NYT Crossword October 27 2026 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Jeff Chen and Bharati HemmadyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2P3R4I5L6P7T8S9D10I11S12I13T14RHINO15OAHU16NADA17MOCKC18OMBAT19AVER20WHIP21MY22TREAT23A24N25KE26LO27G28OUTS29WOOL30LYMA31M32MOTH33AIOLI34MOES35E36M37O38ICK39P40R41OBOWL42DEM43TEA44RAVI45O46HARA47B48AITAN49D50SWITCH51MUNN52OAT53LEIA54GOROG55U56E57BA58IL59LORI60FL61YBYNI62G63H64T65ELAN66OBOE67GENUS68EAST69SAND70ARUBA

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAlphabetically first month5 lettersAPRIL
10A"That so?"4 lettersISIT
14ALarge safari sight5 lettersRHINO
15AIsland with Waikiki Beach4 lettersOAHU
16AA goose egg4 lettersNADA
17AStaged fighting10 lettersMOCKCOMBAT
19AConfirm with confidence4 lettersAVER
20ABeat, as cream4 lettersWHIP
21A"I'll pay"7 lettersMYTREAT
23ATennis great Huber4 lettersANKE
26APart of Lincoln's cabin3 lettersLOG
28AConvenient excuses4 lettersOUTS
29AExtinct cousin of an elephant13 lettersWOOLLYMAMMOTH
33AGarlicky dip5 lettersAIOLI
35AAngsty music genre3 lettersEMO
38ARepulsed cry3 lettersICK
39ALongtime N.F.L. all-star game7 lettersPROBOWL
43ACupful for a cold3 lettersTEA
44ASitar maestro Shankar4 lettersRAVI
47AUnethical marketing tactic13 lettersBAITANDSWITCH
51AOlivia of "The Newsroom"4 lettersMUNN
52AFeedbox bit3 lettersOAT
53A"Star Wars" twin sister4 lettersLEIA
54ADeviate from the herd7 lettersGOROGUE
59AGreiner of "Shark Tank"4 lettersLORI
65APep4 lettersELAN
67ABiology class?5 lettersGENUS
DOWN
2DVietnamese soup3 lettersPHO
3DRocker Ocasek of the Cars3 lettersRIC
4DBygone writing accessory7 lettersINKWELL
5DNessie's body of water4 lettersLOCH
6DCheerleader's accessory6 lettersPOMPOM
7DCan opener3 lettersTAB
8DFalse front4 lettersSHAM
9DResponsibility4 lettersDUTY
10DStagnant6 lettersINARUT
11DWords said with reservation?11 lettersSAVETHEDATE
12DBrainchilds5 lettersIDEAS
13DSmall pie4 lettersTART
18DOverly smooth4 lettersOILY
23DStand by for5 lettersAWAIT
24DNeat, at a bar5 lettersNOICE
25D"Laughing" birds from Down Under11 lettersKOOKABURRAS
27DNotorious Mafia family name7 lettersGAMBINO
30DBit of facial jewelry7 lettersLIPRING
32DCry for milk, maybe3 lettersMEW
36D"Thank you, Madame"5 lettersMERCI
40DSnitch (on)3 lettersRAT
41DI.V.F. extractions3 lettersOVA
48DOfficially designate6 lettersANOINT
49DApplied gently6 lettersDABBED
50D"Don't go!"4 lettersSTAY
51DCold, hard cash5 lettersMOOLA
54DGreat delight4 lettersGLEE
61DOver there, to a poet3 lettersYON
63DCenter of operations3 lettersHUB
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