crayon category4 Office helper4 __ out (dress up)3 Headlight setting3 Word processor reversal4 Mac & cheese staple6 Cinema staffer5 Pull back3 Freshly made3 Soft ball brand4 Dinghy tool3 French water3 Zip3 Pond critter4 Commuter inconvenience12 Fast-running Aussie3 Goes around6 Circle segment3 Fashion mag4 Intense devotion5 Count with fangs, for short4 Had dinner at a diner6 Experimentation station7 Journalist's assigned area13 Level-headed4 Pasta nutrient4 Tract measure4 Insufficiency6 Mideast flier4 Star Trek: TNG counselor4 Highly diluted4 Pond film5 Concert stage boxes4 __-Ball (arcade game)4 Brick carriers4 Explorer Ponce de __4

Down

Fit nicely together4 Mental spark4 Apple's voice4 Incites7 Devious person7 Noun category5 Back end4 Meditative practice4 Belt part6 In the past3 Exchange's end of trading11 Sword handle4 Himalayan helper6 Matrimonial symbol11 Inert gas in the air5 "Go ahead and ask"5 __ and hearty4 On an agenda6 Of limited width6 Constant critic6 Incidental comments6 Poor grade3 Champagne spec4 Not demanding4 Urgency initialism4 Top suit in bridge6 Witches' assembly5 McCartney's favorite instrument4 2010s Fed head6 Points toward6 What 127-Across boost5 Outdoes5 Force to leave4 "Cold" drinkware brand5 Muscular power5 Stadium spectator's sign6 Needing a hand6 Brewery truck contents4 City near Salt Lake5 Suspect's story5 Gridiron goof11 Western tree's protection11 They were born before Virgos6 Paying attention5 Yours and mine4 Roll out6 Tempt6 Evening bash6 Get well4 Two levels below duke4 Reign over4 Meeting of the minds6 Sound of displeasure3 Plumps up7 Tough-to-hit tennis shot7 Inns near Interstates6 Billion-gross film of 20236 On a cruise5 Sphere of influence5 Right Guard rival5 Deploys4 Play portions4 Walking route4 Cuatro doubled4 Part of Ontario's border4 Sphere starter4 "After that,..."4 Fishy toast topper3