The full solution for the NY Times October 28 2026 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Daniel Grinberg and edited by Will Shortz.
NYT Across Clues
- 1A “Futurama” robot BENDER
- 7A Stadium shouts OLES
- 11A Like some vaccines ORAL
- 15A Colored part of an eye AREOLA
- 16A Fish whose name is a synonym for “complain” CARP
- 17A Gullible sort RUBE
- 18A Jack Torrance, in “The Shining” HERESJOHNNY
- 20A Machu Picchu constructor INCA
- 21A Not remain silent, maybe ACT
- 22A Top choices? BRAS
- 23A Customary behaviors WONTS
- 24A Dr. Frankenstein, in 1931’s “Frankenstein” ITSALIVEITSALIVE
- 29A First in a line of 14 popes LEOI
- 30A Draft cattle OXEN
- 31A Not in financial trouble AFLOAT
- 34A ___ riser EARLY
- 37A Dollop GOB
- 40A With 44-Across, Veronica Quaife, in “The Fly” BEAFRAIDBE
- 42A Prefix with presence or science OMNI
- 43A Light hit at the plate BUNT
- 44A See 40-Across VERYAFRAID
- 47A Combine ADD
- 48A Megastar’s venue ARENA
- 50A Slopes to the side SLANTS
- 51A Isolate, in corporate-speak SILO
- 53A “Stop,” as said to someone filling a cup WHEN
- 54A Jigsaw, in “Saw” IWANTTOPLAYAGAME
- 62A Silently acknowledge NODTO
- 63A Wallop SLUG
- 64A Matcha or Darjeeling TEA
- 65A Affectedly cute TWEE
- 66A Indicators of irony ? or a way to describe the answers to 18-, 24-, 40-/44- and 54-Across? SCAREQUOTES
- 70A United Arab Emirates neighbor OMAN
- 71A Visibility impediment HAZE
- 72A Boxing match result, maybe BRUISE
- 73A Join securely WELD
- 74A Historian’s segments ERAS
- 75A Cut up SLICED
NYT Vertical Clues
- 1D Religion with the key text Kitáb-i-Aqdas BAHAI
- 2D Build, as a building ERECT
- 3D Old-timey “Darn!” NERTS
- 4D One chasing the big bucks? DOE
- 5D Aboveground transports ELS
- 6D Colonial rule in India RAJ
- 7D Brownish-yellow shade OCHRE
- 8D Hawaii’s sixth-largest island LANAI
- 9D German artist Max ERNST
- 10D Profession in many Hitchcock films SPY
- 11D M.L.B. player whose cap has an orange visor ORIOLE
- 12D Shuffling dance move popular in the 1990s RUNNINGMAN
- 13D “Abbott Elementary” airer ABCTV
- 14D One might be month-to-month LEASE
- 19D “It’s so clear,” in slang OBVI
- 23D Like some seals WAXY
- 25D In the air ALOFT
- 26D King who disowns Cordelia LEAR
- 27D Speck IOTA
- 28D San José sun SOL
- 31D Popular band that had a 40-year gap (1981-2021) between its last two studio albums ABBA
- 32D Fight à la the Capulets and Montagues FEUD
- 33D Finalizes the business agreement, say LANDSADEAL
- 34D Site of a tempting offer EDEN
- 35D Pokémon critter with a yellow snout and short, pointed ears ABRA
- 36D Jedi of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” REY
- 38D “Consider this taken care of” ONIT
- 39D Actions at auctions BIDS
- 41D “___ got bad news” IVE
- 42D Member of the genus Pongo, informally ORANG
- 45D Like a used grill ASHY
- 46D Pet pest FLEA
- 48D Etta James, vocally ALTO
- 49D Cause a stink? ROT
- 52D Plan (to) INTEND
- 53D Word with freeze or hike WAGE
- 54D Being dragged along INTOW
- 55D “Knock my socks off!” WOWME
- 56D ___ Isaac, Dr. Frankenstein portrayer in Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” OSCAR
- 57D City square PLAZA
- 58D They might be shaped like minnows or flies LURES
- 59D Top-level storage space ATTIC
- 60D Group of antlered deer, humorously MEESE
- 61D Made less severe EASED
- 66D The Beatles’ “___ Came in Through the Bathroom Window” SHE
- 67D Jalen Hurts and Joe Montana, for two, informally QBS
- 68D Something to click URL
- 69D SÃ, across the Pyrenees OUI
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