NYT Crossword October 28 2026 Answers

All 86 clues from the Wednesday 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 Daniel GrinbergEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1B2E3N4D5E6R7O8L9E10S11O12R13A14L15AREOLA16CARP17RUBE18HERESJ19OHNNY20INCA21ACT22BRAS23WONTS24ITS25A26L27IVEIT28SALIVE29LEOI30OXEN31A32F33LOAT34E35A36RLY37G38O39B40BEAFRA41IDBE42OMNI43BUNT44VERY45A46FRAID47ADD48A49RENA50SLANTS51S52ILO53WHEN54I55WANTT56O57P58LAYAG59A60M61E62NODTO63SLUG64TEA65TWEE66SCARE67Q68U69OTES70OMAN71HAZE72BRUISE73WELD74ERAS75SLICED

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

ALL CLUES86 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Futurama" robot6 lettersBENDER
7AStadium shouts4 lettersOLES
11ALike some vaccines4 lettersORAL
15AColored part of an eye6 lettersAREOLA
17AGullible sort4 lettersRUBE
18AJack Torrance, in "The Shining"11 lettersHERESJOHNNY
20AMachu Picchu constructor4 lettersINCA
21ANot remain silent, maybe3 lettersACT
22ATop choices?4 lettersBRAS
23ACustomary behaviors5 lettersWONTS
24ADr. Frankenstein, in 1931's "Frankenstein"16 lettersITSALIVEITSALIVE
30ADraft cattle4 lettersOXEN
31ANot in financial trouble6 lettersAFLOAT
34A___ riser5 lettersEARLY
37ADollop3 lettersGOB
43ALight hit at the plate4 lettersBUNT
44ASee 40-Across10 lettersVERYAFRAID
47ACombine3 lettersADD
48AMegastar's venue5 lettersARENA
50ASlopes to the side6 lettersSLANTS
54AJigsaw, in "Saw"16 lettersIWANTTOPLAYAGAME
62ASilently acknowledge5 lettersNODTO
63AWallop4 lettersSLUG
64AMatcha or Darjeeling3 lettersTEA
65AAffectedly cute4 lettersTWEE
71AVisibility impediment4 lettersHAZE
72ABoxing match result, maybe6 lettersBRUISE
73AJoin securely4 lettersWELD
74AHistorian's segments4 lettersERAS
75ACut up6 lettersSLICED
DOWN
2DBuild, as a building5 lettersERECT
3DOld-timey "Darn!"5 lettersNERTS
5DAboveground transports3 lettersELS
6DColonial rule in India3 lettersRAJ
7DBrownish-yellow shade5 lettersOCHRE
9DGerman artist Max5 lettersERNST
13D"Abbott Elementary" airer5 lettersABCTV
14DOne might be month-to-month5 lettersLEASE
19D"It's so clear," in slang4 lettersOBVI
23DLike some seals4 lettersWAXY
25DIn the air5 lettersALOFT
26DKing who disowns Cordelia4 lettersLEAR
27DSpeck4 lettersIOTA
28DSan José sun3 lettersSOL
34DSite of a tempting offer4 lettersEDEN
39DActions at auctions4 lettersBIDS
41D"___ got bad news"3 lettersIVE
45DLike a used grill4 lettersASHY
46DPet pest4 lettersFLEA
48DEtta James, vocally4 lettersALTO
49DCause a stink?3 lettersROT
52DPlan (to)6 lettersINTEND
53DWord with freeze or hike4 lettersWAGE
54DBeing dragged along5 lettersINTOW
55D"Knock my socks off!"5 lettersWOWME
57DCity square5 lettersPLAZA
59DTop-level storage space5 lettersATTIC
61DMade less severe5 lettersEASED
68DSomething to click3 lettersURL
69DSí, across the Pyrenees3 lettersOUI
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