NYT Crossword October 22 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday 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 David J. KahnEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2E3R4A5H6A7T8I9M10P11I12S13H14IGAS15ANA16NASSAU17TOMH18ANKS19AXIOMS20AMS21COAS22TS23NIT24WAH25HIRER26F27ATAL28ANO29SE30ALA31MODOME32LIRA33SMORE34LANC35O36M37E38POMP39O40M41S42RAIM43I44TROT45H46O47MEROOM48S49BSIDE50IPADS51JET52TA53GEE54SIR55TIARAS56ILL57SAL58O59ME60NOCH61ANCE62ATONAL63IDO64SAAR65TENETS66TES67SLRS

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

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
8ABratty6 lettersIMPISH
15AWhat makes her hear?3 lettersANA
20ADawn hrs.3 lettersAMS
23ASmall grouse3 lettersNIT
24ANursery cry3 lettersWAH
25AZipRecruiter client5 lettersHIRER
26ALike some flaws5 lettersFATAL
28ABy ___ (barely)5 lettersANOSE
30A*Trendy9 lettersALAMODOME
32APre-euro money4 lettersLIRA
34A*Weapon in "Ivanhoe"7 lettersLANCOME
44ADisplay, with "out"4 lettersTROT
45A*Subs9 lettersHOMEROOMS
51AVolkswagen compact5 lettersJETTA
53A"Who knew?!"3 lettersGEE
54ARichard Branson, for one3 lettersSIR
55ATops of palaces?6 lettersTIARAS
56AUnhealthy3 lettersILL
57A*Inventory clearance option6 lettersSALOME
65ACore beliefs6 lettersTENETS
66AFrench possessive3 lettersTES
67A35mm options4 lettersSLRS
DOWN
1DWas unable to go further8 lettersHITAWALL
2DExtreme boastfulness8 lettersEGOMANIA
7DAttachments to mortarboards7 lettersTASSELS
8DLead-in to much4 lettersINAS
10DFraternity letter3 lettersPSI
13DStep on it6 lettersHUSTLE
18DPost-marathon problem4 lettersACHE
22DDisney street-smart mutt5 lettersTRAMP
26DBit of red tape4 lettersFORM
27DOld pros6 lettersADEPTS
29DHallowed6 lettersSACRED
31D___ shu pork3 lettersMOO
35DDinghy gear4 lettersOARS
37DThumbs Up or Thinking Face5 lettersEMOJI
39DFirst out8 lettersORIGINAL
43D"Seriously!"7 lettersIMEANIT
45DAlternative to boo6 lettersHISSAT
46DAnalgesic agent6 lettersOPIATE
47DBrando with two Oscars6 lettersMARLON
48DTook big steps6 lettersSTRODE
49DBig blowout4 lettersBASH
55DSome info on bus. cards4 lettersTELS
59DTumbler's surface3 lettersMAT
61DDing-dong3 lettersASS
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