The full solution for the NY Times October 18 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Peter Gorman and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Tell Me About Yourself!.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Beneficiary of early capital STARTUP
- 8A Bless, in a way ANOINT
- 14A Close female friend ? in relative terms SISTER
- 20A Less than satisfactory, slangily NOBUENO
- 21A Like some cyborg parts BIONIC
- 22A Extended play? ENCORE
- 23A Heyhowareyou INEEDSOMESPACE
- 25A Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards NORRIS
- 26A Walkers, informally PEDS
- 27A Send ELATE
- 28A Softens with sudden sympathy or affection MELTS
- 30A “Behold,” in Latin ECCE
- 31A Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible PARR
- 32A “What” ITELLYOUWHAT
- 35A Mythical figure whose name means “murmuring rock” LORELEI
- 38A Justice ___ Coney Barrett AMY
- 39A Summer setting in S.F. PDT
- 40A Party takeaway FAVOR
- 41A N.F.L. accolade ALLPRO
- 44A View spoiler EYESORE
- 49A All–can-eat buffet IMISSEDYOU
- 51A Fiber-rich substance BRAN
- 53A Exam for future docs MCAT
- 54A Fenway squad REDSOX
- 55A “Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea ?”: Shak. NOR
- 56A ___-mo SLO
- 57A Steamy EROTIC
- 59A Zip NIL
- 61A It follows a coin toss KICKOFF
- 64A Zip ELAN
- 65A This IDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
- 70A Large volume TOME
- 71A They can make a pronounced difference UMLAUTS
- 72A Bond TIE
- 73A Historic figure targeted in Stephen King’s time-travel novel “11/22/63” OSWALD
- 75A Small + or ? ION
- 76A Apt name for a thief ROB
- 78A Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants BAOBAB
- 83A Nibble NOSH
- 84A Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop ESSO
- 86A See 88-Across IMOVERHERE
- 88A Here ONEARTH
- 90A Admits COPSTO
- 92A Follow-up to “Sit!” SHAKE
- 93A Off work, for short OOO
- 94A Figure, informally BOD
- 95A Making a strong effort ATPAINS
- 97A Non, ni, ‘a’ole IHAVENOWORDS
- 103A Nickname for Ellen or Helen NELL
- 104A [Beep!] MOVE
- 105A One of the Three Musketeers ATHOS
- 106A “S.N.L.” alum Gardner HEIDI
- 108A Artist who kept a pet ocelot DALI
- 112A In AMIDST
- 114A Taib? Tbia? IMABITCONFUSED
- 117A It’s cold in Italy GELATO
- 118A Shifts gears, say SEGUES
- 119A Nation bordering the Black Sea UKRAINE
- 120A Analogue of a delete key ERASER
- 121A In TRENDY
- 122A “That ship has sailed” TOOLATE
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Short cut SNIP
- 2D Beep, e.g. TONE
- 3D Undercover? ABED
- 4D Has regrets about RUES
- 5D ___ Allen, host of “Chopped” TED
- 6D Make public, as secret documents UNSEAL
- 7D Novel form of summer escapism? POOLREAD
- 8D Connive with, maybe ABET
- 9D Second-generation Japanese American NISEI
- 10D Alley ___ OOP
- 11D How a boss might communicate new policy INAMEMO
- 12D With courtesy NICELY
- 13D Immune system agent TCELL
- 14D Toothpaste brand since 1961 SENSODYNE
- 15D Italian diminutive suffix INO
- 16D It turns when driven SCREW
- 17D Logo of the W.N.B.A.’s New York Liberty TORCH
- 18D Name found in “Americana” ERICA
- 19D Go back to square one RESET
- 24D Sex symbol of the 1950s-’60s, familiarly MARILYN
- 29D Hypercompetitive and driven, say TYPEA
- 31D Staff PERSONNEL
- 33D Street application TAR
- 34D Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley UTE
- 35D Weak, as an excuse LAME
- 36D “Ibis” poet OVID
- 37D Bob who painted “Cabin at Sunset,” which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media ROSS
- 40D Fragrant holiday purchase FIR
- 42D Gawker LOOKYLOO
- 43D Goody-goody sort PURITAN
- 45D Young salmon SMOLT
- 46D Eight-related OCTAL
- 47D Like Amazon forests, typically RAINY
- 48D Series finale? ETC
- 50D Maze’s goal EXIT
- 51D Comes into one’s own BLOSSOMS
- 52D [So-o-o funny!] ROFL
- 56D Reason to head for the hills SKITRIP
- 58D Drill REHEARSAL
- 60D “Geaux Tigers!” sch. LSU
- 62D John M. ___, director of 2024’s “Wicked” CHU
- 63D Showing signs of working out, say FIT
- 65D “Let’s do this!” ITSON
- 66D Use a divining rod DOWSE
- 67D Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando OMAHA
- 68D Buddies, in Bayonne AMIS
- 69D Wisecrack GIBE
- 73D Musical Yoko ONO
- 74D Big bang source DETONATOR
- 77D Like London’s Kew Gardens BOTANIC
- 79D Surprised greeting OHHI
- 80D Word with black or coffee BEAN
- 81D Covenant keepers ARKS
- 82D Something in which you might stand for a spell BEE
- 85D “Lay it on me” SHOOT
- 87D Ousted, democratically VOTEDOUT
- 89D Sushi topper ROE
- 90D Boutonniere counterpart CORSAGE
- 91D Eccentric ODD
- 94D Many a modern-day septuagenarian BOOMER
- 96D Pricing game on “The Price Is Right” PLINKO
- 97D Avatar, e.g. IMAGE
- 98D Smash hit HOMER
- 99D Teresa of ___ AVILA
- 100D Sacred Sanskrit texts VEDAS
- 101D Card game played in Dickens’s “The Pickwick Papers” WHIST
- 102D Drew back SHIED
- 107D Website with a “Star Seller” program ETSY
- 108D Binary DUAL
- 109D Setting for most of the TV series “Pachinko” ASIA
- 110D Time for a social media break, maybe LENT
- 111D ___ fixe IDEE
- 113D Office address abbr. STE
- 115D Cupcake, in Ireland BUN
- 116D Not to FRO
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