New Yorker Crossword October 12 2026 Answers (10/12/26)

Our New Yorker Crossword October 12, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

The New Yorker Crossword October 12, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the New Yorker Crossword on 10/12/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	Alternative to road or air
5A	It’s not a complex number
10A	Way to serve liquor
14A	Not for
15A	U.S. city whose junior hockey team is called the Spud Kings
17A	Large-scale
18A	Beverage that mimics what kids leave in their bowls
19A	Unpleasant horn sound
20A	“Whoa, not so fast!”
21A	Greek hero whose father left him to die on a mountainside
23A	Plants used as a medieval floor covering
24A	White sheet
25A	Dart
27A	“Don’t ___!”
28A	First nation to win back-to-back World Cups
29A	White-meat option
31A	Ferry destination, perhaps
32A	Marketing tactic
33A	Clears (of)
37A	Word before bar or car
39A	Brutish humanoid in “Gulliver’s Travels”
40A	Runs the show
43A	Ford contemporary
44A	Diesel for whom an engine is named
45A	Go by
47A	Quarry that yields raw material for concrete
48A	Tow-truck destination, perhaps
51A	Subway Series contenders
52A	Company that acquired Discover in 2025
53A	Play money?
54A	Fifty-fifty
55A	Get moving
56A	Gamays and Syrahs
57A	Water vessels
58A	“Hooked on Classics” label
1D	1988 action movie that takes place during the Soviet war in Afghanistan
2D	Central text of Confucianism, with “The”
3D	Words spoken while shaking
4D	Some clickbait pieces
5D	Cut into cubes
6D	Suggestion-box submissions
7D	Blackens
8D	Gender-neutral pronoun
9D	Cry from Balboa
10D	Allah’s ninety-nine
11D	Actress Cuthbert of “24”
12D	Axis opposition
13D	“I expected better from you!”
16D	Brazenly ignores
22D	Get the check
25D	Stresses
26D	Luau keepsakes
29D	Twitter creator?
30D	Distinguishing feature
32D	Stomach
34D	“That would be unfortunate!”
35D	Doctor whose friends include Gub-Gub, Dab-Dab, Chee-Chee, and Too-Too
36D	Gentle pitch
38D	Suggests
39D	Compliment to the chef
40D	“Jeepers Creepers” lyricist Johnny
41D	Split along the grain
42D	Exhausted
44D	Becomes more appealing, in a way
46D	Special efforts
47D	Reluctant partygoer
49D	Whole bunch
50D	Hoisted, as an anchor