NYT Crossword October 23 2026 Answers (10/23/26)

Our NYT Crossword October 23, 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 23, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 10/23/26, 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 22 2026 Answers

#	Clue
1A	Have serious plans
9A	One of the fam
14A	Annual appraisal statement
15A	Positioned to win
16A	Track event won by the fastest four legs
17A	Marvel Comics villain with an explosive superpower
18A	American court org.
19A	Ensemble piece
21A	Some sous-chef scraps
23A	Three-time Olympic figure skating champion
24A	A.M. cupfuls
26A	Band at a Jimmy Buffett concert?
28A	"America's Largest Classroom"
29A	Cinch
30A	With whom one pools pounds for quarters
33A	Copy
34A	Count to 10, perhaps
35A	Opposite of proud
37A	Get past a paywall, say
38A	Boundaries between areas with different amounts of coverage
40A	Healing agent
41A	Hardly worth mentioning
42A	Counterpoint segue
43A	One who's left at the polls, informally?
44A	Bobby ___, first recipient of the Best New Artist Grammy Award (1960)
46A	Plague that precedes lice in Exodus
50A	"Let go of unrealistic expectations," e.g.
53A	Fabled example of poor competition strategy
54A	Actress Amanda of "Easy A"
55A	Penalty for exceeding a payroll threshold, in sports lingo
57A	Cartoonish bouncing sound
58A	"Hang on a sec"
59A	They can help one get a leg up, informally
60A	What all the buzz is about?
1D	___ days (times past)
2D	Emma ___, protagonist of "A Woman of Substance"
3D	"Don't believe one word of that!"
4D	"I'm afraid not, laddie"
5D	Actress Sedgwick
6D	Word with comb or towel
7D	"Your offer is too good to refuse"
8D	Minestrone morsel
9D	Dwelling for clergy
10D	"The most beautiful river on earth," per Thomas Jefferson
11D	One may sit near a bench marking time
12D	Strap-and-buckle shoes named for a comic strip character who wore them
13D	Bother
14D	Beat but good
20D	Daughter of one's 9-Across
22D	Firmly committed to
25D	Beat a map app's arrival time estimate, say
27D	Global fiscal policy org.
29D	Poetic device with inexact sound-alikes
30D	"Ha! Betcha didn't see that coming!"
31D	Abnormal talkativeness
32D	Lingering aura of success
33D	Most important
34D	"Thou art fairer than the evening air ___ in the beauty of a thousand stars": Marlowe
36D	Said with a wink, say
39D	Reddish fish sometimes served tartare
41D	"Dang!"
44D	Pieces in the game Othello
45D	Scraps
47D	Writer of the story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
48D	Funds for research
49D	Cellphone hot line?
51D	Care for
52D	Remedy for deflation
54D	Kind of joint associated with smoking, informally
56D	Pulitzer-winning biographer Chernow

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