NYT Crossword October 18 2026 Answers

All 136 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Peter GormanEdited by Will Shortz“Tell Me About Yourself!”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2T3A4R5T6U7P8A9N10O11I12N13T14S15I16S17T18E19R20NOBUENO21BIONIC22ENCORE23INEEDSO24MESPACE25NORRIS26PEDS27ELATE28MEL29TS30ECCE31PARR32I33TELLYO34UWHAT35L36O37RELEI38AMY39PDT40FAVOR41AL42L43PRO44EYE45S46O47R48E49IMISS50EDYOU51B52RAN53MCAT54REDSOX55NOR56SLO57E58ROTIC59NI60L61KI62CKOF63F64ELAN65I66D67ONTS68AYTHISLI69GHTLY70TOME71UMLAUTS72TIE73OSWAL74D75ION76RO77B78BA79O80B81A82B83NOSH84E85SSO86IMO87VERHERE88ONEA89RTH90C91OPSTO92SHAKE93OOO94BOD95AT96PAINS97I98H99A100VENO101WORD102S103NELL104MOVE105ATHOS106H107EIDI108D109A110L111I112AMID113ST114IMA115BITCON116FUSED117GELATO118SEGUES119UKRAINE120ERASER121TRENDY122TOOLATE

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES136 CLUES
ACROSS
1ABeneficiary of early capital7 lettersSTARTUP
8ABless, in a way6 lettersANOINT
21ALike some cyborg parts6 lettersBIONIC
22AExtended play?6 lettersENCORE
23AHeyhowareyou14 lettersINEEDSOMESPACE
26AWalkers, informally4 lettersPEDS
27ASend5 lettersELATE
30A"Behold," in Latin4 lettersECCE
32A"What"12 lettersITELLYOUWHAT
39ASummer setting in S.F.3 lettersPDT
40AParty takeaway5 lettersFAVOR
41AN.F.L. accolade6 lettersALLPRO
44AView spoiler7 lettersEYESORE
49AAll--can-eat buffet10 lettersIMISSEDYOU
51AFiber-rich substance4 lettersBRAN
53AExam for future docs4 lettersMCAT
54AFenway squad6 lettersREDSOX
56A___-mo3 lettersSLO
57ASteamy6 lettersEROTIC
59AZip3 lettersNIL
61AIt follows a coin toss7 lettersKICKOFF
64AZip4 lettersELAN
65AThis19 lettersIDONTSAYTHISLIGHTLY
70ALarge volume4 lettersTOME
72ABond3 lettersTIE
75ASmall + or –3 lettersION
76AApt name for a thief3 lettersROB
83ANibble4 lettersNOSH
86ASee 88-Across10 lettersIMOVERHERE
88AHere7 lettersONEARTH
90AAdmits6 lettersCOPSTO
92AFollow-up to "Sit!"5 lettersSHAKE
93AOff work, for short3 lettersOOO
94AFigure, informally3 lettersBOD
95AMaking a strong effort7 lettersATPAINS
97ANon, ni, 'a'ole12 lettersIHAVENOWORDS
104A[Beep!]4 lettersMOVE
106A"S.N.L." alum Gardner5 lettersHEIDI
112AIn6 lettersAMIDST
114ATaib? Tbia?14 lettersIMABITCONFUSED
117AIt's cold in Italy6 lettersGELATO
118AShifts gears, say6 lettersSEGUES
120AAnalogue of a delete key6 lettersERASER
121AIn6 lettersTRENDY
122A"That ship has sailed"7 lettersTOOLATE
DOWN
1DShort cut4 lettersSNIP
2DBeep, e.g.4 lettersTONE
3DUndercover?4 lettersABED
4DHas regrets about4 lettersRUES
7DNovel form of summer escapism?8 lettersPOOLREAD
8DConnive with, maybe4 lettersABET
10DAlley ___3 lettersOOP
12DWith courtesy6 lettersNICELY
13DImmune system agent5 lettersTCELL
14DToothpaste brand since 19619 lettersSENSODYNE
16DIt turns when driven5 lettersSCREW
18DName found in "Americana"5 lettersERICA
19DGo back to square one5 lettersRESET
31DStaff9 lettersPERSONNEL
33DStreet application3 lettersTAR
35DWeak, as an excuse4 lettersLAME
36D"Ibis" poet4 lettersOVID
42DGawker8 lettersLOOKYLOO
43DGoody-goody sort7 lettersPURITAN
45DYoung salmon5 lettersSMOLT
46DEight-related5 lettersOCTAL
48DSeries finale?3 lettersETC
50DMaze's goal4 lettersEXIT
51DComes into one's own8 lettersBLOSSOMS
52D[So-o-o funny!]4 lettersROFL
56DReason to head for the hills7 lettersSKITRIP
58DDrill9 lettersREHEARSAL
60D"Geaux Tigers!" sch.3 lettersLSU
65D"Let's do this!"5 lettersITSON
66DUse a divining rod5 lettersDOWSE
68DBuddies, in Bayonne4 lettersAMIS
69DWisecrack4 lettersGIBE
73DMusical Yoko3 lettersONO
74DBig bang source9 lettersDETONATOR
77DLike London's Kew Gardens7 lettersBOTANIC
79DSurprised greeting4 lettersOHHI
80DWord with black or coffee4 lettersBEAN
81DCovenant keepers4 lettersARKS
85D"Lay it on me"5 lettersSHOOT
87DOusted, democratically8 lettersVOTEDOUT
89DSushi topper3 lettersROE
90DBoutonniere counterpart7 lettersCORSAGE
91DEccentric3 lettersODD
97DAvatar, e.g.5 lettersIMAGE
98DSmash hit5 lettersHOMER
99DTeresa of ___5 lettersAVILA
100DSacred Sanskrit texts5 lettersVEDAS
102DDrew back5 lettersSHIED
108DBinary4 lettersDUAL
111D___ fixe4 lettersIDEE
113DOffice address abbr.3 lettersSTE
115DCupcake, in Ireland3 lettersBUN
116DNot to3 lettersFRO
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