NYT Crossword October 16 2026 Answers (10/16/26)

Our NYT Crossword October 16, 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 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/16/26, 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 15 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Word with strip or skirt
6A	Conniption
9A	Cuban poet/philosopher José
14A	2000 hit song with the lyric "But to lose all my senses / That is just so typically me"
17A	Mail-centric fiction?
18A	Virginia is in it, in brief
19A	"Hah!"
20A	"___ had it!"
21A	Former home of Mr. and Mrs. Met
23A	"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff
24A	Riot
25A	Spiller of tea
27A	Smelling things?
28A	Date night viewing, often
34A	High concept?
35A	They explain what's in the cards
39A	Comic strip sound of impact
40A	Infant discomfort
42A	Battery-powered string instrument player
43A	Predicated
48A	It has its highs and lows
49A	Rocky openings?
50A	Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals
52A	It may begin with a +1: Abbr.
53A	Idolizes
56A	Indiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g.
57A	Losing causes?
58A	Yoga ___
59A	The 22nd Amendment limits them
1D	"Piece of cake!"
2D	Reality show whose contestants report to the Judge's Table
3D	Not gendered
4D	Dope
5D	Some emergency resources
6D	Serious dirt
7D	State whose official fruit is the huckleberry
8D	Done to death
9D	Flow down the neck
10D	Past word
11D	Hot pockets?
12D	20-20, e.g.
13D	Small sounds
15D	One of 412 in the White House
16D	Supermodel Banks
22D	Took back one's words
24D	One struggling to make ends meet
26D	Grant
27D	Foe of Dr. Eggman, in video games
29D	Procured
30D	"___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book)
31D	Complimentary lines
32D	Tool for tracing family trees
33D	Prefix with the name of any month
35D	Mideast salad, in one spelling
36D	Simon the Zealot, e.g.
37D	Sparkly bits in a school art project
38D	Like some deliveries
39D	Holder of all the digits, from 1 to 0
41D	Stage-left orchestra section
43D	Coccyx or phalange, e.g.
44D	Unwelcome sound during a dream
45D	Brown tint
46D	Construct
47D	Art movement proclaimed in a 1916 manifesto
50D	May honorees
51D	Outdoor item with flaps
54D	Took a load off
55D	2011 platinum single by Tyler, the Creator

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The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.