NYT Crossword October 10 2026 Answers (10/10/26)

Our NYT Crossword October 10, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword October 10, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/10/26, 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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« October 9 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Artist whose first two initials stand for "Maurits Cornelis"
7A	Get to know a little better, say
15A	Kind
16A	"Not today, Satan!"
17A	Like Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear
18A	Place where it's a hoot to raise a family?
19A	Part of a swearing-in ceremony
20A	Peak overlooking the Grindelwald Valley
22A	Do a bad job of helping?
23A	Frito ___ (Tex-Mex dish)
24A	"Float like a butterfly" and "sting like a bee"
26A	Office building abbr.
27A	It's a lot for one person to take
30A	Was hot (for)
31A	Likely gonna
35A	Natives call it Muncibeddu, meaning "mountain of mountains"
36A	Seattle's W.N.B.A. team
39A	Be boastful
40A	Member of the winning 2025 Super Bowl team
42A	Some 1980s Jane Fonda performances
44A	Round and round and round?
47A	Este día
50A	Determine the going price?
51A	London's ___ Gardens
53A	"That makes sense now"
55A	Patches up, in a way
56A	___ Dee, lead role on HBO's "Insecure"
57A	Played by oneself
59A	Animated character with a signature quiff hairstyle
61A	Croupier's query
62A	Hide, in a way, as a communication
63A	State revenue source
64A	Became the beneficiary of
1D	Legally prohibit
2D	Kind of student
3D	In free fall
4D	Word with grade or school
5D	Prefix with dermis
6D	Gate
7D	Hip-hop's birthplace, colloquially
8D	"What a pity"
9D	Sports figure who traditionally wears an orange armband, in brief
10D	Some Caltech grads: Abbr.
11D	It's seen near a wrist
12D	Commoners
13D	Start
14D	"Buona ___" (bedtime words in Roma)
21D	"No more for me, thanks"
24D	Like a sketchy person
25D	One-named singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills"
28D	Flossing brand
29D	Walt Disney initially designed it as a utopian city
30D	Bit of concert merch
32D	Refueling spot
33D	Where a wallflower often stands
34D	Sounds of pain
37D	Podcaster Joe
38D	1980s chart-topping band with a semi-duplicative name
41D	Camera brand named after a goddess
43D	Actor Penn
45D	Struck
46D	Neighbor of Francia
47D	Contents of a laugh track
48D	John who wrote "BUtterfield 8"
49D	Certain snack cake
52D	Abated
54D	Danny who was UNICEF's's first goodwill ambassador
56D	Peruvian ___ Orchid (dog breed)
58D	Title of a #1 Rihanna song and #1 SZA album
60D	Suffix with morph-

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