NYT Crossword October 26 2026 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday 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 Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2P3I4N5G6R7E8F9I10L11I12L13RINSE14SHAUN15IDO16SQUAS17HCOURT18TIA19OUR20TOAD21I22MHOT23NEE24D25SMA26S27HMOUTH28I29NS30HYENA31P32O33ESY34D35OOM36SN37A38P39JUSTT40HISON41ETIME42SISI43ONEK44REACT45AN46GLE47OAR48P49SYCHED50O51UT52S53A54L55E56LOTTO57PLO58T59SOX60ARE61S62C63ATTER64SHOT65ITS66TALIA67EIEIO68NAT69SPEC70EASEL

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AMimicking5 lettersAPING
13AWasher cycle after "wash"5 lettersRINSE
15AWedding vow3 lettersIDO
16AWalled area for a racket sport11 lettersSQUASHCOURT
18AAunt, in Tijuana3 lettersTIA
20ALittle hopper4 lettersTOAD
21A"It's boiling in here!"5 lettersIMHOT
23AFood, water or shelter4 lettersNEED
28APolitical connections3 lettersINS
30A"Laughing" beast5 lettersHYENA
31ASonnets and such5 lettersPOESY
34APartner of gloom4 lettersDOOM
36ABreak off suddenly4 lettersSNAP
39A"Pretty please? I won't ask again"15 lettersJUSTTHISONETIME
42A"Absolutely, amigo!"4 lettersSISI
45ASomething acute or obtuse5 lettersANGLE
47ADinghy thingy3 lettersOAR
48APlayed mind games with10 lettersPSYCHEDOUT
52APost-Christmas event4 lettersSALE
56AGame with numbered balls5 lettersLOTTO
57A"The ___ thickens"4 lettersPLOT
67A"Old MacDonald" refrain5 lettersEIEIO
68A___ King Cole3 lettersNAT
70APainter's stand5 lettersEASEL
DOWN
1DFiring offense?5 lettersARSON
2DArouse, as interest5 lettersPIQUE
3DMake accustomed (to)5 lettersINURE
4DHush-hush D.C. org.3 lettersNSA
5DBit of derring-do4 lettersGEST
7DAll-vowel French 101 word3 lettersEAU
8DSable or mink3 lettersFUR
9DBefore the deadline6 lettersINTIME
10DVilnius is its capital9 lettersLITHUANIA
11DNo-brainer?5 lettersIDIOT
12DReluctant (to)5 lettersLOATH
14DPhishing scheme, e.g.4 lettersSCAM
17DBrother on TV's "Bonanza"4 lettersHOSS
22DBogeymen8 lettersMONSTERS
24DHaving a sharp outline8 lettersDISTINCT
26D"All ___ Up" (Elvis #1 hit)5 lettersSHOOK
27DIt's sung in praise4 lettersHYMN
31DBedwear, in brief3 lettersPJS
33DBlue-book event9 lettersESSAYTEST
34DPartner of wined5 lettersDINED
35DSuffix for some sugars3 lettersOSE
38D___ peeve3 lettersPET
40DReason to give a darn?4 lettersHOLE
47DCentral Plains tribe4 lettersOTOE
48DWithout any toppings5 lettersPLAIN
49DTo a degree, informally5 lettersSORTA
50DOf the eyes5 lettersOPTIC
51DBig name in cosmetics4 lettersULTA
53DGrill residue5 lettersASHES
55DPraise to the skies5 lettersEXTOL
58DWord with family or fir4 lettersTREE
62DOne may be twist-off3 lettersCAP
63DPub pint, perhaps3 lettersALE
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