The full solution for the NY Times October 26 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Mimicking APING
- 6A Altered mortgage, for short REFI
- 10A “___ Abner” of old comics LIL
- 13A Washer cycle after “wash” RINSE
- 14A ___ White, three-time Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding SHAUN
- 15A Wedding vow IDO
- 16A Walled area for a racket sport SQUASHCOURT
- 18A Aunt, in Tijuana TIA
- 19A “___ Lips Are Sealed” (1981 Go-Go’s hit) OUR
- 20A Little hopper TOAD
- 21A “It’s boiling in here!” IMHOT
- 23A Food, water or shelter NEED
- 25A Band with the 1999 triple-platinum hit “All Star” SMASHMOUTH
- 28A Political connections INS
- 30A “Laughing” beast HYENA
- 31A Sonnets and such POESY
- 34A Partner of gloom DOOM
- 36A Break off suddenly SNAP
- 39A “Pretty please? I won’t ask again” JUSTTHISONETIME
- 42A “Absolutely, amigo!” SISI
- 43A Kids’ fun run length, for short ONEK
- 44A Have a knee-jerk response, perhaps REACT
- 45A Something acute or obtuse ANGLE
- 47A Dinghy thingy OAR
- 48A Played mind games with PSYCHEDOUT
- 52A Post-Christmas event SALE
- 56A Game with numbered balls LOTTO
- 57A “The ___ thickens” PLOT
- 59A Beantown home team, informally SOX
- 60A “I am the eggman. They ___ the eggmen ?” (Beatles lyric) ARE
- 61A All over the place ? or a hint to the circled letters in 16-, 25-, 39- and 48-Across SCATTERSHOT
- 65A Word before “a bird,” “a plane” and “Superman!” ITS
- 66A Actress Shire of the “Godfather” trilogy TALIA
- 67A “Old MacDonald” refrain EIEIO
- 68A ___ King Cole NAT
- 69A Contract detail, informally SPEC
- 70A Painter’s stand EASEL
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Firing offense? ARSON
- 2D Arouse, as interest PIQUE
- 3D Make accustomed (to) INURE
- 4D Hush-hush D.C. org. NSA
- 5D Bit of derring-do GEST
- 6D “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” spinoff RHODA
- 7D All-vowel French 101 word EAU
- 8D Sable or mink FUR
- 9D Before the deadline INTIME
- 10D Vilnius is its capital LITHUANIA
- 11D No-brainer? IDIOT
- 12D Reluctant (to) LOATH
- 14D Phishing scheme, e.g. SCAM
- 17D Brother on TV’s “Bonanza” HOSS
- 22D Bogeymen MONSTERS
- 24D Having a sharp outline DISTINCT
- 26D “All ___ Up” (Elvis #1 hit) SHOOK
- 27D It’s sung in praise HYMN
- 29D Manhattan-based media org. NYT
- 31D Bedwear, in brief PJS
- 32D All-vowel French 101 word OUI
- 33D Blue-book event ESSAYTEST
- 34D Partner of wined DINED
- 35D Suffix for some sugars OSE
- 37D “Better Call Saul” network AMC
- 38D ___ peeve PET
- 40D Reason to give a darn? HOLE
- 41D 1970s feminist cause, for short ERA
- 46D Ends a relationship with by suddenly cutting off communication GHOSTS
- 47D Central Plains tribe OTOE
- 48D Without any toppings PLAIN
- 49D To a degree, informally SORTA
- 50D Of the eyes OPTIC
- 51D Big name in cosmetics ULTA
- 53D Grill residue ASHES
- 54D Sergeant’s superior, slangily LOOIE
- 55D Praise to the skies EXTOL
- 58D Word with family or fir TREE
- 62D One may be twist-off CAP
- 63D Pub pint, perhaps ALE
- 64D One-named “Chandelier” singer SIA
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