New York Times Crossword Answers

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136 CLUES

Please find below all the New York Times Crossword answers for October 18 2026. In total there are 136 clues. Select a clue to see its answer and explanation.

Across

1Beneficiary of early capital7 letters 8Bless, in a way6 letters 14Close female friend … in relative terms6 letters 20Less than satisfactory, slangily7 letters 21Like some cyborg parts6 letters 22Extended play?6 letters 23Heyhowareyou14 letters 25Journalist Michele with two Peabody Awards6 letters 26Walkers, informally4 letters 27Send5 letters 28Softens with sudden sympathy or affection5 letters 30"Behold," in Latin4 letters 31Bob ___, alter ego of Mr. Incredible4 letters 32"What"12 letters 35Mythical figure whose name means "murmuring rock"7 letters 38Justice ___ Coney Barrett3 letters 39Summer setting in S.F.3 letters 40Party takeaway5 letters 41N.F.L. accolade6 letters 44View spoiler7 letters 49All--can-eat buffet10 letters 51Fiber-rich substance4 letters 53Exam for future docs4 letters 54Fenway squad6 letters 55"Since brass, ___ stone, ___ earth, ___ boundless sea …": Shak.3 letters 56___-mo3 letters 57Steamy6 letters 59Zip3 letters 61It follows a coin toss7 letters 64Zip4 letters 65This19 letters 70Large volume4 letters 71They can make a pronounced difference7 letters 72Bond3 letters 73Historic figure targeted in Stephen King's time-travel novel "11/22/63"6 letters 75Small + or –3 letters 76Apt name for a thief3 letters 78Tree that can be a source of water for thirsty elephants6 letters 83Nibble4 letters 84Brand represented by Happy the Oil Drop4 letters 86See 88-Across10 letters 88Here7 letters 90Admits6 letters 92Follow-up to "Sit!"5 letters 93Off work, for short3 letters 94Figure, informally3 letters 95Making a strong effort7 letters 97Non, ni, 'a'ole12 letters 103Nickname for Ellen or Helen4 letters 104[Beep!]4 letters 105One of the Three Musketeers5 letters 106"S.N.L." alum Gardner5 letters 108Artist who kept a pet ocelot4 letters 112In6 letters 114Taib? Tbia?14 letters 117It's cold in Italy6 letters 118Shifts gears, say6 letters 119Nation bordering the Black Sea7 letters 120Analogue of a delete key6 letters 121In6 letters 122"That ship has sailed"7 letters

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1Short cut4 letters 2Beep, e.g.4 letters 3Undercover?4 letters 4Has regrets about4 letters 5___ Allen, host of "Chopped"3 letters 6Make public, as secret documents6 letters 7Novel form of summer escapism?8 letters 8Connive with, maybe4 letters 9Second-generation Japanese American5 letters 10Alley ___3 letters 11How a boss might communicate new policy7 letters 12With courtesy6 letters 13Immune system agent5 letters 14Toothpaste brand since 19619 letters 15Italian diminutive suffix3 letters 16It turns when driven5 letters 17Logo of the W.N.B.A.'s New York Liberty5 letters 18Name found in "Americana"5 letters 19Go back to square one5 letters 24Sex symbol of the 1950s-'60s, familiarly7 letters 29Hypercompetitive and driven, say5 letters 31Staff9 letters 33Street application3 letters 34Indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley3 letters 35Weak, as an excuse4 letters 36"Ibis" poet4 letters 37Bob who painted "Cabin at Sunset," which sold for over $1 million to benefit public media4 letters 40Fragrant holiday purchase3 letters 42Gawker8 letters 43Goody-goody sort7 letters 45Young salmon5 letters 46Eight-related5 letters 47Like Amazon forests, typically5 letters 48Series finale?3 letters 50Maze's goal4 letters 51Comes into one's own8 letters 52[So-o-o funny!]4 letters 56Reason to head for the hills7 letters 58Drill9 letters 60"Geaux Tigers!" sch.3 letters 62John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"3 letters 63Showing signs of working out, say3 letters 65"Let's do this!"5 letters 66Use a divining rod5 letters 67Midwest birthplace of Marlon Brando5 letters 68Buddies, in Bayonne4 letters 69Wisecrack4 letters 73Musical Yoko3 letters 74Big bang source9 letters 77Like London's Kew Gardens7 letters 79Surprised greeting4 letters 80Word with black or coffee4 letters 81Covenant keepers4 letters 82Something in which you might stand for a spell3 letters 85"Lay it on me"5 letters 87Ousted, democratically8 letters 89Sushi topper3 letters 90Boutonniere counterpart7 letters 91Eccentric3 letters 94Many a modern-day septuagenarian6 letters 96Pricing game on "The Price Is Right"6 letters 97Avatar, e.g.5 letters 98Smash hit5 letters 99Teresa of ___5 letters 100Sacred Sanskrit texts5 letters 101Card game played in Dickens's "The Pickwick Papers"5 letters 102Drew back5 letters 107Website with a "Star Seller" program4 letters 108Binary4 letters 109Setting for most of the TV series "Pachinko"4 letters 110Time for a social media break, maybe4 letters 111___ fixe4 letters 113Office address abbr.3 letters 115Cupcake, in Ireland3 letters 116Not to3 letters

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