The full solution for the NY Times October 21 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Rebecca Goldstein and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Teacher’s pet, say, in slang KISSUP
- 7A Cumming who won a Tony for “Cabaret” ALAN
- 11A White lie FIB
- 14A Not well known ARCANE
- 15A Driving range? LANE
- 16A N.H.L.’s Mammoth, on scoreboards UTA
- 17A Driver’s Ed: B PARKINGFINE
- 19A Alt tab? LSD
- 20A Sporty vehicles, in brief UTES
- 21A Reunion attendee, for short GRAD
- 22A Blunts DULLS
- 24A Crop whose trade contributed to the Opium Wars TEA
- 25A Parisian permission OUI
- 26A Tender bend-er BUMKNEE
- 28A Gym: B+ MOVINGAVERAGE
- 31A ___ faire (festival with jousting) REN
- 32A Life phase, informally ERA
- 33A In the thick of AMID
- 34A Had dinner at home ATEIN
- 37A Great sorrow WOE
- 38A Nutrition sources DIETS
- 39A ___ saltado (Peruvian stir-fry dish) LOMO
- 40A Tavern BAR
- 41A Baby boy SON
- 42A Wood shop: A BUILDINGSUPER
- 46A Have the same opinion about AGREEON
- 47A Chemical suffix that indicates a double bond ENE
- 48A “A Nightmare on ___ Street” ELM
- 51A Scene that may begin “Follow that car!” CHASE
- 52A Like a tennis player who didn’t even swing, maybe ACED
- 54A Sneaker brand AVIA
- 55A Province with Niagara Falls: Abbr. ONT
- 56A History: A+ PASTPERFECT
- 59A Look back on with regret RUE
- 60A At any point EVER
- 61A Stephen King’s telekinetic teen of horror CARRIE
- 62A Figures in some rumored landings, for short ETS
- 63A Short Instagram posting REEL
- 64A Difficult, as a problem KNOTTY
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Wrecked KAPUT
- 2D Like a passionate solver discovering a filled-in airline magazine crossword, say IRATE
- 3D Edvard Munch painting, with “The” SCREAM
- 4D Fifth Avenue retailer SAKS
- 5D Mono- UNI
- 6D Bird that gives pebbles as a courtship gesture PENGUIN
- 7D Bravo preceder ALFA
- 8D Made public LAIDBARE
- 9D Actress Dowd of “The Handmaid’s Tale” ANN
- 10D “Can I help?” NEEDME
- 11D First and last, say FULLNAME
- 12D “That checks out” ITSLEGIT
- 13D Rotten apples BADSEEDS
- 18D Sly look, say GRIN
- 23D Kyiv’s country UKRAINE
- 25D Bake-off need OVEN
- 27D Sch. that’s home to Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village UVA
- 29D Birds with a Baltimore species ORIOLES
- 30D Physicist Ohm GEORG
- 34D White tuna ALBACORE
- 35D One that’s hard to crack TOUGHNUT
- 36D Airline headquartered in Dubai EMIRATES
- 37D “Are you ready for this?” WANNASEE
- 38D Fabulous, in slang DOPE
- 40D Info that might include “Originally from …” BIO
- 41D Open-air part of a cruise ship SUNDECK
- 43D More profound DEEPER
- 44D Soak slowly SEEP
- 45D Backslide REVERT
- 49D Allowed LICIT
- 50D Fellow crew member MATEY
- 53D Shortcut key CTRL
- 54D Musical lead-in to beat AFRO
- 57D Blvd. crosser AVE
- 58D Tried for office RAN
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