NYT Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Adam ShapiroEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3E4A5K6F7I8T9M10A11R12T13I14OOPSI15DIDI16TAGAIN17EPISTOLARYNOVEL18ACC19SOTHERE20IVE21SHE22A23RHODA24HOOT25YENT26A27SALTS28FEEL29G30O31O32D33MOVIE34CLOUDNINE35T36AROTREADIN37G38S39KAPOW40COLI41C42EBOW43B44A45S46E47D48TIDE49YOS50MOLERA51T52TEL53PUT54SONAPEDE55STAL56ALLAMERICANHERO57DIETS58MAT59TERMS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AWord with strip or skirt5 lettersSTEAK
6AConniption3 lettersFIT
9ACuban poet/philosopher José5 lettersMARTI
17AMail-centric fiction?15 lettersEPISTOLARYNOVEL
19A"Hah!"7 lettersSOTHERE
20A"___ had it!"3 lettersIVE
24ARiot4 lettersHOOT
25ASpiller of tea5 lettersYENTA
27ASmelling things?5 lettersSALTS
28ADate night viewing, often13 lettersFEELGOODMOVIE
34AHigh concept?9 lettersCLOUDNINE
35AThey explain what's in the cards13 lettersTAROTREADINGS
39AComic strip sound of impact5 lettersKAPOW
40AInfant discomfort5 lettersCOLIC
43APredicated5 lettersBASED
48AIt has its highs and lows4 lettersTIDE
49ARocky openings?3 lettersYOS
53AIdolizes15 lettersPUTSONAPEDESTAL
56AIndiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g.15 lettersALLAMERICANHERO
57ALosing causes?5 lettersDIETS
58AYoga ___3 lettersMAT
DOWN
1D"Piece of cake!"6 lettersSOEASY
3DNot gendered7 lettersEPICENE
4DDope3 lettersASS
5DSome emergency resources4 lettersKITS
6DSerious dirt5 lettersFILTH
8DDone to death5 lettersTIRED
9DFlow down the neck4 lettersMANE
10DPast word3 lettersAGO
11DHot pockets?7 lettersRAVIOLI
12D20-20, e.g.7 lettersTIEVOTE
13DSmall sounds6 lettersINLETS
16DSupermodel Banks4 lettersTYRA
22DTook back one's words7 lettersATECROW
26DGrant5 lettersALLOW
29DProcured3 lettersGOT
31DComplimentary lines3 lettersODE
35DMideast salad, in one spelling7 lettersTABOULI
36DSimon the Zealot, e.g.7 lettersAPOSTLE
38DLike some deliveries7 lettersSIDEARM
41DStage-left orchestra section6 lettersCELLOS
43DCoccyx or phalange, e.g.4 lettersBONE
45DBrown tint5 lettersSEPIA
46DConstruct5 lettersERECT
50DMay honorees4 lettersMOMS
51DOutdoor item with flaps4 lettersTENT
54DTook a load off3 lettersSAT
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