The full solution for the NY Times October 27 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Jeff Chen and Bharati Hemmady and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A Alphabetically first month APRIL
- 6A Affliction in “The Hurt Locker,” in brief PTSD
- 10A “That so?” ISIT
- 14A Large safari sight RHINO
- 15A Island with Waikiki Beach OAHU
- 16A A goose egg NADA
- 17A Staged fighting MOCKCOMBAT
- 19A Confirm with confidence AVER
- 20A Beat, as cream WHIP
- 21A “I’ll pay” MYTREAT
- 23A Tennis great Huber ANKE
- 26A Part of Lincoln’s cabin LOG
- 28A Convenient excuses OUTS
- 29A Extinct cousin of an elephant WOOLLYMAMMOTH
- 33A Garlicky dip AIOLI
- 34A Homer Simpson’s watering hole MOES
- 35A Angsty music genre EMO
- 38A Repulsed cry ICK
- 39A Longtime N.F.L. all-star game PROBOWL
- 42A J.F.K. or Obama, in brief DEM
- 43A Cupful for a cold TEA
- 44A Sitar maestro Shankar RAVI
- 45A Catherine of “The Last of Us” OHARA
- 47A Unethical marketing tactic BAITANDSWITCH
- 51A Olivia of “The Newsroom” MUNN
- 52A Feedbox bit OAT
- 53A “Star Wars” twin sister LEIA
- 54A Deviate from the herd GOROGUE
- 57A What someone behind bars may need BAIL
- 59A Greiner of “Shark Tank” LORI
- 60A Like an untrustworthy business … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 29-, 39- and 47-Across FLYBYNIGHT
- 65A Pep ELAN
- 66A Instrument to which an orchestra tunes OBOE
- 67A Biology class? GENUS
- 68A Which way the Great Sphinx of Giza faces EAST
- 69A It trickles down an hourglass SAND
- 70A Island off the coast of Venezuela ARUBA
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D One of the four in “all fours” ARM
- 2D Vietnamese soup PHO
- 3D Rocker Ocasek of the Cars RIC
- 4D Bygone writing accessory INKWELL
- 5D Nessie’s body of water LOCH
- 6D Cheerleader’s accessory POMPOM
- 7D Can opener TAB
- 8D False front SHAM
- 9D Responsibility DUTY
- 10D Stagnant INARUT
- 11D Words said with reservation? SAVETHEDATE
- 12D Brainchilds IDEAS
- 13D Small pie TART
- 18D Overly smooth OILY
- 22D It might follow “Up top” and “down low” in a high-five trick TOOSLOW
- 23D Stand by for AWAIT
- 24D Neat, at a bar NOICE
- 25D “Laughing” birds from Down Under KOOKABURRAS
- 27D Notorious Mafia family name GAMBINO
- 30D Bit of facial jewelry LIPRING
- 31D Cry before being milked, maybe MOO
- 32D Cry for milk, maybe MEW
- 36D “Thank you, Madame” MERCI
- 37D Midwest city where Malcolm X was born OMAHA
- 40D Snitch (on) RAT
- 41D I.V.F. extractions OVA
- 46D Tougher, in a way, as a bike course HILLIER
- 48D Officially designate ANOINT
- 49D Applied gently DABBED
- 50D “Don’t go!” STAY
- 51D Cold, hard cash MOOLA
- 54D Great delight GLEE
- 55D Crafts seen around the world? UFOS
- 56D Idris of “A House of Dynamite” ELBA
- 58D “Young Frankenstein” woman INGA
- 61D Over there, to a poet YON
- 62D White-bearded animal in the Serengeti GNU
- 63D Center of operations HUB
- 64D They wave their wands so you can fly, for short TSA
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