NYT Crossword October 17 2026 Answers (10/17/26)

Our NYT Crossword October 17, 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 17, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/17/26, 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 16 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	It has its limits, in brief
5A	Award-winning culinary documentary series
15A	High number, perhaps
16A	Where some family secrets may be written
17A	Displaying finesse
18A	Actress who plays Trudy on "Mad Men" and Annie on "Community"
19A	Mothers in cotes
20A	Bedtime attire
21A	Silicon Valley V.I.P.
23A	Oslo Accords grp.
24A	Gold medalist in women's soccer and women's team foil (fencing) at 2024's Olympics, in brief
25A	Part of many home improvement projects
30A	Fissile rock
31A	Party leader?
32A	Something seized, for short
33A	Outdoor accommodations with flies
34A	"One ___" (Elizabeth Bishop poem that repeats the line "The ___ of losing isn't hard to master")
35A	Skin care brand from Japan
36A	Drive
37A	Give credit to
38A	Suitable for a game of 20 Questions, in a way
39A	Establishments selling craft products?
41A	Appears less impressive
42A	It's meant to be believed
43A	Rich
45A	Meet an unmet need
50A	___ bowl
51A	Queue words
52A	Discover alternative
53A	Author of the story collections "The Little Disturbances of Man" (1959) and "Enormous Changes at the Last Minute" (1974)
54A	___ mess (British dessert)
55A	Traditional Passover dish
56A	Scot's word meaning "past"
1D	Academy figure
2D	Line of passengers?
3D	Relocating to a different country, e.g.
4D	Destination for many a rescue
5D	Birds whose wings might be folded?
6D	Prefix with -trope
7D	Modern pen, of a sort
8D	Seafood-based ingredient in Eastern cuisines
9D	Like someone performing a monologue, maybe
10D	Part of the hamstring
11D	Fem. or masc.
12D	Tunnel (into)
13D	Lane in Superman movies
14D	Just gets (by)
22D	"Psst" and "Go!"
25D	Things that ships, computers and wine retailers all have
26D	Plant parts that develop as a seedling grows
27D	Urban locale that looks out on Ellis Island
28D	When anything goes
29D	Tie with string
30D	One getting ripped off at a venue
31D	Poison classification
35D	Relative of turquoise
37D	Competitor of Venmo
40D	Like the herbs on a 55-Across
41D	Wimpy friend?
43D	"The Duck Variations" playwright
44D	Lane in Superman movies
45D	States of confusion
46D	About
47D	Material theorized as a possible cause of ancient Rome's decline, given its widespread use
48D	Berate, with "into"
49D	___ monster

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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.

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