NYT Crossword October 23 2026 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Katie HoodyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1T2H3I4N5K6B7I8G9M10O11M12M13A14WHATAYEAR15AHEAD16HORSERACE17NITRO18USTA19ACCE20SSORY21PEEL22S23HENIE24OJ25S26LE27I28PBS29SNAP30F31LATM32ATE33CLONE34COOLOFF35A36SHAMED37LOGIN38T39ANLINES40ALOE41MEH42YET43DEM44DARI45N46FR47O48G49S50DA51TINGTI52P53HARE54BYNES55LUXU56RYTAX57BOINK58ONEMOMENT59QUADS60WASPNEST

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1AHave serious plans8 lettersTHINKBIG
9AOne of the fam5 lettersMOMMA
14AAnnual appraisal statement9 lettersWHATAYEAR
15APositioned to win5 lettersAHEAD
18AAmerican court org.4 lettersUSTA
19AEnsemble piece9 lettersACCESSORY
21ASome sous-chef scraps5 lettersPEELS
24AA.M. cupfuls3 lettersOJS
29ACinch4 lettersSNAP
33ACopy5 lettersCLONE
34ACount to 10, perhaps7 lettersCOOLOFF
35AOpposite of proud7 lettersASHAMED
37AGet past a paywall, say5 lettersLOGIN
40AHealing agent4 lettersALOE
41AHardly worth mentioning3 lettersMEH
42ACounterpoint segue3 lettersYET
54AActress Amanda of "Easy A"5 lettersBYNES
57ACartoonish bouncing sound5 lettersBOINK
58A"Hang on a sec"9 lettersONEMOMENT
60AWhat all the buzz is about?8 lettersWASPNEST
DOWN
1D___ days (times past)5 lettersTHOSE
3D"Don't believe one word of that!"10 lettersITSALLALIE
4D"I'm afraid not, laddie"3 lettersNAE
5DActress Sedgwick4 lettersKYRA
6DWord with comb or towel5 lettersBEACH
8DMinestrone morsel9 lettersGREENBEAN
9DDwelling for clergy5 lettersMANSE
13DBother3 lettersADO
14DBeat but good4 lettersWHUP
22DFirmly committed to5 lettersSETON
31DAbnormal talkativeness9 lettersLOGOMANIA
32DLingering aura of success9 lettersAFTERGLOW
33DMost important5 lettersCHIEF
36DSaid with a wink, say3 lettersSLY
41D"Dang!"3 lettersMAN
44DPieces in the game Othello5 lettersDISKS
45DScraps5 lettersNIXES
48DFunds for research5 lettersGRANT
49DCellphone hot line?4 lettersSEXT
51DCare for4 lettersTEND
52DRemedy for deflation4 lettersPUMP
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